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Curious about why 2018 was such a competitive year for college applications?
Want to know how to best prepare for the 2019 application season?
If so, we invite you to attend ILUMIN Education’s 2018 College Trends presentation on Sunday 6/9 at 2:30pm.
Read MoreHi Students (and Parents)!
Do you ever feel stuck writing an email to a teacher?
Do you worry about saying the wrong thing in an interview?
Are you confused about how to start and maintain a conversation with an adult?
Come join us for our first Professional Communication Workshop!
You'll learn about how to speak, email, AND text appropriately and professionally to teachers, bosses, professors, and interviewers. You'll practice with real conversations in order to build up your communication toolbox! You'll also meet other peers and work together to be better communicators.
We'll prepare you for different professional settings and help you overcome your fear of communicating with adults!
AND... it is FREE for ILUMIN students BUT you need to register below by April 20th!
Location:
ILUMIN Education
4701 Patrick Henry Drive, Building 3 (Redwood Room)
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Date/Time:
April 27, 2019 >> 10 am - 12 pm
NOTE: Currently only for existing ILUMIN students - keep a lookout for more student success workshops open to the public coming soon!
Hello!!! Seattle!!!
We’ll be hosting our first seminar in the great Pacific Northwest! We’ll be covering three ways high school students can improve their admissions chances and reach their dream schools. We will share more about the current landscape and provide practical insight on how students can stand out from the pack.
We will be covering the following topics (and more):
What type of essay is most effective for the college application?
What is "Early Decision" and how important is it to apply early?
How important are extracurricular activities, AP courses, or test scores?
What are admissions officers looking for when reviewing a college application?
Location:
Lake Hills Library Meeting Room
15590 Lake Hills Blvd, Bellevue, WA
When:
Saturday, April 27, 2019 - 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Speakers:
Elton Lin, Founder/CEO of ILUMIN Education
Yii-Shyun Lin, Expert College Counselor, ILUMIN Education
Attendees will also have the option of signing up for a FREE 1 hour consultation with our consultants.
Contact us at info@ilumineducation.com or 408-479-4742 for more info! More information on ILUMIN Education and flyer below!
Interested in learning what it takes to be an Entrepreneur?
Want to become the next Steve Jobs?
Sign up to join the Junior Achievement Student Company Program!
ILUMIN Education is partnering with Junior Achievement of Northern California to host a 13-week entrepreneurship workshop and incubator for aspiring teen entrepreneurs. Students will work with local business leaders and learn what it takes to raise capital, write a business plan, market a product, and build effective teamwork and leadership skills.
Students will be broken into teams, develop their own product or service and launch a real business. Teams will also have the opportunity to submit their business idea to the JA Company of Year Competition, sponsored by Intuit, in April 2017.
For more information on this specific workshop, contact us at info@ilumineducation.com.
Dates: Every Saturday starting Jan 27th to April 21st
Time: 1-3pm
Location: ILUMIN Education Office - 940 Stewart Drive #236, Sunnyvale, 94085
Cost: $285/student** (funds go towards facility/program expenses and a donation to Junior Achievement)
1. Must currently be in high school.
2. Provide your own transportation and arrive on time to all sessions.
3. May not miss more than 3 sessions (if more, please discuss with instructor).
APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 7, 2017
Accepted students will be notified on January 12, 2017.
** - Make check payable to ILUMIN Education and bring on the first day.
Some words from one of last year's Company Program team members:
"Before attending the Junior Achievement program, I knew little to nothing about business and what it took to run a business. Now, after my experience with Junior Achievement, I understand the number of different teams and the endless work that come together to produce a single product. We had marketing, sales, product, and management teams that all worked together. The marketing team and I had so much fun making a commercial and brainstorming ways to bring our product, PiggyPack, to the public. My favorite moment with the entire company is when we finally got to see our product (a waterproof, dual compartment athletic bag) in person. We had been working on the logistics of the bag for over a month, and to finally see all of our hard work come to life was so exciting. Even if you aren't currently interested in going into business in the future, I would highly recommend joining the JA program, because it introduces you to many other dedicated and inspiring high school students, and it gives you a newfound appreciation for the world of business."
ILUMIN Education Team // Best Demo and Commercial 2017
** Three Ways to Improve Your Admissions Chances - River of Life Foundation + ILUMIN Ed
// How important are grades and test scores?
// Which activities matter most to admissions officers?
// How do students find good leadership opportunities?
// What can students do NOW to help them reach their dream colleges?
Come to our upcoming seminar hosted in partnership with the River of Life Foundation!
The college admissions process is growing more confusing and competitive every year. We all feel the pressure to achieve "more" and worry that we're not doing enough.
But what really matters when admissions officers review an application? What activities should students do and NOT do during high school? What steps can students take to help them reach the dream colleges?
We will discuss how every student can improve their admissions chances, whether their goal is Stanford or UC San Diego. We will discuss how students can discover their passion and build on it throughout high school. And we will also share how students (and parents) can navigate this stressful season and be their best.
River of Life Church
1177 Laurelwood Rd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
December 2nd - 2 to 4 pm
Speakers:
John Chen - Educational Consultant & Operations Director
He graduated from UCLA with a BA in Business/Economics and is a licensed CPA. He previously was a data analysis and management consultant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers working with clients like Google, VISA and EA Games. In recent years, he served as a Senior Consultant for the Bay Area’s largest educational consulting firm. He has over 15 years of experience mentoring and teaching hundreds of students and uses his vast business and hi-tech experience to guide them towards the right schools. Nothing gives him more joy than seeing students breakthrough to become who they were created to be. John is also a member of the Western Association for College Admissions Counseling. John is a member of the Western Association for College Admissions Counseling.
Kevin Nam - Educational Consultant
Kevin graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a double B.A. in Psychology and Computer Science. Throughout this time, he served as a teaching assistant for Introduction to Computer Science at Penn and helped develop a curriculum designed to expose students to computer science in fun and interesting ways. Upon graduation, Kevin declined to work in software, instead deciding to pursue his passion for education by working as a computer science tutor and now as an educational consultant for ILUMIN Education.
ILUMIN Education students have gained admission to every top 50 university in the United States, including every Ivy League university, Stanford, UC Berkeley, NYU, USC and many others.
For more information, contact us at info[at]ilumineducation.com or (408) 479-4742.
Interested in learning what it takes to be an Entrepreneur?
Want to become the next Steve Jobs?
Sign up to join the Junior Achievement Student Company Program!
ILUMIN Education is partnering with Junior Achievement of Northern California to host a 13-week entrepreneurship workshop and incubator for aspiring teen entrepreneurs. Students will work with local business leaders and learn what it takes to raise capital, write a business plan, market a product, and build effective teamwork and leadership skills.
Students will be broken into teams, develop their own product or service and launch a real business. Teams will also have the opportunity to submit their business idea to the JA Company of Year Competition, sponsored by Intuit, in April 2017.
To learn more about JA, visit www.janorcal.org. For more information on this specific workshop, contact us at info@ilumineducation.com.
Dates: Every Saturday starting Jan 21st to April 15th
Time: 1-3pm
Location: ILUMIN Education Office - 955 Benecia Ave, Sunnyvale, 94085
Cost: $250/student**
Requirements:
1. Must currently be in high school.
2. Provide your own transportation and arrive on time to all sessions.
3. May not miss more than 3 sessions (if more, please discuss with instructor).
APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 6, 2017
Accepted students will be notified on January 11, 2017.
** - Make check payable to ILUMIN Education and bring on the first day. Majority of funds will be donated back to Junior Achievement.
Want to help your son or daughter develop an entrepreneurial mindset?
Want to see your son or daughter get an idea off the ground?
Want to help your son or daughter develop tools to life-long success?
The Design Farm, an educational non-profit started by Stanford d.school (Institute of Design) alumni, is putting on a four-day entrepreneurship workshop for teens based on the design principles taught in Stanford's d.school.
The goal is to help students develop solutions to real problems through the lens of empathy. The training will equip students with the same concepts used by Apple, Google, and GE Health to innovate out ground-breaking products.
March 12, 13, 19, 20th - 1-6pm
Palo Alto High School Library
50 Embarcadero Road
Palo Alto, CA
AND... ILUMIN friends get a discount!
$75 off the registration if you use the coupon code "ILUMIN"!
First session starts March 12th - go HERE for more info and to register! Click HERE for more info on The Design Farm.
Feel free to contact us for more info: info@ilumineducation.com.
MARCH 19TH - 1PM - SEATING LIMITED - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
UCs are getting more competitive every year. In 2016, over 200,000 students applied to the UC campuses. What can students do to standout?
Come to ILUMIN Education’s Admitted or Denied: College Applications from a UC Reviewer event to hear Azure Brown, a former UC admissions counselor, give insight into common questions such as:
How does the admissions office review applications?
What are admissions reviewers looking for in a student?
What are the most important elements for admissions reviewers (grades, tests scores or activities)?
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn directly from an admissions reviewer and see what the UCs and other TOP universities really want in a student!
FREE drawing for the following items (starting at 1pm sharp!)
Apple Watch
SAT Class with AJ Tutoring
1 year of FREE Consulting Sessions with Azure Brown herself*
Seating is LIMITED, reserve your spot now! To REGISTER, click HERE.
Saturday, March 19th: 1 - 3 pm
Sunnyvale Community Center (The Community Room - See map below)
550 E Remington Dr.
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
For more information, contact us at info@ILUMINeducation.com or call (408) 479-4742 and leave your name, phone AND email. Or click HERE to register.
Hosted by:
ILUMIN Education
College Admissions Counseling and Life Coaching
www.ILUMINeducation.com
(408) 479-4742
info@ILUMINeducation.com
* - One free year of coaching services included after signing a complete contract that includes services for the remainder of the high school years. Current sophomore students (as of March 2016) or younger ONLY.
It's important to properly plan your child's summer...
This past week, John continued his popular series of radio interviews on Bay Voice Radio, 96.1 FM (Bay Area, NorCal). Throughout this series, he'll be highlighting aspects that help students find the right majors, write the best (and most honest) essays and reach the right universities.
This time... summer plans! What to do this summer that will really make a difference.
The interview is primarily in Chinese -- apologies to the non-Chinese speakers! If you would like to find out more, we'd be happy to do a free consultation and discuss how we can help. Click HERE to contact us and click on the link below to listen to the interview!
Last week, John continued his series of radio interviews on Bay Voice Radio, 96.1 FM (Bay Area, NorCal). Throughout this series, we'll be highlighting aspects that help students find the right majors, write the best (and most honest) essays and reach the right universities.
The interview is primarily in Chinese -- apologies to the non-Chinese speakers! If you would like to find out more, we'd be happy to do a free consultation and discuss how we can help. Click HERE to contact us and click on the link below to listen to the interview!
BAY VOICE INTERVIEW - PART 2 - CURRENT TRENDS IN THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS LANDSCAPE
