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We're thrilled to celebrate our seniors, who earned acceptances to 124 different colleges and universities, including some of the most selective and prestigious schools in the country, like Princeton and Stanford! From Ivy League institutions to top public universities and standout liberal arts colleges, our students’ results reflect their incredible dedication, growth, and resilience throughout the application journey.
Read MoreWe’re proud to share good news about our ILUMIN students and families: our Class of 2025 students have been awarded $3.79 million in merit-based scholarships!
Read MoreWe are incredibly excited to welcome Brian Kang to our team!
Read MoreExciting news: ILUMIN Education has been ranked one of the Top Admission Consulting Services Providers of 2025 by Education Insider!
Read MoreThe college application process can feel overwhelming, but do you really need a college consultant? Many students and families navigate applications on their own, and with enough time, research, and persistence, you might not need outside help. However, before you make your decision, let’s explore some common reasons why people think they don’t need a consultant—and why they might want to reconsider.
Read MoreHappy New Year, and a warm congratulations to our ILUMIN students who got into their dream schools through the early application round, including Early Decision and Early Action! We're thrilled to announce that some of our students have been accepted to schools including Caltech, Claremont McKenna, Duke, NYU, Princeton, Reed, and Santa Clara University.
Read MoreWe’ll be discussing five main types of supplemental essay prompts, which you can see listed here. Although the terms like “Why Us?” and et cetera are not necessarily the official terminology, it is really helpful for students so that they can learn how to identify the real questions that they should be answering.
Read MoreMany of you have probably heard of the Common App—really big platform, supports over a thousand colleges in their college application process—and kind of at the forefront of that is the Common App Personal Statement, or the Common App essay, which gets sent to every college that you apply to through the Common App.
Read MoreWe’re going to take a look at some of the PIQs. For a lot of our seniors—definitely if there are any younger students, you are more than welcome to join to get a bit of preview of what’s in store—but this is mostly going to be geared for a lot of our incoming 12th graders who are going to be doing the college essays and applications coming on.
Read MoreThis is a transcript of a webinar from August 2024, a recording of which you can find on our YouTube channel. Thank you again to Ivy Method Tutors for co-hosting this webinar with us!
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