From Breakthrough To Admissions Science

Our 1-on-1 Students Earn Top-Choice Acceptances, Happy and Without Burnout

We Reverse-Engineered Miracle Acceptances

The admissions consulting industry tells students to “do more.” We asked a better question: when does more stop mattering, even for the Ivy League? By analyzing exclusive data from: high schools, miracle acceptance cases, and elite universities, we identified the minimum thresholds past which additional effort stops increasing admissions odds at each college.

Refining Our Breakthrough Into Admissions Science

Following our 1-on-1 success with students of varied profiles, the University of Southern California provided funding for College Zoom to advance admissions equity in 2012. We designed methodology for public schools to deliver top-3 choice college outcomes at scale. That endeavor forced us to refine our process into a science—streamlined, measurable, and repeatable.

Today, That Science Works Directly for Your Family.

Once adapted back to private 1-on-1 coaching, our admissions science was perfected. Every College Zoom student receives a hyper-personalized, 1-on-1 admissions strategy, built around their strengths, high school's reputation, and mapped to an admissions office rubric tailored to their desired colleges. Then, we apply an "entire college application" strategy for maximizing students' rubric scores. The result? A 96.5% Top-3 Choice Success Rate.

 

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Exceptionally Effective: Our Admissions Science, Inspired by Miracle Underdogs, Is Even More Effective for Top Students

"Miracle students" have lower grades, test scores, no outwardly special stand out qualities and still get into their dream colleges over peers with better academic qualifications. While their classmates describe them as "only average," one top-20 college admissions director described them as "too good of a fit to turn away." Everyone roots for the underdog, including admissions officers. High achiever? Everyone has underdog moments that define their potential.

How Miracle Students and Top Achievers Win in College Admissions

Our Team

A’Lira Underwood

USC, B.A., Psychology, M.S.L., Masters of Studies in Law, Grad. certs: Business Law & Compliance, Human Resource Law & Compliance

David Reynaldo

Founder, USC, B.S., Business Admin: Entrepreneurship, Member of NACAC and WACAC, Beverly Hills H.S., CA         College Zoom is Los Angele's #1 ranked college counseling service (Yelp). We're experts in elite college admissions throughout the U.S. and our success rate is the best nationwide. Smarter decisions, smarter outcomes.™  More.
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Aisa Castro

Dir. of College Applications, USC, B.A., Psychology; M.Ed., Student Services, Westridge School, CA
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Jackson Burgess

Dir. of College Planning, USC, B.A., Creative Writing; M.F.A., Iowa Writer's Wksp; Capital High School, WA

Adam Kronenberger

College Planner, Essay Counselor, USC, B.S, Business of Cinematic Arts, Bishop Lynch H.S., TX

Wendy Liu

Application Counselor, USC, B.A. Communication, M.S.L., Master of Studies in Law

Ezra Li

Application Counselor, USC, B.A., Communication & Media Studies  

Riley Darrough

Application Counselor, USC, B.S., Biological Sciences, Presidential Scholarship, National Merit Finalist

Julia Haffie

Application Counselor, USC, B.S., Human Biology, Minor in Sports Business, Biology Honors Thesis Program

Preston Walker

Essay Counselor, USC, B.A., Philosophy, Politics, and Law, Minor in Screenwriting

Griffin Damron

Essay Counselor, USC, B.A., Non-Governmental Organizations & Social Change, Minor in Animation & Digital Arts

Adya Mohanty

College Planner, Essay Counselor, USC, B.A., Theater, Minor in Screenwriting
The Perfect Bridge Between Generations

Magnetism ⬩ Rapport ⬩ Role-modeling ⬩ Skill

87 Years of Combined College Admissions Expertise

In 2009, my business plan for College Zoom - Admissions Consulting envisioned a team of former, elite college admissions officers driving our success. However, I quickly learned that admissions office experience doesn't equate to mentoring talent, persuasive writing ability, or a magnetic personality—the most essential qualities for maximizing a teenager's performance. Sixteen years later, a former admissions officer has yet to pass our first-round interview. Still, College Zoom maintains one of the industry's best success rates thanks to our relations with admissions officers, directors, and deans through NACAC and WACAC where it matters and our emphasis on proven practitioner talent where it counts.

Our students have succeeded over those guided by more expensive competitors, often elite former admissions officers turned consultants—we even achieved breakthroughs with students others had deemed hopeless. Our 16-year history of guiding the teenage brain to success is your success. That's why even admissions professionals trust us for their own children.

— David Reynaldo, Founder