Status Check with Spivey

In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, we have our third and final interview with "John" (not his real name; u/Muvanji on Reddit), who we've followed throughout his law school admissions cycle for 2024-2025. John discusses his final decision on where to attend, his process of requesting scholarship reconsideration, his decision not to pursue waitlists, admitted students days, what he's looking forward to in law school, and his thoughts and reflections on the law school admissions process now that it's over. Prior episodes with John: * Part 1, Preparing Applications and the LSAT [https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/following-an-applicant-2024-2025-part-1/] * Part 2, Interviews & Waiting for Decisions [https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/following-an-applicant-2024-2025-part-2] You can listen and subscribe to Status Check with Spivey on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/status-check-with-spivey/id1477090223?ref=spiveyconsulting.ghost.io], ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/1axZqBvq28wpvhKEq2l7sV?ref=spiveyconsulting.ghost.io], and ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA_Rbmm6gSV09dUwrnlBjyQ/?ref=spiveyconsulting.ghost.io]. You can read a full transcript of this episode here [https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/following-an-applicant-2024-2025-part-3].

In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Anna Hicks-Jaco is joined by Karen Buttenbaum, one of Spivey's most experienced consultants and a former Director of Admissions at Harvard Law School, to talk about law school admissions interviews. They discuss a strategy for thinking about and preparing for interviews by categorizing the potential questions you could receive into five groups (plus a bonus sixth category at the end!). You can listen and subscribe to Status Check with Spivey on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/status-check-with-spivey/id1477090223?ref=spiveyconsulting.ghost.io], ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/1axZqBvq28wpvhKEq2l7sV?ref=spiveyconsulting.ghost.io], and ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA_Rbmm6gSV09dUwrnlBjyQ/?ref=spiveyconsulting.ghost.io]. You can read a full transcript of this episode here [https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/five-categories-of-interview-questions].

In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, we catch up with "John" (not his real name; u/Muvanji on Reddit), the applicant who we're following throughout his law school admissions cycle for 2024-2025. We talk about rejection, decisions he has (or hasn't) received, interviews he's done, typos in applications, and more. Stick around until the end for one last update on his cycle! You can listen to our first episode with John here [https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/following-an-applicant-2024-2025-part-1/]. You can listen and subscribe to Status Check with Spivey on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/status-check-with-spivey/id1477090223?ref=spiveyconsulting.ghost.io], ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/1axZqBvq28wpvhKEq2l7sV?ref=spiveyconsulting.ghost.io], and ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA_Rbmm6gSV09dUwrnlBjyQ/?ref=spiveyconsulting.ghost.io]. You can read a full transcript of this episode here [https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/following-an-applicant-2024-2025-part-2].

In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Anna Hicks-Jaco has a discussion with two Spivey consultants—Joe Pollak, former Associate Director of Admissions at the University of Michigan Law School, and Nathan Neely, former Director and Associate Director of Admissions at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Law and The University of Houston Law Center—all about the waitlist process. They talk about which applicants law schools waitlist and why, how law schools use their waitlists, how many people they typically put on the waitlist, the timeline of the waitlist process, what factors law schools consider when they evaluate their waitlists, strategy for getting admitted from the waitlist, common mistakes, best practice, factors that go into your chances of admission, tips for visiting a law school while you're on their waitlist, ways that the law school waitlist process has changed over the last few years, and much more. We mentioned a few blog posts in this episode, including "How to Write a Law School Letter of Continued Interest [https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/how-to-write-a-letter-of-continued-interest/]" (outline included), "What's the difference between a law school 'waitlist' vs. 'hold' vs. 'hold tight email'? [https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/waitlist-vs-hold-vs-hold-tight/]" and "Justin Ishbia — Last WL Admit to Successful Major Donor [https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/justin-ishbia-interview/]" (podcast). You can find the previous episodes in our deep dive series here: * Personal Statement Deep Dive [https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/personal-statement-deep-dive-podcast/?ref=spiveyconsulting.ghost.io] * Experience/Perspective Essay Deep Dive [https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/experience-perspective-essay-podcast/?ref=spiveyconsulting.ghost.io] * Resume Deep Dive [https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/resume-podcast/?ref=spiveyconsulting.ghost.io] * Addendum Deep Dive [https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/addendum-deep-dive] * "Why X" Essay Deep Dive [https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/why-x-deep-dive-podcast] Nathan and Joe's full bios are here [https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/about-us?ref=spiveyconsulting.ghost.io]. You can listen and subscribe to Status Check with Spivey on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/status-check-with-spivey/id1477090223?ref=spiveyconsulting.ghost.io], ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/1axZqBvq28wpvhKEq2l7sV?ref=spiveyconsulting.ghost.io], and ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA_Rbmm6gSV09dUwrnlBjyQ/?ref=spiveyconsulting.ghost.io]. You can read a full transcript of this episode below. You can read a full transcript of this episode here [https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/law-school-waitlist-deep-dive-podcast].

In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike gives a brief update and pep talk for current law school applicants during the 2024-2025 admissions cycle. Mike mentions our podcast with world-renowned psychologist Dr. Guy Winch in this episode—you can listen to the full interview here: Dr. Guy Winch on Handling Rejection (& Waiting) in the Admissions and Job Search Process [https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/podcast-with-dr-guy-winch/] You can listen and subscribe to Status Check with Spivey on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/status-check-with-spivey/id1477090223?ref=spiveyconsulting.ghost.io], ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/1axZqBvq28wpvhKEq2l7sV?ref=spiveyconsulting.ghost.io], and ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA_Rbmm6gSV09dUwrnlBjyQ/?ref=spiveyconsulting.ghost.io]. A full transcript of this episode is here [https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/mid-cycle-pep-talk-and-update-2025].