In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Anna Hicks-Jaco speaks with an applicant from Reddit! They talk about the LSAT, personal statements, letters of recommendation, resumes, optional essays, and more.
Read full postIn this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike and Dave answer more questions from the Law School Admissions Reddit!
Read full postIn this podcast, Spivey Consulting COO Anna Hicks goes over the basics of law school admissions for those who are at the beginning of their application process and don't know much about how it works yet.
Read full postIn this episode of the Status Check podcast, Mike interviews Reddit user lightningmcboops (who for the purposes of this podcast we're calling "Megan") from the law school admissions subreddit.
Read full postSo you’ve worked hard to prepare your materials, and it's time to submit! What's next?
Read full postThe best recommendations come from people who know you well and can write about your abilities from personal observation.
Read full postBelow are three sample letters of recommendation, all three for admission consideration (both college and law school). Sample 1 is for a family friend for undergraduate college admissions. Sample 2 is for a former student for law school admissions. Sample 3 is for a current student for law school transfer admissions.
Read full postI'm going to share in this blog an admissions truth that you've probably never heard before and that might sound counterintuitive to you: Letters of Recommendation don't particularly help. Sounds odd, right? Why would all law schools ask for them if they don’t? And why wouldn’t they help – after all they are about the only part of the application that isn’t either coming directly from you (e.g. application, essays, interview, etc.) or a direct result of your performance and track record (e.g.
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