Strong Applicant. No Admits. What’s Going On?

In this episode, Mike speaks with an applicant from Reddit who we'll call "Ryan Reynolds" (you know, just for fun). Ryan has a 178 LSAT and a 3.8 undergraduate GPA, and while he blanketed the top 20 law schools, he has received only waitlists and denials so far this cycle (as of February) despite having applied early on. Mike and Ryan discuss the factors that have likely contributed to this, both at the larger-scale level as far as the nature and pace of this 2021-2022 cycle, and more specifically as it pertains to his application and potential points for improvement.
After reading Ryan's applications, we are very confident that he will be receiving admits this cycle, and we will provide an update in a later episode when he does!
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For a full transcript of this episode, please see our blog post: spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/podcast-strong-applicant-no-admits-whats-going-on
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[@Ikea9292101]

i’m terrified of applying 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@moebiusandtheironhide6399]

Living off these podcasts

[@DrexelGregory]

How weird. Last year, highest volume. This year, lowest.

[@svedishfisk]

What were Ryan's results?

[@mrsfollowthesun]

He ended up waitlisted or rejected at 19/20 schools. Then got off the waitlist at two schools- Cornell and Georgetown

[@THExBLAZEx88]

Lol it’s called apply to lower ranked schools, your lsat and gpa aren’t that competitive anymore since LSAC went full $ grab with online lsats.