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How to Get Into Loyola Marymount University

If you’re hoping to spend your college years as a student at LMU, it’s essential that you do your research. Empowerly can help!

What Do You Do If You Get A Low SAT Score?

A low test score is never the end of the world, it just feels like it. Here are some tips on what to do if you get a bad SAT score.

What is the Best Ivy League for Engineering?

Discover the best Ivy League schools for engineering, compare top programs, and learn how to build a balanced college list to boost your chances of admission.

AP History Classes

Explore the world of AP history classes with course overviews, exam tips, and study strategies to excel and boost your college applications.

Ivy League Alumni Interviews

These Ivy League Alumni Interviews may seem of marginal value to an applicant, but they're actually extremely useful.Â

Senior Strategies: Life After Applications

There are still a few ways for applicants to better prepare themselves for potential scenarios down the road.Â Let's talk about life after applications.

7 Tips for Choosing Which Colleges to Visit

College visits are a great way to learn more about a school before you apply—”to let you imagine yourself on campus and get a better sense of whether you feel at home there, something that can be hard to figure out from reading about a place online.Â

Mock Trial 101

Mock Trial is one of few extracurricular activities that is an actual play-by-play simulation of a real-world scenario.

Guides: Summer Program Applications

Most summer program applications for various fields are released at the start of the calendar year.

Senior Strategies: What To Do If Waitlisted

If you find out you have been waitlisted, you may feel sad you didn't make the team. Now, what to do if you get waitlisted? We have a few tasks for you.

Inside Look at Stanford University

On your first visit to Stanford University, it can feel a bit like paradise. To learn more, let's take an inside look at Stanford.

Underclassmen Update: COSMOS, SUMaC, and SIMR

COSMOS, SUMaC, and SIMR are some of the top STEM summer programs in the country. This article will help you launch your best summer yet!

Guides: How to Get Summer Internships

In this article, we will review best practices on how to land summer internships.

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