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We'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 MoreDuring the brunt of the pandemic, colleges across the nation made their tours virtual and closed doors on in-person campus experiences. The pandemic is still far from over, but in light of widespread vaccinations, many colleges—including the Ivy League—have announced plans to reopen for in-person learning starting Fall 2021. Some are also allowing in-person campus visits once again. If you’ve been vaccinated, here are some tips to help you (safely) make the most of your summer college visits:
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 MoreWhen it comes time for college applicants to open emails and check their admissions results, their nerves are understandably on edge. Will there be acceptance or rejection waiting for them on the other side? There is a third option, however: the waitlist, which, to many nervous students, may seem like an even more worrying result.
Read MoreIt’s been over a year since the University of California veered towards eliminating all test requirements by 2025. Colleges across the nation, and most notably the Ivy League, declared that college applications would be test-optional this year. Some colleges have maintained that their test-optional policies are temporary, while others, such as Scripps, have declared their applications test-optional permanently. They
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.
Read MoreWe had the privilege of sitting down recently with Guillermo Vasquez, Freshman Admissions Counselor at UCSB, to talk about the recent adjustments to the admissions process made by the UC system and the unique challenges and trends within higher education in the year ahead.
Read MoreAs a new and experienced consultant, Jon Castro joined ILUMIN Education’s consulting team in May 2021. After six years abroad, working as a teacher and educational consultant in China, Jon has gained valuable experience helping nearly 100 students into universities such as Penn, Yale, Duke, Brown, and Middlebury.
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