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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Admissions
23 Feb 2020
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.
Read full post27 Jan 2020
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.
Read full post18 Jan 2020
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.
Read full post12 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.
Read full post25 Nov 2019
Podcast: The Waiting is Long and Full of Terrors
In this podcast, Spivey Consulting Group Founder and Partner Mike Spivey discusses the hardest part of the law school admissions process—the waiting—and how it can cause some applicants to hurt their own chances of admission.
Read full post12 Nov 2019
Podcast: Mike Spivey on the Darker Side of Self-Doxing in Law School Admissions
In this podcast, Spivey Consulting Group Founder and Partner Mike Spivey discusses what happens when a law school applicant posts something that deeply offends or insults law school admissions officers who may know who they are in real life.
Read full post09 Oct 2019
Podcast: Traits of Law School Applicants Who Outperform Their Numbers
In this podcast, Spivey Consulting Group Founder and Partner Mike Spivey discusses commonalities between applicants who punch above their numbers.
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