Anna Ivey had my back every single step of the way. She worked with me as I dealt with the tough decision to postpone my law school cycle one year to improve my LSAT score. With her encouragement and kindness, I knew I was in the best hands from the start. When it came time to gear up for the cycle, she coached me through the most stressful aspects. Anna screened countless questions of mine over the course of her consulting. Her guidance proved to be inestimably valuable on my personality statement, diversity statement, and GPA addendum. I had the stories to tell but she taught me to think about them, and myself, in ways I wasn’t accustomed to.
She helped me capitalize and seize on the hidden gems imbedded within my stories that I wasn’t quite sure about or that I was overlooking the true value of. It can be easy to underestimate oneself when it comes to telling one’s story in a truly self-advocating way. She not only helped me best advocate for myself as a law school applicant, but she did so in a way that left me believing more in myself too. That boost in self-belief translated to surefooted writing and an amalgam of confidence, self-advocacy, and captivating storytelling that shone through on my final products without relying on ostentatious prose or clichés. To say I could not have accomplished all of this without her in my corner would be a gross understatement, but I know I couldn’t have. Her strategic school selection brainstorming sessions led to the perfect list of law schools for me with the right balance of reaches, targets, and safeties.
My admissions outcomes this cycle so far have exceeded every single expectation I had before my first conversation with Anna. Not only was I accepted at my dream law school, but I was offered an aid amount that will allow me to attend at nearly a full ride. That outcome further proved to me that Anna’s consulting ensured my applications were the best they could possibly be. In terms of holistic boosts, she made certain I capitalized on every angle possible and thanks to her commitment to me as an applicant I have been more successful than I could have imagined. I am forever grateful.