Know Your Law School Seat Deposit Deadlines
Updated with 2025 seat deposit deadlines for all ABA-accredited law schools.
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Waitlist
14 Mar 2025
28 Jan 2025
Podcast: The Law School Waitlist—Deep Dive with Former Admissions Officers
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Anna Hicks-Jaco has a discussion with two Spivey consultants all about the waitlist process.
Read full post24 Apr 2024
Podcast: What Are Your Chances Off the Waitlist?
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike discusses the various factors that play into any given applicant's chances of admission coming off the waitlist. He also gives a quick preview of our (very early) predictions for next cycle.
Read full post08 Feb 2024
The Only 3 Things That Matter on the Waitlist
Being admitted off the waitlist is actually pretty simple—okay, not easy, but simple. There are really only three factors that law schools consider.
Read full post22 Mar 2023
How to Write a Law School Letter of Continued Interest ("LOCI")
Submitting a LOCI is a necessary step in trying to get admitted off any waitlist—this blog will walk you through some key "dos" and "don'ts" to keep in mind while you're drafting yours.
Read full post23 Feb 2023
Podcast: When Should You Reach Out to an Admissions Office, and How Should You Do It?
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike discusses a question that tends to come up frequently this time of year—“Should I contact x law school's admissions office to ask for an update since I haven't heard back yet?”
Read full post03 Feb 2023
Podcast: How to Crush the Second Half of the Law School Admissions Cycle
In this episode, Mike gives an update on 2022-2023 applicant data and discusses admissions strategies for the second half of the application cycle: waitlists and letters of continued interest, tips for asking for scholarship reconsideration, and handling the waiting/anxiety.
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 post19 May 2021
Law School Waitlist Update May 19, 2021
This comes from Joe Pollak, a consultant at our firm who took the time to look at schools messaging and share his thoughts. Mike added a bit at the bottom.
Read full post25 Mar 2021
Podcast: Preliminary Waitlist Movement Perspectives
In this podcast, Mike Spivey discusses perspectives and considerations as we head into the 2021 law school waitlist season.
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