Gerna is the best in his field and he does it all with a smile and a lot of Aloha! He has helped…read moreme throughout my son's entire college career and he makes the application process for FAFSA painless. Gerna is a blessing and a gift to the parents who ask for his advice and support while applying to FASFA. Gerna keeps it real. Gerna IS the Great Kahuna for college financial planning. Janet Welsh Somatic Arts practitioner/ choreographer/educator.

We had great result with Bay Area College Planners. Our daughter was accepted in multiple colleges…read moreincluding UC-Irvine, UC-Santa Cruz, UC-Riverside. We are extremely happy with the results, given our daughter had multiple great choices. Gerna was always helpful, he walked us through the entire process. He was always available to answer any of our questions no matter what time or what day we called. Great results, great service. We will absolutely go with Gerna for our son who is graduating in 2 years.

Great customer service. I came here after work to pick up my daughters new debit cards and Christy…read morewas able to get me in and out with no wait time. She helped me open my daughters checkings and savings. She's amazing!!!

I am a former tutor at Keypoint Education, and I can say this is the best place to take your…read morestudents to, especially if you're looking for tailored tutoring for great teachers at reasonably-priced offers. Tutoring in the Bay is usually very expensive (I've tutored for $100/hr in the bay) but the director here takes all that into consideration with great attention to detail to your children's educational needs. I tutored AP biology, chemistry, physics, calculus, and SAT and ACT at many places across the East Bay, including Pleasanton, Mountain View, and San Ramon. Keypoint in Dublin, by far, had the most capable director that understood both the needs of the tutors and that of the students. The director pays attention to the quality of materials presented to the students, but he is not overbearing. He prepares a lot of the materials himself for the students. Some places in Mountain View just had awful directors with transactional manners, and some places in Pleasanton just leave it all to the tutors with little to no followup from the directors. But the director of this institute cares-- a lot--and it shows. The tutors here always come prepared. Every tutor is interviewed personally by the director, after having to pass written examinations to verify their aptitude. I hear after Covid, many of the services have moved Online. There are pros and cons with that, but the kids are still getting that same quality of education at the comfort of their own homes, and frankly, I'd prefer that if I were the student. When I have children, I would want to send my kids to this place (that is, unless I'm teaching them myself.)

Academic Center of Excellence is an after school learning center located in the Ardenwood Plaza…read moreShopping Center serving mainly the Ardenwood & Forest Park Area of Fremont. I attended ACE for their after school program from 1st grade all the way to the 4th grade. When I first attended ACE, the owner was Kevin and Mrs. Howard ran the learning center. A few years later, Mrs. Bang took over as owner and ran the place. Currently she is still the owner and running the place. For the after school program, they offer free pick up service from both Ardenwood Elementary & Forest Park Elementary Schools. They can also do Warwick Elementary if need be, however most of their business comes from Ardenwood & Forest Park Elementary Schools. After they pick you up from school, you would first have homework hour, which consisted of you doing your school homework while getting assistance from a teacher whenever you needed help. After an hour, it would become snack time and you would get a little snack to eat. Most of the snacks came from Costco. Then after snack time, it would be learning time based on the curriculum they offered and based on your grade level. The after school program is from when the school ends to about 6 PM. I've also used this place for private tutoring, and summer courses to help me improve. It was alright, somewhat helpful. I've had the following teachers here: Mrs. A (Now works as a teacher for Fremont Unified School District). Mr. Fitzpatrick (OK) Mr. Philip (Second best teacher there!) Mr. Ray (EWWW) Mr. Lawrence (Best teacher there!) Mr. Mark (Awesome guy, pretty good). Mrs. Bang's daughter, forgot her name, was nice and helpful. Got tutored by her over the summer as well. There are a few other teachers, however I don't recall their names. At the time, the front desk assistant was Carlos, and he was super friendly and helpful, one of the best staff there. I liked him! Visit their website for more details on their programs and offerings: http://www.ace-afterschool.com/ Owner is Song Bang. She'll most likely be the one to answer the phone if you call. ACE is an alright place to send your child, my experience was okay, I mean it wasn't the best but you know, there were some great teachers and it was just okay. 3 stars.

We used Ace Tutoring in San Marcos before COVID with some success. I paid several thousand dollars…read morein advance with assurances that the money could be used at any time. I have called them over ten times to set up SAT tutoring in the last two weeks and no one is returning my phone calls. I delt directly with the owner, Steve. It appears they are avoiding me so they do not have to provide prepaid services. Unless someone contacts me I soon, I will have to assume they are trying to rip me off. Do not waste your hard earned money when there are so many other tutoring services.

Melissa was a huge help to my Daughter throughout the college applications process. She took the…read moretime to really get to know my daughter and what she was looking for in a college. She helped her to come up with a list of colleges to apply to and then walked her through the entire process. They worked on building her resume and on different essays or questions she needed to answer for her applications. She met with her once a week to help fill out actual applications and to review what she had been working on. They would come up with what her focus for the following week would be as well. This really kept her organized and took the stress out of the whole process! We would highly recommend her!

If anyone asks me or my daughter if we have a college counselor recommendation, without hesitation…read morewe'd recommend Melissa Corso. Talk about helping to relieve some of the stress that goes with the college application process! She is wonderful! My daughter immediately felt comfortable working with Melissa. In particular she helped her with essay editing, college applications and even helped her put together a very nice resume. She's very approachable and you feel like she really cares. My daughter will be attending UC Berkeley this fall and I know Melissa helped her stand out amongst thousands of applicants.

Totally avoid this place. Not worth it. Within 2 years, 5 directors changed(Pam, Tansel, Spenser,…read moreTim and now Marc). Pam sold us 300 hours and within a few week, disappeared as she got promoted; no parent was notified. Spencer the 3rd director we dealt with even sold us 100hours just the week before he quit and didn't have the courtesy to let us know he is leaving. Though you have scheduled sessions in advance, C2 has canceled on us couple hours and even minutes before the session. However, if you have a valid reason to cancel, if you are short of even one hour, you will end up losing the amount because you did not let them know over 24 hours in advance. Just stay away; totally not worth the high price you are paying.

C2 Education DUBLIN, One Stop for Students & parents! We…read morewere very anxious when our child started high school and explored C2 Education Dublin based on a friend's recommendation and now after an year with C2,we believe this is the best investment we made for our child's future. Center Director Spencer Creed connects with students instantly and builds a relationship of trust that enables him to make positive impacts in their lives. Spencer offers holistic counselling to the students from study strategies, test tips, extra circular, college selections and admission and also how to deal with stress, mental wellbeing etc. coping mechanisms that empower students for life beyond high school All Teachers are very experienced and provide individual attention. Indu, who recently joined administration office, hit the ground running and is very accommodating to students needs and parents request. Our child's performance and our experience with C2 DUBLIN just keeps getting better & better and we would recommend C2 as partner for stressful High school journey to other parents & students.

Had issues incorrect billing and processing a refund in a timely manner. A simple refund took over…read moremonth and how too many phone calls and emails. The program is fair...

I never imagined that my three kids would be excited about getting dropped off for a math class!!…read moreThree times a week I drop them to Mathnasium and they enjoy math presented in a fun format that's more like a game Learning while having fun is the way to do it The place is not intimidating as most of the tutors are the Top high school seniors from Amador high The place is very well run Ryan is excellent and encourages the kids to do more math The prizes they get as an incentive to do more is a great concept It's a game and it's fun

Julian Brooks at EDMD has been absolutely amazing! He supported 2 of our 3 daughters with their…read morecollege experience. With both of our daughters, he provided feedback and created a customized plan, suggested courses and even took the time to help us during the dreading appeal process. His grounded approch to deal with the schools has been stellar. Because of his creative approach my daughters aid and grants increased significantly compared to what was originally offered at UC Santa Cruz and at the University of San Francisco. Not to mention, being admitted to multiple great schools. I'm extremely greateful and if I could rate him 10stars I would. Best investment ever! Thank you so much, Julian, we're looking to continue to work with you!

Julian Brooks at EdMD was an asset to have for my daughter's college preparation. He listened to…read moreall of our needs, he walked her through the preparation for college applications and admissions. He was there for all of our questions and concerns. He prepared her months ahead of time for the application and financial aid processes. He meet with her on a regular basis and updated myself. He was amazing when it came time for the application process and he made it so much easier on all of us. He stayed on top of her regarding her deadlines and helped her begin preparing her admissions essays and information months in advance along with reviewing and giving her insight and advice on improving her essays. I recommend using the service and especially recommend Julian. My daughter was accepted into several schools including UC Berkeley and UCLA. She will be attending UCLA this fall.

I attended the Gaussian School for both math classes and SAT tutoring. For math, Mr. Panwar helped…read moreclarify a lot of complex topics and overall improved my understanding and skill in Geometry, Pre-Calculus, and AP Calculus. He also provides difficult practice problems to challenge students and help them become more efficient at solving problems. The SAT tutoring was excellent as well-- my score improved 140 points over the course of the summer! With Mr and Mrs. Panwar's watchful assistance, all my weaknesses were targeted and improved upon, allowing me to perform well on the actual SAT. I highly recommended The Gaussian School for both SAT tutoring and school tutoring!

I highly recommend the Gaussian School for any tutoring. My daughter went here for their SAT prep…read moreand scored 1590 on the SAT. Not only did they provide the students with numerous resources for practice, but they ensured that the students had a proper conceptual understanding of every concept. Their small class sizes allow them to work with every individual student to understand why they made a mistake and work together to improve their scores. Elaine and Ramesh both put a lot of effort into making sure our kids achieve their maximum potential and also work diligently with the parents to make sure that their children are on track while not being too stressed out. You are definitely not wasting your money with this school!