Congratulations to our Class of 2024 on gaining admission to many wonderful colleges this year! These Spike Lab seniors have worked hard over the past couple of years to launch Spikes, aka passion-based ventures with real-world impact. A Spike is a rare and authentic accomplishment among teenagers, which is why Spike Lab students often gain admissions […]

If you’re laboring away trying to figure out what to do this summer, labor no more; build a Spike. Pursue your own ambitious passion project, a custom crafted venture — business, service, artistic, academic, athletic, or anything else — that fits with your “story” and is tied to your passions and interests. You can patchwork […]

Evidence from the 2022-23 Admissions Results In this report of positioning research in college applications, Lumiere analyzes data from 340 students who participated in the Lumiere Research Scholar Program and their college admissions outcomes. Specifically, they compare Lumiere students to the general admission pool and find that students who conducted research were four times more […]