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The statement offers “no clear reason why he would benefit from attending college … At its essence, the personal statement must convey who the candidate is beyond his or her accomplishments and how they’ll uniquely contribute to the campus,” Christopher Rim, founder and CEO of college admissions consultancy firm Command Education, told The Post.

Despite receiving acceptance letters from Columbia University, several top students are turning the Ivy League school down — citing instability, safety concerns, and damaged trust in leadership. College admissions expert Christopher Rim of Command Education shared that none of his ten accepted clients plan to attend, with many choosing schools like NYU, Duke, and Stanford instead. Amid ongoing campus unrest and political scrutiny, Rim says Columbia’s brand has been “tarnished,” and predicts a major drop in the school’s yield rate as top-tier applicants opt out.

The 29-year-old chief executive of Command Education is the mastermind behind hundreds of teenagers from wealthy families winning coveted spots at the world’s best institutions. With his team of mentors on call 24/7, Mr Rim offers students from as young as 12 unlimited help with everything from preparing for exams to cultivating a “compelling hook” to draw in university admissions staff.

“Two years ago, if you got into Columbia, you were so happy. Now it’s like, okay, well, what are the other options out there,” said college admissions expert Christopher Rim. He noted a surge in students reconsidering their Columbia applications after federal funding cuts. “The brand name has been beyond tarnished and ruined,” Rim added, as major companies openly refuse to hire its graduates.

Columbia essentially did this to themselves,” said college admissions expert Christopher Rim, noting the school’s preference for students deeply involved in social justice activism. He pointed to application prompts favoring adversity narratives, questioning their relevance for wealthy applicants. “Columbia cherry-picked students who were really, really, really into social justice activism… and it totally backfired.