Clarity That Accelerates Your Success

Everybody Roots For the Underdog, Including Admissions Officers.

"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 admissions officer described them as "too good of a fit to turn away."

How We Decoded Miracle Students’ College Acceptances

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16 Years of Magic

In 2009, my business plan for College Zoom envisioned a team of former admissions officers driving our success. However, I quickly learned that traditional measurements of expertise in the industry (i.e. admissions office pedigree) doesn't equate to persuasive writing or teaching ability. As it turns out, a top 15 former admissions officer has yet to pass our first-round, talent-based interview. Yet, College Zoom maintains one of the industry's best success rates.

I differentiated College Zoom by studying students who didn't satisfy admissions officers' expressed standards yet still got accepted by them. By mapping my research findings onto the candidate evaluation rubrics used by admissions offices, I created a predictive model that accurately forecasted miracle acceptances, top student rejections, and all outcomes in between.

By decoding the colleges' grading keys, College Zoom transformed the process of closing students' competitive gaps into one that is straightforward, transparent, and exact. In addition, we perfected a complementary college application and essay writing methodology for holistically maximizing candidate evaluation scores. Our students surpassed those guided by more expensive competitors; we even achieved breakthroughs with students others had deemed hopeless.

Our expertise, however, is only as effective as a student's commitment to follow through. Therefore, our 96.5% success rate has been powered by our ability to mentor teenagers to reach heights they never thought possible. Our 16-year history of success in guiding teenagers is your success. 

— David Reynaldo, Founder

A’Lira Underwood

Dir. of Operations, 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

Luryn John-Miller

Essay Counselor, UT-Austin, B.S.A., Human Ecology, Univ. of Houston, M.S.W., Social Work

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
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