Just putting my two cents out in the world! Sequoia carried me through high school, helping me get…read moreAs across all my classes, yielding me a perfect score on the ACT, and allowing me to qualify for the AIME math contest as well as the Jane Street / ATF contest. They also got me into multiple T10 colleges, as well as EVERY UC with Regent's honors at nearly all (incl. Cal's Regents award). The folks here care about each student's individual growth and success and I cannot recommend them more. As an adult I can look back and say that Sequoia set me up for success, so THANK YOU !!

I can't thank the teachers more since they are not only tutoring kids but also helping kids to be…read morebetter people overall. I am a single parent with lots of stress from work. Sequoia Academy have my totally trust and believes. I felt so lucky that I found them!

My son took the 5th grade Math Placement classes here and had a great experience. The teacher…read moretaught the concepts clearly, as well as incentivized them so they were engaged in her class and eager to do well. My son got into the advanced Math placement in 6th Grade - mission accomplished! While my son did not take the Math Kangaroo classes, I learned that some kids who had taken the classes here ranked nationally in the Math Kangaroo exams. I'm not surprised. I highly recommend StarKidz due to their high standards of teaching.

I love this Center..My Son is going for the 2nd year..he took Math Kangaroo class along with…read moreregular class last year.he loved it. He is taking Amc 8 prep & algebra class this year ..Savitha is a good teacher..she is a kid friendly,loving person..

Dear Janet, Our son was admitted to Purdue University last…read moreFriday. I can't stress enough that it was a big success from your tutoring on his SAT and all the essays including additional essay that he wrote to Purdue after university deferred him. Big thank you for your support and encouragement to our son! Will always refer my friends to your tutoring! Best regards, Natalia Belova

Our son really enjoyed his time with Janet! He's a sharp math student with straight As and was…read moredisappointed with his PSATs being in the 1300s- he wanted to get in the 1500s. He was skeptical on going to an SAT tutor- but Janet was great in helping him see that his issues weren't what he thought they were- he was making sloppy mistakes. So she practiced a couple different approaches with him over the 5 or 6 sessions until they found what really worked. He got in the 1500s- and actually enjoyed his experience practicing the SAT skills thanks to Janet!

The main strength of this place is a personalized curriculum cultivated for each individual…read morestudent. This being said, BCP's specialty is its one-to-one option, but the group class is also an effective alternative. All the teachers here cover a broad range of high school subjects both normal and AP and are highly qualified in their respective areas. I can testify that these classes, especially the one-to-one, have allowed me to maintain a steady GPA throughout high school and pass the ACT with flying colors. On a side note, unlike many other learning centers, some teachers here are bilingual and capable of offering the same services in Korean. This is a huge advantage for parents and students who wouldn't be able to receive the full benefit of a teacher and the classes in other learning centers. So are these classes worth the cost? Every penny. Not many places will teach each student as an individual, and to some like me, that is critical to identifying weaknesses and improving them for success.

I had searched learning centers for many years because my son is Autism and learning difficulties…read moreand it was so hard to find the right person to teach. I came this tutoring center October 2016 and he was Juniors at that time. His SAT score was below 1150 when he finished summer camp in a different center in Cupertino. Every parents knows this score means terrible and he didn't learn anything from the SAT camp. After then, I switched BCP Academy and he tried to study winter SAT camp in 2016 for 2 weeks then he got 1,400 after that. He received SAT subject Math level 2 100% and 9 essay score out of 10. He prepared 4 APs and got 4 or 5. He is doing ACT summer camp now and he received 36 Math and 32 Science before the summer camp. I wish he could do better and take every chance to improve his ACT score because he is goung to submit college applications soon. My first dream is just catching up his missed school work and go to the regular college but my family is dreaming to send him one of ideal top universities now. BCP acdemy is the only unique individualized tutoring center in the Bay area and the Math teacher can analyze all different level students perfectly and know how to improve and change them. Also, I want to add English teach's great job, because he helped my son to get 10 (97%) essay score. I am so appreciate all teachers efforts!!!

I recently ran into Ryan, who is the director of Gallagher Prep, and it dawned on me that I'd never…read morewrote a review. Ryan and his team of tutors/teachers were there in every step of the way for me. I've taken the SAT test prep about a year ago and recently got into Stanford because of them. I always get anxiety when it comes to tutoring, but Ryan and his team made me feel comfortable with their curriculum and patience with me. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

I was very impressed with Gallagher Prep tutors My younger cousin got tutoring to prepare for the…read moreHSPT. He went from Average to Above Average from the practice test to the final in almost every category. He gained much more confidence going into the test. He was accepted at all the schools he applied to! He went to a previous tutor center where the teachers were not heavily paying attention to my cousin's need. I will definitely recommend this place for anyone that needs any preparation for the HSPT.

The bullying my daughter endured for an entire year was awful!…read more This RSM Sunnyvale II location failed to provide a safe learning environment for my daughter. She was repeatedly bullied all year from F you notes to being called names like "stupid" and "loser," thrown objects at her head, even physically shoved and scratched in class -- and the administration has done little more than offer empty apologies or shuffle kids around. What's worse is that her teacher Ms. Natallia blamed my daughter when she's the one being harassed. At one point, her drink was knocked over by a boy throwing something at her, and they blamed my daughter for having milk (which was in an enclosed container) on her desk. Well maybe that's why you shouldn't allow throwing things in the classroom? Her teacher even called my daughter a liar in front of the whole class, which I know my daughter wouldn't lie about something like this - complete lack of integrity and unprofessional. We raised these concerns multiple times, and while the principal responds politely, there's been no meaningful change as it kept happening over and over again even after moving the bully. If the boys feel empowered to repeatedly bully the few girls in the class, that means they have zero respect for the teacher and principal as one boy even told my daughter he doesn't care if we told the principal and immediately continued to harass her. The class was habitually out of control, poorly supervised, and an unsafe learning environment. My daughter would come home in tears, and hated her experience except when there was a substitute teacher. No child should be subjected to that kind of classroom environment. We paid so much for this premium service, and it was the absolute worst afterschool experience we've ever encountered. Teachers and leadership have a responsibility to not only teach the content, but proactively foster an environment of respect and safety. We decided to transfer to a different location where the teacher came highly recommended. Due to this horrendous experience, we absolutely cannot recommend this location at all.

I just want to chime on the bullying issues at all RSM locations and explain where they came from…read more The owner who started this franchise - Ms Rifkin - created and normalized a toxic culture right from the founding of the school. I observed it in her classroom for example how one abusive but popular boy was openly bullying, tormenting and harassing another quiet student who was minding his own business quietly doing his schoolwork - repeatedly day after day in front of the RSM teacher - and instead of removing the harmful student and correcting his behavior, the owner removed his victim saying there was something wrong with the victim and she did not want him in the classroom. The reason was Ms Rifkin needed the popular student to attract other kids, and her priority was making the school popular - not making it safe for everyone. She would not monitor, discipline or remove bullies, but promote and praise them within the school community she built. She would pit kids one against another, blaming the bullied kids for having something wrong with them for wanting to come to her school when nobody was friends with them - basically blaming manufactured exclusion the kids were doing on their victim. She would create various situations to sabotage, humiliate and publicly demean kids - create this toxic power structure. She didn't care that the popular kids who formed the core of her group were bullies and harmful to others as long as they attracted other kids to come. The kids that were bullied were not really empowered to stand up for themselves and were sort of told that they deserved it because they were not good at math or were not popular. She is a toxic, emotionally abusive, manipulative woman who plays on people's feelings and provides an unsafe atmosphere for their kids. She passed this culture on down to her staff - most of whom she personally bullied by cornering them and yelling insults at them - a behavior not acceptable in American culture, but in the abusive Soviet culture perhaps common. The RSM school community in my experience is not a healthy or respectful community and it is literally dangerous for some kids to be there. When I was at her camp, she walked around telling the bullies to grab random girls by arms and legs and through them into the lake unexpected a practice she called 'dunkin'. This made some girls crave being thrown in the water as a sign of being chosen - not a healthy dynamic at all!!! It created a culture of fear and 'might makes right,' where popular kids and counselors could openly disrespect, demean, harass and bully other students without any repercussions like it is normal, in fact, they seemed to do as a cultural norm! Be mindful that your kid is learning that being disrespected and emotionally manipulated and harmed by their teacher, counselor or another student - to be a norm which will have repercussions down the road. It is essentially a culture of hazing.

I have mixed feelings. I feel like any kid that goes in there for an evaluation they'll suggest an…read moreintense daily 20k contract. Thank god we saw another education therapist, was trained by Linda mood bell, bu worked her own system. She's fabulous and we go once a week (5x a week for 2-3 hours is so disruptive to her class and would've made her feel so is dumb. We did our MAPS testing at t beginning of the year. She was 17the percentile last spring, jumped to 69th over the summer. Don't get fooled by Lindamood. Evaluations are good and I formation so but that's where it stops. It's also not one on on using. And it's not the same tutor each time. Gosh you'd think for thst price this would certainly not be the setup.

My grandson struggled in public school in Santa Clara. With 30 kids in a class, there was no…read moreattempt to help him. The teachers were uncaring and focused on all of the negatives. We knew we had to do something because he wasn't at grade level and was one sad boy. LMB found him dyslexic and had other learning problems. They developed a specific program just for him and set goals. He has worked hard with the wonderful instructors and is very close to grade level in most subjects. LLMB helped my daughter in law with the paperwork for home schooling. My grandson goes to school with enthusiasm and comes out skipping and smiling. It's been a miracle. LMB is expensive but worth every penny!!!! My grandson will spend another year before we attempt a regular private school.

I tutored with Nick for many years from elementary all to high school and am now a freshman at USC…read moreLooking back, Nick's tutoring services w Quantum Tutoring are some of the best in the area. He's very knowledgable, patient and super cool. I always recommend Quantum Tutoring to any underclassmen and none of them have regret using Nick's services. Go here I promise you wont regret it

Having been tutored since elementary school, I can say without a doubt that Nick has been the best…read moretutor I've ever seen. The most important aspect of tutoring is not just ensuring that students learn the material, but rather, teaching them the study-tips, logic, and mindset so that they can learn the material independently once they are outside of the tutoring classroom. Nick has certainly implemented in me the skillsets I needed to be successful because his methods of teaching are clear and concise. In the hour-long sessions we have, I learned more and cleared up any difficulties faster than I have in any of my high school classrooms. Definitely recommend him for math, especially Calc BC which felt like a breeze with him.