Laura Sulborski | College Admissions Consultant in Montclair, NJ
Based in Montclair, New Jersey, Laura Sulborski is a college admissions consultant and founder of Atlas College Consulting, working closely with students and families throughout Northern New Jersey and nationwide.
Guiding Principles
Student-Centered, Thoughtful Approach
Our approach is designed to bring clarity and confidence to the college planning process through thoughtful, personalized guidance. Each decision is made with the student’s goals and best interests at the center.
Perspective and Professional Judgment
We bring perspective, experience, and professional judgment to every engagement, guided by a shared commitment to doing what is right for students and families.
Confidentiality and Trust
Confidentiality is fundamental to our work. All information shared with us is treated with care, discretion, and respect.
Context-Driven Application Strategy
We apply a thoughtful, context-driven application strategy aligned with each student’s goals and family priorities.
Thoughtful, Well-Matched Outcomes
We measure success by the quality of outcomes and the confidence students have in the choices they make.
Independent Thinking and Authentic Voice
We work with students during an important period of growth, encouraging them to think independently, communicate clearly, and develop a voice that reflects who they are, not what they think admissions committees want to hear.
Laura Sulborski, MFA
Founder & College Admissions Consultant
Laura Sulborski is the founder of Atlas College Consulting and a strategic college admissions consultant working with students and families in New Jersey and nationwide. She founded Atlas after a career spanning film, television, and business, including work within one of the world’s largest global media organizations. Across these fields, she helped hundreds of young people develop clarity, confidence, and a strong sense of voice through original storytelling across multiple mediums. That experience now directly informs her work guiding students through the college admissions process.
Laura holds an MFA in Film from Columbia University and earned a BA, magna cum laude, in Humanities from the University of Alabama. She completed the graduate certificate program in Independent Educational Consulting at the University of California, Irvine, as well as the Independent Educational Consultants Association’s Summer Training Institute.
She continually builds upon her admissions expertise by touring colleges nationwide and meeting regularly with admissions professionals. Laura approaches the college application process as an integrated strategy, considering how academics, extracurricular engagement, recommendations, and essays work together within the broader admissions context. She brings a human-centered, narrative-informed approach to application essays, helping students articulate their experiences with clarity, authenticity, and purpose.
Laura is a proud member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), the Gap Year Association, and the National College Affordability Group.
She is dedicated to guiding college-bound students and their families through a personalized, strategic planning process — helping each student define, pursue, and thrive in their own version of success.
