I loved this course! I took the verbal section with Marty and the quant section with Andrew, both…read morewere amazing! I was really scared to prepare for the GRE, but the class definitely gave me all the direction and help I needed to feel like I could take down this test. The teachers are super empathetic and encouraging and I genuinely had fun in these classes. I was originally worried about it being impersonal since it was on zoom, but the classes were so interactive! I felt engaged throughout the whole class (and they are 3 hours). A month after the verbal course ended, Marty reached out to see how I was doing and took the time to review my practice exams and give me direction on how I can improve on my essays/timing. Andrew took the time to meet with me after the quant class ended to go over my study plan, sending me extra resources and taking time out of his own schedule to give me that extra boost. It's scary ending the class and being on your own, but they did such a great job providing extra support I feel confident I can achieve my goal score. For the quant course there are office hours available too, which are great for getting individual questions answered. Yuri is running most of those now and he's so helpful, plus a pun master. You'll roll your eyes at some jokes, but you'll also be learning tricks of the trade from the GRE master :-). The teachers really care about their students and it makes me so glad I chose to sign up! If you're hesitating, I say you should go for it! You won't regret it!

I took the 5 week GRE Quant prep course with Marty. I started the class in the 155 range and ended…read morewith a 167Q on the actual test. I'm very happy with these results. Marty is very positive and supportive and helped me through the study process. Studying can be a long road and it's much easier to do it with the kind of community that TestCrackers provides.

My son started Mathnasium a month ago and is loving it. He enjoys the work he is doing. I choose…read moreMathnaisum over other math classes as it offered a better solution to fill in some gaps my son had in some concepts and also provided me with a timeline of when that gap would be filled by. They also gave me a plan of when they would start introducing new concepts for him so he can get ahead. The staff is very friendly with the kids and the center is very inviting. Most importantly my son enjoys it there which is a win because it is hard to get kids to enjoy math.

Both of my kids have attended Mathnasium-Santa Clara and they've both had a great experience. When…read moremy oldest child was in 6th grade, he was struggling in math, so we decided to try out Mathnasium based on a neighbor's recommendation. It was a great investment in my child's education. He did so well that he was able to skip 2 grades and move from CC6 to Algebra 1 once he entered 7th grade. And best of all, he loves math again! The staff in Santa Clara is welcoming and genuinely cares about the kids. Thank you, Mathnasium!

I've been wanting to learn ASL but wasn't sure where I could go to take classes. I found out about…read moreSan Jose Learning Center and signed up for ASL 1 with Alexa. I originally wanted to take the class in-person, but due to my own schedule, decided to enroll in the online one. I was a bit unsure how much I'd be able to learn through an online course (as I usually prefer in-person classes), but I'm happy to say that I really enjoyed the class and learned a lot from Alexa! I appreciate SJLC's wide variety of language offerings and flexibility with online, hybrid, and in-person classes. I'm looking forward to taking more classes!

I finished my Japanese 2 here. Teacher Sai is very nice and professional. Really recommend this to…read moreanyone interested in learning Japanese!

I'm sure its a great center, but not the easiest place to get a hold of anyone. I've tried the…read morewebsite, filled out multiple request for info forms, called and left voicemails, but still no call back. Either they are out of business or just plain busy to get calls. If the latter, not the type of place I would want to send my children as it is very important to get in touch with folks if you need support or help with your child. That's a huge red flag. Other places like Kumon, Mathnasium, Russian math, and Aops are very quick to pick up or promptly respond. Too bad, was looking forward to learning more about their program. Maybe others will have better luck.

My 4 year old son used to attend Kumon. It was all about repetition. He used to repeat words and…read morephrases all over for about 3 month, while I knew that he could do more. I was also not happy the class continued appx. 15 minutes. We attended an orientation in Best Brains center in this brand new location in Kiely Boulevard and decided to give it a try. In a month I understood that Kumon is not good for us anymore. My son has been attending Best Brains for a year now. He definitely mastered writing, he knows his uppercase and lowercase letters, can easily tell first letters of words and does some calculations. Every week they learn about new topics. The main thing is that he is never bored with tasks in the books. I noticed that in couple of month he doesn't even need my help to do his homework. He can figure out himself! Best Brains gives solid foundation that I truly believe will help him in the school.

My daughter's review: I had a very fun time at Mathaisuem…read more one reason that explains why, is that the coaches are very kind and enjoy teaching kids, to quote one of my instructors "I picked this job because I love working with children!" I also think the instructors enjoy working here from the Evidence I see everyday it proves my point that they love their job and want to make our math experience funner and more educational.In conclusion Mathaisuem Is an excellent experience and is very educational in a fun way! -Author - Arina P.S (Also made by Arina)

Our son doesn't love math and in the beginning definitely had bumps in the road with getting kick…read morestarted, but since he's been there for several months now, the team there has shifted his mindset and looks forward to going each time he goes. Since going to mathnasium, his confidence in math in school has also improved.

Had an appointment on January 6th that was set up months ago and their office was CLOSED FOR…read moreVACATION UNTIL JANUARY 10th!!!!!! I found this out after I called the Main Office in Fremont asking why there isn't anyone here yet. There was no email, no sign on the door and no mention on their answering machine that they would be closed until January 10th! Im giving 1 star because I had to take time off work and use my Personal Business/Vacation leave to take this exam. It cost me $120 Vacation time to sit in your parking lot and I looked like a total idiot explaining to my Supervisor what had happened and if I could take the test again. Now, I rescheduled with Pearson Vue and will have to take ANOTHER HALF DAY from work because no one is open during the weekends!!! Total out of pocket for ONE exam: 1 Vacation Day + gas + aggravation. The nice lady on the phone at the Fremont Office did try to help. But, it doesn't compensate for my loss.

PearsonVue testing centers are usually pretty low-quality centers, with as many computers in…read moreindividual cubes packed into a small room with surveillance cameras. This testing location is no exception to the rule. However, I have never before been so disgusted by a testing centers operations, staff or manner. For 9:30 exams, the 'gentleman', and I use that term very very loosely, was 45 minutes late to open in the morning. There were 5 other people also waiting to take exams, with more showing up - How are you supposed to schedule an exam around other business/work meetings when this sort of thing happens? Unprofessional. Strike 1. The 'gentleman' made no apologies, and let people in, then started yelling and barking orders like sit down, move to the side, don't do this, don't do that, 2 forms of ID, sign this, shut up, etc etc. WHAT THE HELL???? - Strike 2. Upon finishing my exam, the 'gentleman' was nowhere to be seen, and I waited 25 minutes for him to get back. All the while my belongings in a backpack were stowed on their premises in an open room, and could have been stolen. Strike 3. I asked the 'gentlemans' name so I could make a complaint, and he advised his name is 'the test administrator'. I asked again, and he refused to provide it. Strike 4. You pay $200+ to take an exam here. Why put up with this? Take your money elsewhere, and don't use this company!

This review is about Angela Sun's college counselling abilities. Our experience was exactly the…read moreopposite of what's written here and I would give negative stars if I could !! She was an absolute nightmare to deal with and has zero emotional intelligence or tact to deal with young teens !! She preys on parent's weaknesses and has clearly understood parents would do anything for their children as long as she says things like she got admission into MIT, Ivy's and self proclaims that she is the absolute best college consultant who will make your child write the absolute best essays he can ever write !! (I am paraphrasing it but she said something like that to me in our first meeting !). She made it amply clear even before I met for the first time that all she cares about is money and nothing else ! She charged me $300 per hr saying it's "the weekend rate" - whatever that means (although her website only mentions 250 per hr ). She was laser focused on the money in our conversations and showed zero interest in knowing my child before or after the meeting. Her website says parents will get a detailed report within 24 hrs of the first meeting, and we received no such report. The first meeting was a complete disaster. She was so rude (and please don't say she is strict/tough /good etc). No - she was plain rude and not good as a counselor !! My son was so scared of her that after a point stopped answering even basic questions ! She gave as little info as possible in the session and made it laborious by asking my son to type out literally every word that came out of her mouth (all of it was just general info and nothing anyone wouldn't know about college admissions)! Despite all these negative signals, I still tried to go ahead with scheduling a few more sessions, because believe it or not, my son insisted he wanted to try her a bit more before giving up ! I wanted to understand how many sessions my son would need and in her response she had the audacity to say my child was a "non high functioning" kid and hence would probably need many sessions (being vague and open ended of course to milk as much money as possible from me) ! The "genius" in her, inferred all this about my son from just the 1 hr meeting !! Not to brag - Honestly, my child is in a highly specialized gifted track at school and elsewhere and in fact the very reason I was looking for a counselor so early on was to make sure I give him all the advantages possible and guide him using the best counselors ! She quoted a ridiculous number of hours at the rate of $300 per hr and I told her , her website states she will only need 3-4 sessions for coming up with a 4 year plan and her response was "website is outdated " !!! (can you believe that ??) Parents, please be careful when choosing a counselor. Please make sure the counselor has the right emotional intelligence, credentials , experience to deal with your child in this vulnerable yet important stage of their life. Please don't select a counselor based purely on 5 star online reviews or what these counselors say they achieved for themselves. If in your initial interactions you detect the counselor's main focus is money, and not your child or if the counselor is rude, evasive about answering your questions , please take these red flags seriously and run miles away from her/him ! I am very thankful that I was able to detect this problem early on and not expose my child to a horrible 4 year counselling experience !

I agree with S A 's review. Not great at emotional intelligence with teens. I think she's got a…read moremethod and that works for some kids, she isn't into customizing for how the child learns. I am sharing that his score went down a full 100 points after - full 3 months of tutoring with her. Worst yet when we shared this news she never responded to us again.

My granddaughters were having some math problems in school, grades 6th and 7th grade. We were set…read moreup with Ruby, and she is very knowledgeable, and the girls are learning more from her than their school. We have had other tutors from other companies, but they seem to favor Ruby and thinks she is the best!! Now school is much more pleasant as they feel more confident in their skills.

The service here is excellent! The staff is very professional and helpful, and the teachers are…read moreknowledgeable and engaging. My experience has been really positive -- they make learning enjoyable and effective. Highly recommended for anyone looking for quality tutoring!

Nice place for kids to learn extracurricular maths. The teachers are very professional and…read moreattentive. The books have cute characters. Kids love receiving point cards after each class!

Helps kid gets better at math. Starts at k-3 and K-4, also offers office hour weekly on top of…read moreweekly classes.

The tutors here are amazing! After everything that has been happening with the covid-19 and school…read moreclosures my child's education was something that concerned me. Being skeptical about online tutoring was a concern for me but after giving it a try my children are doing great and staying on track. They planned out every lesson for each of my children so it was tailored to their needs a plus for me was having homework help from the tutor that was assigned from their general teacher. It is a struggling time for all of us but not worrying about my children falling behind academically is worth it.

Ready to Strive Tutoring is amazing place to get your kid started. They are very professional and…read morevery helpful. My son had been struggling with math and other subjects. Since I got him in to tutoring, his very happy with his grade and is less stress. Trust me they are wonderful and great help and best thing they are very much involved with your kids school work and makes sure they understand what they are doing.