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 postWe didn't plan to parse the data yet; to be as precise as possible, the data started begging us to dig in.
Read full postIt's that time of year: but before our predictions, our exciting annual disclaimer. I feel like this is more important than ever, so please read, even if after jumping down below. Disclaimer: the future is hard to see. When we do this annual blog, we talk to many experts—CEOs of LSAT prep companies, deans of law schools, deans of admissions, and so forth. The first thing almost everyone says is, "Well who knows what next cycle will be like?" then the second thing is often "Wait, aren't you the p
Read full postWe were lucky enough to get some great data on upcoming LSAT administration numbers, and we want to share it with you. We've got some analysis for you, a little bit of a teaser for next cycle, and great input from Dave Killoran of Powerscore, who aside from his obvious LSAT expertise has been closely tracking the shift to a digital LSAT. Without further ado: final June 2019 LSAT registrations are slightly below 24,000. Last year, 22,489 applicants took the June LSAT. As we currently only hav
Read full postWe 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 postSome brief things I've heard from week 1 of travel that might be of interest to applicants. 1. Another WL wave is likely coming soon. That said, the general consensus is that this will be a slow summer as far as WL movement. Most schools feel "content" (precise word I keep hearing) with where they are right now. 2. The ABA ditching 503 might not be as much of a slam dunk as I (and my collegue Dave Killoran at PowerScore) have thought (see our blog on the topic [h
Read full postThis article was co-written with Dave Killoran and Mike Spivey of PowerScore [https://www.powerscore.com/] and Spivey Consulting, respectively. What Happened? On Friday, May 11, 2018, an ABA council approved a proposal that formally removes the requirement that the LSAT be used for admissions purposes [http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ABA_legal_education_council_rule_change_end_admission_test_requirement] at every ABA-approved law school. In its place is broader language that allows sch
Read full post1 — The "bump" this year looks more like an outlier than a trend, especially at the top. For starters, it has followed seven years of down cycles — so the macro trend is still down. How down? The 56,900 CAS registrations this year are almost 30,000 fewer than the high water mark in 2009-2010, and CAS was only first introduced by LSAC in 2009-2010. Additionally, when the cycle started, applications were up 17.1% and applicants were up 14.2%, and now they are down to 8.5% in applicants and 9.2%
Read full postIn this blog, we will: I. Make our annual upcoming law school admissions cycle predictions. II. Link to a survey that we would love for you to fill out (5 minutes or less) about a law school we are consulting for. III. Finally, after 6 years, start recommending some LSAT prep companies. Please stay around for all three parts of this blog — it helps (which we hope ultimately helps you). And on that note, without further ado, on to predictions and more! I. Predicting to 2017/2018 Law School C
Read full postIt is time for our annual forecasting into the upcoming cycle -- which means it is time to start thinking in macro-level terms about what is going on with the applicant pool and with schools. But first, a look into our last year's predictions: http://blog.spiveyconsulting.com/predicting-the-20152016-law-school-admissions-cycle/ Notably, we said applications would be up, especially at the top bandwidths, and that you would be favored to get your applications in early, if possible. Holy smokes,
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