This episode dives into the emotional and strategic challenges of law school admissions—navigating waitlists, scholarship negotiations, and making the final choice.

Shana and Trudel break down why the waitlist process feels like modern dating—schools won’t commit, but they won’t rule you out either. The conversation covers: ✔️ The shifting power of scholarship negotiations based on your acceptance status. ✔️ Letters of Continued Interest—how to craft them strategically. ✔️ Beyond tuition—cost of living, hidden expenses, and financial aid considerations. ✔️ Making your best law school choice by leveraging professor Q&A, admitted students' days, and alumni insights.

With humor, candid insights, and personal anecdotes—including a well-loved Yale mug—this episode delivers practical advice for applicants still waiting on decisions or weighing scholarship offers.

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🎙️ Hosts: Shana Ginsburg - Founder of Ginsburg Advanced , and Trudel Pare - Yale Law Class of 2025

Not all scholarships are created equal.

In this episode, Shana (Founder and CEO, Ginsburg Advanced Tutoring) and Trudel (Yale Law '25) break down conditional scholarships—those tantalizing tuition discounts that aren’t guaranteed to last. If you're relying on one to fund your legal education, you need to know the fine print.

🎙️ Understanding the Risk Many law schools offer merit-based scholarships that seem like a golden ticket—until you realize you must maintain a certain GPA or rank in a specific percentile to keep the funding. And here’s the kicker: grading curves in law school are brutal.

Even top-performing students in undergrad can struggle when faced with the reality that not everyone can meet the renewal requirements—because the school simply doesn’t allow it. We unpack why this system exists, how law schools benefit from it, and what students should consider before accepting these offers.

📌 Strategic Decision-Making If you’re weighing a scholarship offer, consider: ✅ How realistic is it to meet the renewal requirements? ✅ What happens if you lose the scholarship—can you afford tuition without it? ✅ Should you pick a school with lower tuition instead of a risky scholarship?

💡 Takeaways Conditional scholarships can be powerful tools or potential traps depending on how they’re structured. We explore real stories from students who have lost their funding and what they wish they had done differently.

Hosted by Shana Ginsburg, Founder of Ginsburg Advanced | Cohost: Trudel Pare | Music by Taha Ahmed | Editing by Podcast Doctors | Enroll in LSAT Boss classes for the anything-but-average student!: https://www.ginsburgadvancedtutoring.com/lsat-boss-live-classes Get $100 off a live LSAT BOSS class with code MAYBOSS100

In Season 5, Episode 2 of LSAT Boss, hosts Shana Ginsburg and Trudel Pare dive into the world of merit-based scholarships and strategies to reduce law school costs. Like planting daffodils in springtime, thoughtful application preparation can yield incredible rewards-- in the form of tuition savings.

From understanding American Bar Association 509 Disclosures to breaking down scholarship award data, this episode arms you with actionable tips to make law school more affordable. They also discuss the potential financial impact of extending or expediting your debt repayment timeline, and how factors like part-time employment or underestimated living expenses might influence your overall investment. Shana and Trudel use Georgetown Law as an example, breaking down tuition costs and scholarship strategies to illustrate how retaking the LSAT could save you tens of thousands of dollars in the long run.

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Welcome back to LSAT Boss! Season 5 kicks off with your host, Shana Ginsburg, and the brilliant co-host, Trudel Pare, as they dive into the art of writing compelling personal statements and navigating law school admissions. From brainstorming anecdotes to explaining your "why law school" journey, this episode unpacks how to stand out authentically in your applications. Shana and Trudel reflect on how personal insights shape impactful statements and explore how law school choices connect to lifelong goals.

Stick around to hear why understanding conditional scholarships could be a game-changer for your law school decision-making process—plus a sneak peek into next week's episode on financing your legal education. As always, we remain committed to advocating for diverse voices and creating equitable spaces in the legal field.

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Created by Shana Ginsburg, founder and CEO of Ginsburg Advanced Tutoring. What will they say about you after law school? Let this episode help you decide how to tell your story—and make your mark. Tune in for empowering insights and take your LSAT journey to the next level!

Join Shana Ginsburg and Trudel Pare as they dive into the intricacies of adversity statements and how they support students through admissions consulting. Reflecting on their own experiences, they discuss the evolution from diversity statements to adversity statements and share valuable insights for prospective law students. Plus, don’t miss their fun chat about creating a “Guaranteed Noodler” t-shirt!

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🎧 Edited by: Daniel Thabet and The Podcast Doctors

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We're back! In Season 4, we're shifting away from the LSAT and to address a crucial gap in the pre-law process: pre-law advising. This season focuses entirely on filling the void left by a lack of pre-law societies and advising at many schools, especially as it relates to students with disabilities.

This premiere episode explores whether there is an ideal major for pre-law students. Our straightforward answer? No. Join us as we speak with our alumni about their own experiences in their pre-law journey.

Learn about our accommodations service, admissions consulting, LSAT and law school tutoring and our LSAT BOSS live remote classes at www.ginsburgadvancedtutoring.com.

In this episode, Shana and Trudel continue their Reading Comprehension review with a short but high-impact lesson on attitude and tone questions. Trudel also discusses some of the study skills she has been using while a 1L at Yale Law School, and Shana busts a myth about law school professors and the expectation that professors will teach fundamental concepts during class time. If you're gearing up for your first year of law school, and struggle with executive functioning issues, you won't want to miss this one.

Hosted by Shana Ginsburg, Esq., Founder and CEO of Ginsburg Advanced Tutoring. This podcast is developed by Shana Ginsburg. Music by Taha Ahmed. Sound editing by The Podcast Doctors.

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Ginsburg Advanced Tutoring is a full-service tutoring, accommodations and admissions company designed to support the needs of the anything-but-average student. For tutoring and accommodations inquiries, find us on the web at ginsburgadvancedtutoring.com or email us at hello@ginsburgadvancedtutoring.com.
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Reading Comprehension passages will be about topics ranging from arts and humanities, economics, psychology, science and the law. Each will have its own argument structure, and each structure supports and argument that builds from one paragraph to the next. So, knowing the structure of the argument will help you to not only identify the overall organization, but also to identify the role or purpose of each paragraph in the passage for role or purpose questions.

Shana and Trudel also talk about what makes a unique essay, and how anybody can write one, even if they don't have a singular outstanding academic or professional achievement.

Hosted by Shana Ginsburg, Esq., Founder and CEO of Ginsburg Advanced Tutoring. This podcast is developed by Shana Ginsburg. Music by Taha Ahmed. Sound editing by The Podcast Doctors.

Podcast listeners take 15% off our LSAT Boss course on Teachable with offer code GAT15 at checkout.

Ginsburg Advanced Tutoring is a full-service tutoring, accommodations and admissions company designed to support the needs of the anything-but-average student. For tutoring and accommodations inquiries, find us on the web at ginsburgadvancedtutoring.com or email us at hello@ginsburgadvancedtutoring.com.
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