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This webinar was recorded on September 21, 2021. You can access the recording here. Note that details and exact prompts of the UC PIQs may have changed by the time you are reading this article, so please go to apply.universityofcalifornia.edu to get the most up to date information.
Read MoreThank you everyone for joining us today. Saturday morning – great time to be talking about your college list! And a little bit more about admissions as a lot of students are getting started with school and classes. Time starts slipping away a little bit with the admissions process. So I’m glad that we can talk a little bit now.
Read MoreWe have Katie Congdon from Northeastern University, the Northern California admissions representative for Northeastern. Those of you who are from Northern California or the Bay Area, Katie is definitely who you want to speak to! But for those of you who are not from there, she is still a fantastic resource. I’m excited to have her on.
Read MoreWe 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 MoreToday 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 MoreWe've got a special treat again: featuring our students from UIUC. As students are winding down their college lists, we wanted to highlight UIUC to make sure you guys get a chance to ask any questions to current and former students here.
Read MoreWe are continuing our ILUMIN Education webinar series – and this is the first time that we're having students come and share about their experiences, and their time at specific universities. This week's panel is from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.
Read MoreWe had the privilege of sitting down recently with AJ Howell-Williams, the Senior Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Santa Clara University, to talk about current admissions trends, test-optional, and the other unique challenges and trends within higher education in the year ahead.
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 MoreWe had the privilege of sitting down recently with Elise Fisher, Senior Assistant Director of Admissions at Boston University, to talk about current admissions trends and the unique challenges and trends within higher education in the year ahead.
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