Navigating high school and college admissions is overwhelming, but with the right guidance, your student can confidently find their way. Whether it’s choosing the right courses, building a strong application, or crafting compelling essays, we're here to help every step of the way. In this issue, we bring you a flowchart to help you figure out exactly what your student needs for college success. Stuck on college essays? Check out what our ILUMIN team recommends doing to get over the mental block! We also offer advice for rising 9th, 10th, and 11th graders to help them get off to a strong start this new upcoming school year. Finally, learn more about the newest twists that colleges are bringing to the early admissions round. Let's make the journey to college success a smooth and successful one! #newsletter #highschool #collegeapplications #collegeadmissions #collegeessays #collegeconsulting #earlydecision #uchicago #uchicagossen #students #ilumineducation
ILUMIN Education
Education Administration Programs
Santa Clara, California 4,888 followers
Helping students reach their full potential
About us
ILUMIN Education is a San Francisco Bay Area based educational consulting firm that provides expert college admissions counseling and effective life coaching support to students pursuing admission into top-tier universities. We are committed to our students in every way. We stay up-to-date on trends and changes in the admissions landscape and relish our role as mentors to next generation leaders. Our students have been admitted to some of the most selective universities in the United States including: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, UPenn, MIT, Columbia, University of Chicago, Harvey Mudd, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, CalTech, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Carnegie Mellon, NYU, USC and many more. Equally as important, our students have gone on to live lives of purpose, passion, and impact on their respective campuses. ILUMIN Education's team is made up of former admissions officers, admissions interviewers, English instructors, professional writers, counselors and entrepreneurs and are members of the Western Association for College Admissions Counseling (WACAC) and the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA).
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- Education Administration Programs
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Santa Clara, California
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- Partnership
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- 2014
- Specialties
- College Admissions Counseling, Student Life Coaching, Education, Higher Education, High School Students, Counseling, College Advisory, and Educational Consulting
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4701 Patrick Henry Dr #25
Santa Clara, California 95054, US
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7100 Stevenson Blvd
Fremont, California 94538, US
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📝 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gigEzeYh Overwhelmed by all of the different essay prompts that the University of California has for its own application? Unsure which Personal Insight Questions to choose, let alone how to answer them well with only 350 words each? Then join us on Thursday, August 29th at 8:00PM PDT as we break down the UC PIQs! Kyra Jee (Educational Consultant and Essay Lead) and Grace Crowcroft (Essay Specialist) will walk students through how to select from the eight UC PIQ prompts based on their specific extracurriculars and experiences, which tricky prompts to avoid, and how to both brainstorm and get started on a first draft of their essays. Presentation and Q&A with: - Kyra Jee, Educational Consultant and Essay Lead - Grace Crowcroft, Essay Specialist We'll discuss: - How to select your prompts based on your extracurriculars and experiences - Which tricky prompts to avoid - How to brainstorm and get started on a first draft #collegeadmissions #collegeapplications #uc #universityofcalifornia #ucpiq #collegeessays #college #students #webinar #ilumineducation
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🩺 Register here: https://lnkd.in/ggjYQSfF Medical school is a monumental requirement for doctors-to-be. What does it take to be a med student, and how can interested high schoolers best prepare? Join us on Thursday, August 15th at 5PM PDT to hear from actual premed and med students about the pathway to med school! Current premed and med students William Kerr (UCSD, applying to med school), Ivan Chan (Yale → UPenn Perelman School of Medicine), and Samantha Castro-Rico (Yale → UChicago Pritzker School of Medicine) will draw from their personal experiences and share their expert med school advice, including topics like good college major choices, the role of research, and ways that high school students aspiring to be doctors can prepare right now. Pathway to Med School: High School Tips for Medical School Success Thursday, August 15th at 5PM Pacific Interview and discussion with: 🎓 William Kerr Hometown: Milpitas, CA B.S. in Microbiology at UC San Diego Medical School: applying in current cycle Career interests: Surgery, Family Medicine 🎓 Ivan Chan Hometown: Milpitas, CA B.S. in Neuroscience at Yale Medical school: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Career interests: Family Medicine 🎓 Samantha Castro-Rico Hometown: Chicago, IL B.A. in Political Science at Yale Medical school: The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Career interests: Family Medicine with Fellowship in Obstetrics We'll discuss: -What should I major in college to best prepare for med school apps? -How important is research? -Does it matter where I go to undergrad? -What should I prepare now to be a strong med school applicant? -How do I know if I'm a good fit for medical school or the medical profession? #collegeadmissions #collegeapplications #medschool #premed #collegemajors #college #students #webinar #ilumineducation
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Register here: https://lnkd.in/gBpeFDEc Standardized testing is back. Hundreds of colleges are now requiring the SAT or ACT for the first time in five years—and while the new digital SAT is the most well-designed college admissions exam to date, most students SHOULDN’T take it. In this FREE Webinar, followed by a 15-minute Q&A, Ivy Method Tutors Co-Founders Michael Robin and Peyton McDavitt and ILUMIN Education founder Elton Lin—who’ve collectively helped hundreds of students gain admission to schools including Harvard, Yale, Brown, Berkeley, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Georgetown, and more—will explain why. They’ll demystify the new SAT and help you build the best test prep plan for your student. They will cover: ✏️ The format of the new SAT, including specific sections, question types, and patterns ✏️ Why you SHOULD prep for the digital PSAT ✏️ The format of the current ACT, and how it differs from the new SAT ✏️ Which test your child should take depending on their individual strengths ✏️ How the digital, adaptive format may negatively affect your child’s test performance ✏️ How high you need to score on the SAT or ACT for it to be worth taking ✏️ When your child should start to prep for the SAT or ACT ✏️ How important are SAT and ACT scores to the overall admissions process? ✏️ Upcoming changes to the ACT exam in 2025 The Digital SAT vs. The ACT Tuesday, August 20th at 5:30PM Pacific Presentation and Q&A by: - Michael Robin, Ivy Method co-Founder - Peyton McDavitt, Ivy Method co-Founder - Elton Lin, ILUMIN CEO and Founder #collegeadmissions #collegeapplications #sat #act #standardizedtesting #testprep #college #students #webinar #ilumineducation
Ivy Method and ILUMIN Education Present: The Digital SAT vs. The ACT
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Elton Lin, our founder and CEO, was recently featured again on the Shift podcast with Achievable! 🎙️✨ ChatGPT and other tools are all the rage right now, but should you use them to help with your college admissions essays? Elton Lin, founder of Ilumin Education in California, has helped students get into top programs nationwide for over a decade. In this episode, Elton shares how schools are handling AI and how to use AI to help you with your essays while still following the essay rules for all colleges. 🎧 Check out the podcast episode on Apple Podcasts here: https://lnkd.in/gBR6j82q 🎧 You can also listen to the episode on: Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gUNp7Tvh Google Play: https://lnkd.in/gbHnGf3f Amazon Music: https://lnkd.in/gHtdPq5y TuneIn: https://lnkd.in/gW3GG8fe iHeartRadio: https://lnkd.in/gHbCVvDq #collegeadmissions #collegeconsulting #collegeessays #collegeapplications #ai #chatgpt #students #shift #podcast #ilumineducation #achievableprep
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Help us give a warm welcome to Spencer Horstman, who brings 7 years of college admissions experience to ILUMIN as the newest addition to our Educational Consultant team! A Columbia graduate himself, he has helped students of all kinds (from dance majors to software engineers, from English majors to premed students, and everything in between) matriculate into some of the most prestigious universities across the nation. Spencer has answered some questions to help our students and families get to better know him, his dedication to his students, and his admissions methodology. Check out his introduction and answers on our blog: https://lnkd.in/gCg7SPVb #collegeadmissions #ilumin #consultants #educationalconsultants #collegeconsulting #collegeapplications
Introducing ILUMIN Education’s New Consultant: Spencer Horstman — ILUMIN EDUCATION - College Admissions Consulting & Counseling, Palo Alto, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, San Jose, Fremont
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The college application process is one full of difficult choices: which major to choose, which colleges to apply to, which classes to take, which extracurriculars to pursue, which approach to take for essays, et cetera. You need to know your range of options in order to evaluate which is best for you before you can move forward towards success. In this issue, help ease the pressure of college essays this summer with our limited-time coupon—get 10% off our 10-hour essay consulting package. We also held two webinars in June about 2024 admissions trends and college majors. Missed them? Don’t worry: we have a recap for you, and you can check out our free webinar recordings and transcripts! Finally, take a look at alternative college rankings that your student should consider when researching schools and adding to their college list. We want to help your student know their options and choose the one that’s best for them! #newsletter #highschool #collegeapplications #collegeadmissions #collegeessays #collegemajors #collegeconsulting #collegerankings #students #ilumineducation
July 2024: Knowing Your Options
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A student's college major often plays a key role in their college admissions journey, but why exactly is it so important, and how can your student find navigate college majors in a way that works best for them? A few weeks ago, we hosted a webinar in which our CEO, Elton Lin, shared his admissions expert perspective on the importance of college majors, including how college majors can affect the admissions decision process, what the common alternatives are for popular majors (such as STEM and business), and which great majors with less applicants might be the right fit for your student. If you missed it, don't worry—you can find the transcript on our website's blog and the recording on our YouTube channel! Transcript: https://lnkd.in/da4NCJG2 Recording: https://lnkd.in/d7KpX9kg #collegeadmissions #collegeapplications #collegemajors #college #students #webinar #ilumineducation
Webinar Transcript: College Majors—Why They Matter and How to Choose Them — ILUMIN EDUCATION - College Admissions Consulting & Counseling, Palo Alto, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, San Jose, Fremont
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What happened this past 2023-24 admissions cycle, and how can future applicants learn from it? Earlier this month, we hosted a webinar in which our CEO, Elton Lin, gave students and families his expert rundown on trends from this 2023-24 admissions cycle, including what increased reliance on Early Decision by universities means for future students, which college majors saw the most applicants, and how the Class of 2025 can use this information to prepare for what's ahead. If you missed it, don't worry—you can find the transcript on our website's blog and the recording on our YouTube channel! Transcript: https://lnkd.in/geVFpSrA Recording: https://lnkd.in/gqgT9m2c #collegeadmissions #collegeapplications #earlydecision #collegemajors #college #students #webinar #ilumineducation
Webinar Transcript: 2024 Admissions Trends: What’s Changed? — ILUMIN EDUCATION - College Admissions Consulting & Counseling, Palo Alto, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, San Jose, Fremont
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Before tackling any big task, you want to have a game plan. Applying to colleges is much more than just a big task—it’s a massive collection of big tasks, including college essays, college lists, deadline management, extracurriculars, major selection, and more! How can students craft a plan that can prepare them for everything that goes into their applications? In this issue, find details about our upcoming college major webinar, and check out how our ILUMIN team recommends students approach the early application round. For students looking at the University of California application, we go over all of the UC Personal Insight Questions, as well as brainstorming tips to help students make their UC essays stand out. Let’s make a game plan for your student’s college success! #newsletter #highschool #collegeapplications #collegeadmissions #earlydecision #earlyaction #universityofcalifornia #collegeessays #collegemajors #collegeconsulting #students #ilumineducation
June 2024: Game Plan
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