The Ivey Files
Focusing on life after college, including going to grad school and law school, posts aim to help recent graduates make smart choices.
Author: A former corporate practitioner, admissions officer and counselor, Anna Ivey is an admission and career consultant. She writes the "Ask Anna" advice column on Vault.com and is author of "The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions."
Blawg Related Categories: Careers • Work/Life Balance • Law Practice Management • Legal Marketing & Consulting • Law Schools • Law Students • Consultant
Recent Posts from The Ivey Files
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Need Mom to Pick Your Clothes Out?
So I was catching up on my Tivo'ed Project Runway episodes the other night when I couldn't sleep. (I won't call it a guilty pleasure -- I will defend Project Runway 'til the end!) …
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Chat with Michigan Law School's Dean of Admissions about the Wolverine Scholars Program
The blogosphere has come down hard on Michigan Law School's recently announced Wolverine Scholars Program. I'm excited when any law school innovates, so I chatted with Dean of Admissions Sarah Zearfoss to find out…
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Federal Loan Forgiveness Program Becomes Law
Good news for prosecutors, legal aid attorneys, and public defenders here.
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"My International Summer Internship Was a Bust"
Anna, I read your blog before making the decision to attend law school and right on through my 1L year. I've learned a lot. Thank you. I attend the [deleted] School of Law and…
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Don't Sweat It
Usually the parents of applicants drive me a little nuts, but yesterday I received a lovely email from an applicant's father who reminded me that a little perspective goes a long way when people…
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Best Schools for Aspiring Legal Academics
I'm intrigued by Brian Leiter's rankings of law schools based on the success rates of its graduates in the 2006-2008 law school teaching market. If you don't want to read the rankings, here are…
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Whining about Harvard Business School
I don't get books like this new one called Ahead of the Curve by recent HBS graduate Philip Delves Broughton. He was apparently shocked to discover that students there are competitive! And graded on…
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Law, Baseball, and Pennant-Waving Schoolboys
Justice Blackmun may be famous for having authored the majority opinion in Roe v. Wade, but he's also famous for the "sappy" 1972 baseball antitrust decision Flood v. Kuhn, which exempted baseball from antitrust…
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Former HBS Admissions Rep Reveals Insider Secrets
Good friend Chioma Isiadinso, formerly on the admissions board at Harvard Business School and founder of her own MBA admissions consulting firm Expartus, just came out with her first book: The Best Business Schools'…
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Litigation vs. Transactional Work for Aspiring Lawyers
One of the hardest things to sort out in law school is whether to choose a litigation or transactional career. Law school training (at least the required part) is notoriously biased in favor of…