Unfortunately, this is my second year in a row taking Apex Learning as a course. Because my school doesn't offer Math 2-Precalc because of a lack of teachers, I have had to take Algebra 2 in Apex over the summer. Fortunately next year, they had me enrolled in NCVPS for Algebra 2. 100 times better! Teachers respond faster and don't just work on the hours that students do, you are allowed to see correct answers with full explanations and are allowed to retake the quiz/test. You are provided videos and notes pages that MAKE SENSE and include much better examples. If there are ANY other options for NC Math, take them. Let me tell you more about my experience: 1.) The questions are TERRIBLE. I have had many times where if the questions weren't so awfully worded or just even normal, I would get it right. But, no. You would much rather trick students instead. 2.) The "course calendar" makes zero sense. Sometimes, one day's work will be due once a week and other times, it is two weeks' work due in a day. Get it together! Screenshot below. 3.) Quizzes are very short, so if you get a question wrong, you go from an A to a B. No retakes either and minimal feedback of one to two sentences by the computer. 4.) Teachers take FOREVER to respond. I understand that having many students can be difficult, but COME ON. If I were to submit something on Thursday, I would have feedback on Monday. How am I meant to keep up with my work if, by the time I get my work back, I am supposed to be on another unit? 5.) Videos are terrible. No other way around it, they are just robotic and awful and not engaging. 6.) It's missing material. This is common amongst all virtual courses but especially Apex. I took an end of course exam afterward. There is no way of verifying this, but I am at The Early College at Guilford which is the #1 high school in NC as well as #8 in STEM nationally. It is very prestigious and has kids like me enrolled. When I took the exam, it was like there was missing information in the course that I didn't learn. 7.) Units are out of order. This is by far one of my top peeves of this course as it is literally SO EASY to fix. Near the end of the Algebra 2 especially, I noticed in the overview section especially, the robot man in the video stated that "Remember _________ from earlier on in the course?" I was always confused and later on, in a later unit, I would find what the robot man was referencing. 8.) Edit: OH! How could I forget? The expiring window. It is about maybe ten or twenty minutes of inactivity. Why is it so short? Who knows? I also have to re-login because of the expiring window and "security measures" if I want to have multiple Apex tabs open like the calendar. It's not a website for the CIA, it's for kids. 9.) It is very poorly designed. Some questions are cut off and many other things like: a) There is no answer key for practice and reviews. There is no purpose in providing practice and review when there is no answer key or feedback since it doesn't tell you what you've done incorrectly but instead, your bad habits are reinforced as you might do something wrong for all the questions (fundamentally, I mean) on the review, get no feedback and then proceed to bomb the quiz. From experience. b) There is no way to submit a file that is NOT for an assignment like reviews and practices forcing you to use a third-party website or account for the website that these teachers don't have. c) If you want to do those reviews/practices online (which many students do as they don't have printers or ink) then they are only available in pdf version. pdf to jpg conversions are put into files of all the different papers not allowing you to put it into a google doc for teachers to check for you. I mean for God's sake, Apex, THERE IS ALREADY THE CANVAS FORMAT THAT YOU COULD USE AS MANY OTHER ONLINE SCHOOLS DO. I don't know if you have to pay money for that domain and THAT is why you won't use it, but please it is an ethical issue that once again could take all of these reviews into account with a little extra work and effort. These are all of the things I could think of JUST off the top of my head although I am sure there are many more. The worst part is, they have a monopoly on Algebra 2 and Precalculus online in NC. Schools will offer almost no other options. Basically, what I am trying to say is that Apex is a business and holds education to no high standard. If they did, these fundamental problems wouldn't exist as they would spend money to fix them. They ask for money to extend deadlines. They are cold-blooded people that do not care for kids or their future and are in the business of making and keeping as much money as they can. Again, they have a monopoly and so do not need to change their terrible website. I hope competitors start offering more courses not so your business can fail, but so that students can succeed. I see why this is 1.5 stars rated but I would definitely argue even lower. read more

Look, I get it, these are very troubling times that we're in due to Covid, my respect goes out for all the teachers that are teaching to the best of their abilities whether or not it's face to face, or online using web apps like zoom or google classroom, and yes, this is coming from a high school junior's perspective. I'm gonna be honest here, this wasn't meant to be an application used for an entire semester's worth of classes, heck, I'm willing to bet that 1-3 classes were the designed maximum for this altogether. I've written up my responses (not my final amount, but more might come) about the pros and cons of this whole thing, and the cons outweigh the pros. For instance, you can't view the correct option on questions you got wrong on quizzes and tests, it just marks them as wrong. You don't even get partial credit on questions that require 2-3 answers, which has made me fail the same quiz a couple of times now. Blocking quizzes is honestly ridiculous, it's supposed to be an "at your own pace to an extent" mechanic, then why halt students when they're in the way of progressing through a test, or having to retake a quiz?! This online learning website has potential, believe me, I seriously would've rated it 2-3 stars if the quizzes and tests were handled better. --Yours truly, The voice of a concerned junior Edit: (10-9-2020) A lot of my main problems with this were mostly for how my school handled it, I'm not gonna rat them out by revealing their name, but it honestly seemed like they put this whole thing together at a last minutes notice, which is honestly ridiculous since they had 6 whole MONTHS of planning for this, granted half of it we were still in the 3 month "learn from home" phase, but still, they could've thought up of something as a district during their off times. One of the main bad things they managed to do, was not inform the students of "the calendar" which has the due dates for EVERY SINGLE ASSIGNMENT FOR ALL OF YOUR CLASSES! And they didn't even bother to mention that! I'm gonna be on a call with one of the main people at my school district who's sort of "in charge" of the online learning apex program, so I might update this depending on how it goes. Edit 2: (10-9-2020 12:17 PM) Honestly the call went better than I expected! I'm most likely gonna be going to the virtual school in where there are people that actually know what to do, how to do it, and have been associated with this program for a decade now. I'll probably update this to give my final thoughts after I've been with the program for the virtual school, oh, also side note, I wasn't even aware until now that the Algebra 2 course, one of the first courses I've gotten for Apex Learning, was ONE OF THE HARDEST COURSES IN THE PROGRAM FOR FIRST SEMESTER, so that's fun... Edit 3: (12-7-2020 10:23 AM) So, I've decided to provide another update. As of writing this, I've been enrolled in the Virtual School for a couple of months now, and things have changed. Now, instead of doing 5 classes a day for an hour with a trimester deadline, it's 2 classes a day, until the end of SUMMER SCHOOL as the deadline, which is extremely reassuring, so in a sense, everything is marked as green for me, which makes me feel actually glad about my intelligence on most days. Also, the old lady who's a really good tutor for Algebra 2? Bless her heart man, bless her heart. My only main issues so far have been with physical science, admittedly science isn't my best subject, but ever since I've requested google meets, I haven't been able to do them because she's so busy, which sucks. There's actually a DOWNSIDE to this version of online learning compared to how my public school did it. Now, I can't even VIEW the questions I got wrong, which sucks. read more

I have had the pleasure to take Apex Learning Virtual School's online courses throughout all four years of high school. My high school in South Dakota offers ALVS online courses in addition to the regular classroom courses. I have taken almost all of my social studies courses and am currently taking AP Calculus AB online through ALVS. There is not a single complaint that I have about Apex Learning's courses. The ability to work at my own pace is incomparable to any other class that I could take. It is especially useful considering that I am heavily involved in music at my school. When my music schedule is exceptionally demanding, or I miss part of the school day for a performance, I don't have to worry about missing the notes or a quiz in my online classes, as I can access them at any time. Additionally, without ALVS's courses I simply would not be able to graduate from high school. Because I decided to take so many music courses, and still needed to fulfill the required credit hours to graduate and attend college, my schedule quickly filled up and not with courses that I need to graduate as determined by the State of South Dakota. So, Apex Learning came in and fulfilled that need. I could now take the social studies credits that I needed and take the courses that are my passion as well. Apex Learning Virtual School helped shape my high school experience and I cannot thank them enough for that. read more

I am currently a sophomore in high school, and due to Corona I had to switch to digital learning for all my classes. I'm currently taking honors algebra 2 and sociology through Apex, and it is terrible. To start, the lessons for math are very confusing and poorly worded in such a way that I often have to figure it out on my own, and the practice questions and assignments that it gives can be very vague and confusingly worded to where I just have to guess what it wants me to put. The sociology lessons aren't as bad as the math ones, but they aren't much better because they have their own problems. For example, a lot of the graphics are very strange and unhelpful. In addition, the lessons, for both the classes, are overall very dull, tedious, and frustrating to the point that I'd rather take an AP test or write an essay on watching paint dry. I'm usually too lazy to write reviews for things, but my experience has been so bad that I got a Yelp account just to review this. Apex might work for some people, but, based off the other bad reviews, I'm sure others will agree with me when I say that Apex is not helpful, efficient, nor good. read more

This fucking education system is a joke. In statistics class, the questions are so unclear and the studies are damned useless. You'd can google a calculator WHO GIVES YOU THE RIGHT ANSWER and that answer is either wrong or not even a choice which is a fucking joke. Not only that in some classes, answers can literally mean the same damn thing and be worded different which are basically trick answers so you think you'd pick the right answer but instead pick the wrong one when they mean THE SAME THING! Your classes are incredibly hard. Your tests are mostly wrong and you should just shut down this fucking website. You're money hungry and the website isn't even that easy to navigate. Its bland and boring and nobody should be wasting 200 dollars on yall money hungry ass. read more

I enrolled my son in Apex Learning this year to help move him ahead in his studies. The website is very easy to navigate and the teachers he has are available anytime he needs help. I have three homeschooled boys and Apex is the more organized and structured than the other schools. I feel my son has teachers that care and go the extra mile to make sure their students are successful. It is a tough and rigorous curriculum and I have confidence that my son is getting a great education. One teacher in particular has helped him to enjoy a history class that he was absolutely dreading. He has a B in her class and enjoying what he is learning. Apex classes are tough but with their wonderful teachers a student can achieve their goals. read more

I helped my step-daughter signed up Apex Learning Virtual School to take her senior English course while she was doing Youth Option at a college. She just successfully completed the course with an A. She was very happy that she had made the choice because she thinks she has learned more than she did in her face-to-face classroom before. She also thinks the course is rigorous, challenging but more fun. She was very happy that she was able to work on her own pace and be flexible to do the things she likes. She said the teacher was very friendly and helpful whenever she had a question. I highly recommend Apex Learning Virtual School to any parents who want their children to be a successful independent learner. read more

Apex learning helped my daughter finish high school early. She was enrolled in Youth Options which covered her senior electives, but she needed an English credit. Fortunately, Apex had an online class she could complete on her own. She really appreciated the ability to finish her HS requirements while enrolled in college. She was able to complete a full load of college courses during the first semester of her senior year and graduate early so she could continue in her college program. She also appreciated the target learning that the online course provided. Thanks to Apex for providing quality courses that can be counted for credit in a flexible learning environment. read more

honestly when you read about the women in the apex classes and then you read about the men its actually really sexist against women for example in collage and career prep in lesson 5 unit 2 ,study 5.2.1 pages 4 and 5 are a very good example to be fair there are a couple things in there that i do understand on page 4 but its like your kinda sexualizing womens bodys. And thats not right at all we all have our own style and we all dress how were comfortable, in the public school system the adult men in public schools are piggggggsssssss NOT THE STUDENTS the ADULT MEN are the ones looking at womens bodys they make it so the ADULT MALE TEACHERS ARNT DISTRACTED. read more

Great fit for my student athlete. Enrolled as a full time high school student and from our first inquiry phone call to receiving my child's official transcript, all my child's teachers and Apex staff were professional, engaging and positive. My son's take away was that he needed to be responsible for his time, engage to learn his lessons, and grades were not given but earned. Parent's tools were helpful in knowing where my child was positioned in his coursework as he spent a significant amount of time away from home. Easy recommendation. read more

Thank you Apex Learning Virtual School for everything that you'd done for my son from beginning to end. You went beyond of our expectations. The whole staff was very professional, great communication, very knowledgeable, kind, and very friendly. Special thanks to Jenna for being very patient and friendly as well as knowledgeable to help me through some things I had problems with. My experience with Apex Learning Virtual School was nothing but a positive and a pleasant one. I will definitely recommend Apex School to anyone. read more

apex is straight up terrible weird pop ups on side of things makes little to no sense taking 11 grade classes and my college graduated sister couldn't answer half the question they asked i then figured that ape made no sense so u have to pay more money for longer cause it makes no sense all and all its a total and complete scam to take your money an teach your kids nothing get off the website as fast a possible if i could give apex a 0 outta 10 i would worst thing ever made save your self read more

Apex virtual school is a crime against learning. My son never received feedback from his work, or help from their "tutors". He complained the whole year about having to teach himself French. I honestly don't blame him. There is ZERO teacher help. When you submit an assignment, it is automatically counted as a zero until graded. This means that your grade can go from a 95 to a 40 in one day. I've said it once and I'll say it again. I HATE Apex. read more

Thankful for the options ALVS provides my family. With 3 girls doing multiple sports and activities, they just can't fit all of the classes they want into their schedule, nor is our small district able to provide the range of courses in which they are interested. Apex allows them to complete extra courses outside of the school day and at their own pace. In addition, teachers are quick to respond and help when necessary. Thank you, Apex! read more

The courses are so unhelpful. They dont take time to try and explain stuff then expects you to master them instantly. The price tag is utter horse shit with it being over $300! I just resorted to skipping the lessons and watching a couple of youtube videos and they explained the content way better for FREE. Complete waste of money and time. read more

I was looking to get some art credits in for my credit requirements and I had an amazing experience! The instructor was really helpful and didn't mind helping me out with deadlines when I asked! Plus, the website was really simple to use, and I was able to finish the full semester course over the summer! No complaints here! read more

Veritas Christi Catholic High School is extremely pleased with Apex Learning. VCCHS is a comprehensive high school created especially for students with special needs. Our students and parents are very happy with the Apex teachers and course offerings. We highly recommend Apex Learning. R.Nye, President/Co-Founder read more

I would not recommend this course because 90 percent of the context is just quizzes. Moreover, my school would not accept this course's transcript because it is not WASC accredited. I would want to put negative stars, but the minimum is 1 star. read more

Thanks to Apex Learning for helping my daughter complete her high school requirements early and get into the college of her choice. They offered a good variety of courses in a professional environment that was smooth and without problems. read more