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Blog & Podcasts
12 Oct 2022
Podcast: Catastrophizing in Admissions (& Why It's Going to Be Okay)
In this short episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike talks about applicants' (deeply understandable) tendency to catastrophize in law school admissions.
Read full post10 Oct 2022
Law School Application Volume Data Report (Oct. 10, 2022)
As of October 10, 2022, both law school applicant and application numbers are down significantly, though there's a big asterisk to these numbers.
Read full post06 Oct 2022
All the Entering Class of 2022 Data We Have So Far
This fall, as we always do, we have been aggregating preliminary data for the new entering class: LSAT/GPA medians, class sizes, and acceptance rates. Here's the early data.
Read full post03 Oct 2022
Law School Admissions Bible Table of Contents
We are excited to have recently completed and submitted to publishing the upcoming PowerScore/Spivey Consulting Law School Admissions Bible, scheduled to go to press next month (November 2022)! Here's a preview of the Table of Contents.
Read full post28 Sep 2022
Anna Hicks-Jaco of Spivey Consulting Named Interim Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management at Syracuse Law
Below is the formal announcement from Syracuse University College of Law.
Read full post24 Sep 2022
Podcast: What It's Like Applying to Law School, Part 1
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Anna Hicks-Jaco speaks with an applicant from Reddit! They talk about the LSAT, personal statements, letters of recommendation, resumes, optional essays, and more.
Read full post20 Sep 2022
Podcast: UVA Law Admissions Dean Natalie Blazer Dives Deep into Law School Admissions
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike interviews Natalie Blazer, who currently serves as the Assistant Dean for Admissions and Chief Admissions Officer at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Read full post12 Sep 2022
U.S. News Best College Rankings 2022 +/- vs. 2021
The 2022-2023 edition of the U.S. News undergraduate rankings was released today. Here are the changes (plus/minus) from last year.
Read full post09 Sep 2022
Podcast: The One Biggest Piece of Advice for New Lawyers from Bill Eddy, JD/Therapist
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike interviews Bill Eddy, an award-winning mediator, attorney, author, and therapist who developed "high conflict personality theory" and is an expert in dealing with high conflict people in the practice of law.
Read full post01 Sep 2022
Should you cancel your LSAT score now that there's Score Preview?
LSAC recently implemented a change of policy regarding their still relatively new "Score Preview" feature, which allows you to cancel your LSAT score within 6 days of receiving it. So if you scored well below the score range that you were hoping or expecting to, should you cancel?
Read full post24 Aug 2022
Announcing Program for 1Ls -- Staying on Track: Success Coaching for 1Ls
As the new school year kicks off, we are excited to announce that the team behind our Pre-L program will be expanding the support that we provide to include managing the challenges (both academic and personal) presented during law school.
Read full post22 Aug 2022
Greek Life & Law School Admissions: Should You Include Your Sorority/Fraternity in Your Application?
We often hear from applicants who feel they should scrub their resumes and other materials of any mention of their involvement in fraternities or sororities. While some applicants in online forums seem to support this prohibition, the best approach for you individually might be more nuanced.
Read full post15 Aug 2022
Podcast: Law School Admissions AMA with Mike Spivey & Dave Killoran (Part 2)
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike and Dave answer more questions from the Law School Admissions Reddit!
Read full post15 Aug 2022
Early Decision Deadlines & Information for Every ABA-Accredited Law School (2022-2023 Admissions Cycle)
We compiled early decision information for every ABA-accredited law school, below, including deadlines, notification timelines, and any guaranteed scholarships that may be attached.
Read full post15 Aug 2022
Law School Application Opening Dates 2022
Application opening dates for the 2022-2023 law school admissions cycle!
Read full post12 Aug 2022
Podcast: Law School Admissions AMA with Mike Spivey & Dave Killoran (Part 1)
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike and Dave answer questions from the Law School Admissions Reddit. This will be a series of two episodes, with Part 2 coming out next week.
Read full post01 Aug 2022
The End of the 2021-2022 Law School Admissions Cycle: Data & Takeaways
As the 2021-2022 law school admissions cycle comes to a close, we looked into the data (which is interesting!) and wanted to share our thoughts on the cycle as a whole.
Read full post12 Jul 2022
Summer Internship Skills Part 2 of 2: Writing
Employers and clients value a lawyer who can succinctly and informally explain a legal issue or communicate effectively by email, and those are skills that (probably) will not be covered in your first year of law school.
Read full post12 Jul 2022
Summer Internship Skills Part 1 of 2: Networking
You have probably heard before that networking is crucial in this day and age. The lawyers who have the most success in law firms are the “rainmakers,” those who bring in new clients and new business, and the lawyers who have the most success finding new clients are also masterful networkers.
Read full post01 Jul 2022
Early Thoughts on the 2022-2023 Application Cycle + 2021-2022 Recap
It's certainly too early to make predictions with any sort of certainty, but given that we now have final June LSAT numbers, and registration for the August LSAT is now closed, we now have some early indicators of what we might expect to see in the 2022-2023 law school admissions cycle.
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