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Blog & Podcasts
15 Oct 2024
Podcast: Following a Law School Applicant Through the 2024-2025 Cycle (Part 1, Preparing Applications and the LSAT)
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Anna Hicks-Jaco introduces "John" (not his real name; u/Muvanji on Reddit), the applicant who we'll be following throughout his law school admissions cycle for 2024-2025.
Read full post27 Sep 2024
Top 11 U.S News Law Schools Modeled 2025 Rankings
Here are our modeled Top 11 (due to a four-way tie at 8) 2025 U.S. News Rankings. Please note a few things.
Read full post25 Sep 2024
Basics of Law School Financial Aid
Financial aid is a necessary aspect of law school enrollment and one that benefits you most if you consider it early on in the process—not just at the end.
Read full post24 Sep 2024
Podcast: Making Your Law School List—Advice & Resources for Deciding Where to Apply
How do you estimate your chances of admission to determine reach, target, and "safety" schools? How many schools should you apply to? How many schools do most applicants apply to? Where can you find the best and most up-to-date information about law schools when doing your research?
Read full post16 Sep 2024
2024 U.S. News Best College Rankings
We’ve received from multiple universities the new 2024 U.S. News Best College Rankings and have decided to share the top 25.
Read full post10 Sep 2024
Podcast: The Differences Between College & Law School, with "How I Lawyer" Host Jonah Perlin
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike interviews How I Lawyer podcast host Jonah Perlin on some of the many differences between college and law school, from cold calls to being graded on a curve to the nature of attending a professional school and more.
Read full post30 Aug 2024
Examples of Successful Experience/Perspective Essays (Formerly "Diversity Statements")
If you’re wondering what successful E/P essays look like, here are a number of examples, all of which are real essays (with minor anonymizing redactions) from applicants who had highly successful admissions outcomes.
Read full post27 Aug 2024
Podcast: Experience/Perspective Essay (Diversity Statement) Deep Dive with Former Law School Admissions Officers
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, we discuss the relatively new category of law school admissions essays that we're calling "experience/perspective essays" or "E/P essays," many of which are variations on the essays previously known as "diversity statements."
Read full post16 Aug 2024
PSA on Misinformation in the Law School Admissions Consulting Industry
As we have podcasted on before, misinformation in the law school admissions process comes from all directions, and law school admissions consulting firms claiming to be experts (with little or no real admissions experience) are a growing source.
Read full post13 Aug 2024
Podcast: How PARENTS Can Best Support Law School Applicants
This special episode of Status Check with Spivey is directed toward parents of law school applicants—strategy and advice from former law school admissions officers.
Read full post01 Aug 2024
Law School Application Opening Dates 2024
When will law school applications open for the 2024-2025 admissions cycle? Here's the full list.
Read full post01 Aug 2024
Welcoming Mike Burns as Chief Operating Officer & Admission Consultant for Spivey Consulting Group
We are thrilled to announce that Mike Burns has joined Spivey Consulting Group as our new Chief Operating Officer and Admissions Consultant!
Read full post30 Jul 2024
Podcast: Addiction & Recovery in College with Author Mitch Leff
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike has a conversation with Mitch Leff, author of My Addiction, My Superpower, about his experiences overcoming addiction at a young age, the lessons he learned, and how others can use his insights to improve themselves.
Read full post29 Jul 2024
How to Create Your Law School List
In this post, we hope to help you think through the mountain of information and choices out there so that you can set yourself up for a successful application cycle.
Read full post23 Jul 2024
Podcast: The Law School Application Resume—Deep Dive with Former Admissions Officers
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Anna Hicks-Jaco speaks with two Spivey consultants about the law school application resume—what to include and what not to include, differences from professional resumes, common mistakes, best practices, and more.
Read full post16 Jul 2024
All Things [Admissions] Considered
There are thousands of ways to differentiate yourself in law school admissions—here's a list of some of those ways.
Read full post09 Jul 2024
Podcast: Law School Personal Statement Deep Dive—Advice from Former Admissions Officers
This episode dives deep into the law school personal statement, discussing the brainstorming and topic selection process, how to structure a personal statement, writing tips, broad-level traits of A+ personal statements, common mistakes, and more.
Read full post13 Jun 2024
New Law School Diversity Statements ("Life Experience/Perspective Essays"): FAQ
We have received many questions about law schools' new life experience/perspective essays (formerly categorized as diversity statements). Here are our answers to the most common ones.
Read full post12 Jun 2024
Podcast: Dear 1L with Amanda Haverstick
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, SCG Pre-L Consultant and Fordham Law professor Jordana Confino has a conversation with legal writing coach and Dear 1L author Amanda Haverstick about legal writing and tackling your 1L year.
Read full post03 Jun 2024
Generative AI and the Law School Personal Statement
Here are some thoughts and guidelines on how to navigate the use of generative AI tools in your law school application process.
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