Please avoid this place! It is a scam business and not worth a single penny from your hard-earned…read moremoney. I attended C2 Education in Germantown for several years and had a very disappointing experience. I attended for their PSAT, SAT, and college essay help, and unfortunately did not get much out of it, and I feel bad for my parents who wasted thousands of dollars. The only good thing I have to say is that majority of the tutors themselves are very kind and are aware of C2's broken system. However, the center's manager, Angela Kim, profits off of deceiving parents and shoving $20,000 non-refundable contracts in their faces. She also claims to be a "certified college counselor" when she is just a salesperson and gives bad college advice. C2's business model is based on manipulation and guilt tripping parents and students to buy hundreds of tutoring hours and spend 6 hours a day at C2 for an unreasonably high price. They give middle schoolers SATs and when they score low relative to an 11th grader (simply because they haven't learned the concepts in school), they show this to naive parents as a justification of calling their child stupid and in desperate need of their tutoring services. When students or parents are on the fence about buying so many hours during their post-diagnostic test sales pitch, they say stuff like "well if you actually wanted to work hard and be a good student you would come here and study" which is incredibly manipulative. They also call students "severely behind in math" for taking calculus their senior year of high school instead of freshman, sophomore, or junior year, which is absolutely untrue. They will downright try to tell you that your child will be unsuccessful without their tutoring services. They also will lie about your results on diagnostic tests. I took a diagnostic SAT at C2 and scored over 100 points lower than when I had just taken the real SAT recently. When I reviewed it later with the tutor, I noticed they had marked almost every answer wrong for the writing section. This was very confusing for me because I usually score near perfect on SAT writing. When I checked the answer key, I was very confident I had actually marked all the right answers. When I requested to see my bubble sheet they claimed to have discarded it. I conclude that they either had a broken scanner or did this on purpose because if diagnostic scores were too high they couldn't convince parents to sign up for their services. Attending C2 also did not help my SAT score at all, and I continuously scored the same over months despite regularly going there. However, as soon as I quit and switched to free online resources and $20 Amazon books I was able to get a 1500+ score with ~800 on math with no problem. The C2 test prep books and diagnostic tests are nothing like the real tests, and every student and tutor knows it. The management claims "exact questions" from the C2 tests show up on the real test but that is not true at all. Regarding college essays, I had a very mixed experience. One tutor gave me good feedback and was careful not to change the main points and my personal voice from the essays. However, another one demanded full editing access to my original personal essay document and went ahead and deleted half of it without my consent simply because he couldn't relate to it. He also openly ridiculed my essay and mocked the experiences that I had talked about in it. Overall I would not have come here for essays either and got significantly better feedback from an English teacher at my school for all my essays. I urge you to send your child to a more affordable tutoring place or a private tutor that genuinely wants your child to grow and succeed, rather than here where they are trying to unethically fool you into spending more money (which actually all goes to corporate instead of the tutors). I promise you will get quicker and better results, your bank account will thank you, and your child will develop a passion for learning instead a dread for it.

Hello. I applied previously to C2Education. My resume is…read morethe same. I would like to add that I speak French and could tutor students in French. Also, my English is fluent and I can help with English Language Arts. Please TEXT me at 227 200 1252 if you would like to hire me as a French or ELA teacher. Regards, Stephanie Rhein

George is an excellent SAT math tutor. Even though my son was already high-performing, George…read moreworked with my son through the summer not only to significantly improve my son's score, but help fill in the holes/gaps from COVID. Although my son just missed getting an 800, he has a solid enough base and floor that I know will carry him to future success in STEM.

George was able to squeeze my son in for math tutoring for a week. That's all we had time to do as…read morethe SAT date was fast approaching but within that short time, my son was able to score 620 in Math from 470, a 150 point jump! My son worked really hard and we are so thankful for George's tutoring. George has excellent communication throughout the process and followed up about his scores. He cares about his students and we highly recommend him! Thank you, George!

My two children (8 and 10) have been attending Komodo in Germantown, Maryland for the past four…read moremonths and take both Math and Language Arts. We joined Komodo when both children were struggling in second and fourth grade, respectively. The teachers at the center have been wonderful with the children, they get a small class (5 or less students to one teacher) with individual attention. The center has also been very flexible with our requests for changes to schedule and with requests to focus on certain topics that the children struggle with. Both children have improved their grades dramatically and their elementary school teachers have noticed an improvement in their confidence at school. Highly recommend!

Great teachers at Germantown Komodo. Teachers are very patient with the students and help them with…read moreusing Abacus to solve simple to complex math problems. My son is having a wonderful learning experience at this center. The teacher was always flexible with regards to rescheduling class times in time of my need. Teachers are always pleasant during the interactions with the parents. Teacher provides helpful tips so that I can help my son effectively during homework and also provides pointers on areas where my son needed extra practice to excel. Great place. Highly recommend this center.

First of all look no further. Jessica is the complete package of what a parent wants when looking…read morefor someone to tutor/help their child with school. She knows how to talk to kids all ages. She's logical and understands trends. When it came to college applications and all that's involved, she saved the day. The fact that I paid for her services made my child feel responsible to do his part. My child gives 70% to her and continues to improve. My child has become more accountable for his responsibilities after meeting her. She gave me piece of mind and more. Can't thank her enough.

From the owner: Modern Muse Education CAN make the difference! Modern Muse Education prides itself on being a…read morelow-cost, high caliber option for students looking to improve their grades and put themselves on the path to success. We offer personalized and unique solutions for each student in subject tutoring (Maths and Spanish), organizational and study skills, standardized test preparation and basic college consulting services.

We are so glad we decided to go with Education One! My sister was very concerned about her son…read morebecause he was seriously struggling with math in school. I helped my sister research after school programs to supplement and improve his overall math skills. After doing some research and speaking with representative of C2, Huntington, and Education One, we decided to try out Education One! Not only are they affordable but they have stellar teachers and program! My nephew's math skills and grade have improved immensely since January. We are beyond impressed with this center and definitely recommend Education One!

This is a new learning center in Rockville/North Potomac. My 4th grade daughter has been learning…read moremath and reading for 5 months. Her school grades have improved even in this short period of time. It was a pleasant surprise for us to see her highly motivated to go there. She absolutely loves teachers there. The tuition is cheaper than Huntington and C2 Education (where my older daughter used to go). We highly recommend Education One.

We had our children enrolled in reading and writing lessons at SpiderSmart Learning Center -…read moreGaithersburg. Everything seeded fine until one session in May 2025. During that class, there was a concerning incident where the instructor took a student's work while they were still actively working on it, despite the student's clear objection. This made the student feel disrespected, and the experience left both children feeling uncomfortable. We brought the issue to the attention of the center director, who investigated but ultimately attributed the incident to an unrelated conflict, which we felt misrepresented the situation. We requested a refund for the remaining sessions but were told the payment was non-refundable. We agreed to pause lessons until a preferred teacher returned in June, but despite multiple follow-up emails, we never received a response or update from the director. The lack of resolution, accountability, and ongoing communication issues have led us to discontinue our relationship with this learning center. We are still requesting a refund for the unused portion of prepaid lessons and hope this review prompts better responsiveness and care in the future.

We've had a wonderful experience with SpiterSmart Learning Center! My son started attending when he…read morewas in 2nd grade, and it made a big difference in his reading and writing skills--especially writing. The program helped him build a strong foundation and gave him the confidence to express himself clearly and creatively. He enjoyed his time there, which made learning even more effective. Now, my daughter has joined the center as well, and she loves it too so far!

My son took an SAT crash course this fall. The structure of the course seemed efficient, my son…read moresaid he liked his tutor, attended all sessions and did what was assigned, but we were not happy with the results. He was tested 3 times during the 6 week crash course and his scores barely changed; I communicated with the owners myself and was hoping for much better results from this crash course. On real SAT he got 2 Math questions from the topics that were not touched during the crash course.

The teachers got to know my kids' strengths and weaknesses, tailoring individualized plans for…read moreeach. My kids' scores improved.

I wasn't happy with this service. Requested in-person tutors and the math tutor got switched to…read morevirtual after the first meeting. Had to switch to a different tutor to keep in-person meetings. I feel like this was a distraction to my kid. Neither math tutor seemed to be any good considering his math test score didn't increase much considering the money I paid as he scored low on math twice after coming here. I left a bad review on Google and then got a rude phone call from the owner. Her rude phone call made me regret ever doing business with this place.

My student's ACT score went from 27 to 33. Ann Derryberry provided a thorough diagnostic review…read moreincluding an accurate estimate of what we should expect for an improved score, where to focus, and why. The business was also very flexible with scheduling. I highly recommend!

Tutoring Genius has helped my 17-year-old daughter prepare for the Math ACT and  Pre-Calculus.   I…read morecan't say enough about how valuable this help has been!  They are very organized, patient, and have a great approach to teaching math.  They are very familiar with the MCPS curriculum, as well as ACT and SAT Prep.   With this help, my daughter's Pre-Calculus grade is now an A, and her Math ACT score has gone up 6 points!!   I am so thrilled that my daughter's math performance has improved so dramatically.  In the past, I have hired other math tutors to help her.   Tutoring Genius stands out among all the tutors!  I am grateful for their service to support my daughter.

My son did his SAT prep here and it was great! The tutors are really helpful and worked very…read moreclosely with my son. He had a significant improvement in his scores after coming here for help. I definitely recommend them to any parents for their kids. The tutors are experienced and have really great insights for helping kids improve in math and English.