Huntington in the Encino Town Center (17200 block of Ventura Blvd.) continues to exceed…read moreexpectations. The staff is highly knowledgeable, professionally trained, and certified, with every instructor holding a college degree and many having graduate-level expertise. The environment stands out: productive, joyful, and filled with engaged families and enthusiastic students. It's rare to find a learning center that combines rigor, warmth, and community this well. A genuinely impressive place. Not a diamond in the rough... the crown jewel.

I have been an educator for many years and I am impressed with the content and delivery. See you at…read moreHuntington Learning Center Encino!

Will tutored me to help improve my SAT score…read more He taught me excellent strategies and tricks to perform better in the Critical Reading section. He quickly diagnosed errors that I was making, and was able to give specific suggestions on how to fix them right away. He showed me multiple techniques for how to read the passages effectively, what to underline, how to make sure that I finish under time, etc. With Will's help, I was able to raise my score on the new SAT by more than 150 points to a score in the 99.8 percentile! I highly recommend his services to anyone looking to improve their SAT score.

Will's help led me, an international student who began SAT prep less than 2 months before taking it…read moreand attended a school that didn't emphasize standardized test taking skills or subject, to score within the 95th national percentile. He carefully broke down questions and taught me invaluable strategies for test taking, and I'd highly recommend him to anyone seeking standardized test preparation.

Tammy was not only an unbelievable tutor but my greatest asset throughout high school. She is…read moreextremely patient, understanding, and always willing to take the extra minute or two to help you fully understand the material. Considering I was an athlete and did not go to traditional school, due to my soccer demands, I would say I needed a little help in every subject. To my astonishment, Tammy either knew about the subject or would learn about it during her off time and come back during our next session and help me with the material. Tammy completely changed my writing for the better, tutored me for my SAT, and helped me understand chemistry. During the two years that we worked together, I received a 4.3 cumulative GPA. With Tammy's help, along with soccer, I got into numerous top universities including Yale, Cornell, and Boston University-which I currently attend. I would say my overall experience with Tammy was nothing short of exceptional. If you are looking for a tutor that can help you learn (not just get a grade) while working around your schedule Tammy is who you want to call!

Tammy wasn't available to tutor my kid but she's the best and immediately got back to me with…read moreoptions etc.

Matt has been an incredible tutor for our son, helping him build not only stronger academic skills…read morebut also genuine confidence in subjects he once found challenging. Under Matt's guidance, our son has come to truly enjoy math--something we never thought we'd say! His test scores have improved significantly, and his performance on the ISEE reflected just how far he's come. But Matt's impact hasn't stopped at math; he's also supported our son in writing and vocabulary, helping him grow into a more well-rounded student. Matt is also a pleasure to work with. He's reliable, communicative, and has a natural ability to connect with kids. Our son actually looks forward to his weekly tutoring sessions. We're very grateful for the positive influence Matt has had on both our son's education and his attitude toward learning.

Matt was fantastic for the ISEE. Matt was flexible with a short timeline to the test, thoughtful…read moreabout how to study efficiently, responsive between sessions if we had a question... great chill and positive demeanor, realistic check-ins... and my son got a 9 on every section. Really perfect execution by Matt. What more could you ask for?

The most unprofessional experience I have had - please be warned about this company…read more I was referred to Davidson Tutoring by Valerie at Learning Encounters as we were looking for private 1:1 tutoring for the ISEE this fall. We are currently enrolled at a wonderful private school here on the Westside, however, my daughter was hoping to make a switch. Valerie told me that Davidson was "excellent, highly recommended and know the ISEE inside and out." Naturally, I was very interested; and in hindsight am very concerned that they would be referring them to this company if they knew what was truly happening. I was told to speak to their Director, Debora H. and I reached out to her on Friday, 9/12. I knew that our window for effective tutoring was very short as we had hoped to take the ISEE in November and December so every day was crucial for us to start a program. I spoke with Deborah on 9/13 and she immediately emailed me back with a recommended plan. I was clear about our need to start soon with someone who knew the Upper Level ISEE test and was reassured we would be able to move forward as soon as our daughter could take the sample test online, which we did over the weekend. After submitting it, 2 days goes by without hearing any additional information. Every call was answered by an answering service who tried every single associate including her assistant, Lisa and no one ever answers. Even when I had scheduled to speak with her other days, I would receive very nonplussed responses like, "Oh shoot...I lost track of time!", or the more vague "I wasn't able to leave a message for some reason." When she asked that my daughter complete an additional math packet to "get more information on her placement" we sent it over. Again, no response. I follow up by email, still nothing for 3 days! Her response? "I am sorry, I missed this somehow." What?! WEEKS go by like this and we are now into OCTOBER and still I have NO profiles for tutors being sent to me, NO books or materials and more importantly we have NO start date. Mind you, I have ALREADY PAID. Finally, I issue an email on Oct. 3rd letting them know that if there is no plan, I will ask my credit card to reverse the charges for services not rendered. Of course, I get a call immediately with a promise to send over a profile of a candidate. She then overnighted 2 books to my home finally. When I ask how much experience this tutor has with the Upper Level ISEE she says, "Well, not much but she fits the personality of your daughter best." I didn't ask for a friend for my daughter - I had asked specifically with someone who KNEW the UL ISEE and could help her gain immediate traction as we had minimal time to get tutoring in. The weekend goes by with further delays as she was "trying to find other options." She found one more tutor, and gave me a start date for the following weekend, and then had to cancel it as the tutor accidentally scheduled that slot. When I asked if I could take the weekday spot that had opened, she said that tutor would not be filling that time. So, all in all, we ended up with NO tutor and Deborah refunded my money. The more insulting aspect here is that she actually asked me to go to FedEx to drop off one of the books to return to them (which I did) and then added insult to injury to ask that I go to UPS to drop the other one off. It's fair to say, that in my time in business, I have never encountered such a reprehensible and unprofessional way of working. Not only was my daughter left with even less time for necessary tutoring (6 WEEKS less), but I had to scramble to find another company which, luckily, I was able to. I am so happy to have LA Tutors instead as the tutor and director were immediately responsive, professional, and have been very communicative about my daughter's progress. I will be writing an amazing review for them. However, please save yourself the headache that I went through and avoid Davidson Tutoring altogether. And the fact that Learning Encounters recommended them so highly makes me suspicious of them as well. Clearly, they have no idea of how this business is run and what they are doing. And after reading other's reviews about Davidson, I feel like an idiot for trusting them with something so crucial. But happy that we dodged this bullet and are in good hands now. Please seek better for your child.

Davidson tutoring was incredibly helpful with preparing my son for the ISEE. Our tutor (Yennie) was…read moregreat and worked closely with the main office to make sure my son's program was specifically tailored to his needs. They were always available to talk with me and my son loved working with Yennie during his sessions. They provided all the information we needed and I was very happy with the program.

My daughter, Katie is graduating from LMU in Los Angeles with honors in just a few weeks. She has…read morebeen accepted as a grad student at George Washington in DC. Her acceptance into College was achieved with the guidance of Jeannie Borin. Katie was motivated to go to college but needed guidance to achieve her goals. My son, Tyler, however needed motivation to apply after 2 years at a JC. He agreed to worked with Jeannie and not only did she help him get motivated but he applied to 4 colleges and was accepted to 3. He graduated from LMU in 2013 and has been working in Seattle as a security engineer and has just accepted a Senior Security position with a very large and prestigious company in the Bay Area.

Jeannie Borin has been THE indispensable guiding force in our daughter's college application…read moreprocess. This has involved working through a mind-boggling array of tasks and issues in the challenging process of identifying and applying to colleges: focusing in on our daughter's goals and objectives both in terms of academics and location, identifying potential schools, identifying high school classes considered necessary or beneficial by target schools, focusing our daughter's preparation and choices, working alongside her during every step of the lengthy the application process - oh, and becoming one our family's favorite people in the process: Jeannie is charming, warm, supportive humorous, in addition, of course, to being smart and effective. Jeannie Borin is the beast of the best in college co-ordination! Thanks so much, Jeannie!

Reza helped me with my online math class, my counselor from Valley College recommended me to him…read more He's very kind and patient in explaining the problems step by step. I'm glad I hired him to help me since online class can be difficult.

My veterans counselor recommended Reza to help me with my Statistics class at PCC. I was about 2…read moreweeks behind on my homework and thought I was going to fail. Reza truly came to my rescue and helped me tremendously in my class, he is very patient and flexible with accommodation. I highly recommend him.

My daughter found Oxford after trying several other college counselors for essay help. Many lacked…read moreempathy, patience, knowledge about culture, or how to draw the reader in with more than facts in the short space of word count. JT was the gift she needed. He made himself available, is patient, accommodating and has the worldly life & writing skills to hit all the angles. My daughter did the base work and research on her own for the foundation for her essays, but JT knew how to hone them to make sense, and get everything in the word count without compromising the emotion my girl was seeking. She was distraught and overwhelmed until she found him through word of mouth at school. JT was the first college counselor that could work one on one with her and I didn't have to be part of the process because after reading what they produced, we trusted him. She ultimately earned full tuition in 5 merit scholarships to our local US News ranked top 25 college because she had put in the hard work academically, and holistically through the years, but JT understood her goals to write a story weaving in everything she had done (which was a lot) within the word count without compromising the quality of essays. My recommendation is for your teen do the research on the strongest activities they want to present in a bullet point list, pre-write out factual essays trying to squeeze in a coherent story and then go to JT to help him understand the direction. This saved her time and us money, plus helped her feel confident when they would hang up on what she was to go fix before the next call. She did all by Zoom, and maximized her time this way. From there, they crafted compelling essays that I'm still proud to re-read. Thank you Oxford for finding JT. We could not have gotten through this without him. Will definitely be using him for child number 2 when the time comes soon.

I went to Oxford for my help with my son's ACT prep. I liked that they had 1 on 1 service rather…read morethan a group setting. Melissa was great from the beginning with answering questions about the program, setting up schedules and being flexible when we needed to change days/times due to my son's sports commitment. The initial pre-test he only scored a 21. We trusted Melissa and JT to help him bring up his score enrolling him in a 26-session package, twice a week. I am thrilled to share that he scored a 32 on the official ACT test. This was a huge jump from what he started. My son says he really enjoyed working with Melissa, that she made learning enjoyable and understandable. I highly recommend using Melissa to support for ACT preparation. Thank you Melissa!

It's really a good place for kids to learn. My kids go to this place once a week in addition to…read moredoing their at home booklets one math and one language. My kids have been going there for almost seven months. I saw language improvement on my boy and math improvement on my girl. Ms. Claire is sooo amazing , dedicated and loves what she does. Their Covid-19 guidelines is good too. It's overall a good after School program. Recommend

Great place for kids to learn…read more Best location and affordable too! Great asset for any parents and students wanting to better their grades. I highly recommend this place. Both of my kids went here and we're super happy. However I think from personal experience that the reading and writing part of Kumon is better than the math part of Kumon. Wish I had known about this place years ago!