Anna Hicks-Jaco

Anna Hicks-Jaco has been with Spivey Consulting Group since 2013, and as President, she oversees all aspects of the firm’s admissions consulting operations. 

Experience & Education

In addition to her 12+ years in administration and operations with Spivey Consulting Group, Anna has partnered with numerous law schools as a consultant.

• Consulted for over 25 law schools across the U.S. with a primary focus on admissions strategy
• Served as Interim Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management at Syracuse University College of Law, where she led all aspects of the J.D. admissions process, reading files and rendering final decisions on thousands of applications
• Worked in data and research for the Office of Career and Professional Development at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where she served on the Dean’s Leadership Council

A passionate lifelong learner, she has always enjoyed being in the classroom, and her educational history includes the following.

• Earned a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from the University of Miami, magna cum laude
• Attended the University of Virginia School of Law as a Dillard full scholarship recipient, where she earned a GPA in the top 10% of her class before withdrawing to work with Spivey full-time
• Currently taking classes toward a competitive writing certificate program at Stanford University

She is a co-author of The PowerScore/Spivey Consulting Law School Admissions Bible and a frequent host of the Status Check with Spivey podcast.

Personal Note

Before joining Spivey Consulting, Anna worked as a volleyball coach, graphic designer, LSAT tutor, and pickle company entrepreneur. She lives with her husband and her lovable 70-pound mutt Noodle in Northern Virginia, where she enjoys reading piles of books, playing Dungeons & Dragons, performing in musical theatre, and creating vegan versions of her family’s Filipino food recipes.