Choosing the Impossible
Linked is a blog post our founder, Mike Spivey, wrote on getting to determine your fate. Enjoy if you need a boost or a break from law school thoughts.
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Motivation
26 Nov 2019
08 Nov 2019
Spivey's Top 20 Most Powerful and Inspirational Quotes
We thought we'd give you something different as we work on a blog of major consequence to higher education.
Read full post14 Oct 2019
Podcast: Calming Your LSAT Anxiety
Something we encounter all too often is applicants who put so much pressure on themselves when they are taking the LSAT that it ends up being counterproductive, barring them from performing near the highest level of which they are capable.
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On Overcoming Adversity
Anxiety is a huge and growing problem and for many, including law school students applicants, and lawyers. It is also worsened by not knowing how to handle personal setbacks or failure.
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On Elitism in College and Law School
I hope something about this sets in. It's a brief and obscure story, but all too common in college and law school.
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Dare Greatly
I just finished the Brené Brown talk on Netflix, which if you haven't had the opportunity to watch, I would very much recommend.
Read full post28 Jan 2019
2018/2019 Midpoint Cycle Update
We are about 50% through the cycle, and I wanted to share some observations, data, and then remaining predictions with everyone. Much of the data can be found here [https://www.lsac.org/data-research/data/current-volume-summaries-region-raceethnicity-sex-lsat-score] , and, for the first time ever, is publicly available and updated daily by LSAC. A deep-dive analysis is also done weekly by our intern on his blog weekly blog here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/14qVpQWwtDdplBXBitItcHOP5I2xWHX
Read full post31 Oct 2018
Failure is a Liar
I recalled a distant but not entirely forgotten memory while running the other day. It dates back to my first ever homework assignment during my first week of 1st grade, which was a writing assignment. Unlike much of the rest of my scholastic life, I was beyond thrilled to have homework. I eagerly waited for my parents to get home from work and then demanded they stop their familial duties to help me with it. What I produced, with them helping over my shoulder, was surely a masterpiece. I can s
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Time Management, Self-Care, and Motivation
By Nikki Laubenstein, Senior Consultant at the Spivey Consulting Group Whether you’ve determined which law school you’ll be attending in the fall or are still finalizing that decision, it’s likely that you are feeling a bit anxious, overwhelmed, or unsure of what to expect once orientation and classes begin in August. You’ve focused a lot of your time and energy up until now on honing your logic, analytical reasoning, and writing skills, so now let’s talk about a few other skills that will help
Read full post30 Apr 2018
What lies before us...
Here is a statement that I suspect most people have not considered, or that even may seem contrary to what we are conditioned to believe: The vast majority of law school applicants don't get admitted to their dream school. It even sounds odd for me to say out loud, because I have the wonderful privilege of talking to, working with, and meeting a number of people every year who indeed get to go to their first choice. But from a 30,000 foot level, almost all applicants are below at least one med
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