Podcast: No Admits to Six Admits (Law School Applicant Diaries #3)
In this episode, Mike speaks again with "Barb," an applicant this 2021-2022 cycle with a ~177 LSAT, a ~3.3 GPA, and ten years of work experience.
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08 Mar 2022
03 Mar 2022
Should you reapply to law school?
This post comes from our consultant Danielle Early, who served as Associate Director of Admissions at Harvard Law School before coming to Spivey Consulting Group, where she has been working directly with applicants for the past six years.
Read full post05 Feb 2022
Podcast: Strong Applicant. No Admits. What’s Going On?
In this episode, Mike speaks with an applicant from Reddit who we'll call "Ryan Reynolds" (you know, just for fun). Ryan has a 178 and a 3.8, and while he blanketed the top 20 law schools, he has received only waitlists and denials so far this cycle despite having applied early on.
Read full post28 Jan 2022
We get rejected, too.
As we head into the thick of decision season, law school admissions offices are beginning to send out the inevitable rejection waves. Rejection hurts, but it is also a fundamental human experience, and we all feel its effects sometimes.
Read full post10 Jan 2022
When Is It Appropriate to Start Scholarship Negotiations?
Since you are all going to be lawyers soon, let me start by saying something you’ll be saying for the rest of your lives: it depends. But, that isn’t very helpful...
Read full post08 Jan 2022
Uncertainty in Admissions
On our most recent podcast with current applicant "Barb," who has yet to receive responses to any of her applications, we spoke a good deal about the uncertainty of the admissions process.
Read full post08 Jan 2022
How to Cold Email: A Template
We wanted to provide a template for how to cold email someone, especially when there is an "ask" involved. You don't see many of these online, so here is one exchange below.
Read full post27 Dec 2021
What's the difference between a law school "waitlist" vs. "hold" vs. "hold tight email"?
Most applicants understand the basics of what it means to be waitlisted, but in this blog, we wanted to give a quick look at why and how law schools use their waitlists from an insider perspective, then outline the differences between a waitlist and a "hold" or a "hold tight email."
Read full post22 Dec 2021
Podcast: Diary of a Law School Applicant's Cycle Episode 2 (The Waiting)
In this episode, we continue our interview series with "Barb," a current applicant.
Read full post24 Nov 2021
Podcast: "Safety Schools" and Making a Law School Backup Plan
In this episode, Mike and our consultant Danielle Early talk about safety schools and backup plans.
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