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ILUMIN Blog

Helpful tips about college admissions, test preparation and just being a better student, leader and person from ILUMIN Education.

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Webinar Transcript: Live Q&A with Emory University Senior Associate Dean of Undergraduate Admissions

Elton Lin

I am thrilled to introduce Mr. Giles Eady, the senior associate dean at Emory University (located in the vibrant city of Atlanta, Georgia). Emory is renowned for its commitment to outstanding academics, groundbreaking research, and fostering a community that encourages the pursuit of knowledge and the development of ethical leaders. Giles brings a wealth of experience and a unique perspective to the admissions process, guiding aspiring students on their journey to joining the Emory family.

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Webinar Transcript: Live Q&A with Northeastern Assistant Director of Admissions

Elton Lin

Good evening everyone – glad that everyone could make it today to listen to Wendy a little bit from Northeastern!

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Pros and Cons of Applying as an Undeclared Major

Elton Lin

Many students, even high school seniors preparing their college applications, don't quite know which major they want to pursue. Maybe there are too many majors that interest them, making it difficult to boil their choices down. Maybe your student wants to pick a major that sets them on a career path, but they haven't committed to their intended career yet!

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Skills To Build Before Back-To-School

Elton Lin

Now that it's August, summer is drawing to a close, and the brand new school year is slowly approaching. While there's no need for students to stress about their incoming courseload and extracurriculars just yet, there are certainly some simple ways students can prepare themselves for the new year!

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How to Determine Good Fit Schools

Elton Lin

What does it mean for a school to be a good fit for an individual student?

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What Does the Supreme Court’s Ruling Against Affirmative Action Mean for Your Student?

Elton Lin

The status of affirmative action in college admissions, or admission policies that consider the race of applicants in order to admit more students of underrepresented and historically-discriminated groups into higher education, has been in question for years

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Webinar Transcript: College Financial Aid 101

Elton Lin

Hi everybody, good to have you on for our next installment of our ILUMIN webinar series. I’m excited to have Jack Wang on our show today.

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Webinar Transcript: How To Build a College List

Elton Lin

Good evening, everyone! We have a very exciting topic today for a lot of our rising seniors (current juniors) – and maybe some younger students to start thinking about – the college list process: what schools they should be looking at when they're thinking about the admissions process.

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6 Tips for Asking Teachers for Letters of Recommendation

Elton Lin

Students do a lot of self-advocating in their college applications, but colleges also value hearing what others have to say about an applicant. This is where teacher recommendation letters come into play.

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Webinar Transcript: Should I Apply Early?

Elton Lin

Thanks for joining us tonight on another part of our webinar series. We’re talking about early decision early action today – as a lot of our juniors (soon to be rising seniors) are about to be planning their college lists, and thinking about which schools they might want to do an early application for.

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