Ben’s Class
5:00 pm
1.5 hrs
All levels
Recording
Premium or Live plan required.
Cofounder Ben Olson covers a different section of the LSAT every week. After Ben invites you to do the practice questions on your own, he walks you through each one.
Syllabus
Reading Comprehension
Test 73, Passage 3 — Marcusian theory
Highlights
Ben began today's free class by discussing our approach to Reading Comprehension: become the boss of the passage by slowing down and understanding one sentence at a time. As you read, don't distract yourself with overly specific concerns like analyzing the "structure" of the passage. Focus on the author's main point, and everything else will fall into place.
After the class attempted Test 73, Passage 3 on their own, Ben gave a storytime reading where he engaged in a critical dialog with the passage in order to better understand it. In the questions, Ben used this understanding to predict correct answers and dismiss wrong ones quickly. When the correct answer wasn’t immediately obvious, he picked the simple, boring one that the author had to agree with.
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Ben Olson
The LSAT will make sense when you start focusing on one question at a time—do the question, review it, learn it. You got this.
Students love Ben!
Sam C.
Ben demonstrates the Demon thinking style. I tend to forget to slow down. It is good to witness the expert in action.Anonymous
Ben's class was my first official one with the Demon and I LOVED it. I thought the class was very well structured and the explanations Ben gave were very helpful.Ethan A.
Ben is seriously the best. Listening to his thought process on each passage, question and answer choice is helpful and insightful. He is also hilarious and makes the LSAT feel easy.Michelle F.
Really helpful class and Ben was really patient with us which is really appreciated. Reviewing worlds with Ben made me realize to stop freaking out and don't be scared to fail.Nina R.
I don't usually get to attend Ben's classes due to schedule conflicts, but I finally got the opportunity to today and I'm glad that I did! Ben is great at translating complicated LR questions sentence-by-sentence and clearly walking us through his thought process. His class reminds us to slow down and process each piece of the argument carefully. I also like the class structure and found it helpful to attempt sets of LR questions independently before doing a thorough review with Ben and peers.Anonymous
Ben is great. I really enjoy how he communicates with students and gives thoughtful advice. I've been understanding so much more why I shouldn't do the things I used to do when he explains things a different way than what I am used to using prior LSAT prep.Goddess X
Ben is an exceptional teacher. His explanations for each of the problem sets were very in-depth. I personally find his classes very insightful. With that being said-Sign up! The live course are worth every penny.Priya K.
Fun class! Lots of helpful information packed into an hour and a half without feeling boring or draining.Anonymous
Ben’s class was super helpful! I enjoyed walking through the thought process and being able to discuss questions in real-time.Mike E.
Ben's great! I really like hearing his thoughts as he reads through the passage - it helps me know how I should be thinking and how I should be slowing down as well.Anonymous
Ben is funny and explains the material in a straightforward way that is easy to understand. I enjoy the structure of his class. He recently started using breakout rooms and I find that really helpful.Anonymous
Ben's class is fantastic, as he effectively walks you through each answer choice to explain why each one is right/wrong. Questions and thought processes are encouraged, and it really is a supportive environment just meant to help you learn and succeed.