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Several announcements about Spivey Consulting + some advice!

A list as of June 2018.

Some admissions intel from traveling with law school administrators.

Combining the U.S. News and Above the Law rankings.

2017-2018 cycle data + a capacity update.

On Friday, May 11, 2018, an ABA council approved a proposal that formally removes the requirement that the LSAT be used for admissions purposes.

"The only guarantees in this life are death, taxes, and email blunders" is how the expression should be updated. We pretty much all have made said blunders and will almost be guaranteed to make them again. This happens to hundreds, if not thousands of applicants in the admissions process each year at some level, ranging from disastrous to laughable. How bad can the mistakes be? Epically bad of course — you have likely heard some from friends or online. But those aren't mine to tell. So instead,

Key figures: applicants are up 8.4% and applications are up 9.0% as compared to this time last year. See below for more detailed data.

Here is a statement that I suspect most people have not considered.

Pepperdine University School of Law is seeking applicants for Assistant Dean for Academic Success.

Dear Dartmouth Law Office of Admissons: My friend, Ramsay Bolton, just withdrew as an admitted student and will be matriculating to another law school. I realize this opens up a place at Dartmouth Law, and believe I would be a great fit for your incoming class. DLS has always been my top choice and, if admitted for this spot, I would immediatly deposit. Most Sincerely, Theon Greyjoy A couple of things. 1. Just about every [actually exisiting] law school will get a letter like this, and

Forecasting the coming cycle.