The tutors are highly supportive, and the private lessons were extremely productive, helping me improve my kid SAT score in a short amount of time. read more

Best for SAT prep. Focused preparation on identifying weak areas and targeted coaching to get better.

Maggie Yeung at AJ Tutoring is amazing! She helped my son Hunter prep for his HSPT exam. She was patient, kind and wonderful to work with. Hunter loved her!! Hunter scored above average on the exam and we can't thank her enough for her help in getting him ready for the exam and feel super confident while taking it. Thank you, Maggie! read more

We did private and group tutoring with James for our daughter and she had a 200 point score increase. Worth the investment!

Ryan Pelkey is an excellent instructor. Smart and very caring. Both my sons took SAT/ACT prep with Ryan. Both got great scores, especially my younger son aced PSAT and ACT, thanks to Ryan's coaching. Ryan is very flexible and always tries to accomodate to the needs of the student. We are very grateful for ryan's guidance for your boys. Highly highly recommend Ryan!!! read more

AJ tutoring is great! I specifically had Benjamin Madej as my tutor and he was amazing! Not only was he knowledgeable, but he was also caring and attentive which really helped me excel. I 100% reccommend AJ tutoring and Benjamin to anyone looking to get better at a subject!!! read more

My daughter took AJ Tutoring to prepare for the SSATs. As someone who had to take the PSATs, SSATs, SATs, and GMAT myself (for summer camp, boarding school, college, and business school), I'm very familiar with standardized testing and having to "learn" the test in order to get a high score. The Good - - Teaches the right strategies - I do think AJ Tutoring does a good job of teaching the strategies to taking the test - Nice Tutors - The tutors are genuinely knowledgeable and nice The Bad - - Not enough practice - Part of "learning" to take standardized tests effectively is having to apply the techniques through a high volume of practice. This is where AJ Tutoring falls extremely short. About 90% of the way through my daughter's tutoring, I finally decided to take a look at what they were teaching her. I was surprised by how thin her binder was and how little practice material there was. As result I immediately purchased a bunch of practice tests and worksheets to start working with my daughter. But, there just wasn't enough time. She ended up scoring 83rd percentile, which wasn't good enough for her to get into her target school. Fortunately, we had scheduled a retake for 2 months later and this time I personally spent an hour each day working with my daughter and she ended up scoring 93rd percentile. - Not sure the tutors really care - While the tutors are nice and knowledgable. I don't get the sense they are really invested in making sure your child performs to their highest potential, which maybe isn't surprising. But, for an expensive 1-1 tutoring program that cost $230/1 hour session, I expected more. The tutor did follow-up a lot to see how my daughter did with the follow-up test and school admissions. My daughter's own perspective was that she didn't want to respond and enable AJ Tutoring to take credit for her score and admission into a nationally top 10 ranked private school because she didn't think the tutoring sessions got her there. read more

Our 5th grade daughter has been working with her wonderful tutor, Ashley Del Carlo, for nearly 18 months. We initially sought out tutoring due to our concerns that our daughter may have developed weaknesses in her education due to Covid distance learning and to help her transition from 3rd to 4th grade. Our main goal was to make sure she had the skills and knowledge to navigate school comfortably and well. From their very first meeting our daughter clicked with Ashley. She's warm and friendly and very patient with our talkative daughter. She's great at keeping her focused on her tasks and has really gotten to know our daughter well and what motivates her. Before summer and the start of each school year, Ashley asks us what our goals are for our daughter and what we'd like her to work with her on. She always keeps us informed of her progress and lets us know if there is anything we can do to help. She's also good at identifying things that our daughter needs to work on. During the summer before 4th grade, Ashley tested our daughter on her 3rd grade skills to see what they should work on during the summer. Besides writing, ELA, and math, she also worked on our daughter's penmanship. I'm happy to report that her penmanship has greatly improved! For 5th grade, she's been mainly working on her writing skills, since she feels confident with math. Ashley taught and guided her through the writing process (researching, taking notes, organizing important information, and outlining her essay before writing) and we were able to read her excellent report on Helen Keller. Now they are working on narrative writing to help our daughter express her creative side. Our daughter loves storytelling and is super excited about this new project. Our daughter is doing well academically and looks forward to seeing Ashley each week. We highly recommend Ashley Del Carlo (San Mateo office). She's the best!!! read more

David Roytman, what an amazing tutor. Not only knowledgeable on the subject matters he helped my son in, he was a great mentor and friend, and really knows how to get through to his students, and helps them maximize their learnings and growth. Highly highly recommend AJ Tutoring! read more

Great program so far. Grandson is developing a lot of confidence. Both math concepts and writing composition have dramatically improved in 1 month. He is looking forward to starting back to school. read more

Our daughter appreciated her SAT tutor's, Brandon, focus on her weaker areas to build her skill, especially in the verbal sections. He also followed up after her first test and sent her targeted practiced questions based on the question topics she missed which was very helpful. She was able to improve her overall score by 100 points the second time! read more

A few sessions with Suzanne definitely contributed to increase in Math score by 30-40 points.

Really learned a lot from my tutor (Manasa Susarla). She helped me with everything I was struggling with and was patient and kind with all of my numerous questions. read more

Matthias Fisseha has been our tutor in preparation for the SAT and ACT tests and he is fantastic! Both my girls love working with him and he communicates promptly and professionally with parents. He's been a good fit for both my kids and they are VERY different from each other, so I'm convinced he can work with anyone! read more

Our 5th grade son has worked with Ashley Del Carlo for the last 18 months and I can not say enough wonderful things about her! She is incredibly kind, understanding and caring. My son, who does not like math at all, tolerates tutoring because he adores Ashley. She makes a difficult subject for him fun while also challenging and encouraging him. Ashley knows our son and wants the very best for him. She is more than a tutor, she is part of our family. read more

We had the wonderful help of Tara recently. Our son is dyslexic and we were applying for some very competitive schools. So we asked for sone help with writing essay. After a few sessions our son felt confident going into the test. We are delighted to say he gained a place in Neuva and Tara was instrumental to this ! read more

Our daughter is in 3rd grade and has been working with Anthony Ortega at the San Mateo location to advance her math / problem solving skills. Our daughter really enjoys working with Anthony (literally zero complaining)! Anthony is warm and friendly and consistently communicates with us regarding goals, progress, and areas requiring additional focus. We highly recommend AJ Tutoring and Anthony! read more

We LOVE AJ tutoring! My son is 13 and works with Merylynn Valencia on getting ahead in math. He struggled with his confidence in math and thus really fought doing the work which caused him to get behind. She figured out a way to get him excited about learning and things are really turning around. He actually looks forward to tutoring every week and we are seeing huge strides. She also started working with him during the sessions on putting more effort in and now we are seeing that come out in all of his classes! She checks in with school and gives me regular updates on what they are working on and areas for growth she sees. I could not be more impressed with her and the process overall. They are flexible with our schedule and their new center is nice. A+!!! read more

Absolutely fantastic. Great at navigating you through standardized tests (like the ACT and SAT). Allowed me to best understand how to use my time during the tests as well as be knowledgeable of wrong answers on the given tests (which were critical to me getting the scores I did and were infinitely useful during answer elimination). Could not recommend more. The only reason this review isn't rated five stars is because one of the reading passages during the practice SAT sections I took with AJ Tutoring showed that people are more likely to take information from reviews deviating from the "norm" (in this case five stars, as deserved) and I wanted my piece to be as accurate and used by interested parties as possible. AJ Tutoring is amazing, and is worth every penny! read more

We had a great experience with this tutoring center. They responded to my inquiry quickly, and the communication has been very efficient. My son's tutor Grace Riemer is WONDERFUL!! With her help, my son's ISEE results improved A LOT!! read more

I have used AJ Tutoring for all three of my children - two tutors for SAT prep and another tutor for AP Physics. Angela Goldberg (SAT) and Taylor Womack (Physics) have been absolutely phenomenal. Not only do my kids feel very comfortable with them, their scores have improved dramatically. I appreciate all of the forethought that goes into their tutoring and also helping me prepare for anything I need to help them/my kids. Angela and Taylor have really done a tremendous job of increasing my kids' confidence in these areas. read more

Erin has been a great tutor for my daughter who is in 6th grade. She's been kind and efficient in supporting her in math and other varied subjects. Highly recommend Erin and AJ tutoring! read more

Matthias helped my son study for the lower level ISEE. He was clear and concise, and helped my son feel more confident. He never made my son feel "dumb" if he made a mistake, he was always a positive and kind presence. And he helped get his scores up! read more

My daughter has been seeing Matthias at AJ Tutoring in San Mateo for a year and a half now. We started seeing him for HSPT tutoring when she was in the 8th grade. Once that was done my daughter wanted to continue tutoring to help her with her organizational and executive functioning skills. Matthias has been awesome and has really built a connection with McKenna. She actually wants to do the tutoring. It has also made a difference in our home life since we don't have to check her homework status daily to be sure she is on track She finds it very helpful to her school success. She is in her first year of high school and doing well despite doing distance learning. I highly recommend AJ Tutoring and especially Matthias. He has made such a difference. read more

My experience with this company is absolutely awful given my son's plan. Let me give you all some advice. First, if you're getting tutoring from them make sure you get some sort of guarantee and make sure that you take an official test. They offer a 100-150 point increase on the SAT on average but it's an average and they don't necessarily guarantee your score will increase and will merely just blame the student "for not following the strategies" or as in my case just offer a couple of free lessons after getting almost $2500 of my money. Secondly, a large portion of the prep comes from real practice tests. The problem is that you can find the 8 practice tests online with answer explanations (eg SAT Test 2, SAT Test 2 answer explanations, etc). You don't need the tutor for that let alone pay 250 dollars for a lesson just to hear the answer explanations. If a tutor does a cancellation with less than 24 hour notice make sure to request a free lesson because if you end up cancelling less than 24 goes they will charge your account. Third, it is very important read more

AJ Tutoring is fast at follow-up and easy to schedule with. Additionally, Harrison is an excellent Chemistry tutor - organized and good communicator. read more

AJ Tutoring (Jessica Frankl) has been an amazing tutor for my two kids during COVID. My 5th grader has been working with her and two friends to go over content that was delivered virtually via remote learning. It has made a tremendous difference in ensuring they continue to learn in this unusual year. She's helped them master math with great results. I'm most happy to see my child's confidence grow and to return some of the joy to learning. read more

We chose AJ Tutoring for our son to better prepare him for the HSPT. We were matched with a couple of tutors and we selected Zak Wear. Zak was smart, had a great rapport with our son, was able to pinpoint areas in which our son needed more support, and taught him very useful test taking strategies. Zak was flexible with his time and added sessions as the test neared. Zak also had great communication with us as parents. My son felt very confident going into the test after his sessions with Zak. He also felt great after taking the test! We highly recommend Zak and may even work with him again in high school. Thank you! read more

This review is for Ben C who teaches in San Mateo and Lafayette. He is a thoughtful tutor who makes difficult math and physics concepts easy to grasp. My child has enjoyed working with him on those subjects as well as SAT prep. Ben is professional, thorough, friendly and very knowledgeable. Though the process and growth are most important, we got great results as well. And Ben seems genuinely happy about it, as much as we are. read more

I know my daughter and she is stubborn like her dad. With that in mind, she came out to my office every Monday... kicked me out and began her Biology re-journey with you. I know her Spring semester grade will be much improved thanks to these sessions. Thank you for being the voice that I couldn't during these times, we love AJ tutoring and the people who make the organization so fantastic. I am sure we will talk in the future. read more

My son study with Katie for English tutor. And he did make a lot of progress. Katie really very helpful. Thanks Katie. I high recommend Katie to everyone. read more

We have had a great experience with AJ Tutoring. We initially sought help for our 5th grader in 2015 for ISEE writing and quantitative reasoning. He had great experiences with both Kwan Teoh (QR) and Keith Tippman (writing). He is now a 7th grader and is seeing Keith for some issues with pre-algebra. AJ makes it easy to schedule sessions and the location in downtown San Mateo is convenient. After the first session Keith was able to pinpoint a few weaknesses, and over the last few months our son's grade has improved along with his confidence. I highly recommend Keith Tippman and AJ Tutoring for any student that needs academic help. read more

AJ Tutoring is a great resource and delivered as needed. From the first phone call to the final follow-up and all the tutoring in-between the service was wonderful; everyone has been very professional. My daughter was tutored by Michael Villeggiante for the SAT. She had specific numbers she wanted to reach and not much time to prep. With just 8 sessions in about 4.5 weeks she met and surpassed her SAT goal! I am very happy with the tutoring and support provided by Michael Villeggiante and I would definitely recommend using AJ Tutoring. read more

I highly recommend Erin as a tutor! She brought my anatomy grade up 3 full letter grades in the time I spent tutoring with her. She was also extremely flexible and considerate of my schedule. read more

My daughter loved working with Alec on her HSPT prep. Alec helped build her confidence and she greatly improved her scores from her original practice test scores. We were pleased with the outcome and appreciate how flexible Alec and AJ Tutoring were to work with on various tutoring needs. read more

Ben Copeland tutored my son through 8th and 9th grade math. We were jumping from public middle school to private high school and wanted to make sure he wasn't behind. The transition was as smooth as we could have hoped - he's thriving! I highly recommend Ben (out of the San Mateo office) because he not only connects with kids to understand the material, he's great at helping them develop good study habits and test preparation skills/techniques. read more

We highly recommend AJ Tutoring and Tuyen Nguyen, who helped one of our kids with the ACT/SAT and one with the HSPT. For each kid, she quickly identified the unique strengths and challenges and helped teach them strategies for taking the different tests. They both went into the tests with more confidence and specific strategies to help them do their personal best. From the practice tests they took at AJ Tutoring for baseline to the actual exam dates, they both improved significantly and felt very good about their performance. We will use Tuyen again in the future and will recommend her to other families! read more

Our family has used AJ Tutoring for HSPT testing, SAT testing, and Math and Physics tutoring. Phil Coren (San Mateo and Woodside) and Michael Villeggiante (San Mateo) have been exceptional. Our children raised their test scores significantly with Phil (HSPT) and Michael's (SAT) help. They are professional, kind, committed, and competent. Not only did our son earn an A in both Honors Physics and Honors Math, but he ended up teaching several students the material because he understood it so well. We have four kids and will continue to rely on AJ tutoring, and specifically Phil and Mike, for the many years ahead. We are so grateful for this organized and well-run tutoring company! read more

I called AJ Tutoring looking for test prep assistance. The gentleman that I spoke with to assess my needs was thorough and easy to work with. He lined us up with Annie P. and she was absolutely wonderful. Annie is approachable, organized, extremely competent and on top of things. She gave great feedback and was receptive to where we were in the process, as well. Two thumbs up for an exceptional experience. The kids love the snacks there too! Makes it seem a bit more fun :) Thank you Annie! read more

This place helped both my son and daughter through their high school placement test and SAT ACT tests. Nieka Banks helped my daughter prepare for her SAT and ACT and was amazing. She helped build her confidence, support her, and give her great tips, and was extremely accommodating. She even rearranged her schedule to fit in one last session before her test date. read more