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The episode discusses upcoming changes to the LSAT and a related class-action lawsuit with LSAT experts Graeme Blake and Ellen Cassidy.

In this episode of Status Check with Spivey , Mike, joined by LSAT experts Graeme Blake and Ellen Cassidy, discusses the changes coming to the LSAT this August and the federal class-action lawsuit that LSAC is currently facing over CAS fees. Graeme has been teaching the LSAT for over 15 years and is the founder of LSAT Hacks , and Ellen is the author of The Loophole in LSAT Logical Reasoning and founder of Elemental Prep . The group discusses the specific changes that are being made to the LSAT starting with the August 2026 administration (2:09), whether the changes will result in fewer high scores and a leftward shifting of the LSAT score bell curve (8:26), what you should know about the changes being made to the LSAT test-taking interface (16:48), tips for individually customizing the new interface (25:01), the most difficult part of the modern LSAT (29:06), the questions of whether the Logical Reasoning section has gotten harder since the Logic Games section was removed (27:44) and whether the LSAT is getting harder in general (29:06), hopes for the future of the LSAT (31:52), and a discussion of the federal class-action lawsuit that LSAC is currently facing over CAS fees…

People in this episode

Host: Mike

Guests: Graeme Blake, Ellen Cassidy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LSAC, LSAT Hacks, Elemental Prep

Books & works: The Loophole in LSAT Logical Reasoning

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