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Full Ride Fine Print | Thinking LSAT, Ep. 528

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Ben and Nathan weigh in on New England Law’s conditional, full-tuition scholarships. They criticize conditional scholarships that can leave a majority of students paying full price. At most law schools, only top students (typically those already with scholarships) will secure six-figure jobs. The majority of the class foot the bill, taking out exorbitant loans while earning significantly less after graduation. Ben and Nathan encourage applicants to apply broadly and attend the right school at the right price.

Later in the show, they:
Break down UC Law San Francisco’s new $100 million campaign
Reassure a student who fears they’re progressing too slowly
React to WashU personally contacting applicants’ recommenders

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0:00 - Introduction
0:32 - UC Law San Francisco $100 Million “Into the Future” Campaign
6:00 - Trusting the Process
13:48 - WashU Reaching out to Recommenders
29:30 - Policies on AI
39:15 - Caught Between Admissions Cycles
45:20 - Pearls vs. Turds
57:24 - What’s the Deal with New England Law?
1:13:05 - Personal Statement Gong Show
1:35:30 - Word of the Week

10 Comments

@TonyaHigg 11 months ago (edited)

I love that you guys touched on
Texas A & M Law. I found this knowledge last year when they were #26. It was founded in 1992 as originally Texas Wesleyan University School of Law and purchased in 2013 by Texas A &M.

I am from Chicago and moved here last year October for warmer weather LOL and my youngest sibling lives here. I went to Roosevelt University in Chicago for undergrad and the yearly cost at Texas A&M Law is less. I am a nontraditional student and graduated in May 2024 and now looking to change careers and go to law school.

I went to tour the law school when I came to look for places to live in Oct 2024 and was so lost because I had never heard of them. Last year they were #26 and now #22. And they now also accept optional-testing. This really blew me away like their whole setup. So glad you guys had a convo on this.

@itxelramirez4154 11 months ago

Sometimes when I’m too tired to study and feel like I won’t be as locked in when drilling or properly review I just listen to the podcast and it makes me feel productive still.

@fall3n331 11 months ago

Washu did this to my recommender. Haha. Well I guess we will see if I get admitted.

@organicstyle1 11 months ago

how do you request the scholarship $ amount for all admitted students for the current school year?

@deano_vr 11 months ago

Since Noah won the personal statement gong show, I think it would be cool if you guys did a new season where we reset the record! And the new season will go until there's another winner. Whaddya think of that idea, Josh, Ben, and/or Nate?

@shellymelly1828 11 months ago

Wash u sent my recommender a thank you and still rejected me 😊

@noahm3912 11 months ago

Thank you for your blessing on my personal statement! I will continue editing it. I am sending out applications in the next few days as my LSAT is getting released on the 24th of this month. Do you think your team can review it by then?
Thanks again

@rockymountainprincess9078 11 months ago

I started my LSAT study journey with Kaplan. Based on my experience, it is my opinion that Kaplan is horrible. I spent over a year and thousands of dollars to learn the most worthless LSAT study techniques. It was like being stuck in mud wearing boots made of bricks. I showed no progress from my first diagnostic to the time I stopped working with them. I'm not kidding. My PT scores got worse.

I spent more money and time to unlearn what was taught. Run, don't walk, as far away from Kaplan as possible. Trust me and thank me later 😊.

@vozq5566 11 months ago

The whole thirsty law school thing confuses me a bit, it feels like most law schools are in an arms race to offer the highest amount of scholarships possible, it’s hard for me to imagine WashU law is not operating at a loss, is it a loss leader for some greater university initiative? I don’t understand.