Liz Agather
College admissions consultant for students and parents in Raleigh, North Carolina
| Hourly rate range | $150 to $225 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Students and Parents |
| Based in | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States |
| Credentials | IECA Professional member |
| Practice | Agather College Consulting |
Liz Agather is an independent college admissions consultant in Raleigh, North Carolina. She runs Agather College Consulting and helps high school students and their parents through the college search and application process. Her work covers profile reviews, test planning, college lists, and financial aid. Her comprehensive packages support a student from high school through the first semester of college. She is a professional member of IECA.
What Liz helps with
Liz helps families get through the college search and application years with less stress. The goal is a college-ready freshman at a school that fits the student's needs.
- Reviewing a student's grades, activities, and long-term goals
- Choosing, scheduling, and preparing for standardized tests
- Building a college list that fits budget, social needs, and academics
- Finding financial aid and scholarship options
- Reviewing financial aid packages
- Getting through the college application process
Who Liz works with
Liz works with high school students and their families. Clients go through the college search and application process with her. Some need full support from high school to the first semester of college. Others need less help and use hourly time.
How Liz works
Liz offers two ways to work together. Comprehensive packages support the student and family through the whole process, from high school to the first semester in college. Hourly packages fit students who need less support. Her process starts with a review of the student's profile, including academics, activities, and long-term goals. It then moves to test planning, a custom college search, and financial aid guidance.
Background and qualifications
Liz Agather is the founder of Agather College Consulting, LLC, an independent college admissions consulting practice in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is an independent educational consultant and a professional member of IECA. Her practice focuses on guiding high school students and their families through the college search and application process. She helps each student find a college that fits their financial, academic, and social needs.
Liz Agather pricing
Programs and services
- Comprehensive packages
- Hourly packages
- Free consultation
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The CoachVouch take
Her comprehensive packages follow the student from high school through the first semester of college.
Best for high school families who want guidance on college choice, applications, and financial aid.
Common questions
How much does Liz Agather charge?
Coaching with Liz runs $150 to $225 an hour. Message Liz from this page for an exact quote.
What does Liz Agather help with?
Liz Agather helps with reviewing a student's grades, activities, and long-term goals, choosing, scheduling, and preparing for standardized tests, building a college list that fits budget, social needs, and academics and finding financial aid and scholarship options.
Is Liz Agather certified?
Liz Agather lists: IECA Professional member.
When does a family choose comprehensive or hourly support with Liz?
Comprehensive packages cover the whole process from high school to the first semester in college. Hourly packages fit students who need less support.
How do I contact Liz Agather?
Send Liz a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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