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…our inaugural one brought to us by ThetaX! > “Burning question, I haven’t found an answer to this one yet. Considering that medians, as opposed to 25th and 75th percentile, matter for rankings; If a school’s median is a 169 and they arent trying to raise it, wouldnt a 170 and 171 do the same exact thing for them? In a down year like this one, whats the point of a 175 vs 170 in terms of the median? Does a school care about their 75th? Same goes for GPA. If median is 3.7? Wouldnt a 3.8 do the sa

We have resolved to make 2014 our best year yet — and, more importantly, to help make it yours too! So, we are going to start off the year with a bang and offer a number of great deals. These won’t last for long as we approach capacity. Contact us at: info@spiveyconsulting.com, and let’s have a wonderful & rewarding 2014 together! Admissions: Wait-List help for an unlimited number of schools and for the entire 2013-2014 cycle: $950 Scholarship negotiation help for an unlimited number of sc

As of 12/06/13 only 25 schools show an increase in applications, while 170 show a decline (5 show no change) Here is the breakdown: Increase of 100% or more: - Increase of 50% to 99%: 3 Increase of 40% to 49%: 1 Increase of 30% to 39%: 3 Increase of 20% to 29%: 2 Increase of 10% to 19%: 3 Increase of 1% to 9%: 13 No change: 5 Decrease of 1% to 9%: 23 Decrease of 10% to 19%: 52 Decrease of 20% to 29%: 48 Decrease of 30% or greater: 47

A message for pre-law organizations.

Advice and suggestions on LSAT timing this cycle.

The best part of this job is sharing in the good news!

The following is the collective advice we (Karen and I) have given on top-law-schools, without the external noise, bad jokes (mostly from Mike), etc. It is organized categorically, not by date posted. Enjoy! http://www.mediafire.com/view/ng3p9aw0dbbcc28/SpiveyQA.pdf

A small glimmer of Oct LSAT Data is out *10/13 change from 10/12 LSAT by region. *** Far West 4,270 -12.8% Great Lakes 3,780 -16.0% Midsouth 4,100 -13.2% Midwest 1,090 -7.6% Mountain West 1,400 -13.1% New England 1,680 -10.9% Northeast 5,000 -9.4% Northwest 700 -4.9% South Central 2,970 -9.5% Southeast 4,050 -12.7% U.S. Regional Total 29,030 -11.9% Canada 3,280 -7.2% **

The hardest part of the admissions cycle is the wait.

Just about every week we talk to people who we do not believe we can substantially help, or we are not convinced should go to law school. We tell them exactly this.

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