Applying to university,
minus the chaos.
Shortlist, deadlines, essays — one calm workspace.
Built on
1,000+
admitted-student profiles behind every recommendation
Match accuracy
~95%
of suggested shortlists matched where students ultimately applied
Admissions shouldn't depend on who you can afford.
A private consultant runs $8,000–$89,000. So most students are left on their own — dozens of portals, spreadsheets, conflicting advice, the deadline found out too late.
Unilume turns that chaos into one clear workflow — free to start, $10–$20 for the whole journey.
This is what calm looks like.
01
A shortlist that shows its work
Dream, Target and Safe picks with real fees and a match score that explains itself.
02
Your deadlines, organised with Lumy
Every deadline in one checklist. Lumy adds tasks, you confirm each one.
03
Essay feedback that knows your story
Notes on your UCAS answers. Lumy flags the generic line, you stay the author.
04
A calendar that already knows the dates
Tasks and deadlines on one calendar, colour-coded by university.
05
Activities, written the way admissions read them
Roles, dates and verb-first bullets in one list. Export it as a PDF.
06
Profile check: see the gaps, then close them
Eight areas, one score and a next step for every gap. Free.
07
One dashboard for every application
Cost, next deadline and readiness for every programme in one table.
89 match · Dream
Academics82
Recognition96
Depth & leadership28
This week
HighAsk for UCAS references
Sep 8Outline personal statement
Sep 9Compare CS tracks: PSL vs IP Paris
Why this course? · 975 chars
Draft 11 note
“A degree that combines…” — clear but generic. Name the problem you want to work on.
September
Sep 14Draft motivation letter · KU Leuven
Sep 18First full draft · Bristol
Sep 21Create Studielink account · Utrecht
All activities · 9
ReadyPortici — step-free routing map
ReadyCoding Club — founder and president
DraftMaths tutoring at Salaborsa
Profile strength · 65
Recognition82
Essays84
Depth28
5 applications · 1 submitted
Oct 16Warwick · TMUA sitting 1
Dec 15PSL · Campus France window
Jan 13Bristol · UCAS equal consideration
The whole journey fits on one line.
01
Tell us about you
Grades, budget and goals, in about ten minutes.
Day one
02
Meet your universities
Dream, Target and Safe, each with its reasons.
Same day
03
Research & plan
Programme details and every deadline, in one plan.
Weeks 1–2
04
Write & submit
Essays and activities coached by Lumy, sent through the official portals.
Weeks 3+
“The outcome shouldn't depend on who your parents can afford to hire.”
Unilume — built by students who went through this themselves
They were lost once, too.
Tap a card to read their story
Admitted
Uzair A. · Econometrics & Data Science
“
Honestly I was kind of lost at the start — too many programmes, no idea which fit me. It just helped to have someone actually go through it with me step by step instead of me guessing.
Admitted
Peter Y. · Economics & History
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I didn't think I had a shot at LSE, so I almost didn't bother. Turns out my application was way stronger than I gave it credit for — I just didn't know how to show it.
Admitted
Marina W. · Architecture
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The portfolio was the scariest part. Getting actual feedback instead of just submitting and hoping made me way less anxious about the whole thing.
Admitted
Marina K. · Biomedical Sciences
“
I kept second-guessing whether biomed abroad was even realistic for me. Seeing it laid out — the real requirements, the costs, what I actually had a shot at — made it feel possible instead of terrifying.
Pay once. Keep it for your whole journey.
Free
$0
Just sign up — no card
- Your full profile & questionnaire
- Recommended universities — Dream / Target / Safe
- Profile check: the first steps to a stronger profile
- Enough to map your route before spending a cent
Starter
$10 USD · one-time
1,000 credits — enough to research, plan and start writing
- Lumy AI chat across your workspace
- ~10 research runs, up to 5 programs each
- AI feedback on essays, CV and activities
- Application planner & deadline tracking
- Credits never expire
Save 10%
Plus
$20 USD · one-time
2,200 credits — run your whole admissions cycle
- Everything in Starter
- 2,200 credits — 10% bonus
- ~23 research runs, up to 5 programs each
- Full essay & portfolio review across all your schools
- Scholarship finder
Still wondering?
Anything else? Write to us at support@unilume.org
Yes — signing up costs nothing and needs no card. You get your profile, a recommended Dream / Target / Safe shortlist, and a Profile check that shows your first steps to a stronger profile. Pay only if you want more.
From your grades, budget and goals it builds an explainable Dream / Target / Safe shortlist across the US, UK, EU and Asia — open the reasoning behind any match and challenge it. It's modelled on 1,000+ profiles of admitted students; in our testing ~95% of shortlists matched where students ultimately applied. Always confirm final deadlines on each university's official page — we'll remind you.
Credits power the AI: a research run covering up to five programs is 95 credits, a scholarship search at one university is 80, a Lumy message is 2. Your first shortlist and your first profile check are free. Your balance is always visible, and credits never expire — buy once and use them across your whole journey.
No, by design. Lumy gives line-by-line feedback on structure, voice and impact — grounded in your profile and target schools — but every word you submit stays yours.
Sign-in is passwordless, we never ask for ID documents, and your essays and scores are never sold or used to train external AI models — export or delete everything anytime (GDPR). And if you haven't spent a credit, you can get a full refund within 14 days; just write to support@unilume.org. See the refund policy.
Breathe out.
The path is lit.
Your first matches are five minutes away.