I had a conversation with a college freshman the other day who was on his way home from school – on account of his school cancelling all classes and asking all students to be out by a certain day. Understandably, he was irate.
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Read full post> It is likely that the vast majority of #colleges [https://twitter.com/hashtag/colleges?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] & #universities [https://twitter.com/hashtag/universities?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] in the U.S. will move courses online/ cancel classes in the U.S due to #COVID19 [https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] As of yesterday this has happened fully in 22 nations and rising. It is occurring now too rapidly to track each school. — Spivey Consulting (@Sp
Read full postOver the weekend, we learned of several law schools that have changed their plans for Admitted Students Days/Weekends due to concerns over Coronavirus/COVID-19.
Read full postWe continue to be asked from a variety of directions, both from schools and from applicants, about how COVID-19 (Coronavirus) will impact law schools, particularly as it relates to law school admissions.
Read full postFor the past 7 years, we have been fortunate to have received a copy of the law school rankings before they have been released, and we have provided that copy to the public.
Read full postThe link to all of the entering class data for every ABA-approved law school from the official 509 reports is here.
Read full postNAPLA Conference LSAC Slide Show A member of Spivey Consulting was in attendance at the Northeast Association of Pre Law Advisers conference these past few days. LSAC presented updates, and we have pictures of the slides to share, as well as other comments they made. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes and Takeaways July Test * They mentioned that 28,000+ registered for July, which was welcome since they were hoping for a large pool t
Read full postThe New Rules As was initially reported, LSAC is updating their policy on LSAT retakes, to take effect starting with the September 2019 administration. You can read the full policy here [https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.lsac.org_lsat_taking-2Dlsat_lsat-2Dfaqs&d=DwMFaQ&c=5qaU24Emulp-fzgwXAWUyHfhV6KzVMOip5exfSC7BVM&r=grRbnN_chtUZLV99br5C-GtssMBhU3ixsu7V8zizYqU&m=SfDwU2WHg9CyAewJWeqY1i12MH0GRzfFP71l2GtKk10&s=WPojKEpfSHK0Da_EW4BHr9LHmbVmD_cxvJKlwzUkPO8&e=] , but we'll summari
Read full postGood or bad, it seems almost everyone has something to say about law school rankings. One of the primary flaws of rankings, however, is that they dictate what is important by assigning weight to different categories. When algorithms and methodologies behind rankings change, or when new rankings are created, it is often with the purpose of adjusting the importance of the metrics that go into them to make them better or more meaningful to the people who are looking at those rankings. But no matter
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