Client Results & Testimonials

As a splitter and non-traditional applicant, I completely credit my admission to three of the t6 schools to the work I did with my consultant, Joe Pollak. Coming into the cycle, I was confident that I would get a few admissions, but never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be admitted to both YLS and HLS. If you are a marginal candidate, this is the best investment you will make.

I read the Spivey Law School Admissions Bible and listen to all of their podcasts Status Check with Spivey.

Their amount of sophisticated and insider admissions experience information they put out for free is mind boggling. Kudos to them for helping so many in the admissions process I can’t say enough good things about this firm and their people.

Spivey Consulting provided excellent support throughout the complex application process. My personal statement, resume, and letters of recommendation were optimized thanks to my consultant's help. The only reason for not putting five stars is that I would have liked more consistent follow-up in the later stages of the process, but your consultant will be available if you reach out.

Working with Spivey Consulting Group, and more specifically my consultant Joe Pollack, has been an amazing experience. From the very beginning Joe has been professional, responsive, attentive to my individual needs, and an overall pleasure to deal with. With Joe's expert guidance I have been accepted at a school I didn't expect to get into, and with a nice scholarship too! Thrilled with my results; no complaints.

Spivey gave me the confidence and direction to shoot for schools that I may have thought were out of my reach. I felt proud of all the applications I submitted!

Nathan was great he went above and beyond to ensure I had the best application possible. With his help I received multiple offers for admissions with his help.

Mr. Neely gave essential advice, overall wonderful to work with.

Nick Everdell was so immensely helpful throughout the law school admissions process from beginning to end--I can't recommend him enough. His honest overall advice on strategy; candid feedback on my essays, resume, and addenda; and insights into the inner workings of admissions all made the law school application process so much more transparent and so much less stressful. He was constantly available to answer my questions and assuage my anxiety and concerns over the course of the months-long process. If you get the chance to work with Nick, TAKE IT! It was worth every penny.

Peter Cramer provided me with invaluable and unwavering support throughout the application process. His expertise and prompt responsiveness were instrumental in guiding me through every step. Without his help, securing admission to my dream law school would have been impossible.

I cannot recommend Spivey Consulting enough. I worked with Paula for about a year during the 2024-2025 law school admissions cycle (which was/is notably competitive) and am incredibly happy with the results. She was incredibly kind, informative, and responsive throughout the entire process. Paula was genuinely invested in my success, and her knowledge and expertise of the entire process were invaluable. I highly recommend working with Paula, it made all the difference for me.

I’d like to extend my eternal thanks to Paula Gluzman for being my law school admissions fairy godmother! Paula made an incredibly challenging process much less painful. With Paula’s help I was accepted to multiple tier one law schools with merit scholarships during one of the most competitive law school admissions cycles in history. Working with her was the best decision I could’ve made, and I couldn’t be more grateful for all she did to get me there.

Even if I hadn’t gotten these results, I would still hire Paula again in a heartbeat for how much she helped me. What makes Paula so wonderful starts with the fact that she’s a genuinely lovely person. Paula’s warmth and positivity are matched by her intelligence, knack for strategy and years of experience – all these traits make her the perfect law school admissions consultant. When we first started working together I wasn’t sure if I wanted a whole package or a la carte assistance. Paula met me with kindness and flexibility.

I could immediately see she was the perfect fit for my needs and we proceeded with the full package. In particular, I’d like to highlight how Paula comes through for students from diverse, non-traditional backgrounds. While my LSAT score and undergraduate GPA were good, I had a sensitive issue that I didn’t quite know how to tackle in my applications. Paula jumped in with an expert strategy and helped me turn what I believed to be a weakness into a way to showcase my resilience. Paula brought empathy, wit, and expertise to every essay strategy session. I tend to have a clear vision for my writing, and I worried that this might present a challenge, but Paula deftly helped me refine my work.

Through a thoughtful and collaborative process, we successfully improved every piece of material in my applications. Paula is so talented at what she does that I even had fun editing with her! Paula was also very understanding and accommodating when I needed to schedule sessions around my rigid work schedule. She answered every one of my questions and emails in a timely manner and with great attention to detail. Hire Paula if you’re in search of the world’s most empathetic and brilliant law school admissions consultant! I promise you won’t regret it!

I worked with Joe Pollak this cycle and am incredibly pleased with my results and really appreciate that I had the opportunity to work with Joe. Joe was fantastic at every step of the way, from brainstorming personal statement ideas to interview preparation to scholarship negotiations (and re-negotiations, and re-renegotiations) and has always been kind, understanding, and responsive. I am by nature an anxious overthinker, and having Joe in my corner this cycle dramatically cut down my stress levels throughout a difficult cycle and allowed me to put my best foot forward in my essays and interviews. My results blew my expectations out of the water – I went into this cycle thinking if I could get a single T14 acceptance I’d be over the moon, and wound up with multiple T14 acceptances with six-figure scholarships. Being able to attend Columbia is a dream come true for me that I firmly believe wouldn’t have been possible without the support and admissions expertise of Joe and the Spivey team. Thank you so, so much and shout out to the Spivey team for the wonderful and impactful work that you all do!

Shannon was an amazing advisor. As a first generation student, I’ve often struggled to recognize my strengths and accomplishments. I felt that Shannon truly saw me and helped me see myself through a new lens. We were able to complete my application in such a short time period, and through the stress of law school and job applications. I am so appreciative of Shannon’s patience and nuanced thinking!

I can’t speak to their services, but I love their podcast with Mike and Anna who give exceptional admission advice. And also the guest they bring on are informative and great. I’d give the podcast more than 5stars if I could.

Rodia went above and beyond the entire time I worked with her. She was compassionate, knowledgeable, supportive, and transparent about the entire process. Not to mention, she is kind and reassuring, which made the stressful application experience a little less hectic.

In general, the team at Spivey is incredibly talented and knowledgable, and they are worth every penny.

As a first-generation law student and an international applicant, I often felt overwhelmed and unsure of the process when I was submitting my initial application to law schools - without an admission expert's guidance. When I found myself waitlisted at a lot of schools, I felt I needed professional help, and that’s when I turned to Spivey.

Working with Nathan has made a lot of difference. He brings deep experience and a reassuring presence to what can be a very stressful time. He understands the nuances of the waitlist process and helped me strategize and communicate my interest effectively with each school. On top of everything, he responds quickly.

I would strongly recommend Nathan and Spivey Consulting to anyone navigating the law school admissions process, especially if you’re coming from a background like mine.

Spivey (Danielle Early) worked with me on three JD / MBA over the course of nine months. I applied with lowest quartile test scores / GPA and she helped me earn admission to Harvard and Yale! I was speechless!

Her relentless support of me and my application were undoubtedly the most decisive factors in my admissions. Thank you, Danielle and Spivey for your superb support to me through my application process!

I'm very happy with my experience, I worked with Danielle and she did a great job at helping me streamline my approach and organize my thoughts. I would recommend Spivey to anyone who feels they could benefit from very structured help. Even if it might feel a bit unnatural at times to work with a consultant, especially if you're not used to something like this, remember that they're bringing the insights and perspective of an admissions officer and can help you avoid the pitfalls that you might fall into from not being sufficiently able to put yourself in the shoes of an admissions officer. If you're a more intuitive person, it might really serve you well to avail yourself of Spivey's data-driven approach as a supplement to ensure the best outcome.

Spivey and Nathan Neely are awesome! I am very pleased with my admissions outcomes despite being part of an unusually competitive admissions cycle. Spivey is the way to go!

I’m super excited to share that I was accepted to my target law school via their Binding Decision program, so my cycle is officially over and I’ll be going there this Fall! I cannot thank Emily Allen enough for all her help and kindness throughout this entire process. It feels surreal to even be sending this message–I’m so happy and I just wanted to express my deepest gratitude for all her direction and counsel. From our earliest discussions that formed my strategy going into this cycle, to all her insightful thoughts and ideas on my application pieces, it was all so invaluable for me, and made this third admissions cycle of mine so much more focused, precise, wise, and ultimately successful. The past two days have been a whirlwind and a blessing and I would not be here without Emily.

Nikki, Nikki, Nikki - she was a fantastic thought partner and guide through the very condensed and stressful transfer application timeframe. She made the process digestible and I felt like the whole Spivey team had my back not just my assigned consultant. It was worth every penny, could not recommend Nikki and Spivey enough!

I received interview preparation services from Danielle, and it was by far the best experience I’ve had. Danielle had an exact understanding of what I needed and went above and beyond my expectations. Her insights and guidance were incredibly valuable, offering advice I couldn't have found elsewhere. The service was absolutely worth the investment.

What truly stood out was her continued support. Even after our session ended, she generously offered to share helpful resources for another law school I was applying to. This level of dedication was far more than I anticipated.

Thanks to Danielle’s help, I was well-prepared for my interview. I highly recommend her to anyone seeking support with law school preparation.

Danielle Early / Spivey got me results wouldn’t have dreamed of! I was admitted to Harvard and Yale law schools with lowest quartile test scores and GPAs. I was an outside shot by many friendly estimates but Danielle polished up my application, help shaped the concepts of my essays, and framed me and my qualifications in the best possible light to earn those admissions. She was just phenomenal in sorting through a cloud of ideas to help me consolidate my life and thoughts into several different coherent essays. She also helped me gain admission to several top business schools’ MBA programs.

I am convinced she was the single most decisive factor in my admissions and I would not have been accepted without her help. Her patience and persistence over the last nine months cannot be overstated! Danielle saved me a lot of time and stress. Her expertise and insight into the mechanics of admissions generally and nuances of my schools specifically prevented hours of researching or scouring blogs and forums for unreliable information as well as endless speculation. She also saved me from reaching out to the schools directly with potentially distracting or even negative information. She also put a lot of things into perspective for me.

You’ll see in her client e-mails and her blog: she understands the stress of this experience and does a great job of addressing the natural doubts and anxiety of it. Danielle has superb school-specific knowledge – not just HLS (her previous employment) but she is dialed in to other applications and schools’ perspectives thanks to her years in the industry. She can also tap into Spivey’s deep bench which helped me a few times. She also has solid process knowledge that’s universal across all law schools which I found useful for broader questions such as strategy, timing, and the long wait after submission.

Danielle is very client-oriented. She always responds within one business day, answers every question thoroughly, answers questions I didn’t think to ask, and provides clear and effective edits to my drafts. I said to myself a few times “I feel like I’m her only client!” because she responds quickly, completely, and with a good memory of the smallest aspects of my application. She is a great communicator: clear, direct, and precise. I’ve been out of school and in the military for a few years and found she was able to bridge that gap easily. Danielle gets us. She understands our careers, how we communicate, and how to work with a different type of client which was critical in building an effective relationship. She helped retrain my writing for a civilian audience, as well.

Highly recommended for any student but especially non-trad and military applicants.

Rodia was such an easy consultant to work with and made the admissions cycle feel like a breeze. As a first generation college and law student coming from a very small college that had no law advisor, I felt lost on where to even begin. Thankfully, I had the money to invest in Spivey and could not be happier that I did. Rodia made everything feel personal and made me feel important as an applicant. I was more worried about putting together my personal statement as I’ve never had to do so before, so as I shared my life experiences with her, she helped me narrow down what I should use for mine as well as who I such reach out for my letter of recs. I felt I had a pretty well rounded resume but she really was great in helping me tailor my resume to law schools and exactly what they look for. The double checks before submissions of applications was also especially helpful as everyone can use a second look by another eye to make sure everything looks as best as possible!

Thanks to Rodia and Spivey I got into my top choice for law school and many others with some great scholarships offers. I could not be more thankful. If you have the resources, you should absolutely invest in Spivey Consulting, they won’t steer you wrong.

I’d like to extend my eternal thanks to Paula Gluzman for being my law school admissions fairy godmother! Paula made an incredibly challenging process much less painful. With Paula’s help I was accepted to multiple tier one law schools with merit scholarships during one of the most competitive law school admissions cycles in history. Working with her was the best decision I could’ve made, and I couldn’t be more grateful for all she did to get me there. Even if I hadn’t gotten these results, I would still hire Paula again in a heartbeat for how much she helped me.

What makes Paula so wonderful starts with the fact that she’s a genuinely lovely person. Paula’s warmth and positivity are matched by her intelligence, knack for strategy and years of experience. All these traits make her the perfect law school admissions consultant.

In particular, I’d like to highlight how Paula comes through for students from diverse, non-traditional backgrounds. While my LSAT score and undergraduate GPA were good, I had a sensitive issue that I didn’t quite know how to tackle in my applications. Paula jumped in with an expert strategy and helped me turn what I believed to be a weakness into a way to showcase my resilience.

Paula brought empathy, wit, and expertise to every essay strategy session. I tend to have a clear vision for my writing, and I worried that this might present a challenge, but Paula deftly helped me refine my work. Through a thoughtful and collaborative process, we successfully improved every piece of material in my applications. Paula is so talented at what she does that I even had fun editing with her!

Paula was also very understanding and accommodating when I needed to schedule sessions around my rigid work schedule. She answered every one of my questions and emails in a timely manner and with great attention to detail. Hire Paula if you’re in search of the world’s most empathetic and brilliant law school admissions consultant! I promise you won’t regret it!

Working with a Spivey consultant was one of the best decisions I made in the application process. In just my first meeting with my counselor, Rodia, I felt like the picture I wanted to paint on my application was already coming to life. My counselor helped me realize the full potential of my application, particularly on the personal statement, and was instrumental in giving me good feedback and advice throughout the entire admissions process. My counselor went above and beyond to give supportive and encouraging feedback when it applied, but wasn't afraid to point out weak points in my essays or guide me in another direction. Combined with the exceptional professionalism and quick turnaround times on essays I submitted for review, I could not recommend Spivey enough for applicants looking to maximize their chances at their top-choice law schools.