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Blog & Podcasts
16 Jan 2024
Now accepting reservations for Pre-L (one-on-one 1L success coaching)
So you’ve applied—now what? Want to hit the ground running once you finally get to law school? Check out our Pre-L program, which just opened its registration for the 2024 cycle.
Read full post10 Jan 2024
Podcast: 8 Ways to MESS UP the Second Half of Your Law School Admissions Cycle
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Anna Hicks-Jaco, Spivey Consulting's new President, discusses common mistakes that applicants make in the second part of their admissions cycle—after they've submitted their applications.
Read full post02 Jan 2024
Podcast: How to Make Your Resolution Stick, with ‘Master of Change’ Author Brad Stulberg
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike interviews best-selling author Brad Stulberg (whose books include Master of Change, The Practice of Groundedness, Peak Performance, and The Passion Paradox) on how to make real and lasting change in your life.
Read full post15 Dec 2023
Predicted 2024 U.S. News Law School Rankings
With today’s release of the new ABA-required 509 disclosures, we now have all law schools’ fall 2023 medians and class sizes, plus we have the ability to more accurately predict next year’s upcoming U.S. News law school rankings.
Read full post15 Dec 2023
Podcast: Dopamine & Success with Dr. Daniel Lieberman
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike interviews Dr. Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD, a psychiatrist and best-selling author of The Molecule of More.
Read full post15 Dec 2023
List of Law Schools with Authorization to Accept JD-Next (with no LSAT/GRE)
Thirty-three law schools have obtained variances from the ABA to accept the JD-Next exam results in lieu of the LSAT or GRE. Here's a list of those 33 schools!
Read full post11 Dec 2023
Podcast: An Insider Look at Admissions with UVA Law Dean Natalie Blazer (Reddit Q&A + Artificial Intelligence in Admissions)
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike interviews UVA Law Admissions Dean Natalie Blazer.
Read full post06 Dec 2023
Podcast: Handling Expectations & the LSAT with 'Loophole' Author Ellen Cassidy
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike interviews Ellen Cassidy, author of the acclaimed 'Loophole in LSAT Logical Reasoning' and founder of Elemental Prep.
Read full post27 Nov 2023
2023-2024 Law School Application Cycle Data Update
As of November 26, 2023, we are about a third of the way through the 2023-2024 application cycle as measured by previous cycle applicant timing, so it's a good time for an update on where things stand.
Read full post17 Nov 2023
Upcoming Growth & Diversification at the Spivey Consulting Group
Today has a special meaning to me, and I write to outline our firm’s upcoming growth and diversification of services in 2024.
Read full post13 Nov 2023
How does U.S. News *actually* rank law schools?
The U.S. News & World Report law school rankings methodology may appear simple at first glance, but it is also widely (and deeply) misunderstood. Here, we analyze the methodology + this year's changes.
Read full post11 Nov 2023
Podcast: The Slowest Cycle Ever
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike discusses the reasons that this law school admissions cycle will be the slowest one ever (or at least within our admissions careers)—and, perhaps more importantly, what you should do about it if you're a current applicant.
Read full post20 Oct 2023
Law School Deans Who Became College/University Presidents
For a very long time, the typical path to becoming a college/university president was serving as a provost. In recent years, however, appointing law school deans to college/university president roles has become more and more common.
Read full post17 Oct 2023
Podcast: Mike Spivey's Top 5 All-Time Admissions Advice
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike gives his top 5 pieces of advice from his 25+ years working in law school admissions.
Read full post11 Oct 2023
Podcast: What's Wrong with the LSAT? + What is JD-Next? with Craig Boise & Dan Rodriguez
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, two experienced and respected law school Deans discuss the history, the present, and the future of law school admissions and legal education.
Read full post05 Oct 2023
Top 15 Law School Websites
We have spent a great deal of time browsing and evaluating the websites of every ABA-approved law school, and we identified the following 15 as the strongest examples.
Read full post27 Sep 2023
Which law schools interview applicants, and what are their interview formats?
If you're planning to apply to law school, you may be wondering, which law schools employ interviews as a part of their admissions process? Info here.
Read full post18 Sep 2023
U.S. News Best College Rankings (+/- 2024 vs. 2023)
The 2024 (published 2023) U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings were released today—here are the top 50 national universities with plus/minuses.
Read full post11 Sep 2023
Podcast: How Important is Work Experience in Law School Admissions?
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike discusses a question we receive often—just how important is work experience in the law school application process?
Read full post29 Aug 2023
Podcast: What to Expect in the 2023-24 Law School Admissions Cycle (+ Q&A) with Mike Spivey & Anna Hicks-Jaco
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike has a conversation with Spivey Consulting's COO Anna Hicks-Jaco about what to expect during the upcoming cycle, her perspective as both a recent Dean of Admissions and relatively recent applicant, and advice for applicants getting ready to apply.
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