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College Planning Resources

These downloadable guides are designed to give families an inside look at selective college admissions. Each one is drawn from my experience reviewing thousands of applications at the University of Michigan and covers a topic that has a direct impact on how a student's application will be evaluated.

Curriculum Planning Selection and Course Selection Guide

Curriculum selection is one of the few areas of college planning that cannot be fixed later. This guide explains exactly how selective colleges evaluate academic rigor, what a competitive course load looks like at each grade level, and how to build a transcript that is viewed favorably. Written by a former University of Michigan Senior Admissions Officer, it covers AP, IB, and dual enrollment, grade-by-grade strategy from 9th through 12th grade, and how to balance rigor with performance.

$19.99 USD

Teacher Recommendation Guide

Letters of recommendation are one of the most controllable parts of a college application but they are often the most overlooked. This guide, written by a former University of Michigan Senior Admissions Officer, walks through how to choose the right recommenders, when and how to make the ask, what to include in a strong brag sheet, and how to set your teachers up to write letters that genuinely strengthen your application. The brag sheet template provided to Empowered 4 College students is linked in the PDF.

$19.99 USD