Webinars
Upcoming Empowerly college admissions webinars.
The Inside Track to Ivy League Admissions
Every Ivy League applicant pool is full of 4.0s, perfect scores, and long activity lists — which means none of that actually separates the admits. Former Brown admissions officer Daniel breaks down what a reader is really scoring once academic qualification is a given, and why a coherent story across activities and essays becomes the true differentiator. This isn't a list of hacks — it's the framework Daniel used to evaluate thousands of files.
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The Junior Year Roadmap to Acceptance
Junior year is the last year your student can actually build their application — senior year can only describe it. Former UC Berkeley admissions officer and Stanford reader Brennan breaks down exactly what needs to happen now: testing, leadership, academics, and the timing mistakes that quietly cost students options. Get the plan, not a checklist off the internet.
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Research & Fall Opportunities That Stand Out
Every strong STEM applicant has good grades and AP Bio on the transcript — which means grades alone don't separate anyone anymore. Former Johns Hopkins and Vanderbilt admissions officer Ben explains why original research has become one of the clearest signals in a STEM application, and how Empowerly's Research Scholars and AI Scholars programs give students that evidence before applications are due. If your student is aiming for a competitive STEM major, this is the fall decision with the most runway left.
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How To Get Into Duke
Duke's admit rate has dropped into the single digits, and the applicant pool is packed with students who look identical on paper. Denard, a former Elon admissions officer and Duke Summer Programs director, reveals what actually separates an admitted file from an equally qualified rejected one. Leave with a clear, honest sense of what it takes to make your student competitive for Duke.
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The Guide to Texas College Admissions
One state, four completely different admissions processes and most families apply to all of them with the same strategy. Ford, a former Johns Hopkins Assistant Director of Admissions breaks down exactly what UT Austin, Texas A&M, Rice, and SMU each reward and where families lose seats they could have won.
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The Final Review Every College Application Must Have
Before an application ever reaches an admissions committee, it goes through one more read that most families never think to ask for. Former Johns Hopkins admissions officer Ben reveals what an admissions committee review actually catches — the inconsistencies and small mistakes that quietly cost strong applicants. If your student is finishing applications this fall, this is the review that happens before it's too late to fix anything.
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Free college admissions webinars
When you attend an Empowerly webinar, you gain invaluable insights into the college application process from our team of experienced experts. Our hosts have firsthand experience at top universities nationwide—many of them previously serving as admissions officers. The team's deep understanding of the college application process equips them to provide you valuable guidance during each session.
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College admissions webinar topics
Whether you’re curious about merit scholarships, going Ivy League, landing a startup internship, or just staying ahead of college admissions trends, our webinars cover a bevy of topics to help strengthen your application prowess.