Command Education in the Media

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 […]

How Your College Major Pick Can Derail An Otherwise Perfect Ivy League Application By Christopher Rim | June 25, 2026, 10:29am EDT Of all the decisions that go into a college application, the choice of major is one of the most important yet misunderstood choices that students have to make. Some students anticipate the college […]

The SAT Is Back—And This Time, It’s Not Going Anywhere By Christopher Rim | June 17, 2026, 05:21am EDT With Columbia announcing that it would retire its “permanent” test-optional policy, the era of test-optional admissions has officially ended at the nation’s most elite universities. Last week, Columbia University became the final Ivy League school to […]

AI “can automate the financial or computer science skill, but EQ — the understanding of the problem — is the human dynamic,” he added.

Christopher Rim, founder and CEO of Command Education, a New York City company that helps advise high school students and their families on the college admissions process, said that creativity — along with creative problem-solving — helps set graduates apart from their peers.