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Danny Yoo is our latest addition to the ILUMIN team. With nearly twenty years of combined experience in education and entrepreneurship, he has worked with dedicated students from around the world as a college counselor, essay coach, and mentor.
Read MoreFor many students, the first decision that they’ll have to make when applying to college is this: do they want to go to a small liberal arts college or a large research university?
Read MoreJason Milan is the latest addition to the ILUMIN team. He brings deep expertise in college application storytelling, rich experiences with international and intercultural living, and a sincere passion for mentorship. We asked Jason five questions to help you get to know him better:
Read MoreOver the last several years, the SAT has undergone some phenomenal changes. For parents who took the test themselves to get into college, and are now hoping to help their children do the same… unfortunately, it isn’t that easy. This guide will catch you up to where the SAT is in 2022.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to welcome the latest addition to the ILUMIN consulting team: Danny Yoo!
Read MoreWe are thrilled to welcome the latest addition to the ILUMIN consulting team: Jason Milan!
Read MoreIf you’re applying to college this year, or thinking about applying to college, you’ve doubtlessly seen the word “holistic” come up. What does that really mean?
Read MoreThe current admissions statistics can definitely be discouraging. This talk page on College Confidential illustrates the hardship well, with its information on historical college admissions trends; for example, in 1995, the acceptance rate for UChicago was 68%, meaning a student was more likely to get in than not, and in 1970, the University of Pennsylvania—an Ivy League school—nonetheless had a 70% acceptance rate. As of 2021, these schools’ acceptance rates are 6.3% and 5.68%, respectively.
Read MoreWelcome to everybody who's joining us on our webinar series. Before we get started, go on to the chat, and we always like hearing where people are calling in from. For our webinar series we've had people from like all over the United States, all over the world, all over everywhere!
Read MoreThis 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.
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