Full disclosure: I am NOT getting compensated for this review. This is a review by a parent who had 3 kids complete the Mathnasium program.
My kids started Mathnasium in elementary school when a center opened up in Coppell. They were there for 2-3 years before I pulled my teens out of Mathnasium and moved them over to c2 education down the street since they were starting SAT test prep. BIG MISTAKE.
It only took a few months before my Mathnasium teens began to sense they were losing the momentum they had gained in their math classes at school. They begged me to pull them out of c2 and put them back into Mathnasium. So I moved them back ASAP.
Here comes the good part! All 3 kids completed the Mathnasium curriculum before their Junior year and all 3 earned perfect Math scores on the SAT (actually, 1 kid took the ACT). They won numerous math accolades in MS and HS and earned 5s on the AP Calc BC and AP Statistics exams. The Mathnasium At Home option (virtual lessons) worked very well with their busy schedules and the monthly rate was significantly less than what I spent and wasted at c2. HOWEVER, here comes the bad: I removed 1 star above since Mathnasium COULD and SHOULD make their monthly rates more affordable. Their arbitrary notices for price hikes got annoying, especially when nothing else seemed to change.
And finally, here's the ugly: If you're considering c2 education for test prep, DON'T. Read the uncompensated 1 star reviews on Trustpilot. And check out c2's rating and consumer complaints filed with the Better Business Bureau (Grade F, Unaccredited). You're much better off sticking with Mathnasium for SAT Math and looking elsewhere for a private tutor for the Reading section. J&J Test Prep with Jackie, Khan Academy, SupertutorTV, Elite Prep Plano's 1500+ Summer Bootcamp, and College Board's Blue Book are solid starting points. read more