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An interesting (and fictional) addendum.

Highly likely it’s not. Unless the applicant is some form of “special interest,” meaning that they have people who are donors interested in their admission, connections to the law school itself, etc. you really wouldn’t defer someone just to intentionally deny them later. That isn’t doing either you or them any favors. Rather, you defer them to see how your numbers look throughout the entirety of the cycle. At some point almost every school, including T3, will say “our medians look like x and z

“Mike and Karen, as the number of takers continues to drop, won’t it become MORE acceptable to drop a median point in favor of maintaining GPA? Won’t this make high scores LESS valuable? For example, if Harvard or Yale’s median is going to drop to 172, doesn’t a 173 become LESS valuable, not more? If the median drops a point, suddenly, the pool of at/above median expands, right? So, in theory, I should be rooting for medians to stay the same?” This is something we spend a good deal of time loo

Link to a spreadsheet.

An infographic.

"Just got the call and I'm in at NYU! Could not have done it without your continued help Mike – I was so unsure about NYU because of my score but I think my polished app was enough to put me over the edge. Very very happy right now." –Soon to be NYU Law Student We’ll try to keep the data coming more than the shared kind words, but every once in a while it’s hard not to be overly happy.

The following is a breakdown of ABA 2015 applicants and applications by region (based on data received through 1/02/15) and the percent change from last year: RegionApplicantsApplications#Pct Chg#Pct Chg[Far West]()2,310-12.1%17,815-11.8% [Great Lakes]()2,393-8.2%18,016-11.9%[Midsouth]()2,221-6.6%23,704-11.4% [Midwest]()602-4.7%3,552-5.9%[Mountain West]()863-3.1%3,018-5.8%[New England]() 806-12.4%10,380-11.8%[Northeast]()2,963-10.4%21,972-10.6%[Northwest]()485-14.0% 2,109-20.2%[South Central]()

Law school interviewing season is now in full swing with a range of interview formats and programs.

Pre-L: You’ve spent a great deal of time and energy to get into the law school of your choice. First-year students typically spend upwards of twenty hours per week on reading alone .[[i]](file:///C:/Users/Spivey/Downloads/Pre-L%20Blurbs%20(RC%20edits).docx#_edn1) Grades for 1Ls are instrumental in hiring and career placement. Are you ready to hit the ground running and get a leg-up? Core: 4 weeks, 5 hours on Legal Writing, Critical Reading, Case Briefing, Outlining & Exam Prep. One-on-one i

A breakdown of ABA 2015 applicants and applications by region and the percent change from last year.

Once again we are doing success packages for transfer applicants. You only pay 50% upfront, the rest you only pay if you get admitted to the school(s) you are transferring to. And the early data bodes well for the transfer cycle! http://spiveyconsulting.com/blog/first-look-at-the-2014-2-15-application-cycle/ We cap out transfer client numbers rather low, around 20, so lock in your spot now by emailing us: info@spiveyconsulting.com

Based on the 12/5 data release, which at this time last year accounted for 23% of the full pool, some industrious law school applicants have projected year-end totals and shared them with us.