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Helpful tips about college admissions, test preparation and just being a better student, leader and person from ILUMIN Education.
In the good old days – which is to say, just about any year before 2020 – a hallmark moment for high school students applying to college was going on a trip to visit the schools that they might want to attend. This year is different, obviously, and it’s changed the college application process more than a little.
Read MoreThe summer has always been an essential time of year for college-minded students, as this well-deserved break gives students the perfect opportunity to pursue activities or interests without the stress and clamor of the academic year.
Read MoreHere are seven key steps to mastering time management and some accompanying online tools to help you succeed.
Read MoreSome students (and parents!) think that engineering will guarantee a high salary and low unemployment rate – but after all, not everybody’s an engineer. Many college majors can lead to high-paying jobs – and engineering majors aren’t even the most employable people out there! Below are ten majors with very low unemployment rates – meaning that most people who graduate with these degrees do get a job over 97% of the time and the jobs don’t pay all that poorly, either!
Read MoreFor many students, an important part of college can be joining your college’s team to play your favorite sport. Sports permeate campus culture – from friendly intramurals to deep-seated collegiate rivalries. (Harvard or Yale? Stanford or Cal?) But in 2020 – when even professional NBA and NFL teams had to cancel their games (and stop inviting spectators!) because of the coronavirus -- many wonder how this has dribbled over – no pun intended – into the college sports field.
Read MoreSocial media is integrated into nearly every high school student’s everyday life, and the notion of a college admission’s board taking a peek at your social media can be a bit intimidating. After all, there's so much about you on your social media that colleges won't find on your polished college application.
Read MoreIf you’re looking at applying to college, you’ve probably heard the term “demonstrated interest” come up. But what does this really mean? Does it mean that a college wants you to attend every event that they hold and establish a conversation with your local admissions representative at the rate of three emails per day? The answer to this question is a resounding no! But we’ll discuss, a little bit later, how to show demonstrated interest in a positive and helpful way.
Read MoreWhen it comes to volunteering, it’s never a question of if you should volunteer; rather, it’s a question of when and how. Do colleges actually care about volunteering? Yes! And you should too—not just because colleges care, but because you’re giving back to the community. Only good things come from volunteering, whether that's social good, the betterment of other people's lives, or personal fulfillment, so colleges hold applicants' volunteering efforts in high esteem.
Read MoreFor high school students with a practical passion in business and finance, it can be difficult to gain experience and develop skills in a learning environment before taking the daunting leap into a startup, an internship, or even an actual job. Classroom settings rarely offer you this chance either, often sticking to conceptual learning, and even hands-on assignments lack a certain real-world application that working for an actual business would offer. Where, then, can students interested in business go to polish their skills and feel what it’s like to present project ideas or run financial simulations? The solution: business competitions.
Read MoreWhen you’re a high school senior looking at college, it seems like there are a thousand factors to consider. Well, okay, a thousand and one. And the one that is the most critical for a lot of people is whether or not your family can actually afford to pay for your dream school.
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