Art of Problem Solving is the company that produces Beast Academy. It's excellent! While we haven't…read morebeen to the in person location yet, my child has been "playing" her Beast Academy game online and it has helped so much to improve her math grade. We love it!

We were referred by a friend to AOPS for middle school accelerated math. Before last school year…read moreended, we took our daughter to AOPS for assessment. As we expected, AOPS was more advanced, and the math director recommended us 3 options to catch up before middle school started. One of the options was to enroll our daughter at their summer camp where she could be evaluated by their teacher to get an accurate assessment. So we enrolled our daughter for the summer camp for which we were told was the best option. I emailed the director to confirm our plan and enrollment for the camp. We finished the camp; I even talked to the summer camp teacher about the assessment and asked her about our daughter's progress. Things seem ok . After the camp was completed, I reached out to the math director right away about the summer camp assessment. He then told me that the school had changed policy and summer camp could no longer be served as an assessment. This change happened in less than 4 weeks from the time the director and I had email communications and discussions over the phone. We were told to schedule for another assessment. Our daughter didn't like AOPS so much that we decided not to proceed. End of story .

Shalani was amazing at our science party over the weekend for three boys turning 7. We did three…read moreexperiments plus some crazy volcano explosions outside (this yielded some pretty hilarious pictures). Shalani and her assistant scientist had great command over the kids, while also keeping it fun. My son declared it "the best birthday party EVER," and I am pretty sure it will be a major topic of conversation today at school. It's wonderful to make learning so much fun! Thanks for making our birthday party so amazing and the planning so seamless and easy! If you are considering having Shalani provide activities at your next party, DO IT!

Shalini was the best gift from twin girl & boy 9th birthday party! After the kids expressed…read moreinterest in science, I searched on Yelp for science parties and thankfully found High Tough High Tech. From our first phone conversation, Shalini explained how it worked and set expectations. Along with her assistants, Shalini captivated 25 children under 9 for 90 minutes with explanations and experiments, concluding with explosive volcanoes - quite the finale! Added bonus - she did all of the setup & cleanup for the show. Shalini knows her science, great with kids, and easy to work with - highly recommend!

We transferred to this Kumon center about three years ago after a difficult experience at another…read morelocation that was much closer to our home. While the previous center focused on pushing progress quickly, our kids were very stressed, often cried during homework, and their fundamentals were not solid despite being far ahead in level. Working with Ms. Edith has been a completely different experience. She emphasizes building strong fundamentals instead of rushing, and it has made a huge difference. Our children are still one to two years ahead of their school grade, but now they are more confident, less stressed, and no longer dread doing Kumon. Even though this center is a 20-30 minute drive for us, it is absolutely worth it because of Ms. Edith's thoughtful and caring approach. We are very grateful for her dedication and highly recommend this center to families who value a strong foundation and a healthy learning experience.

My son is 12. He started Kumon at age 7 in first grade at the Los Gatos center. He had a…read morewonderful teacher, Vivian L., who never failed to inspire him. Vivian sold the center and a new owner took over. We stopped for a break while he was at mid-F, two years above his grade level, according to Kumon. The reason we stopped was because my husband (an engineer himself), was sympathetic that the problems were needlessly brain-twisting with no practical application. We decided to give it a try a year later, hoping that with maturity he would have more patience to deal with the problems. He was doing well and actually was able to get through level F quite easily. But then he hit a snag and we noticed that the teacher was not working with him, just giving him the same lessons over and over, which was frustrating for him. I understand that Kumon is about children discovering on their own, and making their own connections, but making them suffer through failure without a little help does nothing but make the kids hate math. We thought this was the teacher's failure, so we took him out of the Los Gatos center and transferred him to the Saratoga Center. The owner, Edith Wu, convinced me that her center was different. She said that they had award-winning assistants from Saratoga HS who would help our son if he was ever stuck on a particular concept. He was at the Saratoga Center for three months, during which time that never happened, and he was never advanced. He was assigned the same lessons over and over and over. One particular lesson was given to him seven times, a point which Mrs. Wu vehemently denied, even though I had proof in the form of dates and scores. It got to the point where my son had memorized the answers on that particular set, and he didn't even have to do the problems. There was no reason for the mindless repetition because by the third time he was getting very few or no errors, completing them at an average of 2 minutes per 2-sided page. I hate to think that my son has been 'turned off' to math for life, but at this point when anyone asks him about his subjects, he always says that math is his least favorite. When he was working with Vivian, it was his MOST favorite. Currently he has all A's, but a B in math. Teacher or method ... you be the judge. I think Kumon is good for kids in early grades but I don't think it has much to offer past fifth grade. It isn't even synched with school standards. When we moved our son from a private school (Stratford) to public school in mid 4th grade, neither Stratford nor Kumon prepared him for public school math. He had to learn new terminology and concepts, which aren't even addressed by Kumon. One problem I found with Mrs. Wu is that she refuses to use email, and indeed I don't think she uses it at all, although she has an address. I have sent emails and she claimed not to get them. She told me that she and "everyone else" prefers to talk on the phone, but I found it difficult to communicate with her by phone. My phone conversations with her ended up with me hanging up the phone because she refused to stop talking when I told her I had to leave and had nothing more to say.

Amazing place that helped my daughter late in semester to a decent grade (AP calc bc, ask for…read moreJosie) and improved my daughters SAT score by 130 points (Caecilia). You get what you pay for. I highly recommend. I will enroll my younger one when it's time.

AJ tutoring has helped me study for lots of things, most recently, the ACT. Colin has been a very…read moregood tutor, especially when it came to prepping me on the math section, my worst section.

Although I did not purchase the additional learning module, Albert's YouTube lecture series alone…read more(which addresses the two primary sections of the LSAT --logical reasoning and reading comprehension-- is both systematic and thorough. He is highly personable, relatable and even fun. It is clear that rather than pursue a career as an attorney (a profession at which he would certainly excel had that been the field in which he professionally thrived) he has chosen to leverage his natural aptitude for teaching. His passion for being an educator is infectious. In telling his own story he recounts having been literally offered unheard-of incentive packages (tuition remission and a cozy stipend) by at least two Level 1 law schools (of the four levels, Level 1 is composed of the top 14 law schools in the US) after earning a score of 179 out of 180 on what is recognized as the most difficult of objective metrics that are used to determine one's suitability to obtain admission to a top professional degree program (in this case, the JD, or Juris Doctor). Albert's love for and competence as an educator is attested to on both the preparation end as well as his delivery. HIs program is the result of an intensive inquiry into the specific types of questions (of which he's categorized from literally reading thousands of samples, fewer than a dozen actual structures on which the authors base the patterns of the text, creating variety and disguising this fact by varying the topic and content of the material on which the questions are based. Without having the benefit of this knowledge, the test-taker --regardless of innate intelligence-- is at a disadvantage that is genuinely indescribable. I believe that Albert is the type of person who enjoys the challenge of extremely complex puzzles. Being that the LSAT is just that --an extremely complex puzzle-- and one that was created by humans, it is not as though a dedicated analytic mind like Albert cannot "crack the code," so to speak. In fact, it is precisely because of years of intellectual curiosity and sheer dedication to solving the meta-questions of the exam that Albert has been able to systematically classify them. Without a knowledge of how the authors of the test assemble the information and the multiple-choice options, the aspiring LSAT taker --no matter how intrinsically smart he or she may be-- is utterly clueless in knowing how to approach these questions. On the delivery end, Albert has produced ten-plus hours of content that is presented for free on YouTube in a way that is thoroughly consistent in its format, so that --in terms of the presentation of content-- you know exactly what to expect. He introduces a handful of "tools" that make for greater degree of clarity and efficiency. I cannot overstate how critical these tools are in helping to efficiently manage the specific structure and details of a written passage while working against the clock. Having as many heuristics at your disposal is indispensable to completing the reading comprehension section, as the topics are deliberately esoteric and unengaging. Albert will make you thoroughly aware of how to "solve" both the logical reasoning (LR) and reading comprehension (RC) sections of the exam by establishing what have proven tried and true methods that, if followed given the recommended amount of preparation will result in a *significant* increase in your LSAT score.

Hi Ajit, Any chance I can get my $200 back for an initial consultation that was absolute nonsense?…read moreI have kindly asked for my money back multiple times. I want you to known that telling my kid who is STEM focused taking 10+ APs to consider taking a ceramics course doesn't cut it for a $200 initial consultation. JUST GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK. Just letting you know that your responses on your reviews of people who complain about your service is underwhelming. Improve your service and you will do much better. Ajit, I will continue to complain about the service I received to every Indian parent that I know in the Bay Area. If you think otherwise, you don't know me well... Based on your "Stanford MBA" education, you may certainly know that word travels fast in the Bay Area. A simple suggestion to all who read this (including you Ajit) - Do NOT pay $200 for an initial consultation. Simply request a free initial consultation so that you are aware of the all of the program details, the costs, and the proficiency level of the counselor. If they can't give you a free consultation, move on and find another program. Believe me, there are plenty of programs that give you all the information that you need without paying fees to find out. They should be selling you on the program and not the other way around. 8/18/25 - Ajit, I read your response. Your answer is false. My wife, my son, and I all attended the meeting with your "counselor." It was you who was missing in that meeting. So don't make up stuff. The fact remains that I have not received my $200 back....

If you need help with reading or math (yes, they help with more than reading here), then you've…read morecome to the right place.

This is a good Afterschool program. They offer quality homework help and the teachers are caring…read moreand responsible. They put your kids at the. 1st place and they provide qualitative academic support as well as they are flexible on extra courses for the kids to pick and learn during afternoons. We like it.

Our son has been in this afterschool for 4 years. We are very happy that we made the right choice…read more Our son always enjoys the times here. The head teacher, Ms. Jun, is very responsible and dedicated. we can feel she loves the kids from bottom of her heart. The kids love her, too. The course design is balanced. The classes offered include Math, Writing, Speech, Chinese, Tennis, Arts, etc. We recommend this afterschool based on our experience.

My time spent with Manuel and his team was super helpful for me and my family!…read more When it came time to do essays for my college applications, his team was very specific and detailed in their criticisms. Since the essays used in my college applications were very particular about subject matter and word count, him and his team's pointers greatly helped me in conveying my essays' messages effectively. They also made understanding finances for my difference colleges easy to understand. Going into the federal financial aid application process, I was rather intimidated with the amount of steps involved. However, after consulting with Manuel and his team, they gave us a clear outline of what we have to do and what forms of financial aid to look out for--even going as far as to point out which of my chosen colleges offer the best financial aid. Overall, College Planning ABC offered me and my family a smooth, professional, and streamlined approach to the college application process that would've felt more time-consuming and stressful otherwise.

Working with Mr. Manny has been such an excellent experience! He answers my questions promptly, and…read morereally listens to my concerns from what classes to choose in high school to the whole college application process. Manny and his team also helped with my personal essays & advised my parents the alternatives on how to pay for college. Him & his team are always responsive & take the time to know my interests & assist me as needed. Thank you so much Manny & Team for all the support and guidance!