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February 3, 2018
Super Bowl Prediction Contest for current or next cycle applicants!

Enter our first annual Super Bowl prediction contest! Fill out our contest entry form here [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdN_XdcDoQBCVQPTEHXYrsmrY48sXUPwiwjOjf0uTvcp--1lg/viewform?usp=sf_link] . The person who (1) predicts the correct winner AND (2) guesses the closest to the final score will win a free consulting phone call discussing scholarship negotiation and/or wait list advice, general admissions advice, etc. tailored to your background and application. You have until 6:00 PM

March 19, 2018
In Photos: Law School Accepted Students Weekends

These are just a few photos that we received of this year's 2018 Accepted Students Weekends. Please email us any others you may have to info@spiveyconsulting.com, and we will add them to this post! University of Florida Levin College of Law [https://www.law.ufl.edu/] University of Michigan [https://www.law.umich.edu] University of Virginia [http://content.law.virginia.edu/] Timelapse Video: Eager to get to ASD! The road to UVA Law: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_fjbXMGIvAf

February 17, 2018
USNWR Rankings Are Coming*

*in Mid-March Join the rankings prediction competition here: https://www.lawschool.life/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=646 [https://www.lawschool.life/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=646]

March 12, 2018
Spivey Consulting March Madness

We're hosting a March Madness Bracket Challenge and the winner will get a call for advice on how to do everything right :) (disclaimer: everything in law admissions right, not anything else). Come join us! Spivey Madness [http://games.espn.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2018/en/group?redirect=tcmen%3A%2F%2Fx-callback-url%2FshowGroup%3FgroupID%3D2357976&ex_cid=tcmen2018_email&groupID=2357976&inviteuser=e0YyMjg5NjZGLTcyQTAtNDlCOC1BODk2LTZGNzJBMDQ5QjgzM30%3D]

March 21, 2018
Law School Rankings Visualized

Just for fun! (note we had a former law student do the asigning of law schools to Game of Thrones characters. Please send all angry emails to that person).

July 3, 2018
2018 Top 10 Law School Websites

Ever year we get to know law school applicants who have extensive web development experience, who have just been through the admissions process, and who incredibly generously agree to look at all ABA law school websites to pick us their collective top 10. Here are this year's rankings per one such applicant years! BU Law [http://www.bu.edu/law/] Boston University Law School’s website is one of my favorites. The sans serif font is fun and fresh, especially compared to the more traditional, all c

October 18, 2018
Spooky Halloween Blog: Real Stories of Things That Creep Out Admissions Offices

For Halloween this year, we'd like to share some peculiar stories from some of the Spivey consultants' days as admissions officers at top schools such as Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Chicago, Penn, Michigan, Duke, and many more. If you want to avoid spooking the person making a decision on your file (and making a lasting bad impression), avoid these creepy tactics! Nikki Laubenstein, former Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management at Syracuse University College of Law, had a coworker who was once