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The 7Sage Podcast

The 7Sage Podcast

We Ranked LSAT Study Advice

Sep 21, 2026 · 51 min · 9 segments

Ever wondered whether "Legally Blonde made me want this" is actually the worst personal statement topic you could pick? Ethan and Pauline blind rank five of them, and the results might surprise you…

Ever wondered whether "Legally Blonde made me want this" is actually the worst personal statement topic you could pick? Ethan and Pauline blind rank five of them, and the results might surprise you. Bailey does the same with LSAT advice and immediately regrets locking in her top slot. Then we meet a paralegal plateauing in the low 160s with her sights on Columbia. Bailey pulls up her analytics live, finds the two tags holding her back, and builds the exact drill she'd run to fix them. Alex breaks down her study routine and where five hours a day starts working against you. On the admissions side, she asks whether her personal statement should be about the family cleaning business she grew up working in. Ethan and Pauline explain why the answer is no, where that story actually belongs, and how splitting it across two essays turns a strong application into a standout one. Plus: what to do about a resume gap you created to study for the LSAT.

Ever wondered whether "Legally Blonde made me want this" is actually the worst personal statement topic you could pick? Ethan and Pauline blind rank five of them, and the results might surprise you…

Speakers: BaileyHostAlexHostEthanHostPaulineGuest

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Top entities: Legally Blonde×3 Law School Admission Test×36 The Economist×6 Europe×5 Yale Law School

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasNot politicalAudience≈24k followers

Ranking Personal Statement Topics7:20 – 15:49

A

AlexHost

7:20

So we're going to blind rank admissions advice and LSAT advice.

A

AlexHost

7:23

I was thinking, how many should we do? So like the, the process of this is I throw stuff at you.

A

AlexHost

7:28

We'll do maybe Ethan and Pauline and then Bailey.

A

AlexHost

7:32

for the two respective lists, Ethan and Pauline, you can kind of hive mind it, decide together.

A

AlexHost

7:36

Bailey, you're on your own.

A

AlexHost

7:37

We'll start with admissions.

A

AlexHost

7:38

So for admissions, I forgot.

A

AlexHost

7:39

They are personal statement topics.

A

AlexHost

7:42

So we're going to blind rank personal statement topics.

A

AlexHost

7:46

So you have spots one through five.

A

AlexHost

7:47

I'm going to give you the topic and you have to slot it in there based on where you think it is without knowing what's coming next.

P

PaulineGuest

7:53

One is the best.

A

AlexHost

7:54

One is the best.

A

AlexHost

7:55

One is the best.

A

AlexHost

7:56

Okay, let's see.

A

AlexHost

7:57

I have a lot to choose from.

A

AlexHost

7:59

Um...

A

AlexHost

8:01

Um, legally blonde slash suits made me want this.

A

AlexHost

8:07

Ethan, Pauline, where would you slot that in? Yeah.

B

BaileyHost

8:12

Be careful.

B

BaileyHost

8:12

You know that there could be something worse.

P

PaulineGuest

8:17

Yeah.

P

PaulineGuest

8:18

I can't

A

AlexHost

8:18

move it.

P

PaulineGuest

8:19

True.

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98%3 mentions
Law School Admission TestEntityAdmissions test
94%36 mentions
The EconomistPeriodicalNews journal
90%6 mentions
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85%5 mentions
Yale Law SchoolCollege or UniversityLaw school in New Haven, Connecticut
81%1 mention
US Open Tennis ChampionshipsSports OrganizationTennis tournament
77%2 mentions
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73%2 mentions
ItalyCountryCountry in Europe
69%2 mentions
ChicagoCityCity in Illinois
65%4 mentions
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60%2 mentions
RedditSoftware ApplicationWebsite
56%2 mentions
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52%3 mentions
NewportCityCity in Rhode Island
48%1 mention
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44%1 mention
SubaruCompanyAutomobile manufacturer
40%1 mention
Harvard UniversityCollege or UniversityPrivate university in Cambridge, Massachusetts
35%3 mentions
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31%1 mention
Orthodox JudaismEntityFaith
27%1 mention
TalmudEntityScripture
23%1 mention
App storeEntityType of software
19%1 mention
New YorkCityCity in New York State
15%3 mentions
HoustonCityCity in Texas
10%1 mention
BostonCityCity in Massachusetts
6%1 mention
Law School Admission CouncilCompanyNonprofit organization
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Ranking Personal Statement Topics7:20 – 15:49

A

AlexHost

7:20

So we're going to blind rank admissions advice and LSAT advice.

A

AlexHost

7:23

I was thinking, how many should we do? So like the, the process of this is I throw stuff at you.

A

AlexHost

7:28

We'll do maybe Ethan and Pauline and then Bailey.

A

AlexHost

7:32

for the two respective lists, Ethan and Pauline, you can kind of hive mind it, decide together.

A

AlexHost

7:36

Bailey, you're on your own.

A

AlexHost

7:37

We'll start with admissions.

A

AlexHost

7:38

So for admissions, I forgot.

A

AlexHost

7:39

They are personal statement topics.

A

AlexHost

7:42

So we're going to blind rank personal statement topics.

A

AlexHost

7:46

So you have spots one through five.

A

AlexHost

7:47

I'm going to give you the topic and you have to slot it in there based on where you think it is without knowing what's coming next.

P

PaulineGuest

7:53

One is the best.

A

AlexHost

7:54

One is the best.

A

AlexHost

7:55

One is the best.

A

AlexHost

7:56

Okay, let's see.

A

AlexHost

7:57

I have a lot to choose from.

A

AlexHost

7:59

Um...

A

AlexHost

8:01

Um, legally blonde slash suits made me want this.

A

AlexHost

8:07

Ethan, Pauline, where would you slot that in? Yeah.

B

BaileyHost

8:12

Be careful.

B

BaileyHost

8:12

You know that there could be something worse.

P

PaulineGuest

8:17

Yeah.

P

PaulineGuest

8:18

I can't

A

AlexHost

8:18

move it.

P

PaulineGuest

8:19

True.

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