LSAT Demon Daily

Demon student Jacob shares how the Demon philosophy of giving your best hour of the day to LSAT study helped him improve his score by 20 points.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Lyla wonders why she isn't making quicker progress in her LSAT study. Ben and Nate tell her there is no secret to make a sudden score jump. Progress comes from slow and steady practice.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Nate and Ben tell Demon student Valeria not to overthink question difficulty or type. They tell her the Demon does the work for her and will give her questions matched to her current skills.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Josh welcomes Autumn Lockett, founder of GradMissions, to the podcast to discuss the reality of law school admissions, bust some myths, and tell students what they can do to crush the admissions process.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Sarah is trying to develop her "skeptical voice" when reading arguments in LR. Ben and Nate tell her to remember 90% of LR arguments are bad and use her common sense when reading.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

LSAT Demon team members Billy and Jackson go over how to most effectively utilize one of the Demon's most helpful tools: the Ask Button.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Austin wants to know what direction he should take in his LSAT studying. Josh and Nate give him the LSAT Demon not-so-secret sauce: Read, understand, and solve one question at a time, and thoroughly review mistakes.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Alexandra worries she's running out of time to apply to law school. Josh and Nate tell her law schools don't care how old you are. They care about your LSAT score.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Nate and Josh tell Elena her practice scores will vary and remind her she should only take the LSAT when her practice tests consistently show scores she's happy with.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Nate and Ben tell Camille to listen to her gut, not her dad, and take a gap year before applying to law school.Registration Deadlines: lsat.link/datesParents' Night: lsat.link/parentsRead more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Josh and Nate bring Jesse back down to Earth and remind him you can't rush the LSAT. You have to slow down before you can speed up.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Ben and Nate tackle three frequently asked questions on whether schools consider only your highest score, LSAC GPA, and when to apply.LSAC transcript information: https://www.lsac.org/applying-law-school/jd-application-process/cas/requesting/transcript-summarizationRead more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Abhi joins Josh to discuss the Demon's newest offering: Crushing 1L.Crushing 1L

Nate and Josh dissect a Reddit post and issue a PSA: Just because you get accommodations on the LSAT and in law school doesn't mean you will get them for the bar exam.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Nate and Ben tell Paige to cancel her Demon subscription and focus on raising her GPA for the rest of undergrad.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Josh and Nate give Kimberly some well-known Demon wisdom: It never hurts to wait for next cycle.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Molly asks if her lack of improvement means it's time to give up on the LSAT. Ben and Nate remind her that growth will come from solving one question at a time and understanding her mistakes.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Demon Team Members Rachel and Tim explain the keys to a successful law school admissions cycle, including getting the best LSAT score you possibly can, and resisting the temptation to accept an early scholarship offer.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

LSAT Demon Teacher Abhi, Demon Veteran Liaison Damon, and former Demon student Jasper, all veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, discuss best practices for veterans transitioning from the military to the law school admissions process.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments.Watch this episode on YouTube!Check out opportunities for veterans at Service to School.

In part one of this series, Josh is joined by Billy and Robert to break down what it takes to score a 175 on the LSAT.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Brandon is starting his freshman year of college and wants to maximize his chances of law school admission. Josh and Nate encourage him to begin with GPA, and if he has time, LSAT next. Don't worry about clubs for resume-building purposes. Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Selena feels that her practice tests are in a rut. Nate and Ben suggest that practice tests have limitations as data points and can obscure actual progress.

Ryan wants to know if he is applying too broadly. Josh and Nate tell him that applying broadly is great, but he should delay a cycle if he wants to follow the advice of applying early as well. Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Nate and Josh assure Jacob that with the right attitude and study habits, a 170 is well within his range. Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Ben and Nate cover the basics of understanding arguments on the LSAT. Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

If you're missing problems, you're not being efficient. True efficiency comes from slowing down and understanding each word. Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Josie is concerned about her letters of recommendation, but Ben and Nate suggest she should be more worried about her plan to apply early decision.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Jayden asks how to speed up his progress. Nate and Josh advise him that the only way to improve is to get paid for the work you do. Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Nate and Josh debunk Mich's worry about an “early grad curse.”Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Demon team member Nate joins Josh to share his LSAT success story. He explains how embracing the Demon's core principles—and abandoning gimmicks—led to immediate score improvements. His secret to success: “You need to hate missing questions.”Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Ben and Nathan advise Andrew not to apply in the hopes that schools will consider later scores. Once your application is in, the ball is in their court. Keep control by delaying your applications.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Trap answers designed to trick you, or just another definitively wrong choice? Josh and Nate weigh in on the "trap answer" debate. Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Ally notices her accuracy drops when reading silently. Ben and Nate suggest that reading aloud makes her slow down, and that matching that pace in her head could bring her silent scores up to her usual level.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Eli asks if he should apply before or after the fall semester grades come in. Josh and Nate suggest door number three: neither. Apply after you have the best GPA and LSAT possible. Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Cam is underperforming on official tests. Ben and Nate say that the only explanation is that Cam isn't treating the official test like another practice test. Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

If you're too focused on your scores to concentrate on the question in front of you, you're only making it harder on yourself. Take a day off, then come back ready to tackle one question at a time.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Demon Student Matt describes his long-game approach to success. Studying an hour and a half per day, Matt explains how not pushing for a specific timeline, waiting until his practice scores indicated that he was ready, and focused review propelled him to a 177.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Retaking and reapplying is a chance to submit a stronger LSAT score, a better personal statement, and an improved resume. If you're focused on doing the bare minimum, you'll miss that opportunity.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Tula struggles with the first section of practice tests and wants to know how to “warm up.” Josh and Nate assure her that a warm-up isn't necessary, but a mindset shift might be. Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Why X essays often carry more risk than upside. If required, keep the essays focused on why you are a good candidate and a good fit for the school. Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Anna worries about getting yield protected at a mid-ranked “dream” school with a 161 median LSAT. Ben and Nathan say not to worry—schools don't deny strong applicants outright, and if they do, it's their loss. Apply broadly, leverage your numbers, and don't let mediocre schools with weak medians define your law school dreams.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Andre asks about his extreme RC score swings. Josh and Nathan explain that accuracy—not variance—is the real issue and encourage a perfect-passage strategy.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Undergraduate work makes you a better applicant, but your GPA and LSAT are what get you in the door. Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Nathan and Josh revisit one of the foundational pieces of Demon advice: solve one question at a time and don't worry about finishing the question. Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Ben and Nate offer some strategies to help turn Parallel Reasoning questions into your favorite question type. Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Josh and Nate explain how to destroy LSAT arguments. Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Ben shares how he went from a cold diagnostic of 155 to a 171 on the June LSAT while working full time, running a farm, and studying strategically with LSAT Demon. Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

A 3.73 GPA isn't the same as a 3.2—schools care about more than medians, and every point counts in the index. The solution for below-median GPAs? Crush the LSAT.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Debbie is devastated after scoring 163 again on her second official LSAT, despite PTing in the 170s. Josh and Nate urge her to stop chasing a perfect score, register for every upcoming test, and focus on just getting "base hits".Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Zoe shares her LSAT journey from a 157 diagnostic to a 170 official score, then a 169 while teaching at the Demon. She reflects on slowing down, mastering review, and resisting outside pressures to follow a rigid K-JD path.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube!

Eric asks whether to retroactively pass/fail three math courses to raise his GPA, even if it means losing his math minor. Nathan and Josh agree it's likely worth it for law school admissions and scholarships.Read more on our website. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube