Command Education stays ahead of admissions trends so families can make informed, strategic decisions.

The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling against race-conscious college admissions has left students and college admissions consultants uncertain about its implications. While colleges are still determining their next steps, experts predict that students from underrepresented groups may see acceptance to prestigious institutions as increasingly unobtainable.

In the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling Christopher Rim, a college counsellor, said he received dozens of calls from Asian families who hoped their chances of admission to elite colleges would increase.

While other elite institutions have abandoned admissions policies favouring the children of alumni, Harvard, which dates back to 1636, has not.

Within an hour of the decision, Asian-American clients began calling Christopher Rim, founder and CEO of Command Education in New York, which counsels students for college admissions.

Rim said the first call came from a Korean-American student who said he wanted to broaden his list of schools to include some in the Ivy League—a range he had previously not thought he would try.

The legacy of these discriminatory admissions practices remains embedded in the current landscape of higher education.

Many voices in academia have leveled criticisms of these subjective admissions criteria, arguing that bias is implicit in everything from extracurricular activities to rigorous coursework.

College is an opportunity for students to encounter opposing viewpoints and hear from people who are different from them, says Christopher Rim, CEO and founder of Command Education, an admissions consulting company. “You want a diverse opinion. You want people who have different experiences than you. I think that’s going to be lost.”