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May 31, 2018
Composite 2019 USNWR and 2018 ATL Rankings

Combining the U.S. News and Above the Law rankings.

March 18, 2018
Raw Scores for USNWR Top 50 Law Schools

A more granular look at the 2018/2019 rankings.

March 18, 2018
Raw Scores for 2019 USNWR Top 50 Law Schools

A more granular look at the rankings.

March 14, 2018
March 13, 2018
February 17, 2018
USNWR Rankings Are Coming*

*in Mid-March Join the rankings prediction competition here: https://www.lawschool.life/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=646 [https://www.lawschool.life/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=646]

March 7, 2017
2018 USNWR Rankings (2017 Release) Are Here!

Top 150 law schools 2017 (2018 edition).

May 17, 2016
All things rankings (except THE rankings)

College Town Rankings * 10 Best College Towns to Live in, Even If You're Not a Student: http://www.thestreet.com/story/13253632/1/10-best-college-towns-to-live-in-even-if-youre-not-a-student.html * Top 10 College Towns in the US -- For Retirees: http://www.bankrate.com/finance/retirement/top-10-college-towns-for-retirees-1.aspx * 50 Best College Towns to Live in Forever: http://www.collegeranker.com/features/best-college-towns/ * The Best College Towns in America (When the Stude

April 4, 2016
USNWR Law School Rankings & How to Choose a Law School Podcast

Just click on the link and let it roll http://culawschool.org/media/moss/moss-4-1-16.mp3

Podcasts

April 14, 2025
Following a Law School Applicant Through the 2024-2025 Cycle (Part 3, Decisions & Wrap-Up)

In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, we have our third and final interview with "John" (not his real name; u/Muvanji on Reddit), who we've followed throughout his law school admissions cycle for 2024-2025. John discusses his final decision on where to attend, his process of requesting scholarship reconsideration, his decision not to pursue waitlists, admitted students days, what he's looking forward to in law school, and his thoughts and reflections on the law school admissions process now that it's over.

Prior episodes with John:

You can listen and subscribe to Status Check with Spivey on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠. You can read a full transcript of this episode below.

May 19, 2025
Dean Z of Michigan Law on Admissions Advice and AI—The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly

In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike Spivey and Anna Hicks-Jaco have a conversation with Sarah Zearfoss (also known as "Dean Z"), who has long led the admissions office at the University of Michigan Law School as Senior Assistant Dean and who hosts the admissions podcast A2Z with Dean Z.

The group discusses using generative AI to write your essays vs. to research admissions advice (including asking ChatGPT a few admissions questions and critiquing its answers), the prospect of law schools using AI to evaluate applications, grade inflation (and how admissions officers saw it before open access to generative AI vs. now), application timing (and how early applications correlate to stronger admit rates without necessarily causing them), and more. Plus, Dean Z introduces a new question being added to Michigan Law's application this upcoming 2025-2026 cycle.

You can listen and subscribe to Status Check with Spivey on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠. You can read a full transcript of this episode below.

May 5, 2025
Waitlist Predictions for the 2024-2025 Law School Admissions Cycle

In 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. For more on waitlist strategy, check out our Waitlist Deep Dive podcast episode!

You can listen and subscribe to Status Check with Spivey on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠. You can read a full transcript of this episode below.