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We don't use formulas or molds. We don't check boxes. We don't edit out your quirks. We don't choose between fit and prestige (we get both).

At Athena, we don't do cookie-cutter. We build custom roadmaps, designed around you: your quirks, your talents, your wildest ambitions.

We help you shape a human brand so compelling that it sears an unforgettable impression on admissions officers. You bring the spark. We'll bring the timber to help you build the fire.

This isn't just college prep. It's a full-on launchpad.

“Resumé-building”? We help you craft a story.

Based on your grade, our program helps you identify your vision and build the right path through:

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  • Personalized strategy sessions, led by seasoned experts and former Ivy League admissions officers.

  • Form that asks profound questions about your background, identity, values, and goals, meant to prompt serious reflection for future projects and essays

  • Your personal brand strategy, designed as a year-to-year roadmap to successful admission via sub-strategies and timelines for academics, standardized testing, activities, and essays

  • Weekly update meetings with your primary assigned Mentor to keep you on track with all deliverables

  • Assessment designed to measure your strengths and areas for improvement, as to help guide your choice in academic interests, universities, and activities

  • Assistance with ideation, resources, sponsorship, and media coverage for the defining achievement that will showcase your personal brand in your college application’s activity list

  • High school course selection, as well as academic tutoring, standardized testing prep, and internship procurement via our trusted partners

  • In-house PhD-run cohorts that teach you to produce a published academic paper or state-of-the-art software/hardware project

  • Weekly in-house, certificate-based learning modules in the form of months-long courses that teach you academic and life skills useful for improving your coursework, activities, and essays

  • Assistance with strategy and execution for summer activities, including summer programs, research, internships, and employment

  • Form that asks basic questions about your demographics and profile data points, modeled after the “personal information” section required of all college apps

The Game Plan: Year by Year

Crafting main character energy

Academies

8-9

Focus Areas

Identify the subjects and extracurriculars that align most with your profile

Projects

6-7

Standardized Test Planning

Recommend timelines for SAT/ACT preparation and guide AP subject selection

Academic Exploration

Subject selection for 11th and 12th grade

Summer Engagement

Applications for skill-based summer programs + internships

Academies

6-7

Focus Areas

Hone the subjects and extracurriculars that align most with your profile

Projects

4-5

Standardized Test Planning

Recommend timelines for SAT/ACT preparation and guide AP subject selection

Academic Exploration

Subject selection for 11th and 12th grade

Summer Engagement

Applications for skill-based summer programs + internships

Academies

4-5

Focus Areas

Begin obtaining leadership positions for activities and notable external validation for your achievements

Projects

2-3

Standardized Test Planning

SAT/ACT and AP subject preparation, based on school subjects and intended major

Academic Exploration

Intended major exploration through 1-1 discussions with subject matter experts

Summer Engagement

Applications for more intensive programs/internships

Academies

1-2

Focus Areas

Final achievement of accolades as well as profile presentation through intended major, college list, activity list, recommendations, essays, interviews, financial aid, among others

Projects

1+

Standardized Test Planning

Identify the right scores to report to colleges, whether to report them, and how

Academic Exploration

Intended major alignment with overall college application strategy

Summer Engagement

Applications for more intensive/project-focused programs/internships, capstone project completion, college campus visits, and early work on application essays

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