We approached Elite SAT through a friend's referral, but it wasn't until we went through the process ourselves that we truly understood why it came so highly recommended. Elite SAT prep focuses on an individualized plan tailored to each student's needs. What impressed us most was that the Director, Ms Chiu offered consultations and guidance, taking the time to plan with us from the beginning to end. This level of involvement and personalized support helped my son achieved a 1570 on the Fall SAT. We're thankful. read more

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My older son took the Elite Prep SJ Summer SAT program a few years ago. It prepared him well for his SAT. He became a National Merit Scholarship finalist and got 1580 on SAT. Although he ended up going to UCB which is test blind, but he also got in other top schools that do care about SAT scores. My younger son who was applying for high school, used Elite Prep's tutoring service to help him prepare for the High School Placement Test (HSPT). He was in the 70-80 percentile range when he first started taking the diagnostic exam, and he ended up getting 99 percentile on the actual test. He got in his #1 choice high school. Elite's test prep programs are not magic. It's not like you pay, then boom, you are guaranteed with high scores and admissions to top schools. The student has to be highly motivated, and put in lots of time, effort and sweats. Elite is there to guide the students and they know what they are doing, but they can't make "magic" happen if the student doesn't do their portion of hard work. For example, both of my boys did 4-6 months of test prep on their own with weekly practices, in addition to Elite's programs. That's what it took to reach their academic goals. read more

We are very happy with the services provided by Elite Prep for our son's college application process. Noah and Berry have been very helpful and professional and providing all the supports and critiques in each of his applications and essay writings, which helped my son get into his dream school. It is definitely worth the money. read more

I am so happy that I choose Elite Prep for my daughter's college counseling. Anna Koh worked with her since ninth grade and helping her get into her dream college. My daughter needed help on SAT and a number of AP courses. The most important is planning and organizing courses and activities through the whole high school years. Anna and the team at Elite especially helpful during the process of college applications, my daughter can easily follow their steps and got into her dream college for Ed on December right before Christmas. She is so happy that she can be relaxed 3 months earlier than her classmates and friends. If anyone looking for a good college preparatory institution, Elite Almaden at blossom Hill Rd with Anna Koh is the best. read more

My daughter enrolled In the SAT prep class in March. She took her 1st SAT in June and got over 1500. She's happy with her score and told me that the weekly testing was very helpful. read more

In my high school student's first meeting with the counselor, she was told that it was going to be difficult to get into UC engineering schools or a good cal state school because of what level she was in Math. The counselor's facial expression, and tone conveyed a lack of encouragement and support. My child came out of the meeting very discouraged about her situation and decided not to go to Elite Prep because of this. She was able to find another prep company who was cheaper, more supportive, and less intense than Elite. She wound up getting into 4 UC's, two private schools, and 4 high quality Cal State schools, and is attending the engineering school of her choice. So don't be discouraged, there are other factors besides "being in the right level of high school course" or getting x score on your ACT/SAT (which is now totally irrelevant since colleges are no longer using these scores) read more

These guys are now running a business for profit and lost touch to pay attention to individual kids. They ride on some Smart kids getting better results and claim as theirs. They don't teach kids who need push than giving test after test. Just wasted money read more

My family met Anna Koh for consultation of my daughter's English improvement. Anna is very professional and honest, and given my daughter quite meaningful advice during our 30 minutes meeting on Saturday. I truly see how much she cares about the students. I am very conferedent about having my daughter to learn from them. Thank you, Anna. read more

Well balanced place in terms of the pace and quality of instruction. The staff are very prompt and very professional. The office staff is also very service oriented. My daughter liked the place a lot. read more

We appreciate their flexibility and availability of classes. For the cost we expected a little more responsiveness from all the staff throughout the semester. Overall, meeting our needs. read more

The main reason why I would give Elite Prep San Jose five stars is because of the wonderful staff. All of the staff members are extremely dedicated to making sure that you are able to receive the materials and guidance needed to improve your test scores. I took a prep course for the SAT, and it extremely helped me with my score. I raised my SAT score (1600 scale) by 130 points! I can definitely say that I wouldn't have increased my score like that without Elite. The way that the schedule is set up is also very efficient, ensuring that every section of the SAT is properly covered by teachers who specialize in specific subjects. The programs are set up like classrooms, mimicking a typical high school setting, which deviates from the typical tutoring atmosphere. I actually quite enjoyed the way that the classes were set up, as having other students in the class allowed me to understand reviewed materials better while creating new relationships. Overall, Elite Prep San Jose created an atmosphere that made me want to go and improve my test score instead of feeling forced to. read more

There's a reason why this place is called Elite. It doesn't matter what level of preparation you or your child comes in with. As long as you trust Elite Prep San Jose and put in the necessary work and effort, they will guide you along the path to becoming an elite scholar. Well equipped with various SAT, ACT, AP Exam, and other tutoring courses/programs, you will find the perfect program to fit for your needs. Personally, Elite Prep San Jose helped me raise my SAT(old version) score by about 450 points and earn 4s and 5s on all my AP exams. Overall, I would highly recommend any of the programs that Elite has to to anyone that would like to see REAL improvement and learning on the SAT, ACT, etc. read more

We reserved a spot for our daughter, but had to back out because she's having trouble with distance learning at school due to Covid. They kept $500 of our money, fair enough, I guess--in the contract. However, they refused to even give us any of the education materials that come with the class. What, $500 doesn't cover the cost of books! Don't do business with these people. read more

An extremely helpful place ! Elite raised my SAT score ( 2400 scale) about 500 points and my ACT score 4 points. I also received AP class tutoring + AP test classes, which helped me achieve 5s. Because of the help I was able to get into my dream school ! Check it out. read more

I am really happy to go to Elite Prep San Jose. The instructors are helpful and give you a lot of useful materials. Also, the staff is really nice and welcoming as well. Not only the SAT prep, they also have great programs preparing me for SAT subject tests and AP exams. My scores improved a lot on the real tests. I totally recommend the college application process. The staff helped me revise my essay so many times and give me materials for the whole process step by step. Thank you, Elite Prep San Jose!!! read more

Never again will I come to this institution. These people are just scams that don't actually care about your child's success and only want money. My daughter took an AP Chem prep course here and my nephew took the AP world history course. Overall, both of them were very disappointed. For AP Chemistry, the teacher only came every other week. We paid almost a thousand dollars for someone who came only half the time. When the chem teacher didn't come, the students were given practice tests. There was nothing special about these tests. Elite literally just printed out the tests from the practice books and handed the kids the practice book explanation sheet. My daughter could have done this at home. Additionally, when their teacher did come, he didn't take the burden to teach and just assigned the students to learn from the practice book. The class went at a very rushed pace. The time allocation was very bad and was based off of what the TEACHER thought was easy and hard, not what the students were having trouble with. Actually, the teacher or Elite didn't bother to see how the students were doing. No effort was made to try to grade the students open response answers. They were just handed off packets that were printed out from the review book. The AP Chem class was not helpful at all and a total waste of money. There was nothing special in the class and it was nothing that couldn't have been done at home. Moving on to my nephew's experience, he was also very dissatisfied. Here is his response and thoughts about the class: The class had no structure. The teacher would cover random bouts of history. One week we would learn about one random part of history and then another week it would be about something else. This teacher didn't understand that the world history ap exam was about BREADTH not DEPTH. To make matters worse, when we were asked to write essays, the teacher did not grade it using the college board rubric. We would get marked off points for reasons that we didn't' know why. When we asked about what we did wrong, we got vague answers like "write the paragraph better" or "add more." Additionally, when the one of the parents expressed complaints about this, not much was done to change the class. Elite promised that things would changed, but they literally did NOTHING! The class carried on to be a continued waste of time. I got nothing from Elite except for a disgust and hatred for money-hungry institutions that don't care for their students. read more

Great place to prepare to SAT. Would not have gotten into my alma mater without studying here.

While looking for SAT training course for my daughter (10th grade), I was referred to Elite Prep by friends and I am very glad to make a right decision to let my daughter studied SAT course at Elite Prep. My daughter took the first SAT test on 8/24/2019 and she score 1510. Elite Prep materials and training really boosted her score from 1440 (diagnostic SAT test before the course) to 1510 (after finishing the course). Thanks Elite Prep and appreciate your help very much. I recommend this Elite Prep SAT course to any High School student who plan to take SAT test. read more

Read the refund policy carefully before you sign up any exam here!! Signed up my child for an AP exam in 2020 seven days ago. Paid out of pocket over $300. We had a change of situation and couldn't take the test at the location any more. Called up for cancellation (we haven't received a code for registering the exam yet). I was expecting to pay some cancellation fees. But was shocked to learn their refund policy states they don't issue ANY refund for exams once you paid. This is supposedly covered in the "paperwork I signed". Very conveniently nobody bothered to explain to me any of this when I registered. Lady over the phone was courteous but doesn't make up for the shady business practice. read more

Perfect environment to study school materials and prep for SAT/ACT/AP/Sub test. New, big, quiet place to focus on improving middle/high school students' academic grade even in 4-day class with strong curriculum and "real" experienced teachers. Through free seminars and individual parents conference they also care about all parents' knowledge on updated US education system, especially colleges, so deliver great amount of practical information. read more

I would like to thank Elite Prep for working with my son since the ninth grade and helping him get into his dream college. My son needed help on a number of fronts, especially with being aware of all the things that needed to be done, organizing, and planning activities to ensure that he is able to meet all the requirements for admission to a good college. I was extremely busy with work and I did not want my son to miss out on anything that would keep my son from getting into a good college. Anna and the team at Elite were a real blessing. From the time my son joined Elite Prep in 9th grade, through him securing an admission into UC Berkeley, Anna Koh and the team at Elite were 100% on top of his college admission plan. They meticulously tracked his activities, involved us when needed, and put together a great plan that gave my son not only a definite advantage but also the confidence to perform well. By joining Elite early, my son was able to pace his schedule over the 3-4 years better, without getting stressed out. I am very grateful to Anna Koh and the Elite team and would highly recommend Elite Prep/Almaden/San Jose for anyone looking for a good college preparatory institution. read more

*This review is for the SAT summer boot camp specifically* Very clear that this institute is after money. The homework they give students is tedious and unhelpful. Teachers are mediocre and never explain things completely. The only good things are the practice tests because they are more difficult than the actual test, which prepares students. However, paying all that money just for the tests is ridiculous. The director is always trying to squeeze money out of you. I would recommend getting a personal tutor or having your child self-study. There are many practice books available that work just fine. read more

Elite was immensely helpful in pushing me to raise my SAT and ACT scores. The teachers and staff are all wonderful!

Director Anna Koh has been an inspiration to me growing up as a high school student. I was a very mediocre student who did not put himself in a right position to succeed. However, director Anna Koh has inspired to push myself beyond my limits and not to give up. Through her helpful boot camp I was able to improve beyond my expectation. I truly believe that I would not have been accepted to Princeton university if it wasn't for the leadership of director Anna Koh read more

My kid needed help for college application. We did not realize that until the very last minute. Anna and all the staffs were very helpful, dedicated and supportive - they really went out of their way to help my kid. Thank you!! read more