Posted on GoogleTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. If I could give 100 stars, I would. Our son, Jack, is now attending the University of Southern California (Fight On ✌🏼) after a stressful transfer appeal due in large part to his hard work and the miraculous help of David and Griffin from College Zoom. I truly wish we retained College Zoom when Jack first applied to USC while in high school. We were especially excited when he was personally interviewed by a faculty member in his major. But then the rejection came. Undaunted, Jack told us he would apply again during his freshman year at his second choice. My research showed the odds to transfer from his first year were much lower than if he waited until his second year. Nevertheless, he was determined. Jack applied to transfer in February with only one semester under his belt. On the last day of decisions, he learned he was denied. He only had three days left to appeal. Frantic, defeated, distraught, we turned to College Zoom based on high recommendations from friends. The appeal would need to cover more than a technical glitch beyond Jack’s control. The thoroughness of David and Griffin was unbelievable. They studied every aspect of Jack’s applications and interviewed him at length to get to know him. Together, they worked on one last effort to demonstrate Jack’s distinction. With the appeal filed at the midnight hour, we were told to expect a decision by the end of August. Jack received his admission notification in earl June! We are convinced that it was David and Griffin’s unique insight, their personalized care and the white glove treatment that helped get Jack over the finish line. We are eternally grateful and the stellar reviews are well deserved.Posted on GoogleTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Got into USC for Fall Through an Appeal At the start of the college admissions process, I chose not to get outside help. I figured I could manage everything on my own. I was told by many that I had a good shot at my top schools including Ivies, but the results were disappointing: waitlists and rejections, including from my dream school, USC. I was heartbroken and sadly began to accept I wouldn’t be going to a top school. Then I came across a College Zoom TikTok about appealing USC decisions. I decided to try and wrote an appeal on my own, but I knew it wasn’t strong. With just three days left before the deadline, I reached out to College Zoom. They responded immediately and set up a meeting with Preston, who helped me completely rewrite the appeal from the ground up. For the first time, I felt like I was telling my real story. He encouraged me to include parts of my journey I never realized were important. Yesterday, I got the news: my appeal was accepted. And not just for spring—which is already rare—I got in for fall. I truly could not have done this without College Zoom. They didn’t just help me write a better appeal; they reminded me that it was still worth trying. I’m so thankful I didn’t give up, and I will be recommending them to my younger family members and friends. Thank you College Zoom!!Posted on GoogleTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I am currently a senior and joined college Zoom junior year. With the help of College Zoom, I was accepted into USC's Iovine and Young Academy, Tufts, Emory, Georgia Tech, Northeastern, U Miami, University of Richmond, University of Maryland, Loyola Marymount University, University of Santa Clara, Chapman University, and Fordham University. A'Lira helped me develop my extracurriculars starting junior year, which was a crucial piece in my acceptance to most of the schools I got into. Griffin and Riley helped me develop essays and common app components, which I could tell were significantly more detailed and compelling compared to my classmates who used other counselors. My biggest worries were making sure I had the right academic qualifications and impressive extracurriculars. A'Lira helped guide me to take the right classes along with flushing out my extracurriculars. I chose College Zoom because they emphasized the importance of using all parts of the application to make myself stand out, as well as their track record. What I found particularly impactful was that A'Lira was able to help me make my entrepreneurial mindset shine in my application. Overall, my College Zoom experience has been amazing, and with their help, I was able to get into my dream school (USC).Posted on GoogleTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I cannot express my gratitude and utmost respect for the professionalism, dedication and kindness of David, Aisa and the whole CollegeZoom team. Our daughter just graduated a high school in California. Since the 9th grade, I knew she had a bit of uncertainty about her abilities but she really wanted to go to a top college when the time comes. As we have not graduated our higher education in the US, it was hard for us to comprehend and navigate through the complicated State and national college system. But we knew our daughter deserved to have a fair shot. Therefore. i decided to use David and the team. I was skeptical to use the most popular and expensive companies on the East coast for counseling and, I also couldn’t really find the value behind the service. And this is how I started exploring options and I found CollegeZoom and David. I was sure, by reading the reviews, that they were the perfect match for my daughter and never disappointed. CollegeZoom helped shape my daughter into a better person, taught her how to focus on the important things, invest her energy in the things she enjoyed, and focus on a consistent approach / strategy for her applications. While she did all the work, they support was invaluable - they are the counsel that would help shape the qualities of a candidate in order to stand out from the crowd. The most important thing is not the college admission - that was just the outcome. The important thing was that nu daughter became a better, more confident, more motivate and inspired person and grew significantly in the last 3 years. She was accepted: 1) USC - merit scholarship 2) UC Davis 3) UC Santa Barbara - merit scholarship 4) UC Berkley - merit scholarship / Honors program 5) UCLA 6) NYU - merit scholarship While we still have to decide where to commit, knowing that you have a choice of a few top schools in her field of interest makes us feel really proud and happy. I highly recommend CollegeZoom and the whole team - I am extremely thankful, grateful and satisfied with their services.Posted on GoogleTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Excellent experience. Guided us about where to focus our application journey and we’re pretty spot on in predicting where my daughter would get in with her profile.Posted on GoogleTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. As a graduating senior who started college zoom as a junior, I can say that they helped me tremendously throughout the whole process with finding schools, and bringing my application to the next level with things I would've never thought about if they hadn't taught me. I got into all my top schools and didn't get one rejection (just waitlist) from my highest reach schools. I think this company is an excellent option to go with.Posted on GoogleTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. The College Zoom Team are literally angels on earth; they work miracles!! I am a transfer student from a midwestern public state school that is now attending the University of Pennsylvania (an Ivy league)! When I came to College Zoom, I felt like a lost case. I had previously been rejected from my dream schools, so I had settled on attending my hometown university for two years with the goal of working hard enough to try again as a Junior transfer applicant. Additionally, I had a lot of high intensity hardships to unpack that I was very nervous about sharing in my essays. College Zoom helped me craft my experiences and personal adversities into an application that demonstrated my perseverance while highlighting my commitment to community impact throughout these struggles. Though I had been rejected from the University of Pennsylvania as a high school applicant (when I applied with no help, significantly lowering my chances to be admitted in the future), I was accepted with a lower than 4% chance as a transfer student! I was also accepted to New York University, the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Boston University, the University of Texas at Austin, and the Fashion Institute of Technology! Overall, I would not change my experience applying to universities as a transfer student in the slightest because College Zoom was there to support me through the entirety of the process. Though I started working with them merely weeks before my first application was due, the team stepped up to help immediately, meeting with me within 48 hours of my first consultation request. They emailed me back immediately when I messaged them undignified hours of the night as I stressed over last minute concerns, providing personalized & proactive input throughout my application. Further, they provided a safe space for me to share my personal traumas in order to effectively express my experiences in essay format. I want to especially thank Griffin Damron, Wendy Liu, David Reynaldo, Jackson Burgess, and Aisa Castro for their diligence and kindness throughout this process. I do not believe I would have been so successful as a transfer applicant without their support. I would choose College Zoom again in a heartbeat.Posted on GoogleTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. As a low-income student from a competitive high school within the Bay Area, trusting College Zoom with the college process has been one of the best decisions I have made for my future. With their help I ended up being accepted into all 3 of my top choices: USC, Claremont Mckenna, and UCLA. I was the only one to be admitted EA from my school into USC. Furthermore I was accepted into a program in Marshall with a below 5% acceptance rate (WBB) + earned the Presidential Scholarship. Now, I had consulted with many other consultants before choosing College Zoom and out of all of them, College Zoom is the only one that was genuine. For example, many consulting firms skew their success rates by persuading students to make more 'accessible' schools their top choice. David and Jackson never did this with me. I came into the process wanting the three schools above, and they supported me through and through. Even when I felt as though I could not compete with those around me and that the odds of acceptance were stacked against me, they encouraged me take risks and showed me how to skillfully do so. I nearly did not apply to WBB out of fear of rejection into both the program and USC in general, but it was David and Jackson that pushed me to take the step towards my dreams. The applications they have helped me crafted are a true representation of who I am, and it will forever be something I am proud of. College Zoom does not try to gain acceptance by changing any of their students or through the use of any loopholes or depending on any brand names etc etc. The only thing College Zoom does is help their clients reach their own maximum potential. Especially with college being so competitive now, I have noticed how many of my peers' consultants charged them 2x or 3x the price of College Zoom while not investing into them half as much as College Zoom did with me. Many of my peers that had other consultants dreaded their counselor meetings and sadly many did not end up with the results they had hoped for. While working with David and Jackson, I felt and saw that they cared for my future AND my well-being as much as my parents did; this is very rare in this industry. The uniqueness of College Zoom's methods is what used to scare me (at one point I almost made the mistake of not choosing them because I was blinded by other firms that were more 'stats driven'), but now that I have been through the process my only regret is not starting my process with College Zoom earlier. If I had College Zoom's mentorship earlier on, I believe my high school experience would have been less confusing and stressful. Before College Zoom, I was a carbon copy of a stereotypical high achieving Bay Area student — spreading myself so thin trying to do everything those around me were. Although I do have gratitude for the lessons I learned from the chaos, I am sadden that I had wasted nearly half my high school career doing things only for the sake of an application that actually turn out to be ineffective. Only College Zoom made me realize this and showed me how I could use my energy and time doing much more rewarding and enjoyable activities. My efforts most definitely would have been placed elsewhere and I would have had more time to enjoy my beginning years of high school if I had College Zoom's mentorship earlier on. When I trusted College Zoom, I found that the college process truly does not have to be a draining and difficult journey. I came out of this process as an individual who now understands that a title or brand name is not what makes you stand out. Instead, it's how you lean into your uniqueness and use lateral thinking to make an impact that will drive you to success. Only at College Zoom was I taught this lesson, and it will be one that I will carry on with me at USC and beyond!
