Yes, Virginia, You Do Still Have to Take the LSAT: Q&A Collab with Admissions Straight Talk Part 1

Yes, Virginia, You Do Still Have to Take the LSAT: Q&A Collab with Admissions Straight Talk Part 1

Show notes

Law school admissions season is right around the corner, so we got together with our friends at the Admissions Straight Talk podcast for a two-part collaboration! In Part 1, Branden and Jelena answer potential law school applicants’ frequently asked questions about the LSAT.

Listen to learn:

  1. Why the GRE is no substitute for a great LSAT score
  2. Whether or not Branden—who graduated UCLA Law in 2010—recommends going to law school in a recession
  3. Top tips for all three sections of the LSAT
  4. How the emergency transition to LSAT-Flex differed from the planned transition to a digital LSAT
  5. What Branden and Jelena see in the future for the LSAT

Links and further resources from from this week’s episode:


Listen to Admissions Straight Talk: blog.accepted.com/listen


About Christine Carr (former BU Law Associate Director of Admissions: https://www.accepted.com/aboutus/christine-carr


Apply Online Now for the Justice in Action Program: https://bit.ly/2Wns7NL


TestMax Announces Justice in Action Program to Support 1,000 Future Lawyers: https://testmaxprep.com/blog/justice-in-action


"33 Common LSAT Flaws", Available Now in Paperback & Kindle Formats: https://amzn.to/3efTuzY


The Road to 180: The Ultimate Guide to LSAT Prep (free on Kindle unlimited): https://www.amazon.com/Road-180-Ultimate-Guide-LSAT-ebook/dp/B00X4W9R5U/


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Hosts

Jelena Woehr

Jelena Woehr

Jelena was born & raised in Golden, CO. There she cut her teeth on logic by getting into, then out of, an impressive amount of trouble. When not organizing student protests or lobbying the school board, Jelena competed in equestrian sports & constitutional debate. Jelena took the June 2017 LSAT, partly out of curiosity and partly because she developed a serious Logic Games addiction. After three months of study, Jelena achieved a score of 178. While she didn't end up falling in love with law school, she did find herself really enjoying the LSAT—so much that she left her previous career in tech startups behind and began teaching. Jelena prides herself on helping her students understand not just the systems and methods they can apply to get a good score, but the underlying logic & its applicability to the challenge of learning to think like a law student. Outside of her work with the LSAT, Jelena is a writer, creative content producer, & a competitive equestrian endurance rider.

Branden Frankel

Branden Frankel

In 2000, Branden graduated with a BA in Philosophy from UC Santa Barbara. For a few years after, he cast about in vain for entry-level philosopher positions, but, when he was visited by the Ghost of Student Loans Past, he knew it was time to make a change. In June 2006, Branden took the LSAT, scoring a 175. Thereafter, he attended UCLA School of Law, graduating in 2010 and practicing patent law for several years. Since 2013, he has taught dozens of live LSAT classes and tutored scores of successful test takers. When he's not considering the finer points of a particularly tricky Logical Reasoning question or kicking it with his daughter, Branden writes Science Fiction. You can find him after work at the local Starbucks, typing furiously, then deleting what he typed, then typing more, and so on for hours.


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