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Blog & Podcasts

23 Feb 2020

Reserve an admissions consulting call and/or spot with Spivey Consulting before we run out.

Just a quick note that we have had almost 200 RSVPs already for the upcoming 2020/2021 admissions cycle.

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23 Feb 2020

Podcast: How Mike Spivey Would Apply to Law School

This is a very encompassing podcast that features the A to Z of the law school admissions process.

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11 Feb 2020

Waitlists and Retaking the LSAT

The waitlist is a tough place to be. It’s better than being rejected, but usually it’s tough to tell where you stand.

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10 Feb 2020

If You Were Denied From a Law School, Consider This...

That decision is never a testament or rejection of who you are as a person.

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08 Feb 2020

Podcast: How will the rest of the 2019/2020 Law School Admissions Cycle Play Out?

In this podcast, SCG's Mike Spivey speaks on what to expect for the rest of the cycle — including why it might greatly favor some people with strong softs this summer, thus making it a "Soft Cycle," but also why it has and will continue to be slow.

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30 Jan 2020

Cycle Data as of January 29th

Going forward we'll resume posting these after the 1st of each new month, but we'll be a bit too busy watching the Super Bowl to write this up on Sunday, so you get it now!

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27 Jan 2020
23 Jan 2020

The Great Smile Experiment

Check out the links and give it a try!

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21 Jan 2020

How will the upcoming “Demographic Cliff” Impact Admissions? (Spoiler: it is going to be substantial)

In the past month or so, I’ve had the good fortune to speak with the Chancellors to the respective boards of two vastly different universities.

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18 Jan 2020

Is there luck involved in admissions?

Yes, there is. But you can’t predict it.

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15 Jan 2020

Podcast: How to Approach and What to Take Away from Admitted Student Days/Weekends

In this podcast, Spivey Consulting Founding Partner Mike Spivey talks about why law schools have admitted student programs, what you can expect from them, what you can expect from others at the event, and how to make the most of the visit.

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12 Jan 2020

Applying to Law School: Top 8 Tips from Former Faculty Admissions Chair Scott Moss

Scott Moss, as a full-time professor at two law schools, served on law school Admissions Committees for 13 years, including serving as Admissions Chair for 10 years after receiving tenure.

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10 Jan 2020

Brief LSAT Volume Update

LSAC has published the final counts for the November 2019 LSAT.

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07 Jan 2020

How to solve the conundrum of “Finite You/Infinite Needs”

This is mostly geared toward work and school related finite resource needs. In other words, "how do I manage four organizations, four classes, and LSAT study all in the same semester?"

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02 Jan 2020

2019-2020 Cycle Volume as of January 1st

Happy New Year everyone! This marks the start of the "2020" part in the "2019-2020" application cycle.

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29 Dec 2019

Analyzing and Understanding Conditional Scholarships

One of the most important factors when deciding where to attend law school is an applicant's financial aid package.

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19 Dec 2019

Mid-December Data Update

November 2019 LSAT scores are being released today. Congratulations to all those who took that test!

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18 Dec 2019

New Package: Admissions Decision Analysis

Effective today, we have a new admissions package we hope will be useful to many.

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18 Dec 2019
15 Dec 2019

An in-depth analysis of the 2019 law school admissions & entering class data

The ABA has released the 2019 509 reports, so it's time for us to dive in and see what kind of information and trends can be gleaned from the data.

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