A listener currently in school who can only study once or twice a week asks whether infrequent studying is worse than not studying at all. Ben and Nathan explain that intermittent studying can still be beneficial, as long as it doesn’t come at the expense of your grades. For students still in school, GPA comes first.

Also in this episode:

- Aaminah joins the show to talk about Crushing 1L

- Harvard Law moves up its big law recruiting timeline

- Does law school prestige matter for a public interest job

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0:00 Crushing 1L with the Demon

8:42 Layoffs at George Washington Law

14:45 Harvard Law School Moves Recruiting Timeline

25:02 Test D Question — Bar Prep

35:36 The One Question Study Plan

40:34 Public Interest Career Goals

49:03 Skills & Interests Resume Section

53:47 Word of the Week — deleterious

59:46 Email of the Week

A new law review article estimates the financial condition of every ABA-accredited law school. Ben and Nathan discuss how the financial model of law schools has shifted with the rise of U.S. News rankings, and how that financial burden increasingly falls on the least credentialed students.

Also in this episode:

- Whether you can take the LSAT too many times

- How to study for the LSAT the week of your exam

- If you should retake your argumentative essay

Is Your Law School Going Broke? (Paul Campos)

Law School Financial Data

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0:00 Is Your Law School Going Broke?

33:47 Ten Point Score Jump in One Month

43:12 Too Many LSAT Attempts

47:21 Test D Question — Cats’ meow

1:01:13 Studying the Week of your Exam

1:07:54 Retaking the Argumentative Essay

1:12:50 Personal Statement Gong Show

1:40:28 Word of the Week — obstreperous

1:43:49 Email of the Week

A listener writes in hopes to land the best possible scholarship for a law school in New York City. Ben and Nathan's advice: cast a wide net, apply to every school in the city, and lead with your best LSAT score.

Also in this episode:

- August LSAT score release day celebrations from the Demon Discord

- A student whose score hold finally got released

- What's the Deal with... University of Georgia

Paul Campos’s Article: Is Your Law School Going Broke: A Field Guide for Interested Parties

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0:00 August LSAT Score Release

15:30 Receiving a Disappointing Score

23:16 Test D Question — Cake Baking

32:05 Cheating Allegations Exonerated

41:57 Tips from Departing Demons

49:10 Don’t Pay for Law School

58:13 How to Bring Up RC Accuracy

1:07:40 What's the Deal with... University of Georgia

1:25:15 Word of the Week — pernicious

1:28:22 Email of the Week