College Admissions Counselor (Fluent in Mandarin Required)

2 hours, 12 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

  • Advise high school students through the full college admissions process.
  • Create academic and extracurricular road maps tailored to each student.
  • Provide structure, feedback, and edits for college applications, essays, resumes, and recommendation materials.
  • Help students develop standardized testing plans and score-improvement strategies.
  • Build college lists and advise on reach, target, and safety school selection.
  • Guide students on early action, early decision, regular decision, waitlist, and final college choice strategies.
  • Support students with summer planning, including internships, research, competitions, and community service.
  • Discuss financial aid, merit scholarship resources, and college visit planning.
  • Stay current on college admissions changes and use Empowerly resources to inform guidance.
  • Communicate with students and parents, prepare for sessions, log meetings promptly, and attend monthly team meetings.

Requirements

  • Fluent in Mandarin with the ability to speak and write comfortably with students and families.
  • Graduate of a top 50 national university.
  • Experience as a college counselor for high school students.
  • Track record of student acceptances to top 50 national universities.
  • Availability in the afternoons after 3:00 p.m. and/or on weekends.
  • Strong passion for education and talent for teaching, essay writing, and essay editing.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to plan around deadlines and provide dedicated client service.
  • Willingness to commit to students for multi-year packages.
  • Advanced degrees such as MD, PhD, MBA, JD, or a master's degree are a plus.
  • Preferred: former admissions officer at a top 50 college.
  • Preferred: experience as an independent college counselor or membership in NACAC, WACAC, IECA, or similar organizations.

Benefits

  • Remote contractor role.
  • Part-time equivalent weekly hours.
  • Opportunity to work with high school students applying to top colleges, including UC and Ivy League schools.
  • Access to Empowerly resources and internal support tools.
  • Work with a mission-driven, rapidly growing, venture-backed company.

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