Golden Ticket Admissions - San Francisco, California

Janice H.

We cannot recommend Ariel highly enough! She expertly guided our daughter through the college application process and demystified the many decisions and steps, relieving a lot of stress for our family. She helped our daughter brainstorm for essay ideas and provided excellent feedback on her drafts. We were very impressed with Ariel’s attention to detail and professionalism, not to mention her super positive attitude. Our daughter was accepted to a dozen schools, including two Ivies. We are recommending Ariel to every family we know with a teenager applying to college. We could not have done it without her!

Rachel M.

Ariel and I worked together on my personal statement for medical school applications. Working with Ariel was an absolute pleasure and eased so much of my anxiety! She is incredibly well organized in how she helps you plan out your essay and walking you through edits. Her feedback is thoughtful and constructive. In the end, you will have an essay that is your voice and your words but that you're proud of stylistically as well! Would reccommend to anyone who wants to improve their writing style and so much more!

Alex B.

Thank you to Ariel and the Golden Ticket team for helping so much with the college application process! This is such a difficult time for families, and her expert guidance was supportive every step of the way.

As a former Stanford Admissions officer, Ariel was the perfect person to answer all of my most intricate questions about college applications. She has been helping students get into their dream schools for over 10 years now, and it shows in her professionalism, attention to detail, strategic guidance, and thoughtful feedback on everything from personal essays to building my extracurricular profile.

Most helpful was Ariel’s assistance crafting the personal statements. There were SO many, but with the support of the Golden Ticket team it was much more manageable. I wouldn’t be where I am today without the help of Golden Ticket.

Very thankful for the outstanding support!!

Eitan H.

Getting into a top college requires a well thought out application, great letters of recommendation and importantly, very polished essays. Ariel is a true expert in this entire process. She possesses great editing skills, understands what admission departments are looking for and was highly instrumental in helping my daughter achieve acceptance into a top Ivy school.

Naomi B.

Ariel was amazing to work with throughout my college essay writing process! Her edits were thoughtful and targeted, making the revising process manageable and effective. I really appreciated how quick our internal deadlines were -- I was able to complete my personal statement less than two weeks after our initial brainstorming session. I was accepted to my top choice school and I couldn't have done it without Ariel!

Emma S.

Ariel Mazel-Gee was incredibly helpful throughout the whole application process, from brainstorming Common App essay topics during the summer to applying for scholarships in the spring. She gave specific and thorough feedback on my written pieces, and was very accessible. She helped streamline the application process and saved me from a lot of stress. I was accepted to all of the schools I applied to, including Northwestern University, UCLA, and New York University. Ariel is very experienced and I'm so thankful for her guidance!

Anand R.

Golden Ticket Admissions provides highly competent and efficient professional college counseling services in a one-on-one setting. My son worked with Ariel who is a former admissions office counsellor from a top university. She established trust early in the process through her wide knowledge of how the system works, absolute dedication to her line of work and the manner in which she motivated my son to bring out his best. Throughout the process, she was highly accessible and responsive to the many questions my son needed answers to, as well as the many drafts needed to get an essay to that ideal state. She is well organized and ensured things stayed on track through subtle reminders of looming deadlines and the benefits of getting the work done in a timely manner to avoid late stage stress. Thanks to her masterful guidance my son was able to rise up to his full potential and turn in his best application material to the universities of his choice. It is rare to see this level of passion and dedication, and it indeed was a heart-warming experience for my son and me.

Ava

Ariel is brilliant. I immediately knew I was in the best hands. I am incredibly grateful for her guidance, feedback, and organization throughout my UC admissions process. Ariel also went out of her way to answer questions that were not directly related to admissions. Thank you so much Ariel for your personalized support and high attention to detail. I am ecstatic about my offers and couldn't have done it without you.