I would caution students against using Intellect Connect Tutoring. When working with Dom (the owner), his comments led me to believe that I needed him in order to succeed. He told me that I was naive, and that I "didn't know anything about anything when I first met him." He also called my professor dumb. When I said that I didn't think my professor was dumb, he insisted that he was. He also asked if my family was crazy, told me that I wasn't going to make it through chemistry if I didn't remember what he told me, said that the best that he could see me getting in chemistry was a D, told me that I could say goodbye to medical school if I failed chemistry, told me that I could become white washed if I didn't remember my culture, said that his students made "stupid mistakes on tests," and told me that my family member said I would be dumb if I didn't follow his advice. (Even though that didn't sound like something that my family member would say, and she later confirmed that it wasn't). He was also charging me $300/week, which seems like too much to me. I have since learned that I did not need him to succeed, and neither do you. I was able to pass the rest of my general chemistry courses and continue preparing for my medical school application while receiving kind and ethical approaches from the free tutoring services at my college. Even now, I don't remember everything that Dom told me about chemistry, and I am still just as capable as I was then. Students deserve to be treated with respect and encouragement. Due to the reports of others and myself, Dom is no longer able to have tutoring services at my university, and I feel that is for the emotional, academic, and financial safety of students. Additionally, my former organic chemistry professor informed my class to report messages from him if sent out to EWU students again. Now, the best that I feel I can do is warn others because I am genuinely concerned for students. read more
