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September 22, 2025
Basics of Law School Financial Aid

Financial aid 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.

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August 18, 2025
Statement from Dave Killoran of PowerScore and Mike Spivey of Spivey Consulting Group on LSAT Cheating

Our comments on LSAC’s recent announcement regarding cheating on the LSAT and the temporary suspension of the LSAT in mainland China.

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July 28, 2025
Law School Application Opening Dates 2025

When will law school applications open for the 2025-2026 admissions cycle? Here's the full list, including all ABA-approved law schools.

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June 4, 2025
Why is Your LSAC Cumulative GPA Different from Your Normal Degree GPA?

What types of scenarios can lead to your LSAC-calculated cumulative GPA (the relevant one for law school admissions purposes) being different from your degree GPA?

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May 28, 2025
Spivey Consulting Example Personal Statements

Eight examples of great law school personal statements.

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May 27, 2025
Spivey Consulting Group 2025-2026 Pro Bono Program: Announcement & Application

Spivey Consulting Group fully supports equitable access and diverse representation in legal education, and in 2025, this responsibility is more important than ever. As a part of this ongoing commitment, we are excited to announce the fifth year of our annual Spivey Consulting Group Pro Bono Program.

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April 24, 2025
Implications of Executive Branch Order Targeting College Accrediting Bodies, Including the ABA’s Legal Education Council

On April 23rd, the White House issued an Executive Order titled “Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education,” targeting the accrediting bodies of colleges, law schools, and medical schools. This, among other things, would seem to aim to embolden the federal government’s decision-making process through which colleges, universities, law schools (where we will focus), and medical schools can access billions of dollars in federal student loans and Pell grants. Put in other terms, it coul

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April 24, 2025
Data Dive: International Applicants to Top Law Schools

International students face unique challenges in the U.S. law school admissions process. This article presents an analysis of how top law schools treat international applicants, using data from the past three cycles, and explains what's new for 2024-25!

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April 9, 2025
Law School and Higher Education Rankings Thoughts

I've been asked too many times to count to comment on the U.S. News 2025 law school rankings release a few days ago.

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March 22, 2025
Know Your Law School Seat Deposit Deadlines

Updated with 2025 seat deposit deadlines for all ABA-accredited law schools.

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March 20, 2025
2024-2025 Law School Admissions Cycle Progress

As of March 20, 2025, nearly 7,000 offers of admission remain at the top 100 law schools, including 2,500 from top 20 schools. While we don't have definitive data yet, these figures provide a snapshot of the cycle’s progress.

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February 24, 2025
Statement on the February 14, 2025 “OCR Dear Colleague letter” sent by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights

On February 14th, Craig Trainor, Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights for the Department of Education, sent the following Dear Colleague memo. Note that this has precedent. The OCR has sent numerous Dear Colleague letters in the past, none of which are legally binding. At face value, they are simply memos with no authority, although they do serve as leading indicators of potential legal action that the Department of Education may consider trying to adopt. But, as the Ninth Circuit Court o

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