Ivy League Stories
Your Story. Your Power. Your Admission.
Work one-on-one with a Harvard graduate and top admissions counselor at Empowerly. Same strategy used by leading agencies, delivered personally and at a lower cost.
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About Us
since 2004
Michael is an experienced college counselor specializing in competitive admissions. Alongside being a top counselor at Empowerly College Counseling and having a B.A. in Sociology from Harvard University, his own college essay was published in 50 Successful Harvard Application Essays. Drawing on his background as a professional actor, he uses storytelling techniques to help students craft compelling written materials that authentically express their unique voice. Michael is also highly skilled in interview preparation, college list building, and helping students build academic and extracurricular profiles. Beyond undergraduate admissions, he helps students gain acceptance into graduate programs at institutions including Columbia University’s Teachers College, NYU Law, University of Michigan Law, and UCLA Law, as well as competitive summer programs such as MIT’s RSI, Yale Global Scholars, and Stanford SUMaC. His students have gained admission to top universities including Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Duke, Brown, NYU, USC, and many others.
Mission
Our Mission
At Ivy League Stories, our mission is to help students approach high school as a journey of self-discovery. The classes you take, the clubs you join, the ways you spend your summers, and the relationships you build along the way aren’t just resume line items — they are the experiences that shape who you become. In today’s increasingly competitive admissions landscape, a perfect GPA and strong test scores are no longer enough to set you apart. What truly moves admissions officers is a compelling, authentic story — one that could only have been written by you. We are dedicated to helping students live, recognize, and articulate those stories, so that when the moment comes to introduce yourself to the world, you are ready to leave a lasting impression.
Our Services
Everything You Need to Get In
From crafting standout personal statements to mastering the interview room, every service at Ivy League Stories is designed to give you a real edge in today’s competitive admissions landscape — at both the undergraduate and graduate level.
Comprehensive Admissions Counseling
College Essay Help
Graduate School Essay Help
Interview Preparation
Every stat represents a student who found their story and told it well. The product of real guidance, real strategy, and a process built around you.
Acceptances into the Ivy League
Acceptances into T20 Schools
of Students Get Into At Least 1/3 of Their Target Schools
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