In our second episode, Branden and Jelena discuss the biggest change in the history of the LSAT, LSAT-Flex.
For the first time ever, LSAC will allow some test-takers to take a shortened version of the LSAT from home, using remote proctoring software. Branden and Jelena walk you through what this means for you, whether you’re a March/April test-taker automatically registered for LSAT-Flex, or someone planning to test in fall now worried about competing for admissions with Flex test-takers.
Should you study differently for this abbreviated test? Will it be unfair to in-person LSAT takers? Is the remote test vulnerable to cheating? And what are you supposed to do if you don’t have a Windows/Mac computer? The Legal Level tackles all these questions and more.
Links and further resources from from this week’s episode:
LSAT-Flex Webinar Q & A - https://youtu.be/FY21aa-4k7s
Coronavirus Updates from LSAC - https://www.lsac.org/update-coronavirus-and-lsat
LSAT-Flex Information & FAQ - https://www.lsac.org/update-coronavirus-and-lsat/lsat-flex
LSAT-Flex Equipment Requirements - https://support.proctoru.com/hc/en-us/articles/115011772748-Equipment-Requirements
April 2020 Rescheduling Options Form (use if you don’t want to take LSAT-Flex) - https://www.lsac.org/update-coronavirus-and-lsat/april-2020-test-date-changes
Register to Receive a Recording of LSAC’s Admissions Webinar - https://www.lsac.org/free-webinar-law-school-admission-time-covid-19-apr8
Start Your LSATMax Free Trial & Try LSAT-Flex Study Mode - https://go.onelink.me/z1Zu/689fb4b4
Start Your 1L Free Trial Now - https://go.onelink.me/iOM8/68e2c335
Start Your BarMax Free Trial Now! - https://go.onelink.me/3011142272/d02ba2de
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.
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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