ILUMIN Class of 2025 Secures $3.79M in Merit Aid Scholarships
Elton Lin
We’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!
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Helpful tips about college admissions, test preparation and just being a better student, leader and person from ILUMIN Education.
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Congratulations and Best Wishes to Our 2023 Admits!
Elton Lin
We at ILUMIN wanted to give our warmest congratulations to our seniors this past year! They poured so much time and effort into their academics, extracurriculars, and applications alike, and their hard work is clearly recognized not only by us, but also by all the schools who sent them offers of admission. Now, we send our best wishes for their success as they prepare for the first year of their college careers!
Read MoreCONGRATS to Our 2022 Admits!
Elton Lin
We at ILUMIN wanted to give a huge congratulations to our seniors this past year! After all the hard work they put into their academics, extracurriculars, and applications, our students were admitted by so many colleges and universities, and we couldn’t be more proud of all of you!
Read MoreWebinar Transcript: Featuring UChicago: A Conversation With Undergraduate Students & Alumni
Elton Lin
Welcome to everybody who's joining us on our webinar series. Before we get started, go on to the chat, and we always like hearing where people are calling in from. For our webinar series we've had people from like all over the United States, all over the world, all over everywhere!
Read MoreWhat 9th Grade Students Should Do to Start the Year off Strong
Elton Lin
Ninth graders’ first steps in their four-year plan should revolve around exploring their interests. Which class subjects capture their attention? Which club or extracurricular gets them excited? Figuring out these interests will be essential in guiding your ninth grade student through their college-focused high school career.
Read MoreWhat 10th Grade Students Should Do to Start the Year off Strong
Elton Lin
Welcome to the tenth grade! After this past year of largely remote learning, going back to school this fall semester may feel like you’re adjusting to high school again for the first time. Here’s some advice on steps to take as you adjust to your tenth grade experience.
Read MoreWhat 11th Grade Students Should Do to Start the Year off Strong
Elton Lin
Congrats! You are already halfway done with high school, and college applications are looming over the horizon. While there’s still distance between you and your senior year, there’s much that 11th graders should do now to set themselves up for strong admissions results in their senior year.
Read More5 Questions for Justin Wang
Elton Lin
Justin Wang is our latest addition to the ILUMIN team, bringing a wealth of various life, industry and educational experiences to our community. We asked Justin five questions to help you get to know him better.
Read MoreWebinar Transcript: Featuring UC Berkeley: A Conversation with Undergraduate Students
Elton Lin
We had the privilege of sitting down recently a panel of students from UC Berkeley today. It seems there are a lot of misconceptions about UC Berkeley – which we feel like these four students are eager to dispel!
Read MoreWebinar Transcript: College Essay Series: Crafting Your Personal Statement For The Common Application
Elton Lin
Today we’re talking about the personal statement, but you might also be looking at the UC questions, since that's a place where we like to point students to start off first. But today we'll give you a crash course about the personal statement, how you're gonna pick your prompt. You're gonna work out of seven.
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