Know Your Law School Deposit Deadlines
Updated with 2023 seat deposit deadlines for all ABA-accredited law schools.
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Waitlist
01 Mar 2023
23 Feb 2023
Podcast: When Should You Reach Out to an Admissions Office, and How Should You Do It?
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike discusses a question that tends to come up frequently this time of year—“Should I contact x law school's admissions office to ask for an update since I haven't heard back yet?”
Read full post03 Feb 2023
Podcast: How to Crush the Second Half of the Law School Admissions Cycle
In this episode, Mike gives an update on 2022-2023 applicant data and discusses admissions strategies for the second half of the application cycle: waitlists and letters of continued interest, tips for asking for scholarship reconsideration, and handling the waiting/anxiety.
Read full post27 Dec 2021
What's the difference between a law school "waitlist" vs. "hold" vs. "hold tight email"?
Most applicants understand the basics of what it means to be waitlisted, but in this blog, we wanted to give a quick look at why and how law schools use their waitlists from an insider perspective, then outline the differences between a waitlist and a "hold" or a "hold tight email."
Read full post19 May 2021
Law School Waitlist Update May 19, 2021
This comes from Joe Pollak, a consultant at our firm who took the time to look at schools messaging and share his thoughts. Mike added a bit at the bottom.
Read full post25 Mar 2021
Podcast: Preliminary Waitlist Movement Perspectives
In this podcast, Mike Spivey discusses perspectives and considerations as we head into the 2021 law school waitlist season.
Read full post26 Jan 2021
Podcast: LOCIs & Law School Fit When You Can't Visit + International Applicant Considerations This Cycle
In this podcast, Mike Spivey answers more questions from Reddit.
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Podcast: What to Do When You Get Your First Waitlist
Chances are, if you're applying to a healthy range of target, safety, and reach schools, you're likely to get a waitlist or two (at least!).
Read full post07 May 2020
Predicting the COVID-19 Summer Of Law School Waitlist Movement
Early in my admissions career, a former boss of mine would often use the following Niels Bohr quote when speaking of law school admissions: “prediction is difficult, especially when it involves the future.”
Read full post11 Feb 2020
Waitlists and Retaking the LSAT
The waitlist is a tough place to be. It’s better than being rejected, but usually it’s tough to tell where you stand.
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