Cooper Drippe

Some tutors find their calling through pure academic achievement; others discover it through real-world experience. Cooper brings both, combining his quantitative expertise from Michigan's Ross School of Business with a deeply personal understanding of how transformative the right educational support can be. Having experienced firsthand how expert tutoring shaped his own academic journey at Darien High School, Cooper approaches test preparation with both analytical precision and genuine empathy for his students' experiences.

What makes Cooper unique is how he blends his finance background with educational innovation. He approaches each student's learning journey like a sophisticated investment strategy: measuring outcomes, refining approaches, and consistently optimizing for success. This data-driven methodology, combined with his natural ability to connect with athletes and artists alike, allows him to "crack the code" for each student's optimal learning style – leading to remarkable improvements not just in test scores, but in academic confidence.

Cooper's impact extends beyond individual tutoring. As founder of two educational software companies serving over 1,300 academic institutions, he brings unique insights into how students learn and how institutions support that learning. This broader perspective informs his personalized approach, helping students develop not just testing strategies, but the kind of deep understanding and self-assurance that transforms academic trajectories.

Whether working with SSAT, ISEE, ACT, or SAT students, Cooper combines rigorous methodology with genuine encouragement, consistently guiding students to elite college acceptances and, more importantly, to discovering their own capacity for academic excellence.