
Blog & Podcasts
Podcast: The Waiting is Long and Full of Terrors
In this podcast, Spivey Consulting Group Founder and Partner Mike Spivey discusses the hardest part of the law school admissions process—the waiting—and how it can cause some applicants to hurt their own chances of admission.
Read full postIllustrative Interview Story
My partner, Karen Buttenbaum, used to be the Director of Admissions at Harvard. In fact, years ago it was called "KB1" for an interview and "KB2" for an admit.
Read full postThe ETA Report
This link is to chapter 1 of a book Mike Spivey is writing on decision-making; relevant of course to law school applicants and students, but also covering a lot more than that.
Read full postPodcast: Mike Spivey on the Darker Side of Self-Doxing in Law School Admissions
In this podcast, Spivey Consulting Group Founder and Partner Mike Spivey discusses what happens when a law school applicant posts something that deeply offends or insults law school admissions officers who may know who they are in real life.
Read full postEarly Indicators that the 2020/2021 Admissions Cycle Could Be Way Up
We didn't plan to parse the data yet; to be as precise as possible, the data started begging us to dig in.
Read full postSpivey's Top 20 Most Powerful and Inspirational Quotes
We thought we'd give you something different as we work on a blog of major consequence to higher education.
Read full postCycle Volume as of Halloween
We now have two full months worth of applicant and application volume, so it's a good opportunity to do some recap and see where things stand.
Read full postReserve Your Spot for Next Cycle (2020-2021)
We have been at full capacity and on a wait list for much of the fall of this cycle, so we would like to invite anyone who would like to work with us next cycle to secure your spot for 2020-2021 now.
Read full postEarly Cycle Law School Numbers Applicant and Application Volume
LSAC briefly publicized the 2019-2020 cycle volume this Friday. It has since been removed, and we are hopeful it will return soon.
Read full postPodcast: Calming Your LSAT Anxiety
Something we encounter all too often is applicants who put so much pressure on themselves when they are taking the LSAT that it ends up being counterproductive, barring them from performing near the highest level of which they are capable.
Read full postThe Over-Estimated Impact of Median LSAT Change on USNWR Rankings
It's that time of year again—when schools report their incoming class profiles.
Read full postPodcast: Traits of Law School Applicants Who Outperform Their Numbers
In this podcast, Spivey Consulting Group Founder and Partner Mike Spivey discusses commonalities between applicants who punch above their numbers.
Read full postJuly, September, and October LSAT Data
We have some really interesting and jolting data updates for you. I know, I know—jolting LSAT updates? But this one really surprised us.
Read full postThe simple psychology behind rapid career advancement
In a sense, this is a blog post 25 years in the making.
Read full postLSAT Applicants from 2011-2019
While we don't yet have information on the 2019-2020 application cycle (and we should soon), we've gotten some questions about why we care what those numbers look like.
Read full post2020 US News Undergraduate Rankings
U.S. News & World Report has released their 2020 Undergraduate Rankings. Below we've charted the change in each of the 2020 top fifty universities ranking from last year!
Read full postPodcast: Do you have to explain WHY you are going to law school in your law school application?
In this episode, Mike Spivey discusses whether you have to explain why you are going to law school in your law school application.
Read full postExplaining Why You’re Applying to Their Law School (The "Why X" Essay)
In this blog post, we will be discussing one type of optional essay, the “Why X” statement, or an essay in which you describe to the law school why you are interested in attending that school in particular.
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