In this episode, we interview Natalie Blazer, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Chief Admissions Officer at the University of Virginia School of Law, on the upcoming 2025-2026 admissions cycle, relevant current events, and advice for prospective law students preparing to submit their applications.
Read full postIn this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike interviews Dean Bill Treanor on his long and recently-concluded tenure as Dean of Georgetown Law, including how he reacted and famously responded to the recent letter from Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin.
Read full postIn this episode, we interview Brian Henson, a former consulting Spivey client, Navy Intelligence Officer, Service to School mentor, and recent graduate of Harvard Law School, discussing his experiences with and insights into admissions and law school for military applicants.
Read full postIn this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Anna Hicks-Jaco interviews Sam Parker, Spivey’s newest admissions consultant, on her top 25 (or so) strategic law school admissions insights from her years as Associate Director of Admissions at Harvard Law School.
Read full postMike and Anna converse with Michigan Law's Dean Z on generative AI in admissions and legal education—including introducing a related new question being added to Michigan Law's application this upcoming 2025-2026 cycle—plus, a bunch of general law school admissions advice.
Read full postIn this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike discusses the various factors that are at play for this cycle's waitlist season, his predictions for how it will go, and his advice for waitlisted applicants.
Read full postIn this episode of Status Check with Spivey, we have our third and final interview with "John," who we've followed throughout his law school admissions cycle for 2024-2025.
Read full postIn this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Anna Hicks-Jaco is joined by Karen Buttenbaum, one of Spivey's most experienced consultants and a former Director of Admissions at Harvard Law School, to talk about law school admissions interviews.
Read full postIn this episode of Status Check with Spivey, we catch up with the applicant who we're following throughout this cycle. We talk about rejection, decisions he has (or hasn't) received, interviews he's done, typos in applications, and more. Stick around until the end for one last update on his cycle!
Read full postIn this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Anna Hicks-Jaco has a discussion with two Spivey consultants all about the waitlist process.
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