Solomon Admissions Consulting Reviews

We’re incredibly grateful for the guidance and support we received. The team was not only knowledgeable and strategic, but also truly caring throughout the entire process. A special thanks to Adrienne Gilbert—she is simply the best! Adrienne was exceptionally insightful, supportive, and always went the extra mile. Thanks to her help, our daughter was admitted to her dream school—we couldn’t be happier! The college admissions journey can be overwhelming, especially for us as international parents with little experience or understanding of the U.S. application system. But having the right guidance made all the difference. Our younger daughter is now in middle school, and we’ll definitely be reaching out again when the time comes!

Aliesha was a great consultant! She always had a detailed answer for every question, and definitely knew her way around many of more complicated things related to college applications. I started with Solomon around 9 months before applications were due, so I didn't get the chance to use some of their services. However, there were still so many things I learned from them which I would have had a low chance of finding out otherwise--some of which were pretty critical pieces of information. Aliesha's feedback along with Solomon's editing services were a great help to my essays. College essays have unspoken guidelines and best practices, which mentors at Solomon seem to have mastered. With Solomon I learned how to truly transfer my mind into my writings, and do so in an eloquent way. Of course, the price is expensive, but arguably worth it. With Solomon's help, I ended up with admission to the #1 ranked school for my field of study.

If you're looking to have a pristine college application or succeed at transferring universities, you're better off looking somewhere else. We paid for the counselor to help with FOUR schools, and it's been rejection after rejection. Through the initial meeting, my counselor had said that it's better to apply as a humanities major since it'd be more competitive applying as business. And yet the entire process, she kept pushing for me to apply as more obscure business majors because oh well, my classes for spring semester were all related to accounting and management. The counselor doesn't do much apart from giving you a few vague ideas on what to write about, and the editing team is completely separate. You'd be better off saving money by running your essays through ChatGPT because they certainly didn't rewrite anything if it didn't seem like an AO would take particular notice. And the most infuriating part. One of the schools I was desperate for? My counselor had told me that I didn't need her help because I was essentially guaranteed admission because I was in-state. We still asked her to help for further guarantee, but surprise, surprise! Decisions day came, and I was rejected. Maybe this works better if you had a more experienced and positively reviewed counselor, but honestly, you're not getting much here apart from a personalized college list (which you can do on your own with research) and an AI-esque vomit of your essays.

We had an exceptional experience working with the Solomon team, particularly Mr. Will Giles. We enrolled in their services when our children began high school. Mr. Giles provided expert guidance well before their senior year, helping us prioritize key areas that maximized our son's success in the college admission process. His tailored approach built our confidence as the application period approached. Mr. Giles created a detailed task list with a clear timeline, which proved invaluable. He assisted in crafting a balanced college list, refining multiple essay drafts, offering precise guidance on completing applications, and establishing a submission schedule. This structured support made the application process seamless and stress free. The results were outstanding. Our son was accepted into several of his top choice schools for computer engineering. We highly recommend Mr. Giles and the Solomon team to students and parents navigating the college application journey.

We had a great experience with Will Giles. He helped us organize our daughter's resume and activities and hone in on her strengths in putting together her applications. He worked with us to ensure a solid academic positioning that worked very well with her coursework and extracurriculars and resulted in acceptances to most of the schools she applied to. She is thrilled to be attending USC this Fall!