# Your Law School List Is Probably Terrible (Ep. 54)

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Podcast: [The LSAT Simplified: A Hey Future Lawyer Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lsat-simplified-a-hey-future-lawyer-podcast-6705257)
Published: 2026-03-31T23:12:00+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/lsasimplified/2679029
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Duration seconds: 3366

## Resource

In this episode, Ben breaks down the launch of Hey Future Lawyer’s new Law School Recommender Tool and explains how applicants should actually choose where to apply and where to attend. Instead of chasing arbitrary law school rankings, he argues for an outcomes-first approach built around BigLaw placement, federal clerkships, debt, scholarship leverage, and career goals . Ben also explains why the usual safety / target / reach framework can push people toward bad decisions, why many applicants are picking schools backwards, and why applying early and applying broadly matters more than ever in the current law school admissions cycle. He also talks through how he thinks about prestige vs. minimizing debt , including the tradeoff between taking a full ride at a lower-ranked school or paying more at a stronger school for better job security. Later in the episode, he answers listener questions on USC vs. BU , waitlist strategy, scholarship negotiation, and whether law school rankings actually reflect legal hiring reality. He closes with a live personal statement critique and explains what admissions officers really care about when they read an essay. Links mentioned: Hey Future Lawyer: https://www.heyfuturelawyer.com Law School Recommender Tool: https://www.heyfuturelawyer.com/law-school-recommender Law School Outcomes page: https://www.heyfuturelawyer.com/outcomes Podcast email: podcast@heyfuturelawyer.com

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