So interesting how consumer feedback like Yelp can be such a huge influence in making decisions on how to spend your money now. We received a letter from this place and the first thing I did was go to Yelp and Google to see if anyone had firsthand experience with them. Lo and behold there were more than 40 reviews proclaiming them to be a scam. Exactly what I expected (it's a cliche' but true: if it sounds too good to be true...). Sad that there are people out there preying on parents desperate to do right by their children's future. But that's the world we live in. read more

this is not a trusted company who in order to help you want 2,000 dollars to start helping you "full speed". The presenter gives a good speech and knows that parents are in need to get assistance of all kinds (there is the pitch!) then they get you in line with a sales person to explain further and its when they ask you for the payment (its a joke, they even offer promotion in payments) we wasted almost 2 hours, what a waste of time. somehow they get to know the student's name and mail you like on behalf of the school or something. such a SCAM! read more

I got a letter from this company last school year and this school year. After doing research on the whole thing, you have to pay a fee to get the assistance. You should NEVER have to pay for financial assistance. I recommend just going to your counselor or college advisor at your school. They can help you find scholarships and help you fill out the FAFSA, and it's all free. Another thing I'd like to mention- when I looked up where my location is, it's in a hotel around 14 miles away. I would rather just go to my counselor at that rate since I don't want to travel so far for such a resource. read more

After reading these reviews I decided to call the company and find out more information. Once I called they were very helpful in fitting us into the next available meeting that was offered at a hotel not an office a hotel. I asked what further fees are included and she informed me there are additional fees that are offered to you but you can decline. I proceeded to ask what types of fees and she said it can range from $295 to over $1000. We scheduled an appointment, I thought it over and it sounded more of a Time share option so we canceled our appointment. read more

Promised they would help getting scholarships and if they didn't then they would refund me. Imagine my surprise when I called for that refund and was told that I only had three days from signing to cancel. Absolutely a scam! read more

Please BE AWARE!!!, that if you don't pay your whole cost upfront and you only are able to make payments, then you will only have access to a years worth of tutoring assistance (including summer months). That year starts from when you sign the contract to exactly a year later. In order to have access for a another year, you have to pay $300 more. I am very disappointed with their service/program concerning this. She needs them more than ever especially with the situation with Covid19 and her learning from home this year. Those who have to make payments in order to get their student into the program pays the same amount, if not more and should have the same amount of time and access to tutors as those who pay upfront. The only reason that I've rated them with two stars is because I haven't had any experience with the other areas of their service yet. read more

Hello everyone, I have received for the second year in a row a letter from College Admissions Assistance. I remember last year seeing a news story or commercial on companies such as this one stating they are not to be trusted because if they are private they will charge or something to that extent. So, I went anyway out of curiosity and the first question I asked them while the lady was speaking was "are you private?" in front of everyone. She said yes we are. I said thank you and left. This is the second time receiving this letter. First off, if a company claims the students can get goo goobs of cash, it's free, they can give extra services to those needing needed help, and either parent can be there and the decision is detrimental to the child's future, GARBAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Second, there are so many FREE FREE services and the schools have people which come to the schools and scout them out. The guidance counselors teachers help them as well. I hope no one else fall for these scams. Has anyone heard of AVID? By the way, they said they have an interview for my son. NO ONE has asked me if I wanted to schedule this interview and how do they even know about my son? My heart goes out to people that have been betrayed by this company. Internet, and good old fashioned intuition and praying to God. read more

DO NOT FALL FOR THEIR MANIPULATIVE AND CONVINCING LIES. Seeing 42 total review and all of them being 1 star speaks for itself. I will update this review at a later time with more details. read more

This is a total scam. I didn't even have to go the the seminar to know that this was fake, because I'm in my 3rd year of college and I pay for school with a payment plan through my school. If you get one of these letters just shred it up. You can have your high school student go to a guidance counselor at their school to ask for help on how to apply of financial aid (fasfa), and on where to go to apply for scholarships and grants. Lastly I just find it funny how they even have my name spelled wrong... like really lol. read more

This letter came in today. It sounded like a scam and with some research I was proven right. If you receive this letter throw it in the trash. They just want money for things you can do on your own and or with your school counselor. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS GARBAGE. #CAAWORKSHOP read more

My family received a letter in the mail telling them about a financial aid workshop about college that they were going to be having in the area. I was not around and did not find out until after they paid the 1,995 for the help. This program preys on people that do not know anything about college and then does not really help them. the student has to actively seek their services which you can find already being offered for free. Also what teenager realistically is always actively seeking a tutor The services included were: -Unlimited career coaching--- you get this for FREE at a career services center at any level, hs, community college, and university -unlimited college selection coaching- what high school does not have a college center that helps you with this FOR FREE -unlimited test prep and tutoring-- SAT, ACT and PSAT- first off my brother got the letter at the end of his senior year of HS so no need for any test prep. Tutoring would have been helpful but it is just online tutoring. again, most universities offer low cost/ free tutoring services that definitely do not cost 2k over 2 years........ -unlimited admissions coaching AGAIN FREE at high school college centers -unlimited financial aid coaching-- NOW THIS ONE JUST BOTHERS ME everyone knows financial aid information is FREE and that many government programs offer free workshops and high schools also do the same this just pisses me off. I am a first generation student in a phd program and I am always so busy and my parents were lured into giving me a break from helping out my little brother and paid for this service. They did not even tell me about it until it was too late. My parents are both low income and they had to max out a few credit cards to be able to get this for my little brother. When they told me I became extremely irritated this is such a waste of money know about the FREE resources you have available before you spend money on something like this. read more

This is a SCAM! If you receive a letter from them dont even bother! You will waste your time and your money! Theres a lot of people there who are desperate and will do anything to make money. Were glad that we knew it was scam right on the spot. read more

This is a scam!!!! I was told i could cancel in a month in the workshop we attended, so i could test it and then decide whether to keep it. When i called to cancel, i was told that it was just 3 days to cancel and that the paper said so. The woman was completely rude. I was lied to, and their service are pure garbage. read more

We received CAA's offer in the mail today. The sales letter was hard sell and poorly written. Everything that this company wants to do for money can be done by meeting with the student's high school counselor and/or the financial aid counselor of the college they wish to attend - for free. I feel sorry for any family that goes into debt to pay for services that were already paid for via their tax dollars. I have no respect for an organization looking to scam poor families who want the best for their children. read more

This is a SCAM! My son brought the letter to his high school guidance counselor, and she researched it and found no legitimacy. Parents and students beware! Zero stars! Hard working families don't need this disingenuous waste of their precious time and money. read more

Biggest scam alert ever. You waste 2 hours on someone explaining about how expensive college is and their life story then you meet with a sales person or as they say "counsellor" about how theyll handle the fees for college if you pay 2,000 to them. Biggest red flag is that they ask for the money the day of, upfront. even if you do payments. read more

College Assistance Admission...is a SCAMMMM!!! Its a scam. These people(agents) are so money hungry they made a 17 year old(me) sign the contract, even though i told them my real age like 3 times, then had the audacity to say oh well, you signed the contract, there´s no way out till you pay your fee. Do you know what country we are in? long story short got my school involved and once they got a call from the school knowing an under age student signed a contract, that same day they cancelled the contract and I got my money baacckk ;) please be aware they lie to you at these interviews they go from state to state and hide the cancel info so you don´t see it. If you are already in, try everything and anything to get out. It´s not worth the time or penny, were so advance now these days there´s videos on YouTube, and if your lucky a close teacher that can help you with the process. read more

My daughter's first name was spelled wrong and they listed her last name as that of my ex husband...she's my eldest and was born 3 yrs into my second marriage. I haven't even seen my first husband since I was 21. If these guys can't figure out the target audience, they certainly can't help kids get into college. I doubt that their associates have gone to college. read more

Total Scam!!!! Got the letter the other day and sounded interesting and fishy at the same time. Knowing my son had recourses at school, we thought what the heck lets check it out. We made the "reservation time" and the more I thought about, it didn't sound right. I went onto this awesome sight to see the reviews. Sure enough SCAM!!!!!! Canceled appt. And will not be attending this so called Educational group Presentation. Thank you everyone for leaving the honest review!!!! read more

Is it possible to give no stars? This is a total SCAM and I feel like a fool falling for their official seeming letter personalized for my daughter. I figured half way through the presentation it was not a workshop, but a sales pitch, so I knew they were untrustworthy. The so called interview is when they try to scam you out of 2 grand. I did not give then a cent, but did loose money in lost wages (took day off work) and time and gas. read more

Well even though I read all the reviews my daughter still wanted to go check it out anyway, mainly to see if they would give any hints etc. that she may not already have know about?? so pretty much as everyone else mentioned they charge you $1995.00 for information that is free, All High Schools have resources to tap into about financial aid etc. So why pay $1995.00 for someone to do what you and your soon to be college bound child can do! the better grades your kids gets the more options there are, Parents get off your butts grab your kids and start doing the research now, and by the time it comes to pick a school you will be well armed and ready to get whatever assistance you need/eligible for.. It's ironic that the only 5 star review came from just 1 person who her self only says she knows of people not once saying she used it for her kid(s). I call shenanigans! I looked up the Better Business report and there are numerous complaints filed and settled with, in the last 3 years they have settle 121 complaints, 32 in the last 12 months alone and 42 pending as of 2015! No thanks I will find my kids own way into college. along with using the $1995.00 for that purpose. read more

I AM A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR THIS IS A SCAM!!! Anyone that is looking at this, this is a scam. NEVER PAY FOR FINANCIAL AID ASSISTANCE!!!! They are not government officials and can not identify eligibility to anything! The fact that you have to pay THOUSANDS for this "Help" IS BS. Its a scam to vulnerable families and students. Contact school administration to help before taking action!!!! Please do not give them your money!! read more

Pleaseeeee dont use these crooks. Even during a pandemic, they want their money. The contract was signed last year. And now that my kid has chosen a trade track and im not working. They don't care. You must fulfill the contract. read more

All they want is money!! My mother and I were at one of their meetings today...and all Eva asked was how much we had on our credit cards!! Not only that, she kept bribing us to pay $1999 for something a SCHOOL COUNSELOR COULD DO!!! DONT RECOMMEND GUYS, DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY!! read more

Does anyone know if there is a way to get your money back from these people? It's already way past the three day refund they gave and I was wondering if there is anything I can do to get my money back. They are a total scam and I wish my parents never bought the program it's a total waste of their money because all the resources could be found online or with your guidance counselor. read more

I agree . During the presentation.they present a very promising outcome and that got me to sign up with them for $2000. But have a second thought before doing that. Save your money. All the resources they provide are accessible for FREE in your high schools admission and counseling offices and that universities do visit the school to give information. It is not a scam but you do not need to pay what you can get for free. They will promise assistance for seeking scholarships, for tutors in SAT test and math and english subjects. 4x my daughter sought help and those persons who helped her provided wrong answers and so my daughter lost confidence in them. Also, she tried their SAT review and my daughter said she should have reviewed the Kaplan book you can buy at a book store for $30. Think think before you sign up and pay. read more

We wasted half a day of our valuable weekend, and immediately sensed that these guys are only exploiting the naivety of poor parents, who were mostly of lower middle class read more

I just wanted to thank everyone who wrote a review because I was about to sign up with the company. After reading and researching about the company it doesn't seem like they're trustworthy and worth it. So thanks to everyone who wrote a review and helped! read more

I received a letter from this company a week ago, and scheduled an appointment with them. Later on I chose to search and find out what they actually do. And it's just not worth it to pay so much money for something that could be free. Don't let yourself be scammed by this company. It is a waste of time and money. Thankfully I was able to undo the appointment and choose to find better beneficial ways for college. read more

One word...scam. You don't need them. I have two kids that both received scholarships without any help from a third party. Spend your money on ACT and SAT classes. High scores here is where the money is. read more

Lets just begin with the fact this was a very unprofessional "workshop"! They are a complete waste of time, no where in the letter my family received did it mention in any form we would have to pay for their services! First off they made me leave the meeting room due to my year old playing with his cars, which i was told is distracting?!? Still clueless on that one, I left my student in the room to listen to the pitch these people had, then the lady comes to me after me being in the waiting room all that time and she asks me where is my student? I look at her and say what do you mean, you guys rudely kicked me out and now you're telling me my daughters gone? I go to the car to look for her shes not there. The lady comes to me and says, oh shes still in the room, we can do your interview now! I thought you worthless piece of work, so i bit my tongue went in and only to have this lady throw a sales pitch to me and when i cut her off she continued to speak to my daughter trying to make me look the bad person cause i couldn't afford it ! I turned to her and i firmly said had this letter stated anything about payment for this program "maybe" i would have had something set-up, how in the world can you do something like that to a family and make the parent out to be the bad person?? Never again! Please do not waste your time! read more

This is a total scam . Let me tell you a story about this . About a month and a half ago me and my mom went to this and the meeting they held at a hotel in sunnyvale . They went on and on about financial assistance and stuff like that . They call you by name and then one of their members explains the entire thing. They promise they will give you a full refund but they don't. The person you meet up then explains the tutoring and how they can get you 22k on financial assistance and they keep going on about " refund " which is ironic since they won't give you shit back . Don't trust . If you ever get a letter from them just throw it away . read more

This organization is a total SCAM. Full of crap. A "non-profit" organization that helps you get accepted into colleges! Yay! (Sarcasm) They send a letter to your house and it says " _____'s future is too important to miss this meeting!" They supposedly help you get into college and teach you about financial aids. I went to it because my parents wanted to. I went to the Informational workshop with my dad only and it was dumb. The speaker constantly kept repeating " I didn't know about financial aid until my 4th child." I swear she repeated that 20 times. The worst part was when she said," my 1st son wanted to play football so I got him a coach, my 2nd daughter wanted to do gymnastics so I got her a coach. My 3rd daughter wanted to do ballet so I got her a coach. And when my 4th daughter said she wanted to go to college, so I got her a coach." She sounded like she was crying when she said it. She faked it. It was so much b.s. They basically give you an online/hotline "coach," you can get help from 24/7. To help you prepare for tests and get "accepted" into college. Colleges already help you with financial aid. High schools have TEST PREPS already! So this company gives you nothing you can't find elsewhere. After the workshop every family got a "personal interview." This was the worst part. We got called up for our interview and the lady had the fakest smile and voice on. Then she busts out this paper that says they charge $1,900 for the coach!!! What the hell. I thought this was free?? And my dad told her no we don't want this coach because it's not necessary and it's expensive but she kept saying," Calvin's future depends on our help. We will help you get money for college. We will help him get into college." She didn't mean it. She wanted our money. We continued to say no but she kept giving us deals such as $100 something a month then she even went to $29 a week! She wouldn't even let us leave!!! She wanted our money that bad??! We told her no because we have bills to pay and we can't add that onto it. Yet she still continued to say she "understands" while trying to make us buy it. So my dad just told her we would go call my mom and see what she wants to do. She told us go outside the room and call mom. FINALLY we got out the room. Me and my dad ran out the hotel and that was the last of that. I highly suggest not giving your money to companies like this. It's a scam and it's so overpriced. They're so fake. DONT FALL FOR IT PEOPLE!! read more

SORRY 1 STARS? MORE LIKE 0 STARS If u applied to this dumb program I suggest you to cancel your plan ASAP *LIKE BY 3 BUSINESS DAYS* . . . $3k + $114 down payment + 8% interest rate uhm NO. They promise to give you "more" financial aid and to get into your 1st Choice of college "guaranteed." They also mention act/sat help, hw help, and "professional" counselors who will help you 24/7. [TBH MOST OF THE INFO AND HELP WITH FINANCIAL AID IS FREE JUST ASK YOUR COUNSELORS] In the meeting they say "Oh you must make the decision now because we won't be here tomorrow" and this is a contract so once you sign it then it's done. So my dad signed this contract and I went on to the website to find this looking like trash (legit my friends could make a better website than this company). So today I tracked them down and went to the hotel where their meeting was at and canceled this ridiculous program. So spread the word and tell your friends and fam to watch out. They thought they could outsmart me? PSH please I'm smarter than yo dumb af company. read more

I regret the day my mother and I ever even went to that meeting. We were in a situation where we were desperate and didn't pay attention to the red flags. My mother and I were told by a lady that we had three months - if we didn't like it we could cancel it and get a complete refund. I decided it wouldn't be of anymore use to me so my mother called in. When I got back home from school we got into a major argument because the lady on the phone said we were allowed to cancel after three days of registering but I well remember the lady saying three months. We were both infuriated and couldn't do anything. It was major money lost and they are of NO help. I hope this entire company gets reprimanded one day and every person, such as my mother, gets their justice. read more

Total scam. I was told I could back out at any time and receive a refund. Now, they're telling me I can't back out AT ALL. I have to keep paying until the service runs out! read more

Dont sign up for this program. They make it seem all sunshine and rainbows but what they dont tell you is that after you sign up and start paying, you can only cancel it within a 3 day period. They hide it on the back of the form, I had to search for where it states this, and once you want to cancel it you realize you're stuck paying. read more

SCAM, SCAM, SCAM, ZERO Stars, these guys sweet talked and said they will do all the work in getting scholarships for my daughter who was getting ready to go to a University and they never helped at all. Every time I called them to ask what was going on, they said they emailed my daughter requesting for her to write an essay and she MIGHT be eligible for a scholarship or award. That never happened. Not only that, but they never could guide you on what to do. They also mentioned that the school where she will attend already had her FAFSA. Then what the HELL did I give my money to????? People, please DO NOT believe these guys. I don't understand how they remain in business legally. They should be Closed for business. read more

We fell for it and now I'm stuck paying the full contract amount. I have seven children and I really wanted to help them get into college. I fell for the lady's speech about her 4th child, blah blah blah. I couldn't help my first two get into college so I thought this would be great for my third child. It's a complete SCAM!!!! They offer what college board offers for free! You can get better assitance with your high school counselor. Needless to say I am on a tight budget and this was such a stress and waste of my income. Dont fall for it!!!!!!! I'm going to file a complaint with my local BBB. read more

My daughter received a solicitation from CAA and was given a phone number and reservation number to make an appointment. I tried to log on but the reservation number did not work and was told to call for an appointment. And we all know what that means...a person who will convince you to buy something or sign up for something you don't need. This was a sign this company is a scarm. The letter made it sound as if we had an appointment already during the times indicated and I had never signed up with this company. read more