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Blog & Podcasts
01 Dec 2020
Podcast: What to Do When You Get Your First Waitlist
Chances are, if you're applying to a healthy range of target, safety, and reach schools, you're likely to get a waitlist or two (at least!).
Read full post24 Nov 2020
How Get Motivated — and Stay Motivated for Life
Why do Navy SEAL candidates in BUD/S training tend to drop out during the “reward” phase of Hell Week and not the “punishment” phase? And how does this relate to staying motivated?
Read full post23 Nov 2020
Podcast: Introduction to Law School Admissions for Under-Represented Minority (URM) Applicants
Today's podcast is from our consultant Sir Williams, former Director of Admissions at the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he led the successful implementation of UW’s first pre-law diversity pipeline summer program.
Read full post20 Nov 2020
How the LSAT-Flex Has Changed the Admissions Cycle
In this podcast, Mike Spivey talks about the LSAT-Flex, particularly is it relates to timelines and the pace of admissions this cycle.
Read full post19 Nov 2020
Great Quote On Writing
Author and writing instructor Natalie Goldberg on how to improve your writing (or anything else) via author's James Clear weekly email.
Read full post19 Nov 2020
A Real Life Admissions Story
In the late 1990s, right before my academic career started, I went to business school to earn my MBA.
Read full post18 Nov 2020
Can Universities, Colleges, and Graduate Schools Require Students to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine?
The short answer is yes, they can.
Read full post13 Nov 2020
Podcast: Law School Admissions/LSAT Q&A with Mike Spivey and PowerScore’s Dave Killoran
In this podcast, Mike Spivey and PowerScore founder Dave Killoran ask each other questions about law school admissions (Mike's wheelhouse) and the LSAT (Dave's specialty).
Read full post13 Nov 2020
12 Nov 2020
Podcast: Self-Care, the Fallacy of Reductionism, and Something to Be Said for an N of 1
In this podcast, Mike Spivey discusses one of the fundamental difficulties of applying to law school—and how to cope with it.
Read full post11 Nov 2020
Is This the Most Competitive Law School Admissions Cycle Ever? Applicant Volume Data 2000-2019
We wanted to give some data-centric historical context for this application cycle and its relative competitiveness.
Read full post10 Nov 2020
2020-2021 LSAT Score Volume Projections as of 11/9
We’re a couple months into the 2020-2021 application cycle, and so far our increase in applicants hasn’t slowed down. If anything, it’s sped up.
Read full post06 Nov 2020
05 Nov 2020
Upcoming Availability to Work With Us
Quick update on our availability for 1L admissions consulting for this cycle.
Read full post02 Nov 2020
Our Next Cycle ('21-'22) Reservation List is Now Open
Our reservation list for next cycle (2021-2022) is now open!
Read full post01 Nov 2020
01 Nov 2020
5 Examples of Exceptionally Written Letters
If you are a fan of writing, of well-written letters, or have to write one yourself (it is all but assured you will), check out these 5.
Read full post25 Oct 2020
Pro Bono Law School Admissions Consulting Opportunity!
Please note: the application period for this opportunity is now closed. Thank you for your interest and to all who applied!
Read full post24 Oct 2020
Video: Character & Fitness Discussion
In this video, Spivey Consulting law school admissions consultants discuss the basics of the character and fitness section of the law school application, and how to assess the seriousness of your situation if you have something to report in that section.
Read full post23 Oct 2020
Example of a Personal Statement that Covered Diversity/Adversity Themes
We wanted to post the below example of a case when a separate diversity statement was not necessary because the personal statement already covered those elements.
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