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How AP and IB Coursework Helps Students Discover Passions

How Digital Systems Prepare Students for Future Careers in Tech and Finance

What Students Learn from Healthcare Staffing Agencies

1490 SAT Score: Is It Good? What Colleges Accept It?

Is a 1490 SAT score good? Discover what this score means for college admissions and which top universities accept students with a 1490 SAT.

Book Club: Reading for College Readiness

As promised, we are back with our book recommendations for February! If you missed our first post in January, we talked about the positive impact a love for reading can have on college readiness.

College Admission Trends in 2019

As we begin to wind up the 2018-19 college admission cycle, our seniors anxiously await their college application outcomes. Meanwhile, we have begun to think ahead to the next cycle of college admissions. Each year the National Association for College Admission CounselingÂ (NACAC) produces an insightful report on the State of College Admission. Let's dig into the college admission trends we observe in 2019.

Great Study Habits from Freshman Year to Graduation

Students should have a plan to tackle the increasing schoolwork. Naturally, good effective study habits should be an important aspect of that plan.Â

STEM Summer Programs For Girls

Girls-only STEM summer programs encourage girls to study STEM. EncourageÂ young womenÂ in middle and high school to participate!

Paying for Graduate School

Paying for graduate school can be a challenge for many students. Different factors play a role in how much graduate school costs. A master's degree program can be finished in one to two years in most cases, and the average yearly tuition can cost $30,000 to $40,000,Â according to Peterson's.

International Enrollments In US Colleges Declining

Across the board, international enrollments in US colleges are declining; in this article, we'll dig deeper into this trend.

Planning Your College Visits

When you are strategic, you can use your college visits efficiently and really find a school that's the bestÂ match for you.

How to Answer the 2019-20 Common App Essay (Part 2)

We're going through Common App's 2019-20 essay prompts, and will be addressing how to stand out for each one of these Common App essays.

How to Answer the 2019-20 Common App Essay (Part I)

This year, the Common App announced that the 2019-2020 essay prompts will remain the same as theÂ 2018-2019 essay prompts.Â This is immensely helpful for the team at Empowerly, as we are very familiar with the questions and it also means that students have more time to prepare their responses.Â

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