Podcast: How Might Over-Enrollment Impact Waitlist Movement?
A very brief podcast on law schools that are over-committed on their seat deposits, and Mike's thoughts on how waitlist movement might go this summer as a result.
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29 May 2021
16 May 2021
Podcast: Interview with Dr. Gabor Maté, Author of "In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts"
In this podcast, Mike Spivey speaks with Dr. Gabor Maté, one of the world’s leading experts on physical and mental health and author of four best-selling books including "In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts" and "When the Body Says No."
Read full post28 Apr 2021
Podcast: Cycle Recap, No Rejections in the Hardest Admissions Cycle Ever
In this episode of the Status Check podcast, Mike interviews Reddit user lightningmcboops (who for the purposes of this podcast we're calling "Megan") from the law school admissions subreddit.
Read full post13 Apr 2021
Podcast: Advice & Tips for Law School Scholarship Negotiation
In this podcast, Mike Spivey explains how the scholarship negotiation process works from the law school's perspective and gives some advice and tips for how to strategically approach increasing your merit aid offers.
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.
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Podcast: Interview with a Biglaw Partner (Jeff Chapman, Gibson Dunn Co-Chair of Global M&A)
In this podcast, Mike interviews Jeff Chapman: Partner, Co-Chair of Global Mergers and Acquisitions, and Executive Committee Member at Gibson Dunn.
Read full post02 Mar 2021
Podcast: Current Cycle Update, Waitlist Considerations, and Next Cycle Predictions with Dave Killoran
In this podcast, Spivey Consulting Group's Mike Spivey and PowerScore founder Dave Killoran discuss the state of the current 2020-2021 law school admissions cycle, things to consider for applicants who may be on waitlists, and predictions about next cycle (2021-2022).
Read full post16 Feb 2021
Podcast: Dr. Guy Winch on Handling Rejection (& Waiting) in the Admissions and Job Search Process
Dr. Guy Winch is one of the world's leading psychologists and speakers. He has delivered three TED Talks with over 25 million views combined.
Read full post08 Feb 2021
Podcast: Anything is Possible
For today's podcast, a little something different — some advice on resiliency in the face of watching others succeed in the ways you'd like to be succeeding.
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Podcast: Why Some Law School Applicants Underperform Their Numbers
In this podcast, Mike Spivey discusses factors that lead to some applicants "underperforming" their numbers.
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