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How to Select the Perfect Major: Researching Majors for College

Learn how researching majors for college can shape your application — and discover how to find the right major for your goals and interests.

Empowerly’s Guide to Summer Programs

Explore top competitive high school summer programs and download Empowerly’s new guide to help your student build a standout summer strategy.

How to Stand Out in National Science & History Competitions

Here’s how to win national science and history competitions — and what real students did to get into top colleges like Princeton.

Do Extracurriculars During Admissions Season Still Count?

It’s senior year. Do your extracurriculars during admissions season even count? Turns out, yes, and now is not the time to get caught slipping.

4 Tips For Essay Inspiration

One of the hardest part of starting and finishing a college application is the essay. Here are a few tips to get the creative juices flowing. Say goodbye to writer's block!

5 Benefits of Online Tutoring

Have you ever considered working with a tutor? Finding a personal tutor can be difficult for a number of reasons, which is where online tutoring comes in.

What if My Dream College Rejects My Application?

Take time to create a satisfactory plan for the chance that a dream college rejects your application. It will be worth the simple reassurance of being prepared.

The Best College Rankings Lists

With so many lists out there ranking colleges, you might wonder to yourself which college rankings lists to trust. Certain colleges make it onto these lists over and over again, so it's safe to say that those schools are worth looking at. But what about the colleges that only make certain lists? How did those colleges make the cut, and how much time should you spend considering them?

How to Find Volunteer Work as a High School Student

Â Volunteering has great benefits for a high school student. It builds character, gives you real world experiences, and allows you to help others. In turn, all of this can help you with college applications.

Bad Reasons to Apply to Colleges

We recently published a detailed guide to how to create your college list. By going through that guide and following its steps, you'll come up with a strong list of schools to apply to covering each of the three basic categories (safety, target, and reach).Â What you may not gather from that guide is that there are some bad reasons to choose or apply to specific schools. Here are some of the most common pitfalls to avoid when deciding where to submit your college applications.

Can Social Media Hurt My College Chances?

Do these admissions officers take your social media presence into account when making admissions decisions? And can social media hurt my student's college chances?

Can Social Media Help My College Chances?

Hide your social media accounts entirely during your college application process? Have you ever thought about how social media could help your college chances?

Last Minute College Applications

There are ways to help yourself with last-minute college applications. Although this isn't going to sound very helpful, our first tip is not to panic!

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