It's the same in every profession…read more Whether we're talking about doctors, lawyers, financial advisors, or educational consultants, the very best providers give you the right answers. They don't waste your time, and are worth every penny they charge. Those at the top of the pile, the experts, the seasoned pros, the 99th percentilers, these are the people you want to work with. Unfortunately, finding such individuals can be extraordinarily difficult and time consuming. Look no further. David Montesano is your man. David did a great job consulting with our daughter as she was preparing to do the whole daunting "college application" thing. He met with our daughter and helped her to future-project, seeing herself 10 years down the road, already through with college and beginning her career. David's wealth of knowledge about various college and university programs - together with his insider status in the field of educational consulting and brilliant marketing acumen ("everything is sales," including applying to college!) - enabled him to suggest particular programs and schools based on his uncanny insight into our daughter's personal strengths and potentialities, helping her present herself effectively to a wide range of excellent schools. Although our daughter chose to attend a liberal arts college (Wesleyan) instead of a large university, she managed to beat the odds and successfully enter the tech field. Now - less than six years after graduation - she's a senior software engineer at a FAANG company, happily married, and a home owner on the San Francisco Peninsula. The arduousness of today's Byzantine college application process is unbelievable, and it's only gotten worse due to Covid. More than ever, it's important to hire the right private college counselor, not only for the sake of the hardworking student involved, but to allay the concerns and save the frayed nerves of parents, as well. A great college consultant will not only give you the right answers and make good use of your valuable time, he'll reduce family stress and anxiety to a minimum. Every family with the means to do so should hire one as teens enter high school and begin planning for college. I can attest, both from personal experience and from his reputation which precedes him, that David Montesano is one such great college counselor. He's absolutely top self. David has earned my sincere thanks and my highest recommendation. I urge you to contact him right away.

Unprofessional way of talking and not giving enough information on the college process but trying…read moreto market himself

If you have a teenager preparing for college, I strongly encourage you to look into the services of…read moreJessica Brenner, and her partner, Lisa Josefik. What could have been an incredibly stressful senior year, has been instead a beautiful memory made. What Jessica, and Lisa did to help my grandson, and me from start to finish of the college application process is amazing. I never realized the complexity that went into this process, as I never had to do this for my children. The guidance, structure, and encouragement from them was invaluable. As a parent/grandparent this process can be extremely frustrating when it comes to making sure the SA's are completed, or that they are studying for the SAT test, etc. To our teenager we are just nagging them. Being able to hand that over to Jessica, and/or Lisa, who are so knowledgeable and understanding of what it takes to successfully complete this process made this entire experience much more exciting and enjoyable for my grandson and myself. They gave him structure, and progress goals that he followed. When he started his senior year he was all ready to submit all of his applications while his classmates were just starting to do what he had been doing during the summer. He actually received his first acceptance letter before many classmates had even submitted an application. Jessica and Lisa would tell him, "Tristan, all this hard work is going to be so worth it once you start receiving your acceptance letters." When his first letter came, he was so excited he could hardly stand it. Tristan has been accepted to eight colleges, including his number one choice. Thank you, thank you Jessica and Lisa for all you did for us and all the other families and kids you work with. You truly make a difference!

Jessica Brenner walked our daughter through the application process with absolute precision…read more From preparation for SAT/ACT, essay guidance and appropriate school choices, Jessica created a timeline that was manageable and stress free. We believe that Jessica's help enabled our daughter to gain admission to better schools than her peers, who had similar qualifications. We highly recommend Jessica to any family in this super competitive environment.

This C2 office is amazing. Kids jointed this office since 10 th grade after the PSAT, SAT scores…read moreimproved significantly after the tutoring, and now they had few top 20s offers, including top UCs, Teresea is very supportive through this journey. Recommend this place

This place got it all covered. Come here if your kid needs to Prep for Lowell testing, HSPT and…read moreSAT testing. Don't forget your essays!!

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We came to David in somewhat of a panic when Junior Year High School Math (Pre-Calc Accelerated)…read morebecame very challenging and a lot of ground needed to be made up to help course correct the grade for the year. David came highly recommended by several friends. He is easy to connect with, available and flexible with scheduling. We loved his proactive nature, his no nonsense approach that suited my son's style of learning as well as the encouragement and continuous check ins he received. Happy to report that the grade has drastically improved (confidence in his class too) and we know we can reach out to David for more ad hoc sessions as needed.

I took a September 2022 virtual class with instructor John D. John applied his vast project…read moremanagement experience and real-life stories to the course materials, which made them stick. He also told us which parts were important for the exam, which were not, and how to study and prepare for the exam. John was down-to-earth, goes at a good pace, and easy to understand. The only thing I would advice students is the PM Academy practice exam questions are nothing like the actual PMP exam questions. Use the practice exam to get used to the time pressure and learn how to time manage. I would not get hung up on the practice exam and keep on repeating it until you get 75%. As long as you know the material well (at least 50% of the PMP exam is agile) and know how to time manage, then you are good.

I attended a February 2024 virtual class with John Dokos and am happy to say that I passed the PMP…read moreexam on my first attempt! I thoroughly enjoyed John's class and feel fortunate that I got him as the instructor. He was extremely knowledgeable, explained concepts at a pace that was easy to digest, and provided real world examples based on his own experience. He also provided really helpful tips on how to approach and take the PMP exam, including what and how to study. This helped in my preparation leading up to the exam since there was so much to cover that it felt overwhelming. On exam day, I could hear John's voice in my head keeping me focused and grounded when my nerves were at a 10!

Was so excited to have found this class and my son was really enjoying it. Prepaid for a full…read moreseason but halfway through, we were notified there were not enough students enrolled in the class so they were going to cancel it. We wanted to continue and asked about other options. They offered a semi-private option, but they then tried to up-charge us more money to continue and nickeling and diming us the entire interaction. We had wanted to stay, but they clearly did not value our business when they made little attempt at retaining us or offering other alternatives. Seems like they just wanted to give us the refund to get us out of their hair and Instead they took that as an opportunity to try to get more money out of us. Kiddo loved the classes, but service and accountability was not there, super disappointing.

This is a long due review. I love this coder school. My daughter enjoys it. If you have a child…read morethat is curious, or interested in coding this is the place. Allen the manager will evaluate if it's a fit for your child to attend the school. He told us this is something serious, they don't want you wasting their time and your money too. My daughter has been coding since she's 8 with them. She's 12 now and still enjoys doing it. She was able to continue her lessons during pandemic over Zoom. They are very accommodating. I told him we might be moving, she might need to do remote again. He's willing to work with us on that should we need it. If you can't make a lesson, just give them 24 hours notice, then you won't be charged. My husband and I don't code, we don't help my daughter out. Sometimes she would get a little homework, because I ask for it. Overall you get your money's worth and everyone there is super nice too. The place is clean too.

Very professional and affordable. Knowledgable, attentive,…read morereliable and flexible with their schedule. I have used them in the past and refereed many of my friends. They all were very pleased and impressed. Highly recommend for anyone looking to hire them.

Adam and the rest of the tutors at San Francisco Elite Tutors provide great service to the San…read moreFrancisco area. They are generally very accomplished people as Adam tries to hire only the smartest tutors. They are friendly, helpful and do a great job.

My daughter started working with AJ Stevie on Algebra 1 this spring as she prepares to enter high…read moreschool. Stevie is very patient, kind, and easy for teenagers to connect with. Since he studied physics, he is also incredibly talented in math. My daughter often says that he makes math much easier to understand, and that has really helped her build confidence before starting high school. He also regularly communicates with us about my daughter's progress and learning goals. This is very important to parents.

Not an effective program. Our son did the group SAT prep class. He studied, practiced and did all…read moreof the coursework outside of class. IThere were no real improvements among his 3 practice test AJ Tutors administered. I asked the instructor about this and he said it was typical but let's see how the SAT goes and then we can assess if we want a 1:1 session (more $$ of course). We received the SAT scores and the total score has no improvement. After the 2nd practice test I inquired if we could get a list of question that were answered incorrectly so we could focus/revise studying and it didn't happen. The program is very expensive to not see any gains or meaningful improvement in overall test score from the practice tests. Instructors should know how to get students past a plateau.