The global pandemic changed the way we work and live
Employees became
Less productive
More demanding of the benefits their employers offer
More stressed
Did You Know:
The average college application to a top 100 college process is estimated to take 60 to 200 hours.*
Parents have cited spending 10 work hours per week on college-related tasks.*
Empowerly takes the stress out of the financial and logistical burdens families face on the long and complex road to college admissions.
With our services, your employees can stay focused, productive, happy and committed to their future with you.
What We Offer
Through Middle School
From financial planning to teaching new study skills and habits, we empower students to excel in their academic journey
High School
Personalized college admissions guidance and prep to tutoring and meaningful professional and research experiences
College and Beyond
Grad school guidance, career mapping and executive functioning skills
Our Services
Best Match® College Counseling
Our proprietary platform taps into an extensive network of expert counselors (including former admissions officers, experienced college counselors, pre-med specialists, computer science specialists, and more) to partner students with their Best Match admissions counselor who will guide them based on their educational interests and work style.
Empowerly Score®
The Empowerly Score® uses predictive machine learning models and is the only predictive technology that can also quantify subjective material. Offering a three-pronged approach to evaluate academics, essays, and extracurricular activities, The Empowerly Score® provides students with a 360-view of how to be competitive against other applicants applying to the top 175 U.S. universities.
College Admissions Committee Review
Our admissions committee reviews consist of a panel of former college admissions officers from highly selective universities that review the applications, as if they were reviewing an official college application. They partner with the student to provide the critical feedback needed to achieve admissions success.
Expert Advice & Essay Editing
Empowerly’s team of expert researchers is on hand to dig deep into the detailed data and provide useful answers to any admissions questions our students may have.
Our writing team helps students stand out in their personal essays by creating authentic, compelling and well-written essays. We make sure that every word written is outstanding and that the perfect narrative is crafted.
Startup Internship & Research Scholar Programs
Empowerly helps high school students gain real-world work experience by connecting them with virtual internships at Bay Area startups. From social media marketing to data analysis, these internships provide opportunities for students to build their extracurricular story and develop the valuable skills necessary to excel in college and their future careers. For those interested in pursuing research and writing, Empowerly offers a Research Scholar Program in which students are paired with a Ph.D. candidate to produce an independently developed research project.
College Financial Planning
Our team will provide assistance on reducing educational expenses via financial aid, scholarships, and grants.
Hear From Our Customers
Hear From Our Students and Counselors
Find the Right School
Our mission is to empower our students to be the most successful version of themselves in college admissions and beyond.
Empowerly Internships
"Thank you for helping SM over these last 2 years in his formative high school years, finding summer internships, and helping him get accepted to Harvard, UPenn, MIT, Yale, Johns Hopkins University (Hodson scholar), USC (full ride), and many others." Jaya, Parent. Harvard University
Empowerly Admissions Counselors
Empowerly college admissions counselors have helped thousands of students get accepted to their top-choice programs. Our team consists of graduates from top U.S. colleges with expertise in a variety of subjects including STEM, pre-med, business and the humanities.