Illinois State University Info Session
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About this livestream
Join us for an exclusive stream with Illinois State University! Located in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois State is Illinois' first public university, known for the quality of its academic programs and high retention rates. In fact, ISU's retention rate is over 84.2%, one of the highest in the nation!
Kate McCarthy, Admissions Counselor, will be presenting on behalf of the school. We'll also have a live Q&A, so come prepared with all of your questions about Illinois State.
If you're interested in becoming a future Redbird, you won't want to miss this stream!
Undergrad College: Harvard University '17
Major: Music
Graduate College: University of Michigan, M.M.
Work Experience: Now in my fourth year at CollegeVine, I have helped dozens of students gain acceptance to their top-choice schools and have also advised and mentored thousands more through my livestreams. Apart from my work at CV, I am also a professional conductor and a multi-instrumentalist. I currently serve as the music director of the Apollo Ensemble of Boston, and I have led symphonic concerts and operatic productions throughout the United States.
My Admissions Story: Initially interested in pursuing a career as a performing cellist, I applied almost exclusively to music schools with dual and double degree options and ultimately enrolled in the Tufts University/New England Conservatory Dual Degree Program. Unhappy with the combined program and worried I'd never feel like I was fully a student at either school, I logged back into CommonApp.org in October of my freshman year. I can't say I went about the transfer process in the smartest way (I only applied to two schools!), but Harvard miraculously accepted me (or 'excepted me' as I wrote in a celebratory Facebook post that day - no one ever let me live that one down), and the rest was history.
