I want to emphasize that there will always be some serendipity in college acceptances. At the end of the day, you can only be yourself.

Cornell University demands a strong application to succeed. Here is Empowerly’s guidance on how to answer the Cornell essays! 

If you’re applying to Vanderbilt University, you’ll want to do a stellar job on the one additional prompt they ask you to answer. Here are our thoughts on the best approach to the Vanderbilt essay.

Harvey Mudd College is an unsuspecting heavy-hitter. As part of the Claremont Colleges network, the school is naturally well-funded to dedicate plenty of resources to

This one’s a trap…there’s no supplemental essay! Washington University in St. Louis is an incredible school and there’s no supplemental essay required. Make sure your

It’s a fact: UC Berkeley is the most competitive state school in California. The school boasts Nobel laureates and ground-breaking research in many fields, and is considered by many to even be the #1 public university in the world.

Wondering how to approach the essay supplements for MIT? You’re not alone. It’s no surprise that the school is extremely selective, with the admission rate hovering around eight percent each year. If MIT is your dream school, you face serious odds. Read on to learn a little more about the school itself and get tips on how to think critically about your essay strategy so you can give yourself the best chance possible of standing out.