How to Take Your Last LSAT (Ep. 535)

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LSAC accused Carter of cheating after his score jumped 12 points, then reversed the decision, calling their own prior email 'an error.'

The episode begins with a listener email asking how to avoid pressure on their last official LSAT attempt. The hosts then provide an update from Carter, who wrote in after being accused of cheating by LSAC's Office of Test Security for a 12-point score improvement from 165 to 177. Carter followed the hosts' advice, submitted a 30-page letter with evidence, and LSAC reversed its decision, calling a prior score-cancellation email 'an error.' Next, the hosts discuss Cooley Law School, which had its probation lifted by the ABA after reaching a 76% two-year bar passage rate, just above the 75% minimum, critiquing the ABA's accreditation standards. They analyze an email from an anonymous test-taker who has taken the LSAT five times, has a highest score of 165, but practices in the 169-180 range. The hosts advise shifting mindset from chasing a 175+ to aiming for incremental improvement, treating official tests as practice, and leveraging the 165 for potential full-ride scholarships. They review 'tips from departing demons,' including advice from Carly on not bailing on questions and Kayla on consistency. The hosts discuss a 'super K-JD' listener aiming for a T14 school with a 3.95 GPA and a 150 diagnostic, suggesting work experience might help. They evaluate a 'pearls vs. turds' submission about including hobbies on a law school resume, rating it a pearl. The 'personal statement gong show' segment critiques a statement from Sally, a legal assistant, for being vague and overly editorial. The episode concludes with the 'word of the week': 'percolation,' from a Justice Kavanaugh concurrence.

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A final LSAT feels more manageable when score panic is replaced by evidence, review, and routine.

How to Take Your Last LSAT frames a final test date as a pressure problem before it is a score problem. The hosts begin with a warning against rushing, then carry that steadier tone into Carter's account of being accused of cheating by LSAC's Office of Test Security, submitting…

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You are taking your last remaining LSAT and want the pressure to loosen its grip before it makes you rush.

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