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S AI S O spelled I'm kind of a sucker for a founder who disrupts the very system they were once a part of.
As a college advisor, Julia Dixon saw how her services were helping certain students get into their school of choice, while others got left behind.
Eventually, she got fed up with the system and decided to do something a little crazy.
Replicate herself by creating an AI that levels the playing field for millions of college applicants every year.
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