The Ultimate Parent’s Guide to Navigating College Applications
August 13th - 5pm PT
Helping your child navigate college admissions can be overwhelming—but the right guidance makes all the difference. In this webinar, you'll learn how to support your student through every step, from school selection to application strategy, and help them stand out in a competitive process!
What to Expect
This webinar will equip you with clear, actionable ways to guide your child during the most important phases of college admissions. From building a strong school list to highlighting key achievements and staying on top of deadlines, you’ll learn how to be a strategic partner in the journey. Walk away with expert-backed strategies and the confidence to help your student thrive in an increasingly competitive landscape!
Support Your Child’s Success Through Every Stage of the Application Process
Expertise, guidance, discovery
& success
Expertise
Learn directly from seasoned admissions professionals who understand what top colleges value—and how parents can support effectively.
Guidance
Get step-by-step strategies to help your child navigate applications, deadlines, essays, and extracurriculars with less stress.
Explore the tools and tactics that help students stand out, and uncover how you can play a key role in highlighting their strengths.
Discovery
Walk away with practical tips and a clear roadmap to help your student thrive in one of the most competitive admissions cycles yet.
Success
about our speaker
Meet Jermaine
Jermaine is a Lead Counselor at Empowerly and former Senior Admissions Officer at Columbia University. He holds a B.S. from Connecticut College and has extensive experience in college admissions and scholarships, including roles at Johns Hopkins SAIS.
Jermaine specializes in humanities, STEM, social science research, merit scholarships, and performing arts. A former professional vocalist, he helps students with interview prep, essay editing, and leadership development—and loves working with driven students ready to reach their goals.
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What You Will Learn
How to Support Each Stage of the Application Process
Understand how to guide your child through school selection, deadlines, and essay planning without taking over the process.
Learn how admissions officers evaluate applications and how your student can stand out beyond just grades and test scores
Discover how to assess reach, match, and safety schools while aligning choices with your child’s goals and strengths.
Get expert advice on showcasing leadership, initiative, and impact through your student’s activities and accomplishments.
Learn how to empower your student while providing the right level of involvement, encouragement, and structure.
Where you can ask Jermaine all your questions!
What Does Empowerly Offer?
OUR FEATURES
Empowerly Score®
Our proprietary calculator is backed by data from thousands of Empowerly student experiences to construct a highly accurate applicant profile for you, giving you a competitive advantage. Identify areas of improvement and strengths to highlight for an in-depth look at your current college application readiness.
1:1 college counseling
Based on your goals and preferences, you’ll be matched with one of our top-rated counselors who is dedicated to ensuring your academic standing and extracurriculars align with your long-term passions and goals. And when it’s time to officially start applying, your counselor will be there for comprehensive 1:1 support through every essay, application review, interview, and more to ensure you’re on track to reach your goals.
Advice & planning
Whether your college prep journey begins in middle school or senior year of high school, Empowerly’s holistic approach ensures you’re right where you need to be. From interest discovery to summer programming, to AP course selection, our research team and robust community of resources and expert advice are ready when you need them.
Essay editing
On average, students write at least 20 essays when applying to colleges, including common app essays, supplemental essays, and those for scholarships or special programs. Our experienced essay editors can review your essays within 24 hours, ensuring each one highlights your strengths and unique story.
Admissions Committee Review (AdCom)
With Empowerly, you can submit your completed application to our review committee before actually applying. Our committee members consist of former admissions officers with direct experience at top schools who know the dos and don’ts for the schools you want to get into. You’ll receive detailed, constructive feedback that gives you enough time to perfect your application before you hit submit.
SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS
In addition to our standard features, we offer specialized programs unique to your interests and specific needs:
GOALS academic support
Our GOALS program empowers neurodivergent students with skills for success at top schools and beyond.
Our test prep program helps students achieve top results, with expert tutors guiding them to success.
Test prep
Our passion project program helps students turn ideas into impactful projects for their college applications.
Passion projects
AI Scholar Program
Our AI Scholar program helps students create impactful projects using AI and machine learning.
Our Research Scholar Program pairs students with PhD mentors on impactful independent research projects.
Research Scholar Program
Startup internships offer real-world experience, helping students explore careers and boost college applications.
Startup internships
Want to learn more about Empowerly? Check out what parents and students are saying about us!
2024 Top Schools Data
Admission rates at top U.S. universities are fiercely competitive. For example, Stanford University and MIT have acceptance rates of approximately 4%, and Caltech is even more selective with an admit rate around 3.9%.
Highly Competitive
Top Non-Ivy Colleges
Popular and highly competitive non-Ivy institutions include Stanford University, MIT, Duke University, University of Chicago, Vanderbilt University,
and Rice University.
Top U.S. Colleges:
Applicants and Admit Rates
Navigating admissions at U.S. universities like Stanford, MIT, and Johns Hopkins is incredibly challenging, with acceptance rates as low as 3%. You don’t have to do it alone—our expert team is here to guide you through every step of the process.
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Want to skip the webinar and get your child’s readiness for elite university applications reviewed by an expert? Book a consultation today!
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2261 Market St #4555
San Francisco, CA 94114
