Solomon Admissions ConsultingReviews of solomonadmissions.com

Working with Colin Tessier-Kay at Solomon Admissions Consulting was one of the best decisions we made during our son's college application journey, and the results speak for themselves: an Early Decision acceptance to the University of Pennsylvania. Colin is warm, approachable, and genuinely invested in his students' success. He gives as much time as you need, responds swiftly over email, and is happy to jump on a Zoom call whenever needed. Colin is also proactive in a way that takes real pressure off the family, keeping our son on track with summer planning and application milestones. From the outset, Solomon made clear that Colin would be our primary point of contact, but that the process was backed by a wider team. Essays were reviewed by dedicated editors before final submission, our son's candidacy and positioning for each university was assessed by former admissions officers from those same institutions, and the school list was built in consultation with a broader group of Solomon experts. This team model was a significant part of why we chose Solomon, and it delivered. Colin himself brings rare credentials to this work. As a former Assistant Director of Admissions at Penn, he understood exactly what the admissions committee was looking for, and that insider perspective shaped everything from essay feedback to ED strategy. One of his most significant contributions was helping shape our son's wide range of interests into a coherent narrative. The application touched on cultural heritage, humanitarian volunteering, debate, music, and neuroscience research. Colin helped connect these through a central thread: a deeply personal experience that had led to genuine curiosity, meaningful action, and a clear sense of purpose. His feedback on the personal statement went through several rounds of revision, consistently focused on sharpening the reasoning behind each experience and ensuring the impact of our son's activities came through, not just the activities themselves. He also identified a gap around Intellectual Vitality early on and recommended concrete steps to address, including independent Coursera courses and a science research internship, which our son applied for and completed. He helped us avoid pitfalls like coming across as too narrowly "Pre-Med," and his advice on where to apply Early Decision proved to be exactly right. We would recommend Colin and Solomon Admissions without hesitation to any family navigating this process. We genuinely believe our son would not have earned a place at an Ivy League school without their guidance and support.

We had great experience working with Solomon, and absolutely loved our counselor, Samantha. She was incredibly organized, knowledgeable, and truly helped make what can be a very stressful process feel manageable and structured. From the very beginning, she stayed on top of every detail. She made sure our daughter met every deadline, kept track of all the moving pieces, and guided her step-by-step through each stage of the application process. Her in-depth review of the applications and essays was invaluable — she provided thoughtful feedback that helped our daughter present her story in the strongest possible way. Beyond her expertise, she was also an incredible source of encouragement. Whenever our daughter felt overwhelmed or discouraged, she was there as her biggest cheerleader, helping her stay confident and focused. She played an integral role in helping our daughter gain admission to her dream school, NYU, and we are truly grateful for her dedication and support. I would highly recommend Solomon to any family navigating the college admissions process.

Our advisor, Carla Crooker, helped our daughter get accepted into an Ivy League school. Carla was able to successfully guide us during every step of the application process. Carla was always accessible and understood the nuances of creating a competitive applicant profile. Thanks Carla!

Our child worked with Solomon Admissions for a short time, compared to other students using college prep companies, but received invaluable guidance from the assigned advisor, as well as the support team. The advisor worked hard discovering the priorities, strengths, weaknesses and potential of our child and used that information to create an incredible plan of action, then helped us carry it out. We were encouraged to apply to schools that were not even on our radar, but with her experience in the world of elite admissions, we found perfect matches for our child. In the end, our student was accepted into his first-choice school, Brown University with an incredible financial aid package. He was also accepted into several other excellent schools, however, to our delight, the college admissions journey ended quickly with his Early Decision acceptance. We were somewhat hesitant to hire Soloman in the beginning due to costs associated with college advising, but the investment was life changing, worth every cent. We not only gained access to an educational path that never would have come to fruition without Soloman's advisor but learned so much about our child through his essays and conversations with Clarissa, his advisor.

This is a very well organized and high yield service. Clarissa was the advisor assigned to us and she is a real professional with great knowledge of the admission process in elite universities. She helped our daughter get into her dream school, which was an otherwise far fetch. Highly recommend this service, it is pricey but comes with great value. Overall well worth it and would definitely hire Solomon again!

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Aliesha Ibinkule, our consultant, helped our son get into an Ivy Plus college. We worked with her for more than two years. She is a true professional. She laid out a plan for our son and made sure that he execute on that plan. Our communication with her was good. She was very diligent checking with our son the progress that he made. She always made herself available when we requested a live discussion. During the the application time, she helped our son a lot with his essays and got him organized.

We have worked with Shayla Lebeck for about 1 year now, and she is fantastic. We needed someone to help guide our son with his STEM-focused interests. She truly is not only helping him put his best foot forward with college applications, but also helping him explore his interests in different ways. That’s priceless. He is learning and growing so much from these experiences. She provides guidance on everything and responds in a timely fashion to messages. She works well with parents and their kids. Our son pointed out how helpful she has been and that we should have our daughter start sooner! We look forward to starting the college application process this summer. Thank you Shayla and Solomon Consulting!