Don't Dox Yourself
I almost beg this of you. Please do not post identifiable information online associated with your law school application ever. It costs multiple people admission every year.
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26 Jul 2019
19 Jul 2019
On Elitism in College and Law School
I hope something about this sets in. It's a brief and obscure story, but all too common in college and law school.
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Ten Things to do After the July LSAT
It's done! Congratulations, you completed the July LSAT — a historic test, the first widespread administration of the new digital format. But what now?
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Application Timing
Many law school websites have somewhat unclear language about how early you should send in an application, and applicants hear conflicting information from friends, colleagues, and pre-law advisers.
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How to set your letter of recommendation writer up for success
The best recommendations come from people who know you well and can write about your abilities from personal observation.
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LSAT Retake Rules and You
The 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
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Law School Application Fee Waivers: Part 1 (Unsolicited Fee Waivers)
This is a three-part series on fee waivers from Joe Pollak [https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/about/], Spivey Consulting Group admissions consultant and former admissions officer at the University of Michigan Law School. Part 1 discusses how to get unsolicited merit-based fee waivers for your law school applications. Part 2 [https://spiveyconsulting.ghost.io/law-school-application-fee-waivers-part-2/] will cover requesting merit-based fee waivers, and Part 3 [https://spiveyconsulting.ghost.io/law
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What makes for successful law school admission?
Spivey Consulting Partner Mike Spivey [https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/about/] talks about the two primary things at the highest order that make applications stand out and elevate in the admissions process.
Read full post20 May 2019
2018-2019 Waitlist Movement and Advice, Mid-May Update
It's that time of year: waitlist movement time. Many first and second deposit deadlines have passed, and schools are starting the process of finalizing their entering 2019 classes. That's good news for thousands of nervous applicants who are sitting on waitlists anxiously hoping for news. Those of you who were around in the 2017-2018 cycle remember it as a summer of disappointment. The dramatic 7.9% increase in LSAT applicants in that cycle overwhelmed many schools unprepared for such drastic
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The June LSAT and Waitlists
Registration for the June 2019 LSAT closed yesterday. Most people who are signed up for that LSAT administration are going to be using it to apply in the 2019-2020 cycle. But as law school applicants become increasingly savvy to the importance of LSAT scores in admissions, many applicants are re-taking the test in June to improve their chances of getting off a waitlist. Last year alone an additional 7% of June LSAT takers were retaking the test over historical averages—many presumably in hopes o
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