{"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":"The 2 Words That Decide Your LSAT Score","slug":"the-2-words-that-decide-your-lsat-score","published_at":"2026-07-18T21:35:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/law-school-admissions-unplugged-podcast-personal-statements-application-essays-scholarships-lsat-prep-and-more-3123/the-2-words-that-decide-your-lsat-score","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/the-2-words-that-decide-your-lsat-score","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/collegeadmissionstoolbox/345882870_The_2_Words_That_Decide_Your_LSAT_Score_lsat_blog_lsac_best_lsat_book-9822.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 mix-up between necessary and sufficient assumption questions quietly bleeds Logical Reasoning points, and those 2 words decide more of your score than almost anything else in LR. This settles the difference for good: the definitions, where the points actually are, the planted trap, the negation test run with precision, the sufficient-assumption method step by step, and a 30-minute daily drill. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Two Words That Decide Your Score 00:34 The Mix-Up That Steals Points 05:41 Read the Stem, Then the Definitions 09:40 Strategy: Where the Points Actually Are 17:36 The Planted Trap 20:48 Why the Negation Test Works, and How to Run It 21:41 Negate Like a Lawyer, Not a Pessimist 24:29 Sufficient Assumptions, Step by Step 30:15 Your Instincts Are the Trap 33:22 The 30-Minute Daily Drill","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":2226,"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/the-2-words-that-decide-your-lsat-score/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/the-2-words-that-decide-your-lsat-score.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}