Stress Less: Mindfulness Exercises for Student Self Care
Our expert editor Norah shows students how to take a break and recoup your strength to keep going – with practices of student self care.
Beyond the Numbers: 3 Tips for Writing Your College Essay
Excellent students will often soar through their final exams, SATs, ACTs, and get stunning references from their teachers. But then, the college essay hits them like an anvil. This is because they’ve mastered everything thrown at them, but never looked at their own story. The personal statement is easy to dismiss and scoff at, but really, this is the only chance to know a person aside from numbers on a page and secondhand stories from teachers.
College Counselor Chat with Christine W.
What is one trait that you find common among the most successful students you have worked with?
Trick or Treat: Conquer Scary Senioritis!
Don’t get spooked. The Empowerly Senioritis Busters are here! Let’s talk about all the ways you can overcome a temporary lapse in motivation during the final stretches.
College Bound: Building Healthy Family Relationships
As you prepare to graduate from high school and transition to college, you enter the adult world. These changes will affect your relationship with your parents.
Parents: My Student Identifies As LGBTQ+
As parents, we want our students to thrive in college. How can we make sure our students thrive while accepting and growing into their identities? Parents and loved ones of LGBTQ+ students, read on for more.
10 Things I Wish I Knew About College Experience, From a Real Student
When picking a college, students often choose on the criteria of either academic programs and prestige, or a loosely based feeling of “fit.” However, there are so many characteristics of a college that are important to consider, especially if you want to have a good college experience outside of the classroom. The campus culture, location, opportunities, and extracurricular options will affect you everyday life, your happiness, and, in some cases, your future career.
Maximize Your Summer Activities for College Acceptance
The sun beckons out to relax — and yes, relaxation is very important, but summer is a critical time to build on extracurricular activities.
The Dreaded Wait: Tips for Your Senior Spring Semester
The Empowerly team wants to offer some practical ways to be productive during your senior spring semester.
