Empowerly Provided Exceptional Support!**

As a parent who attended college in the late ’80s and early ’90s, I was completely unaware of how to navigate the modern college application process. Things have changed—A LOT. I felt lost and struggled to help my daughter, especially given the challenging admissions cycle for the class of 2027. After speaking with numerous college counselors, I discovered that Empowerly offered the most effective approach for this overwhelming task. They paired my daughter with Mandy Chen, her personal counselor, perfectly matching her intended major and interests. Empowerly empowered my daughter to take the lead. She put in the necessary work while they guided her through the process in the most comprehensive way possible. My daughter arranged Zoom meetings, initially on a weekly basis. Together, they created a strong list of schools, including five safeties, five targets, and three reaches. Mandy assisted her in developing essay and supplemental essay topics, building a resume, and ensuring she took the ACT multiple times. She focused primarily on southern schools, many of which had made the SAT/ACT mandatory. Mandy also helped manage my daughter’s timeline to keep her on track for submitting applications by the necessary deadlines, especially for Early Action schools. Ultimately, Florida State University became my daughter’s dream school. I used to view it as a safety, but as I mentioned, things have changed drastically! FSU was actually one of her reach schools, along with the University of Florida and the University of Georgia. I’m delighted to share that my out-of-state daughter was accepted into her dream school! What once seemed impossible became a reality. Despite FSU having only a 24% acceptance rate this year, my daughter defied the odds. Her grades, resume, extracurricular activities, ACT score, and the gentle guidance from Mandy Chen and Empowerly made the experience much less stressful. In fact, she was accepted into two of her three reach schools, deferred at two, and got into all of her other choices. I am truly grateful. Thank you, Mandy and Empowerly! Now, Let’s Go Noles!!!