Mike Spivey (law school administration)

Mike Spivey
Born1972 (age 53–54)
New Canaan, CT
Alma materVanderbilt University (B.A.) University of Alabama (M.B.A.)
Known forHigher Education Leadership

Mike Spivey is an author,[1] podcaster,[2] and the founder of The Spivey Consulting Group,[3] and he has been featured as an expert on law school admissions and higher education in media outlets including The New York Times,[4] Bloomberg Law,[5] The Washington Post,[6] Reuters,[7] The Economist,[8] Fortune,[9][10] Investopedia,[11] Newsweek,[12] USA Today,[13] Business Insider,[14] Inside Higher Ed,[15] the ABA Journal,[16][17] The Chronicle of Higher Education,[18] U.S. News & World Report,[19] Above the Law,[20][21] and Law.com.[22]

He is a former senior-level administrator at Vanderbilt, Washington University in St. Louis, and the University of Colorado law schools. He is a co-author of The PowerScore/Spivey Consulting Law School Admissions Bible.[1]

Spivey has been featured as a speaker at colleges and universities, including presenting with Civil Rights Leader Representative John Lewis and Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales at the University of Alabama.[23][24] He hosts a podcast, "Status Check with Spivey."[2]

Spivey served on the board of directors for Law School Transparency and was an advisory board member for LexisNexis.[25] He is from New Canaan, Connecticut, and resides in Boulder, Colorado.

References

  1. 1 2 "The PowerScore/Spivey Consulting Law School Admissions Bible is Out Now! | PowerScore". www.powerscore.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  2. 1 2 "Status Check with Spivey". Spotify. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Spivey Consulting Group. Web. https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/about/
  4. ↑ Karr, Jane (2017-11-03). "On Trial: GRE v. LSAT". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  5. ↑ "AI and the Coming Mismatch Between Law Schools and Law Firms". 2026-02-10. Archived from the original on 2026-03-08. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
  6. ↑ Stripling, Jack (2023-12-04). "Yale sparked a U.S. News rankings revolt. Here's what happened next". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  7. ↑ Sloan, Karen (2021-08-03). "Law school applicants surge 13%, biggest increase since dot-com bubble". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  8. ↑ "GMAT and GRE Tutor". education.economist.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  9. ↑ Angelo, Jake. "Law school admissions expert sees 'dangerous one-two punch' as Gen Z seeks shelter from the AI hiring storm in 6-figure debt and JD lifeboat". Fortune. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
  10. ↑ "And the U.S. News law school ranking fallout begins…". Fortune. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  11. ↑ Paul, Trina (September 18, 2025). "As New Grads Face a Challenging Job Market, Law School Applications Surge to Highest Levels in Over a Decade". Investopedia. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  12. ↑ Mesa, Jesus (2025-03-18). "What the Surge in Law School Applications Says About the Economy". Newsweek. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  13. ↑ Marcus, Jon (2023-08-03). "As colleges quit US News rankings, how do you pick a school?". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  14. ↑ Paradis, Tim (2025-03-18). "How to Get Into Law School As Competition Ramps up". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  15. ↑ Coffey, Lauren (2023-08-04). "Law Schools Split on ChatGPT in Admissions Essays". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  16. ↑ "Rather than increasing 1L class size in 2018, some law schools shrunk strategically". ABA Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  17. ↑ "After tenure removals, Vermont Law School is now on sanction list of professors' organization". ABA Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  18. ↑ "Perfecting the Sales Pitch". The Chronicle of Higher Education. 2003-02-21. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  19. ↑ "A Law School Application Resume That Made the Cut". Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  20. ↑ Mystal, Elie (2013-03-12). "The 2014 U.S. News Law School Rankings - Above the Law". Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  21. ↑ Zaretsky, Elie Mystal, Staci (2014-03-11). "The U.S. News 2015 Law School Rankings Are Here: Smell The Prestige - Above the Law". Retrieved 2023-05-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  22. ↑ "Khan Academy's Free LSAT Prep Program Draws Jeers, Cheers". Law.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  23. ↑ "2019 Annual Symposium". The University of Alabama Blackburn Institute. 23 August 2019. Web. https://blackburninstitute.sa.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2019/08/2019-Annual-Symposium-Program-Guide.pdf
  24. ↑ "About". The Spivey Blog. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  25. ↑ "Law School Faculty Advisory Board Meets to Review Products, Teaching Methods". LexisNexis Information Professional (May 2009): page 8. http://www.lexisnexis.com/documents/pdf/20100512121216_large.pdf
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