What Law School Doesn’t Teach You
Law school, you may have heard, trains you to “think like a lawyer.” What does it mean to think like a lawyer?
Read full postLaw school, you may have heard, trains you to “think like a lawyer.” What does it mean to think like a lawyer?
Read full postIn 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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Read full postWell, it's finally 2021, so we'll take a quick look at how applicant volume shaped up in the 2020 part of the 2020-2021 application cycle.
Read full postIn this podcast, Mike Spivey takes questions from Reddit!
Read full postThe ABA released the 509 required disclosures for all ABA-approved law schools today, which include a wealth of information about entering class credentials, class sizes, etc.
Read full postIn 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.
Read full postTo help get a jumpstart on what law school actually entails and on 1L preparation, we are launching our seventh year of Pre-L packages for applicants starting next Fall.
Read full postIn this newest episode of our podcast, Mike Spivey talks about how to stay calm in the law school admissions process.
Read full postThree weeks ago we wrote a blog taking a look at how cycle volume was shaping up and might look for the rest of the year. This is our follow up three weeks later — and it's been an important three weeks.
Read full postChances 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 postWhy do Navy SEAL candidates in BUD/S training tend to drop out during the “reward” phase of Hell Week and not the “punishment” phase? And how does this relate to staying motivated?
Read full postToday's podcast is from our consultant Sir Williams, former Director of Admissions at the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he led the successful implementation of UW’s first pre-law diversity pipeline summer program.
Read full postIn this podcast, Mike Spivey talks about the LSAT-Flex, particularly is it relates to timelines and the pace of admissions this cycle.
Read full postAuthor and writing instructor Natalie Goldberg on how to improve your writing (or anything else) via author's James Clear weekly email.
Read full postIn the late 1990s, right before my academic career started, I went to business school to earn my MBA.
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Read full postIn this podcast, Mike Spivey and PowerScore founder Dave Killoran ask each other questions about law school admissions (Mike's wheelhouse) and the LSAT (Dave's specialty).
Read full postIn this podcast, Mike Spivey discusses one of the fundamental difficulties of applying to law school—and how to cope with it.
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