BS/MD College Admissions Counselor

2 hours, 36 minutes ago
Contract
Senior
Education and Training
Empowerly

Empowerly

Empowerly provides personalized college admissions counseling services, utilizing data-driven algorithms to help students successfully navigate the competitive landscape of college applications, boasting a 98% success rate.

Diversified Consumer Services
11-50
Founded 2017
$2M raised

Description

  • Stay current on college admissions trends and policy changes.
  • Advise 20–25 students at a time, with scheduling flexibility based on workload and availability.
  • Guide students in building extracurricular profiles that demonstrate interest, leadership, and impact.
  • Help students plan meaningful summers through internships, competitions, research, and community service.
  • Create standardized testing plans and advise on test selection and score improvement strategies.
  • Build college lists and help students evaluate reach, target, and safety schools, including college visit guidance.
  • Support the full application process, including personal statements, activities lists, resumes, recommendation letters, and essay review and editing.
  • Develop early action, early decision, regular decision, waitlist, and college choice strategies.
  • Provide guidance on financial aid and merit scholarship resources.
  • Prepare for sessions, communicate promptly with students and parents, maintain organized logs, attend monthly team meetings, and monitor Empowerly email and Slack.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree from a top 50 national university; advanced degrees such as MD, PhD, MBA, JD, or a master’s degree are a plus.
  • Degree in STEM, MD, or deep expertise in the field.
  • Experience as a college counselor for high school students with a track record of top 50 university acceptances.
  • Availability in the afternoons after 3:00 p.m. and/or on weekends.
  • Passion for education, teaching, essay writing, and essay editing.
  • Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to plan around deadlines and meet them reliably.
  • Dedication to client service.
  • Ability to commit to students in multi-year packages.
  • Preferred experience as a former admissions officer at a top 50 college or as an independent counselor through NACAC, WACAC, IECA, or similar organizations.

Benefits

  • Remote contractor role.
  • Part-time equivalent weekly hours.
  • Opportunity to work with students applying to top 50 colleges, including UCs and Ivy League schools.
  • Work focused on BS/MD, STEM, and other competitive admissions pathways.

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