{"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":"Why Smart People Bomb LSAT Logical Reasoning","slug":"why-smart-people-bomb-lsat-logical-reasoning","published_at":"2026-07-19T21:35:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/law-school-admissions-unplugged-podcast-personal-statements-application-essays-scholarships-lsat-prep-and-more-3123/why-smart-people-bomb-lsat-logical-reasoning","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/why-smart-people-bomb-lsat-logical-reasoning","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/collegeadmissionstoolbox/346064650_Why_Smart_People_Bomb_LSAT_Logical_Reasoning_lsat_blog_lsac_best_lsat_book-5306.mp3?dest-id=288316","summary":"Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://swiy.co/Vke-E5eLuw8 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://swiy.co/Vke-E5eLuw8-1 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching https://swiy.co/Vke-E5eLuw8-2 Logical Reasoning is 2 of your 3 scored LSAT sections, so if you're blanking on arguments or stuck between two answers that both look right, your score isn't moving. This is the whole system: the reframe, the 3-step reading method, how to attack the 2 reasoning patterns top scorers hit on sight, the 5 answer traps, the time bank, and the review routine that separates the 150s from the 170s. CHAPTERS: 00:00 The Reframe: What LR Actually Tests 05:07 How to Read Any Argument (the 3-step method) 08:54 Attack Causal Reasoning 12:54 Parallel Reasoning (match the skeleton) 17:46 The 5 Wrong-Answer Traps 22:04 Build a Time Bank 23:57 When Your Brain Freezes 27:05 Practice Smarter (the review routine)","meta_description":"Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://swiy.co/Vke-E5eLuw8 I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1825,"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/why-smart-people-bomb-lsat-logical-reasoning/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/why-smart-people-bomb-lsat-logical-reasoning.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}