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

Command Education is a thought leader in the education and admissions consulting industries, routinely providing expert insights in regional, national, and global news media outlets. Our team is frequently called upon to comment on emerging trends in college admissions, student success, and the evolving landscape of higher education.






10/15/2024
Asian enrollment at top colleges Princeton, Yale and Duke down —admissions group claims discrimination
ollege admissions consultant and Command Education CEO Chris Rim thinks anti-Asian bias in the admissions process is still happening.
“Asian students are unable to obscure their racial identity on their applications because of their names —in many cases, top schools can easily determine which students are Asian and continue their practice of unfairly rejecting them in order to manufacture diversity,” he explained.

09/12/2024
Princeton college consultants must prioritize accessibility and pedagogy, not profit
At Princeton, according to the Class of 2027 Frosh Survey, half of all respondents earning over $500 thousand a year used private assistance in applications, as opposed to roughly 10 percent for those earning under $80 thousand. Even Command’s CEO Christopher Rim acknowledges the “unfair advantage” he offers to the upper class, but justifies it by claiming, “I’m not helping a wealthy client take the spot of a low-income student … [wealthy students are] competing against each other.”

08/02/2024
How to get your child into an Ivy League university
Cracking the Ivy League application process is essential. For many families based in the UK, this means seeking the advice of an experienced educational adviser, like Christopher Rim, the founder and CEO of education and admissions consultancy firm Command Education, to help guide a student on their journey.

06/25/2024
Confidence in colleges, universities reaches all-time low, new poll indicates
In that same month, as then-Harvard President Claudine Gay was embroiled in controversy over campus antisemitism, college admissions consultant Christopher Rim told Fox News he was “completely shocked” to see students turning down their acceptances to the university for the first time in his career.

06/18/2024
Best Scholarship Websites of 2024
Even the best student loans and other financial aid items don’t always provide enough to cover all the costs of college. Scholarships are a great way to bridge the gap, with no obligation to repay the money. Finding scholarships you qualify for can be difficult. But there are several great scholarship websites that can help you do it.

06/07/2024
As Ivy League prioritizes ‘activism at expense of academics,’ other schools rise to top for employers
“Those schools are being added to college lists and are being considered in a very similar light to the Ivy League,” college admissions consultant and Command Education CEO Christopher Rim told The Post. “Our clients are wanting to get into Ivies and Ivy-plus schools — including these so-called ‘new Ivies.’”