The Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Ban Really Gummed Up The Law School Admissions Process
Things are moving much more slowly than usual when it comes to getting into law school.
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This is the slowest admit cycle than in the 25 years I’ve been doing this. It’s because of [the Supreme Court ruling] and all the change. It has become a harder job for admissions offices.
— Law school admissions consultant Mike Spivey of the Spivey Consulting Group, in comments given to Reuters on the delays caused by the additions of essays and interviews that weren’t part of the regular law school admissions process prior to the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban in higher education.
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