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As former admissions officers at some of the top universities in the U.S., we created Inline to solve students' biggest pain points in the college application process. With decades of experience reviewing actual college applications and working directly with thousands of students, we know how to demystify the college application for students of all backgrounds so that they can achieve the best admissions results.

Anna Ivey is the former Dean of Admissions at the University of Chicago Law School and a longtime college admissions consultant who has been featured by CNN, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, US News and World Report, the Harvard Crimson, Forbes, Fortune, Bloomberg/BusinessWeek, and SmartMoney.

Alison Chisolm has worked in admissions at three of the most selective universities in the United States: Southern Methodist University, the University of Chicago, and Dartmouth. She joined forces with Anna’s college admissions consulting practice and has helped thousands of applicants win admission to the best colleges.

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