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10 Important Essay Editing Tips

Here are 10 valuable tips to incorporate into your editing process to perfect your drafts and submit essays you feel confident about.

How to Prepare for Your College Tour and Visit

In this guide, we're exploring all things college visits! We've gathered exciting tips and actionable information to prepare you for campus tours.

2025 Middlebury Acceptance Rate & How It Affects You

Discover Middlebury’s acceptance rate and other key admissions statistics. We’ll learn what it takes to get admitted to this top Vermont college.

Summer Edge: Activities that Boost your College Apps

Discover key summer activities (from internships to passion projects) that actually impress universities. Don’t let summer slip away!

Public vs Private Colleges: 4 Myths That Are (Kinda) True

Throughout college admissions history, there has been an ongoing debate regarding the relative merits of public vs. private colleges.

Deferred from a College: Now What?

In other words, you will receive a final admissions decision in April. So if you were deferred from a college, what can you do about it? If you are deferred, this means that your application will be reevaluated during the regular admissions cycle, and you will receive a final admissions decision in April.

College Admissions Counseling Helps You Get Into College

Applying for college can be an overwhelming experience, but college admissions counseling can help to simplify the journey.

The Public Health Benefits of Online College Counseling

CDC announced that it is "confident an outbreak [of Coronavirus] will occur" in the US. We've learned how online college counseling steps up to fill the gap.

Summer Scoop: STEM Summer Programs Part 2

Top 7 STEM Summer Programs

Specifically, what are the options for science and engineering students? How can one tell what top STEM summer programs are the best?

Top 16 STEM Summer Programs

Apply to STEM summer programs for high school students? Which ones are still accepting applications anyway? We've got you covered.

How to Get Accepted by Harvard

Read this article to learn more about Empowerly's advice on how to get accepted by Harvard!

Tips From A Stanford University Admissions Officer

Our team asked a former Stanford University admissions officer for some helpful college advice. Here are their tips!

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