Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In today's episode, we're talking with admissions consultant Anna Ivey about what could change for incoming 1Ls this year because of COVID-19 concerns, and how the pandemic might impact the future of law school admissions. 

In this episode we discuss:

• Anna's background and work in admissions consulting
• How likely is it that law school classes will be in-person this fall?
• Does the Socratic method lend itself well to being taught online?
• The social and networking aspects of virtual studying
• How people who end up on waitlists could be impacted this year
• How to think about choosing which schools to apply to
• Do you have to visit law schools before applying or accepting?
• The future of the legal job market

Resources:

• Anna Ivey Consulting (https://www.annaivey.com/)
• Thinking Outside the Box: Should You Start a Virtual Study Group? (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/thinking-outside-the-box-should-you-start-a-virtual-study-group/)
• The Order of Things: What College Rankings Really Tell Us, by Malcolm Gladwell (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/02/14/the-order-of-things)
• Above the Law (https://abovethelaw.com/)
• Podcast Episode 239: Looking to History to Assess the Impact of COVID-19 on the Legal Job Market (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-239-looking-to-history-to-assess-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-the-legal-job-market/)
• Podcast Episode 242: COVID-19 Considerations for (Potentially) Incoming 1Ls (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-242-covid-19-considerations-for-potentially-incoming-1ls/)
• Podcast Episode 249: Changes to the LSAT Due to COVID-19 (with Steve Schwartz) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-249-changes-to-the-lsat-due-to-covid-19-with-steve-schwartz/)

Download the Transcript  (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-252-navigating-the-law-school-landscape-in-light-of-covid-19-w-anna-ivey/)

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Alison & Lee