Law School Admissions AMA with Mike Spivey & Dave Killoran (Part 1)

In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike and Dave answer questions from the Law School Admissions Reddit. This will be a series of two episodes, with Part 2 coming out next week! Part 1 covers predictions for the upcoming 2022-2023 law school admissions cycle, discussion about the LSAT and GPAs, application timing, and more. Part 2 will cover more of the "soft factors" of a law school application, including personal statements.
Relevant links from this episode -
2022 LSAT/GPA Medians (spreadsheet): docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Bad Law School Admissions Advice (podcast): • On the Prevalence of B...
Dean Z's thoughts on the difference between applying in August vs. applying in October (from the University of Michigan's admissions podcast, "A2Z with Dean Z"): / cgeiwvngon1
Interview (+ More on Bad Admissions Advice) with Dean Z (podcast): www.spiveyconsulting.com/blog...
You can listen and subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TH-cam, SoundCloud, and Google Podcasts - just search for "Status Check with Spivey." You can read a full transcript of this episode here: www.spiveyconsulting.com/blog...

[@panda-qp3gf]

Could you elaborate on the effect of applying ED if you are a URM who does not meet the medians vs if you are not and you do meet the medians?

[@chickenahh8350]

I am currently a highschool student getting ready to graduate this year, i did some research and i was wondering if a paralegal certification through only the CLS program and having a year or more of work experience working as a paralegal can higher a applicants chances at getting into a Ivy League law school. Thank you

[@statuscheckwithspivey]

Work experience can absolutely elevate a law school application, and paralegal experience in particular can be valuable as far as getting an idea of how it is to work in a law firm and whether it's the right path for you. Paralegal experience is very common though for law school applicants, so it typically doesn't elevate you over other types of work experience. Hope that helps!

[@chickenahh8350]

@@statuscheckwithspivey Thank you for your response! :) In your opinion what are some elevating work experiences i can do during college to strengthen my application and help me stand out from other applicants. Thank you