Reading The Tea Leaves
Law School Deans
Top Schools
Prepping For Apps
Potpourri
100

This means the law school is finally looking at your application.

What is "under review"?
100

Ruler of UMich Law Admissons, runs the A to Z Vlog. 

Who is Dean Sara Zearfoss (Dean Z)?

100

The common term used to refer to the consistently top-ranked law schools in the country. 

What is the T14?

100

The service you use to submit law school applications, take the LSAT, do it all!

What is the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC)?

100

You have to join if you want a shot at a conservative clerkship. 

What is the Federalist Society (FedSoc)?

200

This means someone at the school has recently accessed your application and updated your status. 

What is a date change?

200

If you interview with him at GULC, you've got a good shot. 

Who is Dean Andrew Cornblatt (Dean Andy)? 

200

This is the media company that publishes the annual ranking of law schools. 

What is U.S. News and World Report (USNWR)?

200

You ask for these from professors or supervisors. 

What are Letters of Recommendation (LoRs)?

200

Keeper of the maps, wise sage. 

Who is Pomo?

300

This website will check your statuses for you while reminding you of all of the A waves you've missed.

What is LSD.law?

300

Hosts the Admissible podcast from UVA Law

Who is Dean Natalie Blazer?

300

The school that has been kicking GULC out of the 14th spot of the T14?

What is UCLA School of Law? 

300
The parts of your application that aren't hard numbers (often referred to in tiers). 

What are softs?

300

The man with a conflict of interest when it comes to admissions advice. 

Who is Spivey?

400

You might get rejected for a school that you are overqualified for because of this publically reported statistic reason. 

What is yield protection (YP)?

400

They host the Navigating Law School Admissions podcast. 

Who are Miriam and Kristi? 

400

This term means you have a Harvard A!

What is KJ2?

400

This term means you aren't taking any time off between undergrad and law school. 

What is KJD?

400

Pub's favorite California school. 

What is Pepperdine Caruso School of Law? 

500

This is the school where alumni interviews are a worse sign than group ones.

What is Georgetown University Law Center (GULC)?

500

Sends our favorite daily emails from Widener. 

Who is Matthew Kearns (Matty K)?

500

This school allows you to redact either your LSAT or GPA for admissions. 

What is Washington University in Saint Louis (WUSTL)?

500

Refers to the graph of law school data that all applicants below a certain threshold are rejected. 

What is the right angle of death?

500

Addicted to ketchup. 

Who is Ilia?