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2025 Common App Changes You Should Know

Get ready! We’re breaking down everything you need to know about the Common Application changes and key updates for the 2025 cycle.

What Makes Empowerly Counselors Different

Ever wondered what exactly makes an Empowerly counselor different from other teachers? Let’s go behind the scenes, where the magic happens.

UC Irvine: Behind-the-Scenes Admissions Statistics

Dive into UC Irvine's admissions statistics, acceptance rates, and key data. Together, we’ll discover what it takes to get into UCI.

Boost Your 2025 SAT Admissions Prep — 10 Essential Tips

Ready for your 2025 digital SAT? Discover 10 expert strategies to prep smarter, raise your score, and achieve your college goals.

What Questions Should I Ask During a College Visit?

You can be easily overwhelmed by all the excitement during a college visit and forget what you're looking for! Here's a handy list to help you out.

Essay Scoop: How to Answer UCLA Essays

UCLA wants college students with rich experiences and diverse perspectives to compose the incoming classes. Below is some helpful advice on how to respond to each of the UCLA essays!

Essay Scoop: How to Answer Carnegie Mellon Essays

Established in the early 1900's by a self-educated, Scottish "working boy" who loved books, Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Mellon University is known for innovation, for solving real-world problems and for interdisciplinary collaboration.

Essay Scoop: How to Answer Georgetown Essays

In this article, we'll provide the inside scoop on the Georgetown essays to help make your application shine.

Recommended Books for College-Bound Students

This article will review several categories of books for college bound students and explain how they will serve you.

Money Scoop: Tips & Tricks to Get Financial Aid

Thankfully, a lack of money does not need to hold you back from going to college or university, AsÂ Carrington CollegeÂ notes, funding for higher education is available from communities, employers, charitable organizations, companies, colleges, state governments, banks, credit unions, schools, and the federal government.Â

Easy Edits to Make to Your College Essay

Â A college essay can have a lot of power in a student's application, so you'll want to make sure yours is top notch. We recommend a professional college essay proofreader to take your essay to the nextÂ level. However, we also recommend that you proofread your essay first to make the most of your session. There are a number of easy edits to make to your college essay that you can do right now.

How to Find The Best College Guides

As a high school student applying to college, you have so much work to do that you can't always focus on finding the best rankings lists or college guides. Even more than that, you don't always have time to figure out which recommendations for the best college guides to trust. We believe you shouldn't have to spend your time on finding this information either, so we'd like to break down how to find the best college guides for you.

Planning the Summer Before College

It might now feel like you're sitting around twiddling your thumbs. It's time to start planning the summer before college so you stay busy.

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