Three common mistakes that admissions officers have noticed with increasing frequency.
Vapid, dull, emotionless...
What I am referring to here is a reliance on historical data – particularly data from last year. In the top 10 rankings of applicants mistakes for the class of 2016, this is the only one where there is a great deal of overlap for law schools. In other words, law schools make this mistake just as much as (or more than) law students. It is harming both students and schools alike. But, I
An upcoming series.
No, this does not mean anyone or everyone is not up to par this year (although this was my favorite guess at what the Dyson Effect is… thinking through what a Dyson does…). The Dyson Effect simply means that many applicants see themselves in a vacuum. To be fair, this happens every year. In other words I get a good deal of the following. “Dear Spivey, I am a law school applicant from Western State with a LSAC computed uGPA of 3.5 and a 167 LSAT. Can you tell me if I will get into Eastern State
Study after study suggests that first impressions matter; indeed, in terms of creating a lasting impression, they matter more than anything else. You are going to be remembered from the first few minutes of your initial encounter—the question is, how do you want to be remembered?
This trait rings true for almost all highly successful people — they have the ability to stay on focus. But what is focus, and how can it help for a law school applicant or job seeker?
Our first guest blog comes from a hiring authority at a Fortune 50 company.
I live in a swing state, which means that I am constantly getting emails from both the Obama and Romney campaigns. Political platforms aside, what these emails tend to have in common is this important nugget for job search emails.
In this podcast, Mike Spivey takes questions from Reddit!
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Happy holidays from all of us at Spivey Consulting Group!
In this newest episode of our podcast, Mike Spivey talks about how to stay calm in the law school admissions process.
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In this podcast, Mike Spivey discusses the phenomenon in law school admissions known as "yield protection," and explains steps you can take to prevent being waitlisted as a result of it.
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As promised in the podcast, here are some resources for how to choose which law school to attend:
In this podcast, Mike Spivey discusses some of the most commonly held misconceptions about the law school admissions process, and how understanding them can help you get admitted.
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For today's podcast, a little something different — some advice on resiliency in the face of watching others succeed in the ways you'd like to be succeeding.
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In this podcast, Mike answers a few questions from Reddit.
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