Where do I start! Gina, the programs manager, has the best suggestions on which programs you should…read moreattend based on where you are already at business wise. Whether you have a business, starting one or just have a vision. I signed up for Accelerate Your Business Plan. Prior to starting the class, I was set up with a financial advisor from F3E. My first initial consultation was very cheap in pricing. My advisor contacted me within a week to suggest A, B and C to get me on the right foot to go forth investors. A meeting w/ him was set up for the following week. Our meeting fell on a holiday, but he was still able to accommodate my needs by meeting me in his office! That meeting and going forward are all FREE! Man this program is a gold mine for me :-) Within my first program, I received a great workbook, which the author sat in on our first class to explain the workbook. In every class meet up, we get template hand out to thoroughly put together a well written business plan. I look forward to the future programs that will help me further ground my business. I truly appreciate this program and their willingness and above and beyond help and encouragement!

I decided to attend a coffee and connections networking event and it has turned out to be the best…read morething I have ever done! I had the opportunity to meet Gina Marciano (Senior Program Manager) and then was introduced to Edwidge LaFleur who taught a Business Planning Course that I was eligible to attend for FREE. Where in the world do you find opportunities like this? Everyone is so positive and helpful which is truly inspiring. Any women who is looking for a mentor, or a hand getting started in a business idea please do not hesitate to reach out to Gina or Edwidge, I am so thankful to have met them!

I'm reviewing the ILC as a volunteer teacher. This school is fantastic! I have been volunteering…read morehere for a few months and absolutely loving it. I am so impressed with the staff and students. The main focus of the ILC is their intensive English program for immigrants in the community. Students of all backgrounds can join the program (I believe there is currently a waitlist) and be placed into the appropriate level. I help out with the lowest level, where students started from basically zero English. The main teacher is amazing and I am truly impressed with how much the class has learned, all while having fun and creating a close community. There's also a computer lab where students do English practice while also learning computer skills. The ILC also offers other services, like an in-house social worker, workshops to teach other skills, etc. So happy we have an organization like this in Malden!

i'd definitely say that ILC is the best school to go. Awesome teachers, awesome staffs. ILC is GREATread more

Really great classes in person and online too. They were my initial real estate school when I…read morestarted in the business long ago.

Horrible. The practice questions do not even come close to preparing you for the tricky ones you…read morewill see on the National section. Wish I had gone to a different school who would have helped me prepare better to anticipate what in real life some of the questions will look like for the National part. State portion was okay, but the key is to passing the National exam as they have more questions and personally, I found those questions trickier than the State.

We are proud of our son and grateful for his admission to Bentley University. However, calling it…read more"a top university with a significant merit scholarship" is an obvious attempt to inflate the outcome. A $10,000 merit award is fairly common among Lexington High School seniors. Our son's dream school was Babson College, and that was the goal we worked toward for years. After several years of working with Livius, his final SAT score was 1350. That is not a terrible score, but it is not impressive in Lexington, especially among Asian students. We ultimately sought additional support elsewhere. It is inappropriate to now imply that the entire result is solely your achievement. The core issue remains the sales process. We were strongly persuaded to purchase a large prepaid package, and were told at the time that it might even be insufficient for what our son would need. Based on that representation, we signed the so-called "non-refundable" agreement. After years of services, we still have more than 10 unused hours left. That alone speaks for itself. When we recently inquired about the remaining balance, the response was dismissive and focused only on the contract clause, without any acknowledgment of the inaccurate projections used to sell the package. Repeating "you signed a contract" while ignoring the context is not customer care -- it is deflection. Using ambiguous language to magnify results and take credit, while dismissing legitimate concerns about unused prepaid services, reflects poorly on a company that charges premium prices. We stand by our review.

Not good. Unimpressive instructors, poor customer service when issues. Expensive…read more If we had to do it over again we'd have gone in a different direction.

Dee is an amazing instructor hands-down, the amount of knowledge this man retains is insane. His…read morelevel of intelligence is like no other, he will go above and beyond to ensure you learn the material and grasp concepts. His partner Jay was great too. I would totally recommend Dee as an instructor to anyone who wants to pass the R.E. exam. Had a fun time learning the rigor of R.E.. Thank you to all of the Host Group staff!

Dee is an incredible instructor. He is passionate, and knowledgeable about real estate and teaching…read morethe course. His style of teaching is engaging and got me really excited to start my real estate career. It is a lot of information being taught, but I was able to follow along, learn a whole lot and pass my exam! Glad I went to Host Group it is hands down the best real estate school in MA and I highly recommend!

I am falling short of words to describe their poor and unbelievably unprofessional management…read more First they don't bother receiving phone calls; when I finally get through to confirm class availability, they assure me there is space after which I pay the $100 registration fee online. A week before classes are to commence, they call to inform me that they don't have space anymore, and when I ask them to refund registration fee, they say it's not refundable! I am still incredulous and trying to make sense of how they will bear no responsibility for their dysfunctional management, rather refuse to return the fee that *they* made me pay in the first place after falsely confirming availability. Unbelievable! Absolutely unbelievable!

This place was awful…read more Although RSM is a good idea and taught by relatively intelligent and understanding teachers, the language barrier makes effective communication almost impossible. Above this, there's an almost cultish air to the entire institute; the teachers are dead set on the beliefs that they have, and it leaks through in various lessons. Above this, a cutthroat environment is encouraged at RSM, where kids will be mocked for making mistakes - which I personally don't believe bothered my son more than the average of two-three hours of homework per week - at least. I've sent my son to three locations due to scheduling reasons, and he was in the program for three years until his constant begging to quit got to us. We instead got a private tutor, who he can firstly understand, but also stand learning with. In conclusion, I hope you find other schools to try first before finally resorting to RSM. Perhaps try Kumon, or private tutoring if you are capable of providing that.

I completed the GRE course in spring 2012 and it was a worthwhile investment. I scoured the…read moreinternet for reviews on the different test prep companies for a couple days before coming across Manhattan Prep GRE. There wasn't much information about the classes, but a lot about the company's test prep books, which were highly rated. I thought about getting just the books, but I had done that a few years ago with the Kaplan books and never followed through. So I signed up for the free intro class in hopes that I'd be more motivated and receive guidance on how to study. From the first class, I had a sense that this was going to really prepare me. So although the course was expensive, I signed up. Julia was my instructor and from the very beginning she was warm, straightforward, and insightful. It's obvious she's brilliant, but not in the 'look at me I score perfect on the GRE without even trying' type of way. She works hard. She's very familiar with the questions on the test and gives clear cut guidance on how to prepare. During that first session I received a course outline. This was helpful as it identified which sections to prioritize. Most weeks I wasn't able to get all of the assigned work completed, but I did what I could and I still got a lot out of class. I would recommend that you at least complete the high priority assignments so that you can get your questions answered in class. The company was also quite responsive. After signing up I received the box of the test guides in only a couple days. The shipment was very fast. When I was out of town for a couple sessions the company was great at getting me scheduled for makeup sessions. I took these sessions through live online courses. You do receive access to online recordings of each class through enrolling so you can also use those if you miss a class. I didn't use them, but it was good to know they were there. I did use the online practice tests and the online flash cards. For the times that I needed to be on the go, I downloaded the e-book versions of the test prep guides onto my laptop. It can be tedious to carry the big books around, especially because there are over 8. Overall I'm really happy I found Manhattan Prep. Like the reviews said, the prep guides and online practice exams are top-notch. The practice exams show you the specific areas in which you're performing well and need to improve. They also give you information about the time it's taking you to complete each problem. I had more than enough practice. Julia's instruction took my preparation over the top. She really set me off in the right direction and kept me on track. She scores your practice essays, reviews the results of your practice exams, and drills you each week. The classes are held at a nice hotel in Harvard Square. As I predicted, being in a class gave me more motivation to follow through. Once the classes were done, I checked in with Julia to set up my study plan for the next 5 months. I didn't follow it exactly because of work, but I completed mot of it. I wound up taking the exam in November of 2012 and I had no anxiety. I slaughtered the verbal section and kept up with the math, both of which were great improvements for me. I would recommend this class to anyone needing a kick in the butt to get started with their GRE studying and/or wanting a proven method of success. If you do enroll: bring an extra layer because its cold in the room and take Julia up on her offers to review your exams and score your essays.

Freedom Trail Realty School was great for Massachusetts State Licensure. I especially liked the…read moreinstructor Bob Raiche, as well as Janice Diaz. The practice tests were more helpful in preparing you for the test than the practice questions, as they were more anecdotal. I did pass the MA and Federal exam through PSI on the first try. Just wanted to note that PSI no longer issues licenses. It is now done through the Board of Registration. I learned this the hard way, as PSI took payment from me, when they were actually supposed to give the test results to the Board, upon which they ask you to pay, upload your own picture and print the license (laminated it too). This took about 3 weeks and many phone calls to straighten out. I still need to be reimbursed by PSI as essentially I have paid 2X for my license. Just thought I would share this for other MA residence who are taking the Real Estate Sales Person Exam.

I paid them last year for their course and I've been trying to reach them for over a month about…read morecourse content, but I've gotten no reply. I'm talking multiple emails to their "support" email, multiple "contact us" form messages. Seems very convenient to ignore students once they've paid. Shitty support not happy at all.