ILUMIN Education

I felt lost entering my sophomore year. I had just been cut from the basketball team and was so confused on how to navigate the college admission process. I was a decent student but I had minimal extracurriculars and felt like I was behind everyone else. But my initial meeting with Elton helped clear the fog and gave me a direction on where to head. His advice was pivotal for me to pursue and be involved in extracurriculars, such as Coding Club and Robotics, so that I would grow my passion and interest for possible majors.
In my junior year, my grades were beginning to drop and my counselor, Henry

I couldn't have made it through my college application experience without my Ilumin consultant. As the oldest child in my family, I had no idea what I needed to do in order to start my college application process, and same with my parents. Every meeting, my consultant would always check up on how I was doing and asked about highlights and lowlights of my week--he was a great friend in addition to being my consultant.
Sophomore year, he helped me figure out which major I would like to pursue in order to start applying to summer programs that fit my academic interests and helped strengthen my profile

I am so grateful to have worked with my Ilumin counselor for the last couple of years. Throughout my time as a high schooler, my Ilumin counselor has always been super helpful with applying to summer programs, time management, writing essays, and navigating the application process.
During our weekly meeting sessions, my Ilumin counselor would help me discover interesting summer opportunities to further my interest in my intended major. Given that my major isn’t a very popular subject, finding summer programs that matched my interest was no easy feat. He also taught me useful skills such as pros

I’ve worked with ILUMIN since freshman year, and I had an amazing experience with my counselor. Coming into high school with no idea about the steps needed to be a competitive applicant for college, my counselor first helped me determine my interests and worked with me on applying to extracurricular programs that both strengthened my profile and were genuinely interesting for me. From there, my counselor helped me develop a list of schools and majors to apply to that played to my strengths, and gave me great tips on my essays and for my interviews, which I believe played the biggest role in me

Ilumin is a great college counseling service which helped me a ton! My counselor's advice on acquiring summer internships was very helpful, and they also provided a good framework for managing my time during the college apps process.

My experience with Ilumin Education and my consultant was very positive. My consultant was extremely helpful and open-minded; I felt like I could talk to him about anything from help with out of school activities to the college admissions process. He was also very flexible and understanding, as anytime I needed to reschedule a meeting or have him help me with applications he would make time for me or respond with a text, even when taking time off. My consultant not only made my college admissions much smoother and more enjoyable, but also made sure the colleges I applied to would be a good fit

Our family in Bay Area had a high school senior working with ILUMIN Education for colleges list and college applications since last summer for Fall 2021. The work includes UC and some out of state universities. The educational consultant and the whole team is very helpful from day one to decision making.

There are a lot of work for college applications and my son got a lot of help from him. My son spent a lot times on the applications but he told me he is not stressful. The consultant is serious about the applications and cover everything needed to complete them. He also invited other experienced

My experience at Ilumin was great! The staff did a really great job walking me through the process and helped me dictate the next few steps in my post-high school career. They do an excellent job at making sure students understand the whole application procedure and provide applicants with a wide abundance of resources. I remember walking into that first meeting extremely nervous due to my anxiety about apps., but my advisor dispelled those worries fairly quickly by demonstrating how well equipped they were (all the while in a friendly manner :D). The staff and counselors at Ilumin ensure that

- I worked with Yichen for my college application process and I can't thank her enough for the help she offered me. As someone who doesn't know much about the process, Yichen led me along the way with extreme patience.
The college list was super detailed and tailored to my preference(location, student-faculty ratio, private/ public, diversity, major, and programs) and it was critical for my application process since it gives me a general idea for the colleges I'm applying to.

Throughout the application process, we were able to have at least one hour-long check-in per week where

I had a fantastic experience with ILUMIN. One of my friends recommended ILUMIN to me, and I decided to schedule a consultation to learn more about their college consulting. I was the first person in my family to go to college in the US and I was feeling nervous about the whole process because I couldn’t ask my family about it. I wanted more guidance with the whole application process and my consultant helped me understand the whole process and answered all my questions.
After the consultation it was clear to me that ILUMIN would be a good fit for me. My consultant took the time to learn about

Ilumin not only helped me throughout the entire application process, they helped me get into a position where I essentially had only good choices for college. I had a below average GPA for all the schools I was applying to and I think that the main reason that I got into schools such as Purdue, UC Davis, and UW was because of my ACT score that Ilumin helped with, my essays that Ilumin helped with, and my summer activities that Ilumin helped with. The amount of recommendations they have for things to do over the summer is endless, so you are sure to find at least one thing you are interested in

I worked with my Ilumin Education consultant, Yichen, during my junior and senior year of high school, and I cannot thank her enough. The college admissions process is extremely confusing and stressful, but she made everything very clear by laying out all the steps I needed to take in order to succeed. As someone who applied to college in 2020, admissions were extremely unpredictable and competitive my year, but I ended up getting into my dream school, USC!

Yichen is a very friendly, supportive person who clearly cares about her students. She always made time for me in her busy schedule and answered

I worked with Ilumin consultant, Alice, as an international transfer student. Initially, being an international student, I wasn't very sure of where I stood in the applicant pool but Alice cleared all my doubts. She always made time out of her schedule to answer all of my questions and made sure every task involved in the process was completed on time. She helped me in exploring the schools, finding out research opportunities, upper-division courses, career-oriented programs, and extracurricular activities which gave me a clear vision of how I would fit in. From drafting essays to sending all the

I am extremely thankful for all the help I was provided while working with ILUMIN during my college application process. As a current high school senior, applying to college is terrifying and makes one feel all over the place. Working with their counselors I felt like the path towards college was a lot clearer. Coming from someone who had a hard time in high school, being helped realise what needed to be done helped motivate me to push harder towards goals. The help I received was mostly for my essays, I participated in a week long college essay bootcamp. I was helped to see exactly what admissions

I wish I have a better assessment of our experience. My daughter and I started out searching for college counseling to get expert guidance and a peace of mind that we are in good hands. I expected that I can sit back and be able to trust that Ilumin is doing the best for her leveraging their experience and knowledge. This was not at all what we experienced. There were issues starting from the college list to the application process. We were put in positions where we were led to falsely believe that things were fine until the 11th hour when we were rudely awaken to the fact that they weren&apos

I cannot thank Ilumin Education enough for helping me through the college admissions process. Even now, having completed my undergraduate and masters studies at the University of Southern California, I am humbled by the challenges high school students face. As a senior in high school, it is easy to feel overwhelmed with the many choices ahead. Ilumin mentors helped me make a full game-plan for my admission process - from efficiently picking a diverse set of universities where I would best pursue my passion for computer science, to guiding me all the way to essay submission with motivation and life

Ilumin Education was created to help high school students weave and navigate their way through the college application process. Staff here are always checking in with their students to ensure that they are on the right track to fulfill their college aspirations. They act as the students' support crew and guide them through any sort of complications the students may encounter. Staff also prioritize connection and interaction with the students; when they approach their job, it does not feel like it is a consultant to client atmosphere, but rather it is a mentor and mentee. They are always concerned

It's often debated when to exactly begin college counseling, whether it be early or later in one's high school career. I must say, beginning to work with Azure at the start of 9th grade was THE MOST useful foundation in informing my college search. Whether it be through discussing potential summer plans (internships, programs, etc.) or what coursework to take to help develop one's portfolio, I believe working with Azure truly helped me in understanding how I wanted to portray myself to prospective schools.

I believe my situation was somewhat unique, in that I pivoted from pursuing

The best choice I made in high school was to start consulting with John and Ilumin education.

Their system and approach are well crafted to help students maximize their potential throughout high school and the college application season. This is done through their personalized counseling method which focuses on getting to know the students, something that was lacking at other counseling firms.

The thing that separates John from other counselors that I tried to work with in the past is his proactivity, communication, and experience. Every month we would create a plan together, which would include

Looking back on the four years where I've had John as my counselor, the personal development I see in myself is hard to believe. I'm nowhere near the same person I was at the beginning of high school, and much of it is thanks to John's guidance over these years. Not only has John introduced me to countless opportunities and helped me achieve my goals, he has also taught me how to be responsible and professional.

During my monthly meetings with John, we would check in and discuss my academic goals. When I failed to reach them or was struggling in a class, John always pushed me to

Getting a counselor was one of the most impactful things I did in high school. At first, I wasn't sure whether I needed it and I was looking into it because other people were doing it. As time progressed, I realized that for some reason, John telling me to do something was just different from your parents telling you to do something. I appreciate how he is a friend/big brother figure, and never forces you to do anything--it's more of a recommendation.

My dad's stance was, for a long time, that we didn't need a counselor because he could tell me everything the counselor could