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Dean Z on 5 Famous First Lines from Literature as Personal Statement Openings

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20 Easy Law School Application Fixes Before You Submit

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UVA Law Admissions Dean Natalie Blazer on Top 5 Tips, What Happened Last Cycle, & What’s to Come

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Interview Prep for Law School Admissions, with Meg Krishnan

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Dr. Gabor Maté on Self-Doubt, Stress, Anxiety, & the Pressure to Succeed (Re-Release)

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Inside BigLaw Hiring with Dr. Milana Hogan, Sullivan & Cromwell Chief Talent Officer

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How to Thrive in Uncertainty in Admissions, Careers, & Life (with Simone Stolzoff, "How to Not Know")

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How the New Student Loan Rules Are Reshaping Law School Financial Aid

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How the LSAT is About to Change Dramatically, with Ellen Cassidy & Graeme Blake

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Legal Education Access Pipeline (LEAP) Founder Cindy Lopez on Admissions, Mentorship, & Diversity

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Renowned Stanford Law Professor Orin Kerr: What Professors Are Really Thinking

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Strategy for Reapplying to Law School: In-Depth Advice from Former Admissions Officers (Reapplication Part 2)

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Stanford Law Grad & Startup Founder Vincent Sheu on AI Best Practices for Successful Lawyers

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Should You Reapply to Law School Next Cycle? (Reapplication Part 1)

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How Law School Prepares You for Practicing Law & Where It Doesn't, with Rob Baker

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Denial/Rejection in Admissions: Why It Hurts & What You Can Do About It

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r/LawSchoolAdmissions AMA: Waitlists, Predictions, Loan Caps, Scholarship Reconsideration, & More

18

AI Law and Policy Expert & Duke Law Prof. Dr. Nita Farahany on Our AI-Driven Future

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Dr. Guy Winch on Overcoming the Stresses of School, Work, & Admissions

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Leadership with General David H. Petraeus

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Interview Strategy Deep Dive with Former Law School Admissions Officers

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Sorry, You Do Need to Network (with Miller Leonard)

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Advice Admissions Officers Won't Tell You: Insider Law School Application Strategy

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GW Law Dean Dayna Matthew on Law School Admissions, Employment, & the Future of Legal Education

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Financial Aid & Student Loans After the "Big Beautiful Bill," with Sydney Montgomery & Kristin Shea

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Elizabeth Vargas, Journalist and News Anchor, on Overcoming Professional Setbacks and Coping with Anxiety

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Former Law School Applicants & Aspiring Environmental Lawyers: Where Are They Now?

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The LSAT Cheating Scandal, with the Whistleblower & PowerScore CEO Dave Killoran

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Interview with a Biglaw Partner: Trey Cox, Gibson Dunn Co-Chair of Global Litigation Practice

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How Law School Hiring Has Changed (Rapidly) & How That Impacts Admissions

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UVA Law Admissions Dean Natalie Blazer on the 2025-26 Cycle, Rising LSATs/GPAs, the "Why UVA" & More

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Bill Treanor on 30+ Years as a Law School Dean & Standing Up to Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin

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Military Applicants: Law School Admissions Strategy & More with Harvard Law Grad Brian Henson

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Top 25 Admissions Tips from Former Harvard Law Admissions Officer & New Spivey Consultant Sam Parker

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Dean Z of Michigan Law on Admissions Advice and AI: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly

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Waitlist Predictions for the 2024-2025 Law School Admissions Cycle

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Following a Law School Applicant Through the 2024-2025 Cycle (Part 3, Decisions & Wrap-Up)

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Five Categories of Law School Admissions Interview Questions & How to Answer Them

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Following a Law School Applicant Through the 2024-25 Cycle (Part 2: Interviews, Decisions, Waiting)

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The Law School Waitlist: Deep Dive with Former Admissions Officers

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Mid-Cycle Pep Talk & 2024-2025 Update from Mike Spivey

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A Look at the New 509 Law School Data with Kyle McEntee

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"Why X" Essay Deep Dive: Advice from Former Law School Admissions Officers

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The Future of Legal Education, AI, & Admissions with Dean Megan Carpenter

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Addendum Deep Dive: Advice from Former Law School Admissions Officers on LSAT, GPA, C&F, and Other Addenda

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Predicting the 2024-25 Law Admissions Cycle with Northwestern Law Admissions Dean Don Rebstock

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Following a Law School Applicant Through the 2024-2025 Cycle (Part 1, Preparing Applications and the LSAT)

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Making Your Law School List: Advice & Resources for Deciding Where to Apply

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The Differences Between College & Law School, with "How I Lawyer" Host Jonah Perlin

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Experience/Perspective Essay (Diversity Statement) Deep Dive with Former Law School Admissions Officers

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How PARENTS Can Best Support Law School Applicants (Former Admissions Officers Weigh In)

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Addiction & Recovery in College with Author Mitch Leff

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Law School Application Resume: Deep Dive with Former Admissions Officers

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Law School Personal Statement Deep Dive: Advice from Former Admissions Officers

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Dear 1L with Amanda Haverstick

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Tier-Ranking Admissions Strategies with UChicago Law School Admissions Dean Ann Perry

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Work Experience, Admissions Strategy, & Legal Employment: What You Need to Know

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What Are Your Chances Off the Waitlist?

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Transferring Law Schools: Strategy & Process with Two Successful Applicants

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The New 2024 Law School Rankings Explained

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The New LSAT & The Elimination of Logic Games, with PowerScore's Dave Killoran

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First-Gen Students: What We Wish We'd Known as Applicants, Law Students, & Young Lawyers

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Why Rankings Matter to People (& Why They Should Not)

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International Students: Differences in Law School Admissions + Our Best Advice

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Law School Admissions Now vs. 10 Years Ago

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The Growing Epidemic of Addiction in High Achievers, with Dr. Peter Grinspoon

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Law School Admissions Reddit AMA with Anna Hicks-Jaco

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8 Ways to MESS UP the Second Half of Your Law School Admissions Cycle

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How to Make Your Resolution Stick, with ‘Master of Change’ Author Brad Stulberg

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Dopamine & Success with Dr. Daniel Lieberman

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Insider Look at Admissions with UVA Law Dean Natalie Blazer (Reddit Q&A + Artificial Intelligence in Admissions)

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Handling Expectations & the LSAT with 'Loophole' Author Ellen Cassidy

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The Slowest Cycle Ever

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Mike Spivey's Top 5 All-Time Admissions Advice

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What's Wrong with the LSAT? + What is JD-Next? with Craig Boise & Dan Rodriguez

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How Important is Work Experience in Law School Admissions?

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What to Expect in the 2023-24 Law School Admissions Cycle (+ Q&A) with Mike Spivey & Anna Hicks-Jaco

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Critiquing AI-Generated Law School Personal Statements

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The Biggest Non-Negotiable Rule in Law School Admissions

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The Myth of the Early Application “Bump” & Law School Rolling Admissions

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Dean Z on the Future of Law School Admissions + Other Admissions Questions (Part 2)

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What the SCOTUS Admissions Decision Means for Law School Applicants

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Dean Z on Underrated/Overrated Law School Admissions Advice + Answering Reddit Questions (Part 1)

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What It's Like Applying to Law School, Part 3 (Final Decisions & Choosing a Law School)

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The New Rankings & The Future of Law School Admissions/Legal Education

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"Everything"

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Dr. Guy Winch on Handling Rejection (& Waiting) in Admissions (Re-Release)

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Interview with a Harvard Law Transfer Student

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Legal Hiring Tips from an Expert (Part 2)

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How to Get a Job Out of Law School (Part 1)

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On Dream Schools

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Why Is This Cycle So Slow—& What You Can Do About It

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When Should You Reach Out to an Admissions Office, and How Should You Do It?

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The Rules of Reddit

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How to Crush the Second Half of the Law School Admissions Cycle

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What Triggers Admit Waves?

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Reducing Stress & Increasing Happiness as a Student & Applicant

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Will Medians Stay As High This Law School Admissions Cycle?

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Happy Holidays—Plenty of Admits Are Coming in 2023

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Law Schools Leaving the U.S. News Rankings: Implications for This Year & The Future