Liz Cooper
College admissions consultant for students with learning differences in Massachusetts
| Hourly rate range | $150 to $225 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Students, Parents and Neurodivergent adults |
| Also coaches | ADHD coach |
| Based in | Lexington, Massachusetts, United States |
| Credentials | IECA Professional member |
| Practice | College Consulting Collaborative |
Liz Cooper is an independent educational consultant in Lexington, Massachusetts. She works with the College Consulting Collaborative, a team that helps college-bound students with learning differences and their parents. The team has more than 50 years of combined experience. They meet twice weekly to review student profiles and college offerings. They also visit campuses and meet with admissions officers and disability services staff to check the learning support at each school.
What Liz helps with
The team helps students with learning differences plan for college, apply, and get ready for the move to campus. They build a plan around each student's strengths and learning style.
- Finding a right-fit college for a student with learning differences
- Planning high school years for college admission
- Checking the learning support offered at each college
- Building executive functioning and self-advocacy skills
- Preparing for the move from high school to college
- Understanding a student's individual learning profile
Who Liz works with
The team works with college-bound students who have learning differences. These include ADHD, executive dysfunction, dyslexia, autism spectrum disorder, and other specific learning disabilities. Parents take part in the process too, and the team listens to families throughout.
How Liz works
The team starts each plan from scratch and builds it around the student's academic strengths, interests, and learning style. Consultants meet as a group twice a week to discuss student profiles and changes in the learning differences field. They visit campuses and talk with admissions officers, disability services staff, and students. They also refer families to executive function coaches, psychologists, test prep professionals, and tutors, and they take no fees from these referrals.
Background and qualifications
Liz Cooper is an independent educational consultant and a Professional member of the IECA. She practices in Lexington, Massachusetts, as part of the College Consulting Collaborative. The team has more than 50 years of combined experience guiding students through the college process. They travel often to visit colleges and post-high school programs across the country. On these trips they meet admissions officers and disability services staff and tour campuses.
Liz Cooper pricing
Programs and services
- Individualized college planning
- College search and application support
- Transition to college support
- Referrals to executive function coaches, psychologists, test prep and tutors
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The CoachVouch take
The team focuses only on college-bound students with learning differences and never takes fees from the professionals it refers families to.
Best for families of college-bound students with ADHD, dyslexia, autism, or other learning differences who want help finding a right-fit college.
Common questions
How much does Liz Cooper charge?
Coaching with Liz runs $150 to $225 an hour. Message Liz from this page for an exact quote.
What does Liz Cooper help with?
Liz Cooper helps with finding a right-fit college for a student with learning differences, planning high school years for college admission, checking the learning support offered at each college and building executive functioning and self-advocacy skills.
Is Liz Cooper certified?
Liz Cooper lists: IECA Professional member.
Does the College Consulting Collaborative accept referral fees?
No. The team refers families to other professionals and never receives fees from those referrals.
Which learning differences does the team work with?
They work with students who have ADHD, executive dysfunction, dyslexia, autism spectrum disorder, and other specific learning disabilities.
How do I contact Liz Cooper?
Send Liz a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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