303: What's New with the LSAT? (w/Steve Schwartz)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we have Steve Schwartz from LSAT Unplugged back with us to share the latest updates on the Law School Admission Test.

In this episode we discuss:

• The idea behind Steve's project, LSAT Unplugged
• The benefits of studying old exams
• What changes to the LSAT are coming down the pipeline?
• Technical glitches with the online LSAT
• Getting into the mindset of exam-taking in a home environment
• How to set up your practice for the new LSAT format
• Is the LSAT likely to remain online?
• The GRE in the context of law school admission

Resources:

• Steve Schwartz's LSAT Course (https://lsatblog.blogspot.com/p/lsat-course-packages.html)
• LSAT Blog (http://lsatblog.blogspot.com/)
• LSAT Unplugged YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjZbY0gbWSt6i53hXWTJ0zw)
• LSAT Unplugged Podcast (https://lsatunplugged.libsyn.com/)
• Law School Admission Council (https://www.lsac.org/)
• LSAT-Flex (https://www.lsac.org/update-coronavirus-and-lsat/lsat-flex)
• LSAC Law Hub (https://lawhub.lsac.org/)
• ProctorU (https://www.proctoru.com/)
• Broken Horses: A Memoir, by Brandi Carlile (https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Horses-Memoir-Brandi-Carlile/dp/0593237242#:~:text=In%20Broken%20Horses%2C%20Brandi%20Carlile,to%20many%20sleepless%20tours%20over)
• Podcast Episode 249: Changes to the LSAT Due to COVID-19 (with Steve Schwartz) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-249-changes-to-the-lsat-due-to-covid-19-with-steve-schwartz/)

Download the Transcript  (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-303-whats-new-with-the-lsat-w-steve-schwartz/)

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