Guide to Completing LSAC Applications
So you’ve worked hard to prepare your materials, and it's time to submit! What's next?
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Advice
04 Aug 2020
01 Aug 2020
Admissions Q&A with Mike Spivey
In this video, Spivey Consulting Group founder Mike Spivey answers questions from r/lawschooladmissions on strategies for splitters, international students, non-traditional applicants, reapplicants, and more.
Read full post30 Jul 2020
The Basics of Law School Financial Aid
The financial aid piece 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 post22 Jul 2020
LSAC Forums & Recruiting Events in the Time of COVID-19
Because of COVID-19, LSAC and law schools are creating virtual options for recruiting events. Most notably, LSAC is planning three free online digital forums so that everyone has a chance to safely attend and connect.
Read full post11 Jun 2020
Podcast: Recession Job Search Tips You Won’t Hear from Career Services
Mike Spivey served as a law school dean of career services during the Great Recession, and in this podcast he shares actionable advice for legal networking that you won't hear from your CSO.
Read full post02 Apr 2020
Podcast: How Will Law School Transfer Admissions Be Impacted by COVID-19?
In this podcast, Mike Spivey discusses how COVID-19 and new grading systems will affect law school transfer admissions.
Read full post29 Mar 2020
I Spent Two Weeks Speaking with College Students: This Is What I Learned
Uncertainty is on just about everyone’s mind. So, what I learned first and foremost is to listen. Because as students talked more — they often either worked out their own uncertainties, or at the very least were better able to understand them.
Read full post28 Mar 2020
When will larger numbers of law school admissions decisions come?
This will be a short but I hope important blog to consider. It's been a notoriously slow admission cycle, and it possibly would have stayed at an equally slow pace until COVID-19 changed things in many dramatic ways.
Read full post23 Feb 2020
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.
Read full post11 Feb 2020
Waitlists and Retaking the LSAT
The waitlist is a tough place to be. It’s better than being rejected, but usually it’s tough to tell where you stand.
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