I feel that I really benefited from meeting with an advisor through Cambridge Coaching. Martha did a great job matching me with an advisor that was a good fit for me and in a related field. She also checked in with me a few times to make sure I was having a good experience. My advisor Olivia was really amazing. Olivia cared not only about ensuring my success but also about my well-being as an individual. She also took note of my preferences and feedback and applied them, which made me feel like I was being seen and heard. I'm very thankful for my positive experience with Cambridge Coaching. read more

My team used Cambridge Coaching (with Hannah) for a training recently and we are beyond impressed. The way Hannah curated the training to suit the needs of our group left our team with awesome takeaways that will benefit their daily work. Biggest thank you. read more

I literally cannot say enough about the quintessential provision of EXCELLENCE and EXPERTISE that is Cambridge Coaching. TLDR: Cambridge Coaching's medical school admissions advising helped me achieve 21 medical school acceptances (13 in the top 25 U.S. News Best Medical Schools: Research rankings) and over $2 million in merit-based scholarships. After briefly being introduced to Cambridge Coaching (CC) through a family friend for CARS help on the MCAT, I went on to score in the 99th percentile on the exam (522/528) and later work for them as a tutor for the MCAT, middle school math and management consulting case interviews. As my 2022-23 medical school admissions cycle approached, the CC team was overwhelmingly supportive in finding me PERFECT matches for both my strategy and writing coaches. The team was understanding of my budget in seeking advising and my coaches graciously worked to maximize the insight and feedback they were able to provide. Cambridge Coaching is an absolutely IDEAL company to work for and seek services from. I have absolutely nothing negative to say about anyone or any service of mine associated with the Cambridge Coaching: They are customized. They are kind. And, they are EXPERTS on EVERY service they commit to providing. I am so overwhelmingly grateful for their presence in my life and would absolutely advise any student or applicant able to afford their services to seek them fervently and IMMEDIATELY. Cambridge Coaching is literally the GOAT -- THANK YOU for EVERYTHING!!!!!!!! read more

Before reading any further, note that if you look closely at the full customer review thread here, you'll see that some older and less favorable reviews of the company have been suppressed and not included in the overall ratings score. Thus, the top rating you see is misleading and inaccurate. When I initially contacted Cambridge Coaching, it was with the hope that I would have a sound tutoring experience of high quality. Much to my deep chagrin, however, this was not the case. I used this company for help in two challenging graduate level courses. For the first course, the tutoring was more or less fine, with some noted tweaking needed on my part to make the end product truly submission ready. Mind that the prices the company charges per session is quite exorbitant at all tutoring levels and can easily run north of $450. When I sought help from Cambridge with the second course I took, things quickly went downhill. In the subsequent sessions I had with the same tutor, she paid little attention to what the assignment required, rushed through material, made careless mistakes, and overall provided tutoring that was of shockingly poor quality. The end result was that I had to consistently spend many, many, many hours revamping and reconfiguring what the tutor generated so that it actually aligned to what the assignment guidelines demanded. The tutor also had a tendency to be slow in response time on items she claimed she would look over quickly. In the end, I paid thousands of dollars to a company that charges high fees for poor service. In the time that I worked with this tutor, I kept hoping that things would improve, knowing that it is hard to change horses halfway through a race. It is also quite awkward to complain about a tutor's poor quality of work when you are still working with that person and have remaining sessions scheduled in your tutoring docket. Ultimately, though, the level of tutoring was poor enough at the end that I did contact Cambridge and explain the problem. I noted their implication that I should have contacted them earlier than I did, thus putting the onus on the client to keep the company abreast of its own performance. In reality, the professional thing to do is for the company to periodically check in with active clients and tutors to see how things are going. Cambridge Coaching does not do this. Aside from sending a perfunctory check in email after a client's very first tutoring session, the company stays completely silent forever after. This indicates that there is little concern for customer service or customer care. Rather, the company is motivated by avaricious business practices. Once I did voice my concern over the service I received, I was offered a credit for further tutoring services, but aside from that, nothing. Suffice it to say, spending more time and money on a company that offers tutoring of questionable quality for a very high fee was not a risk I was willing to take. A partial refund, however small, would have made up for some of the colossal insults and inconvenience. As it stands now, I am just out of a lot of valuable time and money. read more

Martha is very easy to deal with & makes great efforts to match student with a tutor. I've worked with Cambridge Coaching for a few years & have only had very positive experiences. read more

I used Cambridge Coaching when I applied to medical school (2019-2020). This was my second time applying, so I decided that I wanted to get professional advising this time around. When I indicated online that I was interested in learning more about CC, Martha (Boston) called me and we talked about my goals for the cycle and my academic history. She was very polite and personable, gave me a lot of information, and very thoroughly answered all my questions. From the call, I could tell that she genuinely cared about my success, which is why I chose to proceed with CC. Martha paired me with two excellent tutors: Paul C (writing) and Morgan S (strategy). Paul was foundational in helping me develop my personal statement and with attacking secondaries. Morgan helped me develop a good school list and helped significantly with interview preparation. Through this process, I only experienced the utmost professionalism from the staff and tutors. I appreciated I never felt pressured to buy more sessions, and that both my tutors worked hard to maximize the time we had together and would cater the session to my needs. CC helped me significantly with the application process. I will be starting medical school in a few weeks, and I highly recommend this service to anyone going through the process! read more

Cambridge Coaching helped me put together a cohesive application for MD-PhD programs, and I got into my top choice! My coach helped me understand the many components of the application process and helped me reflect on the experiences that led me to want to become a physician-scientist. I am extremely proud of the polished essays that went into my application thanks to the advising services at Cambridge Coaching. If you are serious about graduate school, I highly recommend contacting them! read more

We have had experience with Cambridge from middle school test prep, academic tutoring in a variety of subjects, and finally as a 1:1 college/university application process. Every experience has been met with total success. Most recently, the college application process proved to be invaluable. We worked with Sarah who was ideal - her professionalism and knowledge combined with her personal approach resulted in the entire tricky process going off without a hitch. Sarah would be our #1 recommendation to anyone who is starting the process of college/university applications. Our results were fantastic and the entire process was (no exaggeration) a pleasure. Exceptional. Professional. Balanced. Proven. Couldn't recommend them more. read more

Cambridge Coaching were crucial in getting me accepted into both London Business School and The Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. Anjali was my mentor for my MBA admissions this year, helping me apply to 4 of the top 10 MBA programs. I highly recommend Anjali. First, she has an exceptional vision of the big picture and how to correctly portray your profile, clearly answering the essay prompts. She helped shape my initial approach to answering my essays. Second, she is extremely hands-on with her exceptional editing and writing skills. Her editing and writing truly transformed my essays into a clear, concise, and smooth flow. Third, she went above and beyond managing my essay materials through extremely tight deadlines. She was able to work remotely and provide feedback on her own vacation time. Cambridge Coaching is an excellent tutoring service that is well worth the value. I highly recommend them. read more

I was nearing the end of my medical school application cycle and had only waitlists, no acceptances. After research and preliminary phone calls with several consulting companies, I chose Cambridge Coaching for advice on a second application cycle. Throughout our interactions, they were responsive, professional, and knowledgeable. Everyone I spoke to, from my initial customer relations contact to my tutor, really seemed to understand my situation and want the best for me. In addition, they repeatedly made suggestions that reflected a desire for me to get the most effective rather than the most expensive results. For example, after getting an idea of my background, they suggested that I use a high-level (more expensive) strategist but a low-level (less expensive) writing coach. My first session with my strategist was very helpful and informative. However, just two days later, I received an offer of admission from Columbia! To be clear, this was not due to Cambridge Coaching's help, but I still wanted to give them a review for their professional behavior. Since I had prepaid for 3 hours of coaching, I really appreciated them refunding the unused portion of this money. In summary, even though I had a fairly short interaction with Cambridge Coaching, I found them to be genuinely interested in my success. I researched many consulting companies whose primary interest seemed to be making as much money off of me as possible, but that was not my impression from Cambridge Coaching at all. Highly recommend! read more

I used Cambridge Coaching to aid me in the application process to law school and I have absolutely no regrets whatsoever and the highest of praise for this organization. My tutor's inside knowledge of the law school application process proved to be integral to my ability to effectively complete my applications. I worked with Ash, who I highly recommend given his high level of intelligence, relevant experience, writing skills, and general likability. While the price of this program is expensive, it is also in line with other prominent coaching organizations. I appreciated how quickly everyone at Cambridge Coaching was able to respond to any emails or questions I have. Two thumbs up. Thanks again! read more

I used Cambridge Coaching for my MCAT prep. In hindsight, I would use them only as a supplement to a course or private tutoring from a more established company. Using them for the long haul was definitely a stretch. My tutor was good, however there was not much structure in terms of tried and tested methods. Your prep would be based on a tutor's opinion and exposure, so if you're tutor has not used other test prep companies or aamc quiz banks, you are not likely to use those resources, however helpful. This would mean you have to do outside research while prepping to see what would work best for you as well. Also keep in mind that they provide absolutely no resources, i.e no prep books, access to quiz banks, practice tests, flashcards etc, those will all be additional costs to you. In addition to differing tutor styles, your experience will largely depend on what tutor you get, some tutors will go above and beyond but in the event your tutor changes, which mine did, you may be left with a tutor who's just trying to cut a check. Another important factor to keep in mind is the MCAT tutors are med students who don't prep people for the MCAT full time, so their commitment level will naturally be divided. You may also get a tutor who's strong in CARS but not sciences and vice versa, which could limit (and did limit) how helpful they could be for offering test taking strategies - they really weren't helpful in terms of test taking strategy. In conclusion, For the MCAT prep it's important to feel fully supported and prepping the best way possible for your needs especially when you are spending a lot. I can't say I was fully supported with Cambridge Coaching. My advice would be to assess what your needs are. If you need long term prep and assistance, there's nothing like the ease, structure and commitment that comes with an established prep company, and you could look into the reviews of their private tutoring arms as well in case you just needed a little patching up here and there! Hope this helps and goodluck! read more

What a phenomenal company! Chelsea M. was a quintessential resource to me in applying and getting accepted to medical school. Every session was carefully crafted and catered to fit my exact needs. It was such a refreshing change of pace from the countless companies out there trying to make a quick buck with a sales or marketing gimmick. I felt that the goal of the organization was to truly help me succeed and that any business intentions always came secondary to my own needs as a client. I wholeheartedly recommend Cambridge Coaching to anyone in need of admissions support, test preparation, and academic support. I wish I could give more than 5 stars! read more

If I could give Cambridge Coaching 10 stars, I would. My experience with them spans 2 (very different) children, 5 years, 6+ different College Board exams (SAT, Subject Tests, AP Tests) and 6 tutors. Jason and Marcella hand-picked tutors suited to my children's particular learning styles, goals, personalities, strengths and areas of need. They were always timely in their response, patient with my questions, thorough in their due diligence, unerring in finding 'just right' tutors for each exam and each child. Their ethics are beyond reproach. Choosing the type of tutor and the number of sessions was exclusively a function of my child's needs - not their bottom line. Each tutor has helped my children exceed their test goals. College acceptances included MIT, Harvard and Yale, so the test results were commensurate. Beyond the exam preparation, the tutors were exceptional at allaying fears and anxieties about test day. The support, confidence and advice of the tutors enabled my children to perform to their best ability. For every testing need, I only go to Cambridge Coaching and they are the only ones I recommend to friends! read more

I wrote a nice detailed email asking Cambridge Coaching for help. Then I received a response to that email with about 5 more questions that took a good deal of time to thoroughly answer. After all of that work, no one bothered to respond personably to anything I wrote. All I got was essentially a form letter from each potential tutor including his bio (which I didn't want or ask for). They were not willing to discuss anything over email so it was difficult to see if any tutor was cut out to help me. Cambridge Coaching only allowed me to schedule a phone call for that purpose after being pressed. Cambridge Coaching's "Master Tutors" start at over $800 for the cheapest package, and no sample lessons are allowed (paid or unpaid). Who knows what you will be getting, no satisfaction guarantee. I strongly dislike cookie-cutter operations, including tutoring companies that try to teach everyone the same thing regardless of what they want or need to learn. I dislike companies that try to sell themselves to you when it's clear that they cannot offer what you need. Cambridge Coaching so far seems to fit this very common, yet unpleasant, profile. So far no one at Cambridge Coaching has been willing to lift a finger to help me find what I AM looking for. I don't think anyone their wants to do their job. They seem to be doing the least possible work to get paid. (If I later find any of this to be incorrect, I will update my post. For now, this is my impression.) Before writing this, I tried to find Wyzant on here. Unlike Cambridge Coaching, Wyzant has a satisfaction guarantee and allows you to email tutors to find out if they are likely to be helpful before committing. I've literally spent thousands of dollars at Wyzant and consider every penny well spent. read more

I highly recommend Cambridge Coaching. I bought a 10 session GMAT package (60% Math/40% Verbal) with a tutor named Jason Manoharan. Between mid-July when I started the tutoring and August 30th when I took the exam my score jumped almost 200 points to a 760. A note on price: The price scared me a bit at first, but it turned out to be only marginally more expensive than a class and significantly less expensive than other services. Though I hope my candidacy wasn't judged on my GMAT score alone, I was accepted to Harvard Business School where am I now. A note on effort: Working with Cambridge Coaching, and Jason specifically, is hard. If you're not willing to put in the effort, then it's not worth the money. Sitting in a large GMAT class allows you to be more passive, but you get a lot less out of that structure. I would wait to apply until you're ready to put in the time, and then I would choose Cambridge Coaching. read more

Cambridge Coaching was a fantastic service. They were indispensable to my high school work and college applications. As someone from a low-income household, investing time and money in my college applications was the best decision my family made -- a few thousand dollars to Cambridge Coaching got me into multiple Ivy League and Top Schools where I received full need-based financial aid. Now, I have graduated and have no loans, my time at CC was so so so worth it. They have awesome tutors and a great administration. Definitely recommend! read more

I worked with several tutors at Cambridge Coaching throughout one year+ of the medical school application process and could not be more pleased with the guidance that I received. I worked with an MCAT tutor on a weekly basis to prep for the exam, and received a thoughtful, personalized approach to my test preparation. The tutor I worked with, Max, was extremely patient, knowledgeable, and reassuring about the process every step of the way. I learned how to tackle the challenging material and how to strategically approach the exam with one-on-one analysis of my strengths and weaknesses. After taking the MCAT, I worked with one of Cambridge Coaching's writing tutors, Chris, to strategize about my personal statement and secondary applications. I was very impressed with the seamless transition from test-taking to writing and how the administrators at CC facilitated this. Everyone I worked with was extremely professional, invested, genuine, and 100% willing to help me reach my goals. I am pleased to say that I was accepted to my first choice medical school, and am extremely grateful for the help that I received along the way. I would highly recommend using Cambridge Coaching for any stage of the application process; from test-taking strategies, gaps in MCAT material, or essay-writing, having this resource was invaluable. read more

I absolutely enjoyed my experience with Cambridge Coaching. I have met some of the most amazing tutors here and all of them were extremely professional and knowledgeable. They have guided me through every single step of medical school application and have made it very easy and straightforward. With their help, I have got into one of my top choices for medical school and multiple top graduate programs in the country. I would highly recommend it to anyone who might need help with professional school application. read more

Amazing! I felt guided and held throughout the study process. My tutor was Drew, he was thorough, followed up in between sessions, reviewed my practice essays, and more. He met me where I was (which was very low memory of math) and catered our sessions and homework to my learning style and needs. I initially just asked for help with Math, he supported me in verbal and quant of the GRE (also the essays) which was incredibly helpful. I highly recomend this service. read more

I am a college student. I went to Cambridge Coaching for help when I struggled with one of my Political Science courses. I couldn't grasp the main arguments of reading materials quickly, and wrote terrible papers with fluffy sentences and weak arguments. First of all, I wanna say that Cambridge Coaching is very reliable and efficient. They were very fast in answering emails and communication with clients in general. And they constantly asked for my feedback after tutoring sessions to make sure that I was satisfied with the tutoring results. Quite frankly, I can say that getting help from Cambridge Coaching is among my best decisions I have made in college. Like I said, I struggled with one of my political science courses. The professor was known for tough grading and high expectations on students. I wanted to do well in that class and improve my writing. So I emailed Cambridge Coaching, and they emailed me back almost immediately and paired me up with tutor Mac. Mac is brilliant. He taught me how to improve a draft step by step. After about 10 sessions with Mac, I learned how to analyze paper topics, come up with a strong thesis and outline, and make every sentence count. I am very grateful for Mac's help! I highly recommend Mac if anyone needs help with writing! Mac does not waste your time at all. He speaks fast and gets to the point. And he always comes up with great (sometimes funny) metaphors/analogy to help you understand. Super smart guy! read more

A last minute call (less than 24 hours prior to hitting the "submit" button) for a medical school application consult resulted in Cambridge Coaching assigning a Harvard writing expert and a Tufts Med School grad to work with our son and guide him on the final touches needed in his submission. The counselors were so dedicated to his showing his best self to the schools, and worked with him into the wee hours of the night. You could hear and see (via skype) the counselors' enthusiasm for helping someone achieve their goals. Our experience with them was remarkable. read more

I came to Cambridge Coaching with a tough, last minute request: could they find my daughter a college-level microeconomics tutor with days to spare before an important test? Not only did they identify a wonderful tutor, but when she broke her elbow, and was unavailable for in person teaching (though willing to conduct sessions by Skype) they found another tutor, friendly and with excellent credentials (Harvard PhD candidate) to assist my daughter ahead of her exam. I could hear her confidence and mastery of the material in her relieved voice after the first of her sessions. A reliable, accessible organization that I plan to call again. read more

Cambridge Coaching has helped our high school son in so many ways. To begin with, they found a highly specialized tutor to work with him on some unusual, high-level mathematics in preparation for a problem set he was submitting as part of an application process. The tutor was amazing: knowledgable, charismatic and generally great to work with. Our son's application was a success. A few years later we enlisted the help of a Cambridge Coaching specialist to read and critique his college essays. She, too, was super knowledgeable and great to work with. Our son has now been admitted to 3 Ivy-league schools. If only we could hire Cambridge Coaching to make this decision for him! read more

I know Cambridge Coaching very well. I used them for GMAT tutoring and MBA application consulting. I spent many hours working with my GMAT tutor and application consultant and was extremely pleased with both. I'll start with the GMAT tutoring: In full disclosure, I did not actually improve my GMAT score after all this tutoring, but that was more a function of me having already hit my limit I suppose, and I had a pretty good score. I was mostly trying to get higher than average at the top schools to which I wanted to apply. My tutor was fantastic and I learned a lot of tricks and felt like the tutoring had just enough structure while also allowing for some flexibility based on my strengths and weaknesses. Another point of disclosure: I had taken a Manhattan GMAT class two years before I took the test the first time (and got my highest overall score). I say this not to compare and contrast tutoring vs. Manhattan GMAT, but more to clarify that if you have no familiarity with the GMAT, tutoring is an expensive way to learn the basics. I would recommend either beginning on your own and then going to a Cambridge Coaching tutor once you've determined your strengths/weaknesses, or using a service like Manhattan GMAT first and then going to Cambridge Coaching. My MBA application consulting was unbelievably helpful. I applied to 3 schools two years ago (without consulting assistance) and wasn't accepted to any of them. This next time around, a coworker referred me to Jason Manoharan (a "Master Consultant"). With his guidance, I applied to five schools and the outcome was terrific. I had coworkers and colleagues who used other services - namely, some of the big brand names that you see advertised on MBA materials. Their pitch is that they have the former admissions director on hire from a top business school. That sounds compelling, but in practice I haven't seen that actually add value. What you need is an experienced consultant who gets to know you well, understands the schools, and is honest with you. Jason checked all three of these boxes. By "honest," I mean that Jason advised me on how I should use him most effectively because it's a meaningful financial investment for every hour of consulting. For example, I asked him to review my resume and he was quick to tell me that I should use free resources for something like that because that's an expensive way to get pretty basic advice. He was still happy to look it over for 10-15 minutes, but before having him do that, I had coworkers, family, etc. read over it and offer me feedback. Another consultant would definitely have said, "yes," and then gone through multiple rounds of review with me, racking up an hour or more of time. Consultants will help you as much as you'd like them to. They're not going to hold your hand, so you're still responsible for knowing the school's deadlines, setting timeframes for your applications, and researching schools. However, I got the sense that I could ask Jason anything and he would provide an insightful response, right down to when I was deciding among multiple schools. The bulk of the consulting work came in the essays. Jason was straightforward with his feedback. He wasn't afraid to tell me that something I said didn't make sense or needed more work, even if I had just spent hours working on one paragraph. In a couple of instances, I started essays over from scratch. I wouldn't have done this if I had been working alone. Ultimately, my essays were polished and concise. I have no doubt that the strength of my essays made a major difference in my overall applications this second time. My final comment relates to the professionalism of the Cambridge Coaching platform in general. Students receive logins to the website, where they have access to a calendar, billing information, and tutor notes (though I didn't use those). When I needed to call and speak with someone, there was always someone helpful on the line. I'll be heading off to a top 10 business school this fall and I owe a lot of credit to Cambridge Coaching. read more

Ok, I have to admit I am not a big fan of the tutoring industry. My oldest kid sailed through all his APs, SAT 2s and SAT without any help, but I felt my younger one could benefit from some confidence boosting, as he tends to be more tentative about things. Our tutor Eric from Cambridge Coaching was amazing. He is a smart, charming, personable , very warm guy who was an immediate hit with my son. Eric is more than a tutor - he is passionate about history and is a gifted teacher. This was an unexpected bonus. In 3 session he turned my kid into a total US history enthusiast. And while my kid did the hard work of studying, Eric helped him understand how absolutely wonderful it is to have real mastery of a subject and to be able to apply it to the essay form. He gave my son great confidence for the essays and it made a big difference. I feel we got tremendous value form this experience and I would recommend this tutor to anyone. He really was exceptional. My kid just took the test and he is sure he did well, and, best of all, he is really excited to continue his study of the subject. read more

I had the worst experience with Cambridge Coaching. I received the highest level GMAT tutor, expecting premier tutoring. Instead, the study materials were sub par and the tutor never adapted to my style of learning. He had me take practice test after practice test, which resulted in my depleting my test bank, extreme test fatigue, and no real learning of skills and tricks. After a few not great GMAT experiences, he still never adapted. It is my own fault for not stopping working with him earlier, but I was hoping still that something would click. I finally switched to a different Boston tutoring company and it was like night and day. That tutor first off asked why I had ever studied the way I did (for months). All I could say was because my old tutor told me to do it that way. The new tutor adapted to my style and really made me drill on tricks and strategies. My score shot up, ZERO thanks to Cambridge Coaching. When I gave them their review, they then got defensive. Literally such a colossal waste of money. read more

I am so disappointed in Cambridge Coaching. I spent a lot of money on tutoring for the GMAT for what was ultimately extremely underwhelming services. My tutor, while a wonderful person, failed to develop a customized learning plan that addressed the actual issues at hand. The material was antiquated and mediocre. I followed the tutor's instructions for prep and after taking practice test after practice test I ended up simply depleting test resources while instead the tutor should have developed drills, honed in on problem types, and helped me develop other test taking strategies. After switching to a different test prep company, I am more confident that my Cambridge Coaching tutoring was a colossal and disappointing waste of time and money. Within 1 session with the new tutor, I had an extremely effective and personalized learning plan that ultimately catapulted my previously stagnant score. This experience highlighted the inability of my Cambridge tutor to develop a true learning plan and was incredibly frustrating. The team also seemed defensive when learning about my frustrations, which was unacceptable. As another poster mentioned, there is no quality control or satisfaction guarantee. This coupled with a 'cookie cutter' method of teaching was severely disappointing. read more