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Shana founded Ginsburg Advanced Tutoring in 2016 after a life-changing accident forced her to re-evaluate both her life and her career. A long time teacher, Shana decided to go back to her passion of teaching combined with her experience as a lawyer and offer 1-on-1 classes for mastering the LSAT and other entrance exams.
LSAT Boss is her latest project. It was originally designed as a supplemental resource for her students. Now, it's an internationally-acclaimed podcast with listeners all over the world.
Latest Episode
S5E7: Character & Fitness: What Law Schools Really Want to Know
7/7/2025 | 21 min
In this episode, we dive into one of the most misunderstood parts of the law school application: the Character & Fitness section.From speeding tickets to juvenile offenses, arrests, expunged records, and academic violations, we break down the five key categories you might need to disclose. Learn...
S5E6: The Ultimate Law School Prep Guide
6/16/2025 | 14 min
This episode is your ultimate guide to dominating law school, from pre-1L prep to acing orientation and beyond. Whether you're gearing up for the LSAT or stepping into law school for the first time, these strategies from Shana Ginsburg (Founder, Ginsburg Advanced) and Trudel Pare (Yale Law '25)...
S5E5: Yale Law Grad Breaks the Myth of Specialization Rankings
6/5/2025 | 18 min
In this episode, Shana dives into the often starry-eyed optimism students have when choosing a law school based on the ranking in a specific specialization. The conversation challenges whether these rankings truly determine success—or whether students need to read between the lines before...
S5E4: Navigating Law School Decisions: Waitlists, Scholarships, and the Final Choice
5/22/2025 | 17 min
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...
S5E3: Conditional Scholarships: The Hidden Gamble in Law School Funding
5/16/2025 | 15 min
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...
LSAT BossS5E2: Planting the Seeds for Merit-Based Scholarships
5/9/2025 | 19 min
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...
S5E1: Personal Statements, Admissions, and the Next Chapter
4/11/2025 | 16 min
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...
LSAT Boss Podcast S4E2: Navigating Adversity Statements with Shana Ginsburg & Trudel Pare
9/27/2024 | 70 min
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...
S4E1: Is there an ideal prelaw major?
7/3/2024 | 48 min
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...
S3E5: Reading Comp Attitude and Tone, Yale Law School Life, and Self-Directed Studying
3/13/2023 | 26 min
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...