Washington, DC Metro Area College Admissions Consultants

Washington, DC Metro Area high school students are some of the most competitive applicants to elite colleges in the nation, boasting high test scores, impressive extra-curricular activities and a high level of preparedness to succeed in college. However, according to the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), the Greater Washington, DC Metro Area has a high student-to-counselor ratio of 444:1, falling well short of the recommended 250:1 high school student-to-counselor ratio. With an appalling 444:1 student-to-counselor ratio, students in the Washington, DC Metro Area may not even receive an hour of college admissions counseling from their high school counselors each year. Because of this, many parents are turning to private Washington, DC Metro Area college admissions consultants for help with college admissions counseling.

Solomon Admissions Consulting is a go-to college admissions consulting firm for high school students in the Greater Washington, DC Metro Area who are shooting for elite colleges and universities. As the only firm in the industry with college admissions success rates verified by a Vault 50 independent accounting firm, Solomon Admissions Consulting boasts the deepest bench in the United States of over 100 former top-tier college admissions officers who work as Washington, DC Metro Area college admissions consultants with students in the Greater Washington, DC Metro Area.

Our Washington, DC Metro Area college admissions consultants have advised college applicants from the following high schools in the Washington, DC Metro Area:

• Sidwell Friends School
• Thomas Jefferson (TJ) High School for Science & Technology (Alexandria, VA)
• National Cathedral School (NCS)
• Georgetown Day School
• The Potomac School (McLean, VA)
• Walt Whitman High School (Bethesda, MD)
• BASIS Independent McLean
• The Madeira School (McLean, VA)
• Holton-Arms School (Bethesda, MD)
• Episcopal High School (Alexandria, VA)
• St. Albans School
• Georgetown Preparatory School (North Bethesda, MD)
• Landon School (Bethesda, MD)
• Maret School
• Washington International School
• Rochambeau The French International School (Bethesda, MD)
• St. Anselm's Abbey School
• Poolesville High School (Poolesville, MD)
• Veritas Collegiate Academy (Arlington, VA)
• Pinnacle Academy (Chantilly, VA)
• Walter Johnson High School (Bethesda, MD)
• Fairfax Christian School (Dulles, VA)
• St. Andrew's Episcopal School (Potomac, MD)
• St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School (Alexandria, VA)
• Winston Churchill High School (Potomac, MD)
• Ideaventions Academy for Math and Science (Reston, VA)
• Thomas S. Wootton High School (Rockville, MD)

When hiring a private Greater Washington, DC Metro Area college admissions consultant, it’s critical to work with a former top-tier college admissions officer as they are the only ones who have reviewed thousands of college applications, voted on who gets admitted and know the preferences of each top school inside and out. A local solo Washington, DC Metro Area college admissions consultant simply will not know what our team of former college admissions officers know and will not be able to provide the same insider strategy, success rates and level of guidance. Solomon Admissions Consulting employs a team-based approach and pools the knowledge of all its college admissions consultants to assist students in the Washington, DC Metro Area by employing as college admissions consultants former college admissions officers from Stanford, Princeton, UC Berkeley, MIT, Columbia, Brown, UPenn, Dartmouth, Duke, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, UChicago and Northwestern.

Solomon Admissions Consulting begins college admissions consulting and coaching starting in the 6th grade with students in the Greater Washington, DC Metro Area, and works with 7th graders, 8th graders, 9th graders (freshmen), 10th graders (sophomores), 11th graders (juniors) and 12th graders (seniors). Our Washington, DC Metro Area college admissions consultants work with students first and foremost to develop a compelling strategic positioning plan that positions students for success in the elite college admissions process. Once the ideal positioning strategy is selected, we coach students on the right extracurricular activities and summer plans to maximize their college admission odds. We then work with students senior year on crafting the perfect school list, strategically picking out the right ED/EA school, crafting a compelling common application main essay, crafting strong supplemental essays that show fit, recommendation letters, and preparing students for interviews. We specialize in selecting the best choice college for our students, whether they plan to pursue premed, combined BS/MD programs, computer science, engineering, business, finance, prelaw or the humanities.