{"podcast":{"title":"Law School Admissions Unplugged Podcast: Personal Statements, Application Essays, Scholarships, LSAT Prep, and More…","slug":"law-school-admissions-unplugged-podcast-personal-statements-application-essays-scholarships-lsat-prep-and-more-3123","podcast_index_feed_id":3123,"rss_url":"https://collegeadmissionstoolbox.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://lsatblog.blogspot.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/9/8/9/69894f9698b3a7a316c3140a3186d450/lsatunplugged_podcast_A_clean.png","author":"Steve Schwartz","episode_count":2396,"summary":"Stressed about applying to law school? Looking for that *something* to provide an edge when your LSAT scores and GPA aren't enough to set you apart? Steve Schwartz of LSAT Unplugged shares insights on everything law school admissions – personal statements, diversity statements, LSAT prep, recommendation letters, and more. This show is for you if you're looking to craft law school applications that will showcase your strengths and maximize chances of law school admission. Please (1) subscribe, (2) rate + review, (3) email me your questions: podcast@lsatunplugged.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T20:20:45.298836+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/law-school-admissions-unplugged-podcast-personal-statements-application-essays-scholarships-lsat-prep-and-more-3123"},"episode":{"title":"How the LSAT Actually Works","slug":"how-the-lsat-actually-works","published_at":"2026-07-16T21:34:39+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/law-school-admissions-unplugged-podcast-personal-statements-application-essays-scholarships-lsat-prep-and-more-3123/how-the-lsat-actually-works","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/law-school-admissions-unplugged-podcast-personal-statements-application-essays-scholarships-lsat-prep-and-more-3123","url":"https://collegeadmissionstoolbox.libsyn.com/how-the-lsat-actually-works","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/collegeadmissionstoolbox/345568392_How_the_LSAT_Actually_Works_lsat_blog_lsac_best_lsat_book-6285.mp3?dest-id=288316","summary":"Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place. 🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson https://unpluggedprep.com/start 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching https://lsatunplugged.com One score decides where you get into law school and how much you pay for it: this is Lesson 1 of the free law school course, on how the LSAT actually works. 00:00 The 2026 money reset: tuition is priced on what you can pay 02:19 Your LSAT score is the lever 04:06 Your score beats your locked GPA 05:41 The format now, plus what changes in August 2026 09:41 The writing sample law schools actually read 15:30 How to study from day 1","meta_description":"Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test si…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1217,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/law-school-admissions-unplugged-podcast-personal-statements-application-essays-scholarships-lsat-prep-and-more-3123/episodes/how-the-lsat-actually-works/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/law-school-admissions-unplugged-podcast-personal-statements-application-essays-scholarships-lsat-prep-and-more-3123/how-the-lsat-actually-works.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}