Thousands of Empowerly students have triumphed over the college admissions process and landed at their top-choice schools. You could be next
a class of 2025 recap
Featured stories
Milan’s story
Milan always had a creative mind for problem-solving. During the summer before his sophomore year, his mother asked him to help bring heavy groceries from the garage. He wondered how…
Sami's story
Sami was a sophomore attending a public high school in California discovering writing and public speaking interests. During the earlier years of high school, she engaged with several…
Caden’s story
Caden, a driven student seeking a transfer, approached Empowerly for guidance on his application to Northwestern University. Together, we meticulously crafted his transfer application...
Case studies
Explore how Empowerly students reached their goals by honing their unique passions
From fine-tuning their admissions essays to gaining valuable internships, each case highlights the personalized strategies used to secure acceptances at top universities.
GPA: 4.0
SAT: n/a
ACT: 34
Interests/activities: political activism, tutoring, marching band
Overview:
Interested in pursuing a major in political science or international relations, this student was looking for help with building their extracurriculars in politics. Their experience was limited to a common set of clubs and sports, and they understood the importance extracurriculars played in their college applications, especially for the top colleges. Together with their counselor, they made an action plan for a first project and were ultimately able to secure an internship with a congressional candidate.
GPA: 4.0
SAT: 1580
ACT: n/a
Interests/activities: STEM, computer science, biology, math, research, piano, tennis, volunteering, tutoring
Overview:
Attended a competitive Bay Area high school and wanted guidance on how to stand out from class peers and get accepted to a top-20 school pursuing a STEM major. While this student had a general interest in STEM, they wanted to develop their interest in computer science through competitive summer research programs, competitions, and internships.
GPA: 3.98
SAT: 1530
ACT: n/a
Interests/activities: engineering, computer science, volunteering
Overview:
Needed help applying to schools during their gap year after receiving mostly rejections when they first applied in their senior year. This student wanted guidance on how to spend their gap year wisely and land a quality internship. They were keen to find a college that fit their needs and interests—ideally, an affordable college that offered a quality STEM education.
TESTIMONIALS
First-hand student successes
The resources available at Empowerly are very helpful, but my favorite part about this program is the honesty that everyone in this program has. My counselor is amazing at picking apart her students and finding their strengths that colleges will fight for. She will tell you when an essay is not working well or where your application is lacking, but when she compliments your work, you know that she genuinely means it…honesty like hers is what will get students into competitive universities.
Empowerly counseling was a very personal experience where I was encouraged to pursue my interests. If you’re wondering about how effective the process is, I would say that I accomplished more than I expected and got into schools that would have been out of my reach otherwise.
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