Executive Advising College Admissions Program
Executive Advising is Cogent's highest level of personalized, concierge admissions counseling, designed for students seeking a highly individualized experience, particularly those applying to Top 25–30 and other highly selective colleges.
20-25 Hours of Personalized 1:1 Advising + Optional Access to 6 Group Advising Sessions
Executive Advising is Cogent's highest level of personalized, concierge admissions counseling, designed for students seeking a highly individualized experience, particularly those applying to Top 25–30 and other highly selective colleges.
Unlike the Hybrid packages, Executive Advising is delivered primarily through personalized 1:1 counseling, allowing every aspect of the admissions journey to be tailored to each student's unique strengths, aspirations, and college goals. Students also receive optional access to all six Group Advising sessions for additional learning, reinforcement, and peer interaction.
Executive Advising Includes:
Everything included in Premier Hybrid
STRATEGIC review An Elite College Mentor, matched to the student's intended major, career interests, and field of study, providing continuity and personalized guidance throughout the admissions process. Includes Firsthand insight into academics, research, internships, campus opportunities, recruiting, and career pathways.
Founder review of the student's overall admissions strategy and application
Merit aid, financial aid & scholarship strategy, including college-based and external third-party scholarship opportunities
Advanced positioning and strategic refinement to maximize competitiveness for highly selective college admissions.
Executive Advising provides the highest level of personalized support, combining experienced college counselors, an Elite College Mentor, and multiple layers of expert review to maximize each student's opportunities for admission to their best-fit colleges.
ADVANCED HIGHLY SELECTIVE COLLEGE POSITIONING
High-touch strategy focused on academic and extracurricular positioning, differentiation, application narrative, college and major selection, and overall application strength.
Executive students also receive full access to all Group Advising sessions, providing additional counselor and college mentor perspectives, but participation is optional.
THE EXECUTIVE DIFFERENCE
DEDICATED SENIOR ADVISOR + FIELD-MATCHED COLLEGE MENTOR + FOUNDER REVIEW
Multiple expert perspectives and high-touch individualized support designed to maximize the strength and competitiveness of each student's application.
Group Advising Sessions
6 Live Group Sessions • COGENT SENIOR YEAR GROUP ADVISING CURRICULUM
GROUP SESSION 1
Admissions Strategy, College Planning & Career Readiness
Understand the strategic admissions timeline and build a strong foundation for the senior year college application process by learning how to select the right colleges and majors, create a balanced college list, and understand how AI is reshaping careers and the skills students need for long-term success. Hear firsthand from exceptional student/s across diverse majors about their college and career journeys through-out the group sessions.
GROUP SESSION 2
Essays, Scholarships & Paying for College
Learn how to craft compelling personal statements and supplemental essays while developing strategies to maximize scholarships, merit aid, and financial aid opportunities. Review successful essay examples and hear how accomplished students earned scholarships, awards, and other competitive opportunities.
GROUP SESSION 3
What Admissions Officers Are Looking For & Building a Competitive Application
Learn what admissions officers are really looking for and how to build a compelling application through strong letters of recommendation, impactful extracurriculars, leadership, interviews, and a cohesive personal story. Hear how exceptional students differentiated themselves throughout high school.
GROUP SESSION 4
Learning Directly from College Mentors
Gain authentic, firsthand insights from exceptionally accomplished college students and recent graduates across a wide range of majors as they share their admissions journey, lessons learned, mistakes to avoid, academics, research, internships, campus leadership, recruiting experiences, career preparation, and successful essay strategies through an interactive Q&A.
GROUP SESSION 5
Post-Submission Strategy & College Mentor Guidance
Learn how to navigate application updates, deferrals, waitlists, and Letters of Continued Interest (LOCI) to maximize admission opportunities while receiving practical advice from accomplished college mentors on preparing for college, making the most of the next stage of the journey, and what they wish they had known before starting college.
GROUP SESSION 6
College Transition, Essential Planning & College Mentor Guidance
Prepare for a successful transition to college by learning strategies for academic success, social adjustment, networking, internships, campus opportunities, and essential pre-college documentation that families often overlook. College mentors also share how they secured internships, built professional networks, prepared for recruiting, leveraged campus resources, and successfully launched their careers.