Use the form on the right to contact us.
Helpful tips about college admissions, test preparation and just being a better student, leader and person from ILUMIN Education.
Filtering by Category: College Essay
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.
Read MoreThis webinar was presented on June 10, 2021, and a recording is available here. Some details regarding the prompts and deadlines may have changed by the time you are reading this transcript. Please visit the Common Application and University of California website for the most up to date information.
Read MoreThere’s a better chunk of the year until college application deadlines start knocking at the door, but there’s still plenty that college-hopefuls can do now to prepare for one of the heftier parts of applications: the college essay.
Read MoreWe recently had the chance to sit down with Jessica to learn more about the admissions process and how Brandeis has been adapting to the challenges of having students on campus socially distanced.
Read MoreWe sat down with Guillermo Vasquez, Freshmen Admissions Counselor at UC Santa Barbara to learn more about the admission process and how colleges are adapting to the challenges of COVID-19. Note that this interview took place in June of 2020 and some items have changed, including the UC system deciding to go test blind.
Read MoreWe’re excited to introduce Kelli Gerrans, an admissions counselor at Pepperdine University and the school’s Northern California representative, so those of you who are interested in Pepperdine University will definitely want to connect with Kelli.
Read MoreWe had the privilege of having Katie Congdon, Northeastern University Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions, join us in a webinar Q&A a few weeks ago to talk about the upcoming changes to admissions and the unique challenges of higher education in the years ahead.
Read MoreWe had the privilege of having Tom Fanning, Case Western Reserve University Senior Associate Director of Admissions, join us in a webinar Q&A a few weeks ago to talk about the upcoming changes to admissions and the unique challenges of higher education in the years ahead.
Read MoreWe had the privilege of having Matthew Gallery, Boston University Assistant Director of Admissions, join us in a webinar Q&A a few weeks ago to talk about the upcoming changes to admissions and the unique challenges of higher education in the years ahead.
Read MoreThe “why us?” supplemental essay, or the student’s love letter to a college, is arguably the most-requested supplemental essay from college applications across the board.
Read More