Bethesda and Potomac, Maryland (MD), and Montgomery/Howard County College Admissions Consultants
Bethesda and Potomac, Maryland (MD), and Montgomery/Howard County 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), Bethesda and Potomac, Maryland (MD), and Montgomery/Howard Counties have a high student-to-counselor ratio of 325:1, falling well short of the recommended 250:1 high school student-to-counselor ratio. With a high 325:1 student-to-counselor ratio, students in Bethesda and Potomac, Maryland (MD), and Montgomery/Howard Counties 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 Bethesda and Potomac, Maryland (MD), and Montgomery/Howard County 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 Bethesda and Potomac, Maryland (MD), and Montgomery/Howard Counties 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 Bethesda and Potomac, Maryland (MD), and Montgomery/Howard County college admissions consultants with students in Bethesda and Potomac, Maryland (MD), and Montgomery/Howard Counties.
Our Bethesda and Potomac, Maryland (MD), and Montgomery/Howard County college admissions consultants have advised college applicants from the following high schools in Bethesda and Potomac, Maryland (MD), and Montgomery/Howard Counties:
- Holton-Arms School (Bethesda, MD)
- Georgetown Preparatory School (North Bethesda, MD)
- Walt Whitman High School (Bethesda, MD)
- Landon School (Bethesda, MD)
- Rochambeau The French International School (Bethesda, MD)
- Poolesville High School (Poolesville, MD)
- Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart (Bethesda, MD)
- Bullis School (Potomac, MD)
- Walter Johnson High School (Bethesda, MD)
- St. Andrew's Episcopal School (Potomac, MD)
- Winston Churchill High School (Potomac, MD)
- Thomas S. Wootton High School (Rockville, MD)
- Richard Montgomery High School (Rockville, MD)
- Sandy Spring Friends School (Sandy Spring, MD)
- Our Lady of Good Counsel High School (Olney, MD)
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School (Bethesda, MD)
- The Academy of the Holy Cross (Kensington, MD)
- German International School Washington D.C. (Potomac, MD)
- Barrie School (Silver Spring, MD)
- Washington Waldorf School (Bethesda, MD)
- Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD)
- Northwest High School (Germantown, MD)
- Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School (Rockville, MD)
- Oneness-Family School (Chevy Chase, MD)
- The Heights School (Potomac, MD)
- River Hill High School (Clarksville, MD)
- Marriotts Ridge High School (Marriottsville, MD)
- Glenelg Country School (Ellicott City, MD)
- Centennial High School (Ellicott City, MD)
- Mount Hebron High School (Ellicott City, MD)
- Atholton High School (Columbia, MD)
- Glenelg High School (Glenelg, MD)
When hiring a private Bethesda and Potomac, Maryland (MD), and Montgomery/Howard County 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 Bethesda and Potomac, Maryland (MD), and Montgomery/Howard County 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 Bethesda and Potomac, Maryland (MD), and Montgomery/Howard Counties 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 Bethesda and Potomac, Maryland (MD), and Montgomery/Howard Counties, and works with 7th graders, 8th graders, 9th graders (freshmen), 10th graders (sophomores), 11th graders (juniors) and 12th graders (seniors). Our Bethesda and Potomac, Maryland (MD), and Montgomery/Howard County 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.
Client Success Rates
Our Bethesda and Potomac, Maryland (MD), and Montgomery/Howard County college admissions consultants get high school students in Bethesda and Potomac, Maryland (MD), and Montgomery/Howard Counties admitted to the top colleges at quadruple to quintuple the average acceptance rates at those colleges. Here are our success rates, independently verified by a Vault 50 accounting firm, for college placement for students nationally, including students in Bethesda and Potomac, Maryland (MD), and Montgomery/Howard Counties:
- UPenn: 40.7% acceptance rate for Solomon clients who applied versus the national acceptance rate of 6.0%
- Princeton: 50.0% acceptance rate for Solomon clients who applied versus the national acceptance rate of 4.4%
- Columbia: 23.1% acceptance rate for Solomon clients who applied versus the national acceptance rate of 3.7%
- Georgetown: 32.1% acceptance rate for Solomon clients who applied versus the national acceptance rate of 12.1%
- Duke: 37.5% acceptance rate for Solomon clients who applied versus the national acceptance rate of 6.3%
- Stanford: 18.6% acceptance rate for Solomon clients who applied versus the national acceptance rate of 3.9%
- Harvard: 19.0% acceptance rate for Solomon clients who applied versus the national acceptance rate of 3.2%
- MIT: 12.5% acceptance rate for Solomon clients who applied versus the national acceptance rate of 4.0%
- Brown: 12.0% acceptance rate for Solomon clients who applied versus the national acceptance rate of 5.1%
- UChicago: 25.0% acceptance rate for Solomon clients who applied versus the national acceptance rate of 5.4%
- NYU: 43.6% acceptance rate for Solomon clients who applied versus the national acceptance rate of 12.2%
Our Bethesda and Potomac, Maryland (MD), and Montgomery/Howard County college admissions consultants have worked with high school students in Bethesda and Potomac, Maryland (MD), and Montgomery/Howard Counties, including from: Chevy Chase, Bethesda, Potomac, Silver Spring, Rockville, Somerset, Glen Echo, Highland, Brinklow, Cabin John, Brookeville, Clarksville, Brookmont, Travilah, Garrett Park, South Kensington, Ellicott City, Columbia, and other Montgomery and Howard County locations.
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Solomon Admissions Consulting has the largest team in the industry of over 100 Former College Admissions Officers from top colleges. Our college admissions consultants all use the Solomon Methodology to strategically maximize your college admission odds.
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