Ninth Grade Parents: Have Your Student Build A High School Portfolio
If you do end up needing a portfolio – for a summer program, contest, scholarship application, or anything else – there is nothing worse than facing a stack of college admission applications… and realizing you haven’t kept track of awards, projects, or even well-written English and history papers. Having concrete examples of student work and accomplishments easily on hand will make your family life much less stressful, especially if you aren’t having to hunt through boxes in the attic to meet a last-minute deadline.
College Autism and Accessibility Support
There are college accessibility support resources available to you to mitigate obstacles, and you deserve to thrive.
What Makes A Summer Program Worth My Time?
You have so many choices of summer programs for high school students. Finding a worthwhile summer program can be difficult. Empowerly’s gotcha covered.Â
Helping Your Teen With Their College Search
It can be difficult to help your children choose a college, but we have provided some tips to make the process a little easier!
Facing A College Rejection Letter
Check out this whole growth mindset business. We can face a college rejection letter together.
Planning the Summer Before College
It might now feel like you’re sitting around twiddling your thumbs. It’s time to start planning the summer before college so you stay busy.
Getting Into an Ivy League from the Bay Area
Like many of our students, you may be thinking: how do I get into an Ivy League university? Or more specifically, how do I get into an Ivy League university from the Bay Area?
3 Reasons Why You Need College Counseling And a College Counselor
College counselors and college admissions counseling are two highly talked-about subjects. With the rise of the Common Application, it is becoming easier for students to apply to more schools with similar essays.
Do You Need a Counselor For College Admissions?
College admissions is a complicated process and it has been reported that 26% of college applicants today use a private college admissions consultant. This is primarily because of a rapidly growing applicant pool – students can now apply online through the Common App and thousands of international applicants are applying for admission to US colleges. But aside from systematic change in the admissions process, which we have pushed for in the form of changing the matching process itself, what can students and parents do to prepare their child for their future?
