Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU) in Bloomington, Illinois prides itself on being the most selective small college in the state. IWU has no graduate students; it’s called a university because it is divided into two colleges: the College of Liberal Arts (which includes business programs) and the College of Fine Arts (which includes Schools of Music, Art, and Theatre). IWU’s most popular majors are business, biology, and music. In this video, Assistant Director of Admissions Brandon Christol talks about what makes Illinois Wesleyan unique and the type of students who are a good fit for the university.
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Mark is the Founder and CEO of Great College Advice, a national college admissions consulting firm. As a career educator, he has served as a college administrator, professor of international relations at the University of Denver and the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, program consultant at Yale and the University of Kansas, government instructor at Harvard and Tufts, high school teacher of French, and a Fulbright teacher of English in France. He has personally helped hundreds of students from around the world map their college journeys. Mark speaks on college preparation, selection, and admission to students and parents around the world, and his views have been published in major newspapers and journals.
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Mark Montgomery
Mark is the Founder and CEO of Great College Advice, a national college admissions consulting firm. As a career educator, he has served as a college administrator, professor of international relations at the University of Denver and the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, program consultant at Yale and the University of Kansas, government instructor at Harvard and Tufts, high school teacher of French, and a Fulbright teacher of English in France. He has personally helped hundreds of students from around the world map their college journeys. Mark speaks on college preparation, selection, and admission to students and parents around the world, and his views have been published in major newspapers and journals.