Software

Digital Help with the Common Application

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Created by the founders of Ivey College Consulting, Inline® software provides real-time, expert help for college applications that use the Common Application® platform. It works with the Common App general questions, as well as with 650+ college supplements and essays. Get started by downloading your FREE copy of Inline to give your applications the edge. 

Books

How to Prepare a Standout College Application

Alison and Anna downloaded all their tips and tricks for cracking every section of the college application into their book How to Prepare a Standout College Application. Available in stores and on Amazon. Readers can stay in touch with us through our book page on Facebook.

 

Admission Matters: What Students and Parents Need to Know about Getting Into CollegE

Team member Joyce co-authored Admission Matters: What Students and Parents Need to Know about Getting Into College. It's the perfect complement to Alison and Anna's book, because it gives a whole overview of the entire admissions process, including picking the right school, navigating the financial aid process, and much more. Available in stores and on Amazon.

 
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The Ivey Guide to the Stanford Application

The Ivey Guide to the Stanford Application is the first of a college-specific series and focuses exclusively on the Stanford application. Available exclusively on Amazon.

Personalized College admissions Consulting

We are former admissions officers and experts at coaching applicants through all phases of the application process. We can help you every step of the way, and our packages are designed to give you maximum flexibility. You can sign up for a little bit of help or a lot, with every phase of the process or just one or two. You choose.

Selecting your package of college services is as simple as determining where you are in the process and identifying what help you need.

Featured Blog Posts

Blog
26 Weeks to College — Week 2
26 Weeks to College — Week 2

Most applicants assume that the best strategy for getting their college applications done is just to dive in and start writing essays. After all, the essays are the hardest, most time-consuming part, so if you get those knocked out, you'll be well ahead of the curve, right. Not exactly.

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26 Weeks to College: Week 1
26 Weeks to College: Week 1

A Week-by-Week Plan for Applying to College Successfully and Sanely. Week 1: Applying to college is a complex and difficult project. You know that. Your parents know that. Your teachers and college counselors know that. Admissions officers know that. In other words, everyone involved in the process knows that. In fact, knowing that is exactly what might make you feel a bit overwhelmed.

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A College Acceptance Letter is Not a Guarantee
A College Acceptance Letter is Not a Guarantee

Listen to Anna’s recent interview on SiriusXM 143 on a topic lots of people are curious about: “A College Acceptance Letter Is Not a Guarantee”

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The Ivey Guide to the Stanford Application is here!
The Ivey Guide to the Stanford Application is here!

We're excited to announce our latest book, The Ivey Guide to the Stanford Application. Are you already envisioning yourself in Cardinal Red? Fantastic! You and lots of other people. With an acceptance rate below 5%, how do you make your Stanford application stand out? The Ivey Guide to the Stanford Application offers you the strategies and tips you need to make the Stanford application work for you and show you off at your very best.

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Inspiration in an Otherwise Dreary News Cycle
Inspiration in an Otherwise Dreary News Cycle

We just received some nice feedback from a reader of our book “How to Prepare a Standout College Application: From LMO* to Admit”

(*Like Many Others)

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Harvard Rescinds Offer of Admission
Harvard Rescinds Offer of Admission

You are digital natives, which means you’ve been online your whole lives. Things you think are private can come back to bite you.

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SAT: The College Board's New Adversity Score
SAT: The College Board's New Adversity Score

Check out our latest interview with MarketWatch about the new “Adversity Score” that has been announced by the College Board, makers of the SAT.

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Are You on the Waitlist at Your Dream College? Here’s What You Should Do
Are You on the Waitlist at Your Dream College? Here’s What You Should Do

"As applications to top schools continue to climb, students are increasingly relegated to waitlists. Colleges ostensibly use waitlists to fill spots that open up when admitted students decline to attend. But the lists have ballooned so much — some are even bigger than the size of a college’s incoming class — that college counselors have grown skeptical of their usefulness."Anna spoke with MarketWatch recently for a piece about waitlists at selective colleges. Read the rest of the piece here. 

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