Our experience with Empowerly
Betty at Empowerly has been a fantastic counselor for our daughter. From our very first conversation, she took the time to understand our daughter as a whole person, including her academic strengths, her extracurricular interests, and where she wanted to go long term. Everything she did from there was grounded in that understanding. Where Betty really stood out was as a strategist. She gave us clear, specific guidance on which courses our daughter should take inside and outside of school to strengthen her profile, and she helped us think through how to elevate her extracurriculars, including the nonprofit work our daughter was already running. That kind of specific, actionable advice is rare. One of our daughter's weaknesses was juggling a pile of work at once, and she would occasionally miss a deadline. Betty picked up on this early and started sending consistent reminders to keep her on track. That kind of attentiveness went well beyond what we expected and genuinely changed how our daughter managed her applications. Betty was also consistently prompt herself. Questions got answered quickly, essay drafts came back with thoughtful feedback, and nothing ever slipped. With her guidance, our daughter was admitted to the selective summer programs she applied to and also earned scholarship support along the way. We plan to continue working with Betty through junior and senior year, which is the strongest endorsement we can give. If you are looking for a counselor who is genuinely invested in your child and knows how to build a strong, differentiated profile, Betty is the one.