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I’d like to see this past 2018 but even still I know where we are ultimately heading in higher education. What goes up must come down, and rightfully so in tuition I think.

@OrinKerr We disagree for once! Here are my concerns: reddit.com/r/lawschooladm…

This is a great idea: A law school ranking system that compares schools based on where people admitted to both actually decided to go (as reported by those who participated, at least). lsd.law/law-school-ran…

Our X account says we obsess over “all things admissions” but I guess we were wrong. linkedin.com/posts/mpspivey…

Who can name this college? @mikepspivey/note/c-215709527?r=1vezp0&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">substack.com/@mikepspivey/n…

@PeterAttiaMD If you write your letter for your team, and share it with the world, you aren’t writing it for your team.

The following email is what I sent my team last night. I sent a similar version to my patients, also. *** You’ve put your trust, your credibility, and your hard work into what we have built together, and I take that responsibility seriously. You deserve a complete and honest account of what did and did not happen. I apologize that I did not get this out sooner, but I want to be thorough. The purpose of the DOJ releasing these documents is clear: to identify individuals who participated in criminal activity, enabled it, or witnessed it. I am not in any of those categories, and there is no evidence to the contrary. To be clear: 1. I was not involved in any criminal activity. 2. My interactions with Epstein had nothing to do with his sexual abuse or exploitation of anyone. 3. I was never on his plane, never on his island, and never present at any sex parties. That said, I apologize and regret putting myself in a position where emails, some of them embarrassing, tasteless, and indefensible, are now public, and that is on me. I accept that reality and the humiliation that comes with it. *** I want to start by directly addressing the email thread that I’ve been asked about the most. In June 2015, I sent Epstein an email with the subject line “Got a fresh shipment.” The email contained a photograph of bottles of metformin, a medication I had just received from the pharmacy for my own use. The subject line referred to the picture of the bottles of medication. He replied with the words “me too” and attached a photograph of an adult woman. I responded with crude, tasteless banter. Reading that exchange now is very embarrassing, and I will not defend it. I’m ashamed of myself for everything about this. At the time, I understood this exchange as juvenile, not a reference to anything dark or harmful. At that point in my career, I had little exposure to prominent people, and that level of access was novel to me. Everything about him seemed excessive and exclusive, including the fact that he lived in the largest home in all of Manhattan, owned a Boeing 727, and hosted parties with the most powerful and prominent leaders in business and politics. I treated that access as something to be quiet about rather than discussed freely with others. One line in that exchange, about his life being outrageous and me not being able to tell anyone, is being interpreted as awareness of wrongdoing. That is not how I meant it at all. What I was referring to, poorly and flippantly, was the discretion commanded by those social and professional circles–the idea that you don’t talk about who you meet, the dinners you attend and the power and influence of the people in those settings. What I wrote in that email reads terribly, and I own that. *** I met Epstein in 2014 through a prominent female healthcare leader while I was raising funds for scientific research. At that time, he was widely known in academic and philanthropic circles as a funder of science and moved openly among credible institutions and public figures. Between summer 2014 and spring 2019, I met with him on approximately seven or eight occasions at his New York City home, regarding research studies and to meet others he introduced me to. I never visited his island or ranch, and I never flew on any of his planes. When I was at his home, it was either meeting with him directly, meeting with small groups of scientists, doctors, or business leaders, and once at a dinner in 2015 with a number of guests including prominent heads of state. In retrospect, the presence and credibility of such venerable people in different orbits led me to make assumptions about him that clouded my judgment in ways it shouldn’t have. I was not his doctor, though several times I answered general medical questions and recommended other providers to him. Shortly after we met, I asked him directly about his 2008 conviction. He characterized it as prostitution-related charges. In 2018, I came to learn this was grossly minimized (more on this below). I was incredibly naïve to believe him. I mistook his social acceptance in the eyes of the credible people I saw him with for acceptability, and that was a serious error in my judgment. To be clear, I never witnessed illegal behavior and never saw anyone who appeared underage in his presence. *** In November 2018 I read the Miami Herald investigative article. I was repulsed by what I learned. Nauseated. It marked a clear and irreversible line between what I knew before and what I understood afterward. At that point, I told him directly he needed to accept responsibility for what he did. Hoping to provide the victims from the Herald piece with support, I contacted a residential trauma facility to understand what funding comprehensive care for many victims would require. (Those communications were between me and the facility and were therefore not part of the document release.) I spoke with him and shared that information and insisted that he fund their care, beginning with residential treatment and followed by lifelong therapy. In hindsight, even attempting to facilitate accountability was a mistake and once again reflected just how naïve I was at the time. Once the full scope of his actions was clear, disengagement should have been the only appropriate response. My intent does not change that, and I regret not drawing that boundary immediately. *** Nothing in this letter is meant to minimize the harm suffered by the young women Epstein abused. Their trauma is permanent. I am not asking for a pass from you. I am not asking anyone to ignore the emails or pretend they aren’t ugly. They simply are. The man I am today, roughly ten years later, would not write them and would not associate with Epstein at all. Whatever growth I’ve had over the past decade does not erase the emails I wrote then. I recognize that my actions and words have consequences for the people I care deeply about, including all of you. I regret the cost this has placed on you, and I take responsibility for it. I won’t ask anyone to defend me or explain this on my behalf. If you have questions or concerns, I’ll address them directly with you, my team.

@mammothsteve @PeterAttiaMD If it's not in the news how would you know? 🤨

@PeterAttiaMD Interesting that everyone is hammering Attia but the others on the list -who visited the island, flew on his plane, went to his home, and attended his “parties” are just business as usual. The Clinton’s are in contempt of Congress yet that somehow doesn’t make the news.

A bit on upcoming law school rankings and the problem in predicted rankings. linkedin.com/posts/mpspivey…

There are reports that the cheating software used to hack the LSAT has now been used at a T14 School to cheat on a law school exam during this finals period. This is no longer limited to just standardized tests and is moving into law schools. If someone cheats on the LSAT, chances are high they will want/need to cheat in law school. LSAC has to stop this at the start of the chain by stopping online testing.

And here’s mostly why.

Two pictures worth a thousand words. Applicants and enrollment to college are about to fall off the demographic cliff we’ve been talking about for the last 10 years.

New Status Check podcast episode! We caught up with two former applicants to discuss their reflections on their admissions process, their advice for current applicants, their time in law school, and how their lives and careers have truly come full circle. spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/wher…

Want to know more about the cheating situation that is affecting the LSAT? Listen to the new @SpiveyConsult podcast with Mike Spivey, me, and the whistleblower. spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/lsat…

Here’s a bunch of law school new medians. We’ll keep adding as they come in! #gid=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

Military applicants to law school: here's 70+ minutes of free advice on admissions strategy, the transition to law school, law school success, and the job search, featuring 2 former top law school admissions officers + a special guest! spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/podc…

Our upcoming podcast guests include former CIA Director General David Petreaus, Dean William Treanor of Georgetown Law, UVA Law Chief Admissions Officer Dean Natalie Blazer and Gibson Dunn Global Litigation Co-Chair Trey Cox. Check it out! linkedin.com/posts/mpspivey…

The upcoming admissions cycle looks like it will be up in applicants to law schools yet again. Here’s the early and stark data. linkedin.com/posts/mpspivey…

New Status Check with Spivey podcast episode! Interviewing our new consultant, Sam Parker, on her top 25 best law school admissions tips from 5 years in admissions at Harvard Law School: spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/sam-…

We just announced our Spivey Consulting Group 2025-2026 Pro Bono Program, through which we will be selecting *28 applicants* for free one-on-one law school admissions consulting services! More information (including eligibility and selection criteria): spiveyconsulting.com/blog-post/spiv…

Breaking. Trump Administration issues executive order American Bar Association’s Council of the Section of Legal Education &Admissions to the Bar (the only accrediting body of law schools) among others. Implications & link here: linkedin.com/posts/mpspivey…

Honored to make this list. We have a new podcast on waitlists expectations on the way!