Went here for SAT prep for two months last year and got the score I wanted. I recommend!read more

After estimated and interviewed with a few pretty expensive high-profile college admission…read moreconsultation companies on both west and east coasts, we decided to go with the B2A in Austin, hoping that face-to-face in-person touch could help my younger son, P, go through the strenuous process of applying for colleges. There were hiccups on the road but the result turns out terrific. P has been early admitted by his dreamed school. We started to work with B2A in late June due to P's summer camp schedule, and the counselor initially working with us found another opportunity and would leave B2A in 3 weeks. Thankfully, after we informed Emily of the situation, she quickly assigned André to work with P. We couldn't be more grateful for this transition. André has helped P develop essay topics most relevant and resonant to his personal experience and kept encouraging him to be himself. P is strong academically but not much a leader type kid. His essay is touching but by far inspirational. P had disagreement with the head counselor after final-review, and after some back and forth email exchange and amendment, decided to submit without the head counselor's final endorsement by the end of October. Now we look back, it would be helpful if we had started to work with B2A weeks earlier in June. Hope our experience with B2A could benefit other incoming seniors.

As we head into 2022, I can't recommend ALC enough. Over the last year, my kids have really…read morestruggled staying on level and learning remotely during the pandemic. When grades and self esteem were at an all time low, we joined the ALC community and are so thankful that we did. They have individualized our kids' curriculum/instruction in multiple subjects and have provided individual tutoring for them both. They are always professional, communicate clearly, and take the time to listen to my worries and concerns. They are currently back on level and thriving.

We have had an excellent experience at Austin Learning Center. We have used them for my 5th grader…read moreand 7th grader. ALC is well organized, welcoming, and the sessions have helped my kids in reading and math. It is the best tutoring experience we have had in Austin. For my daughter, we set up weekly sessions in math since that is the subject she strugles the most with. For my son, we have done drop-in sessions for math and Spanish on an as-needed basis. We have used them about 10 times and will continue to as it has helped both my kids tremendously.

Horrible "100%" money back guarantee. Our student dropped point after taking this class twice…read more Then they weasel out of their refund promise, instead asking us to buy more services. So we can spend more to have them make our student less intelligent. Do not give these people a dime.

My son took the SAT and got exactly the same score before and after the class. More Than a Teacher…read moreprovided no benefit whatsoever. They also find any reason to refuse their "money-back guarantee". My son went to every class spent many hours in their classes. Yet they refuse to provide any refund claiming that he didn't complete every homework assignment. They look for ways to ensure they don't have to pay the "guarantee". If you actually want you child to do better on an exam, avoid More Than a Teacher at all costs since it will not result in any improvement.

We were referred to Michal by my daughter's college counselor.   As soon as we met with Michal, we…read moreknew he was the tutor to go with for ACT prep.  He worked with my daughter over ~6 months and during that time helped her raise her ACT score by 5 points.   We are very thankful for Michal and his very effective tutoring process.   I highly recommend his services.   With some hard work and Michal's expertise, you'll get the results you are looking for!

We were referred to Michal by my daughter's college counselor. As soon as we met with Michal, we…read moreknew he was the tutor to go with for ACT prep. He worked with my daughter over ~6 months and during that time helped her raise her ACT score by 5 points. We are very thankful for Michal and his very effective tutoring process. I highly recommend his services.

I want to share my family's exceptional experience with Fusion Academy. I hope to help other…read morefamilies find not only success in learning but something even greater. Building their kids' confidence and belief in their own academic abilities. In Austin we have so many private schools to choose from. We are so happy and thrilled to have found Fusion Academy. My child entered Fusion at the start of grade six. Due to her previous school experiences, she was terrified of being seen and judged, and she trusted neither those around her nor her own learning abilities. With Fusion's one-on-one learning style and willingness to match kids with the appropriate teachers and support, my daughter quickly grew to trust her teachers and herself. We believe a school is only as strong as their LEADER!!! Thanks to our amazing principle and staff. Not only has she had a world-class education but she grew in all the ways you hope for in a teen. She is strong and witty but mostly she is compassionate and caring. She applied to 5 top tier private schools got into 3 with 2 offering merit scholarships and a wait list for 1 she is definitely prepared for college and beyond. We will be forever grateful for our daughter's Fusion Academy education! Fusion Forever Parents

Let me tell you my story. I am writing probably the longest review I have ever written and may ever…read morewrite. I do so because of one reason. I am humbled. On my knees humbled. So here goes: I was at the end...of so many roads. I had thought that my child and I were on the same page, but then high school hit like a Ram Truck. You name it, it happened. Let's call my child Simon-Jane (not my child's real name). Simon-Jane went from being an "A" student in middle school to everything crumbling apart 9th grade. Sure, I could blame social media, bullying, boys, girls, women, men, capitalism, relatives getting sick, whatever--but it all went south so fast I couldn't even keep up. And then Simon-Jane wanted absolutely nothing to do with me and hid out at dad's house for months. As hard as I tried, nothing felt like it could reverse the situation. I became That Mom, sitting alone at the coffee shop, researching something that could save the situation, but just sat there, crying. Yes, crying. Nothing could have made Simon-Jane see the young adult growing inside, but also see the learner that was still in there, the smart person, someone who is on the track to be independent, go to college even, become the fantastic person inside that I knew was there but was somehow trapped in some far away teenage land that was so radically different from what I had ever experienced. When it got to the point where either Simon-Jane was going to leave public school and do God-knows-what or find some private school that could somehow turn it all around, I started frantically looking at every private school. Huntington-Surrey, Griffin, other tutoring centers, etc. AND THANK THE UNIVERSE that I somehow heard someone mention Fusion and then I found the sole yelp review here from 2017 and decided to take a chance and tour. Simon-Jane was hesitant--one-to-one classes, study halls, etc. A radically different model than the whole class setting. But we left public school literally in the nick of time before grades caved, and transferred to Fusion. I won't kid you. It is expensive. Freaking expensive. I am struggling to meet the tuition payments. BUT it has set my kid on a road that as about to close. Or become a road that was extremely bumpy with many other diversions. Sure, Simon-Jane is resilient and could have found a way on an easier path, but it could have been a hard, hard road for many years. One teacher to one student is expensive, but guess what? 8 hrs a day of one teacher per class to one student for each subject and IT WORKS! Now, only a few short months have filled in years of unresolved learning deficits, saved a whole YEAR of school and now, yes, almost all A's. You might be thinking to yourself: well for that kind of money, your kid should be getting all A's because you are paying for it! But, no, it is not like that. The one-to-one model not only got Simon-Jane to see the learner inside again, but then to be vulnerable enough to show where weaknesses were that public school never could have caught. Each subject works on a mastery level and the student has to meet those criteria that are self-driven (not state imposed) to find and resolve deficits. And guess what. Simon-Jane is going to college! Scholarships are coming in! Simon-Jane sees the learner inside and a very very bright future ahead! But I could never, ever, ever in a million years have turned it around. It was only through all of the love and patience and tough love and deliberate teaching and mentoring and focus on wellness and the whole student that we are now on a new course! I am humbled. I am so incredibly indebted to everyone at Fusion. Cody: thank you for leading this incredible group of teachers! Laura and Jourdan and Liz: you all are troopers to the 9th degree! To the Goddesses and Gods at Fusion: Meara, Taralynn, Julie, Leticia, Theresa, Seamus, Jannell, Jelly, Isabella, Taylor, and so many other people...Thank you, thank you so so very much. You each have given and give so much each day. I celebrate and honor each of you!!!! And to Simon-Jane: If you ever read this and figure out that this is me talking about you, I want you to know that I love you, I honor you, and I thank you for believing in yourself and your life path again. You have taught me more about living and releasing control and allowing and I can say thank you. Thank you. To all of you reading out there: I know that things are crazy and hard and sometimes difficult to find a way to light. But you can. Maybe it will be Fusion, maybe it will be another place. But I send you to find that way with so much love. To life!! To Fusion!

I took my PMP Prep Certification Class from Austin PMI in 2008. The instructors were personable,…read moreknowledgeable and engaging. I passed the class on the first try. Even though I passed the test on the first try, I especially appreciated the guaranteed passing option. I recommend class to anyone needing to pass the PMP Certification exam. I investigated several other options in the area and I am convinced this is the best course in town!

Ann Connally is a Godsend to our family. I will spare you all the details of our 3 year learning…read moredifferences saga ,but in short, Ann was the third professional to evaluate our daughter in a 3 year period. I will also add she is the only professional who actually gave us accurate and helpful information.Ann has the amazing ability to pinpoint the exact learning "breakdown" in your child. Once she identifies the areas that need work,she will design an individualized therapy program for your child's specific needs. There is a reason it's called Austin Learning Solutions, she offers brilliant solutions!!! As parents isn't that what we all want??My child's confidence has soared,and she has truly been transformed under Ann's guidance. Book your evaluation today!!

My husband and I cannot say enough positive things about Ann. Our son struggled with learning to…read moreread in Kindergarten. Learning sight words was particularly problematic for him as was identifying rhyming words and following multi-step directions. I am a former teacher, and my bag of tricks was not helping him. Ann evaluated our son in March of his Kinder year and quickly identified fundamental areas that we needed to address. We also began a Listening program using sound therapy to target sensory motor issues. Ann is the ultimate professional, but she is also a great motivator and coach. Although my son had started to shut down at school and with us at home, he was willing to work for Ann. She is just the right combination of no-nonsense and positive encouragement. She knows her stuff. I immediately felt that my son was safe in her hands and that our money was well spent. As a parent, I learned so much from watching Ann work with my son, and she gave me the confidence to implement what she was doing with my son at home. My son worked with Ann throughout the summer after his Kinder year on reading (in addition to doing a sound therapy program). The progress he has made with reading is truly remarkable, and I cry when I think about the difference in my boy in less than a year. We were already beginning to hear him make comments that he wasn't smart and that reading was too hard for him. Under Ann's guidance and instruction, our son's confidence has soared. Not only is he reading, but he views himself as a capable learner and reader -- HUGE!!

After 3 private lessons with Christian, my daughter's ACT English and Reading scores went up 8…read morepoints! She is now eligible to get into almost every school in the State of Texas and eligible for scholarships. She is retaking the SAT and ACT again on August 25 and September 8 and hopefully she will get higher scores again. I would love to for you to experience the same benefit for your student. If you sign up for classes or private lessons with Love the SAT, your student will receive a private lesson free, worth $150, and so will my daughter. Please call them and tell them Donna Nielsen referred you.

My daughter took an ACT class with Christian and then took three 1:1 sessions with him in the two…read moreweeks prior to the exam. Her ACT score increased from a 29 to a 34. Can't beat that! We are both delighted. The office is easy to find off Spicewood Springs. It is definitely not a beautiful space, but it's functional and well worth the investment. Parents, if you have to drive your kids, there are lots of other places very close by where you can wait or get in a quick grocery run to Randalls.

I've hired a few other tutors before hiring Planting Seeds with Chris. My son has always been…read morechallenging in wanting to study and complete his homework. His English grades have mostly been close to failing. However, Chris has found a way to motivate him and got him on track to put some effort in. Chris is the most organized, encouraging, and well rounded tutor I've hired for my son. Because of this, my son's study habits and grades have significantly improved. Currently he is making an A in English and I'm grateful to have hired Chris to help.

Prior to Planting Seeds Tutoring & Test Prep, my younger brother struggled with reading. Despite…read moretrying out several methods, nothing seemed to work for him as his teacher informed me that he would only answer 2 out of 38 questions correctly during his mock STAAR reading tests. During that time, he would take up the whole day whereas everyone else completed their assessments within 4 hours. Fortunately, my mother and I found Planting Seeds Tutoring & Test Prep on Thumbstack. Chris was very quick at responding back to my emails. Within a few days, he introduced us to India. She served as my younger brother's tutor for a month up until the day before the actual STAAR reading test. Within the first meeting, she assessed my brother and determined how many hours per week he required to gain maximum help. During the tutoring sessions, she tried her very best to make it fun and interactive for my brother to learn new reading and writing skills. She also communicated with the teacher in order to accommodate her lessons with his reading performance in school. Within the third week, he successfully answered 27 out of 38 questions correctly during another mock STAAR reading test. While going over his exam, I noticed all the analytical notes my brother took alongside each reading passage. He then proceeded to tell me how they greatly helped him answer the more difficult questions. Overall, there were several aspects that I greatly liked about Planting Seeds Tutoring & Test Prep: 1. Chris informed my mother and I about the financial matters behind their services prior to the first session with India 2. India always informed me whenever she was running late and always made up by staying in a few minutes extra 3. Compared to the more expensive tutoring services in Houston, their prices made it easier for my mother to afford additional tutoring sessions with India 4. My mother and I found it very convenient that they offer at-home tutoring sessions. India provided consistent tutoring sessions that worked well around our schedules 5. India usually supplied additional homework that further helped my brother gain reading tactics necessary to pass the STAAR test 6. Everyone from Planting Seeds Tutoring & Test Prep are very professional and courteous. Even though we are not currently utilizing their services, they are more than willing to help out my brother during the remainder of the school year and beyond! We are currently anticipating my brother's actual STAAR reading results from TEA. We're truly hoping their services aided my brother in attaining a passing grade!

Vicki coached two of our children for college prep. Her history of knowledge and experience in this…read morearea were immeasurable when it came to tackling all the forms, essays and deadlines. Per our youngest daughter, "Mrs Ross is accessible and easy to contact when I needed her." Using Vicki also removes stress between you and your senior. You will not go wrong using College Strategy.

I can't recommend Vicki and College Strategy enough. She gave terrific advice to my Junior, and…read morereally pushed her when working with her on her essays to rework and rewrite them, so she could represent herself in the best light possible. She recommended schools we hadn't thought of - one of which my daughter will attend, participating in their honors program. And she received such a big scholarship that it was more cost-effective for her to attend that particular school than having her stay in-state! She allowed us parents to step back from the process, and worked directly with our student without us, which was a relief to us all, quite frankly! Vicki was encouraging, but quite focused, and she kept us all from being completely overwhelmed by the process of applying to schools. She is an investment worth making.