“Without even their kids knowing … parents are asking ChatGPT or Claude to act like an all-knowing predictor, like, ‘Give me my child’s chances of getting into this school with this GPA, this ethnicity, these extracurriculars and test scores,’” Chris Rim, CE…
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Ivy Whisperers: 10 elite gurus getting your kids into top schools
Part personal coach and part insider strategist with a hefty dose of morale booster, admissions counselors are here when going it alone — or even with the help of a school college guidance counselor — isn’t cutting it.
Christopher Rim, founder and CEO of Comman…
Surviving Ivy Day 2026: Your complete guide to Ivy League admissions and navigating the waitlist
“With such steep competition, Ivy League admissions are no longer about whether a student is valedictorian of their class or received a perfect SAT score — elite schools are looking for students with singular focus and demonstrable passions,” offered Christopher R…
Elite colleges admitting one student minority group at incredible rates, post affirmative action
“I was like, wow, that’s a big one,” Yiatin Chu, a Queens mother who’s soon to start preparing to go through the college process with her teenager, told The Post.
“This was always about the civil rights of Asian parents, having fairness in the system, and n…
Stubborn Columbia now the last Ivy League holdout to not require SAT or ACT scores — but why?
“[Columbia] are effectively eliminating one of the most important factors for… comparing applicants across different schools and regions,” Command Education CEO and college admissions consultant Chris Rim told The Post. “This will actually make the process less …
Gen Z embracing gap years before college: ‘Working 3 jobs made me realize what I really want’
“Gap years have definitely become exponentially more popular amongst students in the years since the pandemic,” boutique college admissions counselor and Command Education CEO Christopher Rim told The Post.
Teen tech whiz kid with 4.0 GPA made $30M off his startup last year — but he was still rejected by 15 colleges
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, fou…
Columbia University faces new trouble as top admissions consultant says students won’t accept offers — ‘brand has been tarnished’
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 tha…
They got schooled: ‘Columbia cherry-picked students who were really, really, really into social justice activism’
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 r…
High school seniors reject Columbia over campus chaos: ‘Why would you want to go there?’
“If you were to compare Columbia with virtually any Ivy League, virtually any other Ivy League will win [in terms of desirability with students] — and even non-Ivies like Duke, Emory and Washington [University] in St. Louis,” college admissions consultant and Comm…








