The Spivey Consulting Group, LLC

📞 Thinking about a career in public interest law?

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) can significantly reduce the cost of law school—but only if you understand how the program works.

In this post, we cover:
• Which loans qualify for PSLF
• The eligibility requirements
• Recent developments affecting the program
• What future law students should know before borrowing

Save this post for later and share it with someone considering public interest law. ⚖️

Do you really have to apply to law school in September?

It’s one of the most common questions we hear every admissions cycle.

The short answer? Not necessarily.

In this post, we break down what early applications actually mean, when timing matters, and what applicants should focus on instead of rushing to submit.

Save this post for application season and send it to someone who’s stressing about their timeline.

How competitive are law schools today? 📊

We analyzed the latest median LSAT and GPA data across T14, T20, T50, T100, and all ABA accredited law schools to show how admissions numbers compare by ranking tier.

Swipe through the data and save this for application season.

This week on Status Check with Spivey, Mike is joined by author and journalist Simone Stolzoff to talk about what it really means to live with uncertainty.

From waiting on admissions decisions to making career choices without knowing exactly how they’ll turn out, this episode explores how to stop treating uncertainty like a threat and start seeing it as a source of possibility.

They discuss decision-making, rejection, control, overthinking, and learning to trust your future self.

New episode tomorrow.

Your personal statement doesn’t need the “perfect” story. It needs your story, told with intention. ✍️

Think of it in three parts:
1. Narrative: What happened?
2. Reflection: How did it shape you?
3. Forward-looking optimism: How will it influence the law student and lawyer you hope to become?

Save this breakdown for your next drafting session, and tell us what law school application resource you want next.

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Law school financing is changing,
and future applicants need to know what to expect.

Tomorrow on Status Check with Spivey, Anna Hicks-Jaco speaks with three law school financial aid experts about new federal loan limits, the elimination of Grad PLUS loans, private loans and cosigners, scholarships, and how students can make law school more affordable.

This week on Status Check, Mike sits down with Ellen Cassidy and Graeme Blake to discuss the biggest changes coming to the August LSAT.

From the return to in-person testing to the new LawHub interface, this is an episode every future test taker should hear.

Available tomorrow wherever you get your podcasts🎙