The LSAT isn't complicated — most people just don't want to do the one thing that works. In this episode, Ben Parker breaks down why the LSAT is fundamentally a reading test, one skill a mile deep, and why low scores are almost always self-inflicted rather than the fault of an "unfair" or "subjective" exam.

He opens with a mailbag question from a Canadian listener weighing UK law schools to skip the LSAT entirely. Short version: it signals you were too lazy or unable to cut it, and it follows you when you try to get hired back home.

From there, Ben digs into LSAT score inflation — why roughly 1 in 8 applicants now scores 170+, and how the top 31 schools could theoretically fill their entire 1L classes with 170-scorers alone. He covers the real drivers: better prep, out-of-control testing accommodations, unlimited retakes, and the remo ...