Command Education in the Media

The Common App Is Open. Here’s What Actually Makes An Essay Unforgettable. By Christopher Rim | Aug 12, 2026, 10:24am EDT Last week, the Common App officially opened, kicking off this year’s admission cycle and allowing students to begin working on one of the most important components of their application: the personal statement. This 650-word […]

The UC System Released Last Cycle’s College Admissions Results—Here’s What To Know Before You Apply By Christopher Rim | Aug 04, 2026, 07:04pm EDT This weekend, the University of California system released the results of the last application cycle, continuing its pattern of providing admissions data after the cycle concludes. Though the UC’s process of […]

What Both Sides Of The Three-Year College Degree Debate Are Getting Wrong By Christopher Rim | July 31, 2026, 12:01pm EDT This week, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay became the first campus in the state’s public system to offer a reduced-credit bachelor’s degree, allowing computer science majors to graduate with 100 instead of 120 hours […]

How AI Is Changing College Essay Help And The Admissions Process By Christopher Rim | July 15, 2026, 10:58am EDT As August 1st swiftly approaches, rising seniors embark on one of the most challenging tasks in the college admissions process: writing the personal statement. This 650-word essay has long presented students with the unique challenge […]

“I’m not exaggerating when I say it’s on 85 percent of my students’ lists,” echoed Christopher Rim, a college-admissions consultant who works primarily with the ultrawealthy in Manhattan. “It’s the Ivies, MIT, Duke, Stanford, Vanderbilt.”