Navigating Law School Admissions with Miriam & Kristi is hosted by Miriam Ingber and Kristi Jobson. Explore episodes from all seasons below.
We are very grateful for continued support from our producer, Ryan McEvoy of the Yale Broadcast Studio.
A new cycle approaches, and that means new episodes and some exciting live events. This season will focus on the LSAT!
LSAT expert Laura Damone joins Miriam and Kristi to go over all the nuts and bolts of the LSAT, the most common standardized test utilized in law school admissions.
What are the major parts of the LSAT and how should you go about preparing for this test? Your hosts do a dive deep with Laura Damone, who is perhaps the biggest LSAT enthusiast on the planet.
Kristi, Miriam, and LSAT expert Laura Damone answer a grab bag of your questions on all things LSAT.
In a special episode, Miriam and Kristi reflect on the 2022–2023 cycle, share their thoughts on the upcoming application cycle, and announce their live podcast tour, with stops in Boston, New York, Seattle, Los Angeles, and the United Kingdom.
Miriam and Kristi kick off their live tour with an event in Boston's Back Bay hosted by Ropes & Gray.
The 2023 live tour continues in the Big Apple. This episode contains the opening game and Q&A portions of the evening, hosted by Latham & Watkins.
Miriam and Kristi head to the West Coast to chat all things law school admissions with prospective students in Seattle. This episode contains the opening game and Q&A portions of the event, hosted by Perkins Coie.
Bust out your sunglasses! Miriam and Kristi are live in Los Angeles, hosted by Gibson Dunn. This episode contains the full event recording.
Your podcast hosts traveled "across the pond" in late October 2023, with events at University College London, Oxford, Cambridge, and London School of Economics. In this episode, Miriam and Kristi recap their trip, discussing some of the key questions they were asked by students in the United Kingdom.
Miriam and Kristi return for the third (and final) season of their podcast. Look for new episodes beginning in September!
As a new cycle gets underway, Kristi and Miriam begin this season at the beginning! They will discuss everything from school selection strategy to ABA 509 reports to fee waivers, so that applicants have a leg up as the law school admissions cycle begins.
What really happens behind the scenes at an admissions office? Cristina Gapasin Tortal (UC Irvine School of Law), Miriam, and Kristi open the black box and dive into the review process at each of our schools.
In the first of two episodes on resumes, career counselor Van Ann Bui joins the podcast to discuss the purpose of resumes for law school admissions and some formatting basics, and answer some tough interview questions.
Van Ann, Miriam and Kristi continue their resume discussion, offering advice on showcasing your education and experiences, as well as careers more broadly.
So you didn't get in (yet). What next? This episode touches on waiting for decisions, waiting on the waitlist, and waiting a year to apply as a transfer.
Our students take center stage to reflect on their experiences as applicants, law school students, and future legal professionals.
In the first half of their podcast finale, Miriam and Kristi reflect on all that they’ve learned as they enter their fifth year as admissions deans.
Description: Miriam and Kristi just couldn’t stop talking, so in the second half of this series finale, they continue to discuss their time so far as deans of admissions at HLS and YLS.
They're back! Miriam and Kristi will return for a second season of Navigating Law School Admissions later this summer. Check out their new website to submit a question, or upload your personal statement or resume for review.
Kristin Theis-Alvarez (Berkeley) joins Miriam and Kristi as they reflect on the 2020–2021 cycle, an unprecedented roller coaster ride of a year for applicants and adcomms alike.
Miriam and Kristi speak to representatives from four programs to introduce applicants to the wide array of pipeline programs available.
Do Miriam and Kristi read Reddit? You bet they do. In this episode, they offer their thoughts from SMH to LOL to TL;DR.
Sandy Williams (NYU), Miriam, and Kristi offer their candid advice on how to be the best applicant you can be.
Hooray! You have been admitted to law school. What should you do (and not do) next? Sandy Williams (NYU) joins Miriam and Kristi for a lively discussion.
You submitted, and we’re offering our thoughts! Miriam, Kristi, and Eulas Boyd (Brooklyn Law) dig into personal statements submitted by listeners. Read along with our first personal statement at law.yale.edu/episode6a.
You submitted, and we're offering our thoughts! Miriam, Kristi, and Eulas Boyd (Brooklyn Law) dig into personal statements submitted by listeners. Read along with our second personal statement at law.yale.edu/episode6b.
You submitted, and we're offering our thoughts! Miriam, Kristi, and Eulas Boyd (Brooklyn Law) dig into personal statements submitted by listeners. Read along with our third personal statement at law.yale.edu/episode6c.
You submitted, and we're offering our thoughts! Miriam, Kristi, and Eulas Boyd (Brooklyn Law) dig into personal statements submitted by listeners. Read along with our fourth personal statement at law.yale.edu/episode6d.
It's time for your questions! Miriam and Kristi close out Season 2 with listener questions about parenting, the transfer process, whether to retake the LSAT, and more.
Miriam Ingber (Yale Law School) and Kristi Jobson (Harvard Law School) will provide candid, accurate, and straightforward advice about law school admissions.
Miriam Ingber and Kristi Jobson discuss what they're looking for in law school applicants, covering hot topics like grade inflation, graduate degrees, extracurriculars and work experience, and the GRE vs. LSAT.
Johann Lee (Northwestern Pritzker School of Law) joins Miriam and Kristi for a discussion about timing your law school application right: both choosing an admissions cycle and timing within a cycle.
Miriam and Kristi talk about letters of recommendation, with advice for both applicants and recommenders.
Mathiew Le (University of Texas at Austin School of Law) joins Miriam and Kristi to offer advice on personal statements.
Miriam and Kristi discuss the “softs” and explain the importance of these aspects of your application. This episode includes resume tips and a discussion of when to include, and how to maximize, a diversity statement.
Nkonye Iwerebon (Columbia Law School) joins Miriam and Kristi to dig into addenda, character and fitness issues, contacting admissions offices, and all things judgment related.
It's time for your questions! Miriam and Kristi respond to listener questions about researching schools during a global pandemic, "good" writing, how long it takes to read a file, and more.