About this episode

Mike discusses the five reasons that being denied from law school hurts and how to handle it.

In this episode of Status Check with Spivey , Mike discusses the five reasons that being denied from law school hurts—and the concrete ways that you can handle it. Mike mentions a few other podcasts and a video clip in this episode: Dr. Guy Winch on Overcoming the Stresses of School, Work, & Admissions (Status Check with Spivey) (long discussion of rumination) Dr. Guy Winch on Handling Rejection (& Waiting) in the Admissions and Job Search Process (Status Check with Spivey) Interview with Dr. Gabor Maté, Author of “In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts” (Status Check with Spivey) 5 Ways To Improve Your Subconscious Mind & Be Happier in 2024 (The Mel Robbins Podcast) (episode with Dr. Paul Conti) Scott Galloway: Be willing to endure rejection (The Prof G Pod clip) You can listen and subscribe to Status Check with Spivey on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ . You can read a full transcript of this episode with timestamps here .

Topics covered

• admissions
• law school
• rejection
• mental health

Keywords

• denial
• rejection
• law school admissions
• coping strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Status Check with Spivey, Overcoming the Stresses of School, Work, & Admissions (Status Check with Spivey, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, The Mel Robbins Podcast

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