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Alpha Science Education Institute

4.5 (8 reviews)
Open • 2:00 pm - 8:00 PM
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The bad reviews are not true. Been here, loved here, opened up the world to engineering for me. 10/10!

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Mr.Hsu is very smart. Teach good math! Definitely only for engineering :3

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