Ben and Nathan react to two stories: California pushing to require AI training in law schools, and Oklahoma's surprisingly hands-off approach to AI in the courtroom. They discuss AI’s growing role in the legal field and why Oklahoma’s simple rule, use it however you want, just own every word, might be the smartest policy.

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- A viewer performing differently between timed sections and practice tests

- Whether you can predict future competitive cycles

- Why the University of Alabama has such a high GPA median

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0:00 AI in Law School and the Legal Profession

6:20 How to Get Faster

20:00 Test D Question – Moving Truck

38:52 Incongruence Between Sections and PTs

44:54 Will My GPA Hold Me Down?

54:22 What’s the Deal with the University of Alabama?

1:05:36 Word of the Week – quotidian

A listener asks how to negotiate scholarships, especially when schools claim they don’t negotiate. Ben and Nathan advise always asking for more and using competing offers as leverage. But, they stress the importance of being ready to walk away from an offer that doesn’t meet your needs.

Also in this episode

- Handling burnout from LSAT studying

- A logical reasoning question about a mushroom allergy

- Whether job prestige helps in law school admissions

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0:00 Burn Out. Need Advice.

17:43 How to Negotiate

50:45 Test D Question –- Mushroom Allergy

1:00:36 Studying Abroad

1:15:28 Pearls v. Turds

1:21:28 Job Prestige

1:26:43 Losing Study Progress

1:36:38 Word of the week – gravamen

A listener asks whether they should include their experience as a professional poker player in their application materials. Ben and Nathan advise that they should. Pursuing something at a professional level demonstrates a meaningful commitment and a proven ability.

Also in this episode:

- A law school with an endless amount of fees

- Whether you should attend an online law program

- When conditional scholarships become predatory

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0:00 William & Mary’s Law School Fees

13:38 Attending an Online Law School

23:06 Predicting Role Questions

33:23 Working as a Professional Gambler

48:20 LSAC Guided Plus Program

1:03:22 Accepting a Conditional Scholarship

1:19:08 Ohio Northern’s Summer Program

1:33:10 Word of the week — effusive