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

<p>In this episode of <em>Status Check with Spivey</em>, <a href="https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/team/anna-hicks-jaco"><u>Anna Hicks-Jaco</u></a> discusses the strategy of reapplying to law school, joined by former law school admissions officers and Spivey consultants <a href="https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/team/sir-williams"><u>Sir Williams</u></a> and <a href="https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/team/julia-truemper"><u>Julia Truemper</u></a>. They give a great deal of insider insights and strategic advice, including common reapplication mistakes (8:11, 17:57, 34:26), how to explain why you’re reapplying (32:15), whether admissions officers review reapplicants’ previous applications (2:31), whether they hold a previous denial against reapplicants (5:25), how discrepancies between the previous application and the current application can be problematic for reapplicants (3:52, 30:06), whether and how you need to revise and create new materials for a reapplication to the same school (6:32, 16:06), how to critically assess your previous application (10:43, 17:57), how you should change your school list (23:07), advice for the sometimes difficult process of rewriting your personal statement (25:42), how law schools look at reapplicants who were previously admitted (and how to mitigate potential negative impacts of that) (30:41), advice for reapplicants who weren’t admitted anywhere the previous cycle (40:01), and more.</p><p>You can find Part 1 of this two-part series, “Should You Reapply to Law School,” <a href="https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/podcasts/should-you-reapply"><u>here</u></a>.</p><p>Other resources mentioned in this episode:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/podcasts/resume-podcast"><u>Law School Application Resume Deep Dive</u></a> </p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/podcasts/personal-statement-deep-dive-podcast"><u>Personal Statement Deep Dive</u></a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/podcasts/experience-perspective-essay-podcast"><u>Experience/Perspective Essays (Diversity Statements) Deep Dive</u></a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/podcasts/why-x-deep-dive-podcast"><u>“Why X” Essay Deep Dive</u></a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/podcasts/addendum-deep-dive"><u>Addendum Deep Dive</u></a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/podcasts/interview-deep-dive"><u>Law School Admissions Interview Deep Dive</u></a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/podcasts/making-your-school-list-podcast"><u>Making Your Law School List: Advice &amp; Resources for Deciding Where to Apply</u></a></p></li></ul><p>You can listen and subscribe to <em>Status Check with Spivey</em> on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/status-check-with-spivey/id1477090223"><u>⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠</u></a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1axZqBvq28wpvhKEq2l7sV"><u>⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠</u></a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA_Rbmm6gSV09dUwrnlBjyQ/"><u>⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠</u></a>. You can read a full transcript of this episode with timestamps <a href="https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/podcasts/reapplication-strategy"><u>here</u></a>.</p>