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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.”

A lower admissions rate improves schools’ rankings and “protects their prestige,” said Christopher Rim, chief executive of admissions firm Command Education. “A lot of that is really artificial.”

3 Questions To Start The College Admissions Conversation With Your Child By Christopher Rim | June 29, 2026, 4:18pm EDT Many parents assume that preparing for the college admissions process entails standardized testing goals, essay drafts, and spreadsheets with application deadlines. But an effective approach to college admissions prep rarely begins there. The strongest foundation […]

Is The College Application Supplemental Essay Dying Out? By Christopher Rim | July 02, 2026, 01:36pm EDT In recent weeks, a wave of prestigious schools has announced that they will no longer require students to submit supplemental essays. The University of Miami, Tulane University, Washington University in St. Louis, and the University of North Carolina […]