Natural Prep Tutoring helped me achieve a score that I thought wouldn't be possible before. Before,…read moreI had taken 2 other SAT prep courses that were very expensive and in groups but I didn't make much progress and my score kept fluctuating. After working with Jayson, I made a lot more progress as I learned helpful test taking strategies and tips. The format of the sessions were really unique, engaging, and really focused on things that I could work on that were specific to my own weaknesses. In addition to this, he recommended extra problems/testing materials which was really useful for practice. With this, I was able to go from a 1420 to a 1560 in 2 months. He also gave information about possible internships and college advice which was especially helpful for college applications. This helped me get into my dream college so I am really grateful for all of the help I received from Natural Prep Tutoring.

We did a proctored practice SSAT test with this outfit. The results were depressing, until we…read morerealized that they completely mis-scored the tests. You can imagine the initial parental panic when our kids landed in the 4th percentile. We have twins, and they both brought back the tests, which were different, even though the answer keys were the same. Spot checking the correct answers showed that they totally messed up. Plus, their scoring method is suspect. In the real SSAT, you lose 1/4 point for a wrong answer, and get 0 points for leaving it blank. In their test, it's 0 points no matter what. I have no idea about the quality of their tutoring, but given that a monkey would have scored as well as our kids, anyone's real SSAT scores are bound to go up. UPDATE: We got corrected scores the next day from NW. And according to them, apparently they do take into account blank answers in the overall score, even though it's not reflected in the reporting details. Hopefully they will have cleaned up their process.

Absolutely perfect!…read more We had an amazing experience with Nurturing Wisdom in general and with the incredible tutor, Megan, in particular. Despite a bad SAT score when she started, my daughter was able to get her ideal score at the end, even more than what was expected in the initial contract. Megan is very professional and at the same time dedicated, patient and kind. I was afraid two hours of SAT tutoring in the evening would be too much but my daughter never complained and always felt she learned something from each session. I highly recommend Nurturing Wisdom. They are all very kind and dedicated. The price is totally worth it.

I'm a recent graduate of Palo Alto High School. I started SAT prep around late freshman year,…read morejumping around test prep places to try and raise my math score. I always ended up back at FLEX--Philip, who teaches math, is incredible. He genuinely loves what he's doing and last time I asked, he had more than 1000 hours of tutoring, so he really knows all sorts of tips and tricks to combat the SAT which helped improve my scores. Aside from SAT math prep, I also did college counseling at FLEX with Dan starting sophomore year and I will say that sitting through several ego-beating sessions ("your dream school is a little unrealistic" and such) was well worth it in the end: I got into every single "target" school Dan suggested. I should also just put out there that he is a pretty cool guy. Dan is super understanding and patient if you and your family are confused as to how the college process works, as mine were. I was lucky enough to receive an acceptance from one of my "reach" schools and will be headed there for my freshman year. Though I can't say Philip+Dan= automatic acceptance, both of them and FLEX in general really provided a sense of security during college admissions season by giving me a realistic list of schools to apply to. Overall, the whole point of the college admissions process is to give yourself as many options as possible. FLEX helped me choose the right ones.

Not worth the money or your time. All of the information that they give you is readily available…read moreonline. The exorbitant prices really aren't justified, so don't fall for the trap of "it must be good if it's expensive."

Bryce coached me on the LSAT, and he was able to provide insights into how best to approach the…read moretest that made the studying process much less stressful, more efficient, and ultimately yielded the score I was shooting for. Because of his experience, he's able to explain how exactly to go about answering each type of question, and whenever I still struggled to understand how to arrive at the right answer, he could walk me through the analysis each time to ensure I could get it right in the future. He's well-versed in every aspect of the test and personable in his teaching. I'm confident that, in my studying, I was able to recognize and avoid repeating several strategic mistakes that I likely never would have even noticed had I not had the opportunity to walk through my test-taking protocol with Bryce.

20/10 recommend Bryce. My LSAT score improved by 10 points in a few months when it had been hard to…read moregain 2 points for over a year self-studying. Bryce is professional, friendly, and extremely effective at what he does. If you're looking to take your testing to the next level, you're in the right place.

My son had Mr. Kao as his math teacher back in 7th grade in a small group class, and he continued…read morewith him into 8th grade. Even in a group setting, Mr. Kao did an amazing job helping the kids truly understand Common Core concepts. He's patient, organized, and clearly very experienced with middle school math. In 8th grade, there weren't enough students to open a group class, but we still remember how much my son improved during the year he was with him. One thing I really appreciate about Mr. Kao is that he understands students with attention challenges. My son has ADHD, and Mr. Kao picked up on his learning style right away. He quickly identified where my son was struggling and used the right strategies to help him catch up. His patience and teaching techniques made a huge difference, and my son's confidence grew a lot because of him. Now that my son is in 10th grade, he actually asked to go back to Mr. Kao again. This time we're doing one-on-one lessons because we know he learns best with Mr. Kao's guidance. We're truly grateful for everything he's done. Mr. Kao is a caring, skilled, and reliable teacher who really knows how to reach his students. Highly recommended.

I heard good words about Andy from a friend just two weeks bf the final. My son's precal grade was…read moretumbled in a high B at that time. Even worse he missed the whole last unit class due to AP exams. That left him very little chance to bump to an A unless he can do extremely well on his last unit test and the final exam. Since my son is new to Andy, Andy spend time to communicate with me about my son's background. He asked all possible materials(syllabus, my son's gradebook, homework etc) to identify a plan. Since lack of time, he picked the most difficult chapters in the last unit to teach. After working with him, my son got a 104 out of 105 in his last unit test, the highest score my son ever gets. He even answered right on the bonus question. My son was encouraged by the result. For the final exam preparation, since we have only less than a week left, Andy suggests to focus on two of his weakest units. Even in short of time, Andy doesn't rush. He still worked from the basic concepts and filled the gaps that he observed. Andy also tried to correct my son's working habit, asking him not to skip steps when he does problems in his class. That is one of my son's biggest reasons to miss math problem. The final exam was very hard but my son did much better than expected. He got a 92 and finally bumped his grade to an A! He was so excited. We really appreciate Andy's help. He is very experienced, honest, and encouraging. He knows very well on how to identify where need to be focus on. And he likes to clarify the fundamental concepts before going to solve individual problems. That improved my son's understanding of math. Andy's class is very effective. We will definitely continue having him for future math tutor. Highly recommended.

SpanOne provided invaluable support during my college application process. I had regular meetings…read morewith my counselor and received personalized attention for my college pursuits. My college counselor helped me curate a list of colleges suitable to my interests, provided thoughtful reviews of my applications, and found relevant scholarship programs. I highly recommend SpanOne to any high school student seeking effective college counseling support.

I hired SpanOne back when I was a senior in high school and was applying to colleges. After an…read moreinitial onboarding, I was paired up with my counselor. Right off the bat, I realized that this would be a very in depth and tailored process. We had countless meetings and calls from the initial phase of picking the colleges that would be right for me to the bulkiest phase of writing essays. Throughout each step, my counselor was incredibly supportive as well as very detailed with how she guided me into the right path. Overall, it was amazing 3-4 month journey that not only helped me get into my target school but also taught me so much about my writing skills and finding my true passion.

This review is about Angela Sun's college counselling abilities. Our experience was exactly the…read moreopposite of what's written here and I would give negative stars if I could !! She was an absolute nightmare to deal with and has zero emotional intelligence or tact to deal with young teens !! She preys on parent's weaknesses and has clearly understood parents would do anything for their children as long as she says things like she got admission into MIT, Ivy's and self proclaims that she is the absolute best college consultant who will make your child write the absolute best essays he can ever write !! (I am paraphrasing it but she said something like that to me in our first meeting !). She made it amply clear even before I met for the first time that all she cares about is money and nothing else ! She charged me $300 per hr saying it's "the weekend rate" - whatever that means (although her website only mentions 250 per hr ). She was laser focused on the money in our conversations and showed zero interest in knowing my child before or after the meeting. Her website says parents will get a detailed report within 24 hrs of the first meeting, and we received no such report. The first meeting was a complete disaster. She was so rude (and please don't say she is strict/tough /good etc). No - she was plain rude and not good as a counselor !! My son was so scared of her that after a point stopped answering even basic questions ! She gave as little info as possible in the session and made it laborious by asking my son to type out literally every word that came out of her mouth (all of it was just general info and nothing anyone wouldn't know about college admissions)! Despite all these negative signals, I still tried to go ahead with scheduling a few more sessions, because believe it or not, my son insisted he wanted to try her a bit more before giving up ! I wanted to understand how many sessions my son would need and in her response she had the audacity to say my child was a "non high functioning" kid and hence would probably need many sessions (being vague and open ended of course to milk as much money as possible from me) ! The "genius" in her, inferred all this about my son from just the 1 hr meeting !! Not to brag - Honestly, my child is in a highly specialized gifted track at school and elsewhere and in fact the very reason I was looking for a counselor so early on was to make sure I give him all the advantages possible and guide him using the best counselors ! She quoted a ridiculous number of hours at the rate of $300 per hr and I told her , her website states she will only need 3-4 sessions for coming up with a 4 year plan and her response was "website is outdated " !!! (can you believe that ??) Parents, please be careful when choosing a counselor. Please make sure the counselor has the right emotional intelligence, credentials , experience to deal with your child in this vulnerable yet important stage of their life. Please don't select a counselor based purely on 5 star online reviews or what these counselors say they achieved for themselves. If in your initial interactions you detect the counselor's main focus is money, and not your child or if the counselor is rude, evasive about answering your questions , please take these red flags seriously and run miles away from her/him ! I am very thankful that I was able to detect this problem early on and not expose my child to a horrible 4 year counselling experience !

I agree with S A 's review. Not great at emotional intelligence with teens. I think she's got a…read moremethod and that works for some kids, she isn't into customizing for how the child learns. I am sharing that his score went down a full 100 points after - full 3 months of tutoring with her. Worst yet when we shared this news she never responded to us again.

My son was struggling with AP Physics. The high school teacher was not effective. Aneesh worked on…read moremy son's fundamentals which really helped him ace the subject.

Mr Aneesh Rege taught my son honor Physics and he really liked his teaching method. He was…read morestruggling as the teacher at school was not good. Once he started getting coached by Aneesh, he not only learnt deeper but also started liking the subject.