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The secret to getting into college?
It's not just about grades.
A-grade academics are the baseline; the depth of your character, and your big plans for the future are the elements that will really help you stand out. The Atlas Collective is a group program designed to help you self-reflect, soul-search, and develop a roadmap for living your wildest dreams, on your own time and on your own terms. Instead of figuring out what you “should” be doing with your life (because, let’s be honest, there is no such thing as “should” when it comes to living your life), The Atlas Collective allows you to explore the deepest corners of your heart and uncover a college, career, and a life, that will support you and light you up long term.
Our students are dead set on taking control of their future, and living life on their own terms. Meaning, they are already chasing experiences that will help them carve out their path to excellence and fulfillment. Instead of competing against them, why not join them?
Academic and life path consulting that is personally tailored to your skills, passions, and dreams (something that you’ll never find in your guidance counselor’s office).
A deep-dive into what truly lights your soul on fire, and a detailed roadmap of steps to take towards your fulfilled future.
Tailored passion projects, experiences, and community service that puts you even closer to living the life of your dreams.
A connection with other students who have decided to eschew the traditional in favor of fulfilling their destiny on their own terms.
Hear from Rohan who is now attending Northwestern, even though he didn't believe he could get accepted!
Hear from Hana, the first student from her high school to get into Brown University and an Ivy League University with $240,000 in scholarships!
Hear from our student, Evie, who is now attending her dream program, Plan II Honors at UT Austin as a Dedman Distinguished Scholar (a merit scholarship worth over $296,000!)
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Weekly group sessions via Zoom
An online class portal with lecture and meeting recordings
Guest experts from Harvard professors to professional writers and executive functioning coaches
Guided reading discussions
College counseling tools and resources
Feedback and edits on program applications (research, travel, etc).
Weekly office hours
A 9-book reading list with topics from How to Be a Straight A Student to What it Really Takes to Get Into the Ivy League
Co-create a custom admissions strategy
Cathleen's personally curated College Counseling Resource Library
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The Atlas Collective is a 6 month, small group college counseling program for ambitious high school and transfer students seeking bespoke, comprehensive college prep to become competitive and fulfilled applicants for aligned colleges.
In addition to group sessions, there will be ongoing collaboration via email, Google Drive, Slack, and your class portal. Recordings of all group sessions are uploaded to the portal within 48 hours and you'll have 6 months of access to all material.
Program Overview
Harvard alumni, researcher, writer, certified executive coach, and visionary behind The Edvisory, Cathleen has helped thousands of students unlock their unique path to success and gain admissions to top-tier colleges, leading with visionary resonance, intuitive clarity, and a gift for transformation.
With a background in English Literature and Creative Writing from USC, and advanced studies across Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, Business School, Law School, Divinity School, and Kennedy School, she has cultivated an interdisciplinary approach to consulting, coaching, and education that merges scholarship, soul, and strategy.
From researching ethics and character in higher education at Harvard to getting certified as an executive coach, Cathleen draws from a rare interdisciplinary foundation—spanning literature, practical theology, psychology, leadership development and business. Her signature approach doesn’t just get students accepted; it gets them seen.
Her work began with a simple insight—no one was asking students the deeper questions. The system was pushing them through applications without ever pausing to consider who they really were.
She created The Edvisory to be what the current system isn’t: personal, imaginative, and transformational. Her team now works with students all over the world—creatives, visionaries, and trailblazers—crafting custom paths to college and graduate school that are as original as they are successful.
Natalie Lima is a college and graduate school essay coach. She's a Northwestern alum, and a recent graduate of the MFA program in creative writing at the University of Arizona. Her writing honors include fellowships from PEN America Emerging Voices, the Tin House Workshops, the VONA/Voices Workshop, the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing, and a residency from Hedgebrook in 2020. Her writing has also been included in Best Small Fictions, Best American Essays, and Entropy Magazine's Best Online Articles & Essays. She's taught fiction and English composition at the University of Arizona and led writing workshops for Writopia LA, The Porch Workshops, POPS the Club, and the Young Arizona Writers' Workshop.
Donald has an A.B. in English from Dartmouth College, and an MFA in Dramatic Writing from the University of Southern California. He's a Los Angeles-based writer, proudly hailing from Washington, D.C. As a playwright, Jolly wrote the historical drama bonded (nominated for the Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Playwriting and the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Los Angeles Theatre, and winner of the 2013 Arch and Bruce Brown Playwriting Award for LGBT Historical Plays). Jolly's playwriting has also been developed at Horizon Theatre Company, CalArts Celebration Theatre, Company of Angels, The Vagrancy, EST/LA, The Warehouse Theatre and Playwrights' Arena. He also teaches writing at Colorado College!
Sarah graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University in 2014 with a degree in East Asian Languages and Cultures, focusing on Chinese language. She also completed one year of intensive Mandarin language training at Peking University in Beijing before earning her master's degree at the University of Cambridge in Chinese Studies. Sarah worked in Beijing for a leading Chinese e-commerce company and a popular internet media platform before committing herself to education full-time. While working in Beijing, she discovered her passion for education after successfully helping her boss' daughter gain acceptance to her dream university. Sarah works with highly motivated students from all over the world using a tailored approach to ensure cohesive, creative, and comprehensive applications. She is a strong believer in the importance of "fit" and very much enjoys helping each and every student applying to both boarding school and university reach his or her full potential!
Hanna Fahsholtz graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Southern California with a degree in Narrative Studies. She spent a year teaching in Madrid as a Fulbright scholar before working as an adjunct instructor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, where she led writing workshops for undergraduate students. Most recently, Hanna was accepted to graduate programs at Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania and will start earning her master’s in UCLA’s Teacher Education Program this fall. She is thrilled to combine her passions for writing and education by empowering students to understand their stories and share them in authentic, compelling applications.
Jessica Gerhardt is a graduate from Reed College in Portland, OR where she received her B.A. in Psychology. When she was a high school student, Jessica was accepted into the OneVoice Scholars Program, which paired her with a one-on-one college prep counselor. Her experience navigating college applications, essay writing, and applying for scholarships and financial aid equipped her well to pay it forward with other students pursuing a college education. During her time at Reed she also interned in their Admission Office which gave her an inside look at what admission counselors look for in prospective students, and she became a skilled interviewer. After graduating from Reed, she pursued a career in music as a singer-songwriter and recording artist in Los Angeles, CA while simultaneously working as a Director of Youth Ministry.
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Payments for packages are typically paid in full before the start date. Payment plans are available on request for longer term packages typically with a 20% additional set up fee. Payments are made using PayPal or Stripe via credit card.
Invoices are sent at the time of receipt of the initial contract and package. Invoices for payment plans are typically sent in 30 day increments. Client will have 3 days to remit payment of each invoice before Client is considered late in payment. A late fee of $50 may be added to the next invoice and all activity on the account will be suspended until payment has been received. If the payment is more than 7 days late, there may be an additional $50 late fee. After 14 days, the Client account will be temporarily closed and the Client will be considered in breach of contract. If the Client is consistently late with payments, Company may terminate the agreement and relationship due to breach of contract.
All information shared during sessions is confidential. We take confidentiality very seriously. Students do consent to their writing being used for tutorials in group sessions and with other students with all personal information and identifying details removed. Learning from past students’ writing is a critical part of this process. Students also consent to having video and photo testimonials shared on Company’s website and social media accounts for promotional purposes. If students wish not to share their writing or testimonials, they must inform the Company in writing.