My son had Mark as his driving instructor. He learned a lot and grew more confident as a driver…read morethrough his driving sessions. I appreciate that Mark hold his drivers to a high standard. My son was even pointing out the many errors I make when driving ;).

My daughter came home in tears because of how rude the instructor was. She said that he's extremely…read moreegotistical and condescending. When she got her permit, she had no clue how to operate a vehicle after 10 classes. Very unprofessional, do not send your child here.

I passed my road test last week! Imran Khan was my driving instructor. He is a very patient and…read morefocused instructor. His primary focus is improving the student's road skills; everything else comes second! He provides really good guidelines about the road rules of Illinois. He would also make us feel comfortable by talking about his learning experience. The USP of this driving school is that, unlike other driving schools, Imran is focused on ensuring his students become excellent, efficient, smart and defensive drivers, no matter what their current level of expertise in driving is! He identifies the areas of improvement and the mindset shift that is needed and gives us more practice in those areas. For example, I am used to the driving attitude from a different country. I had to unlearn those guidelines and shift my mindset to tune to the driving attitude of Illinois. I am really glad I learned driving from Imran sir! Kudos to his efforts and sincerity!!

Ms. Sabrina was incredibly disrespectful to me when I took the driving lessons. I had her for 7/10…read morelessons I had, and each one, I felt immensely under pressure, and every move I made was critiqued even if it was correct. she often tapped the break when I was driving fine, when I asked what was wrong, she just said I messed something up without actually telling me my mistake. all of the other instructors I had were great and incredibly informativ, except her. One of my friends recently took a driving test there with her to finally get her license she has been waiting for, for so long. but she failed her because she was barely over a yellow line when turning at an intersection. This was her only mistake. You better hope you do not receive her as a driving instructor. 2 of my other friends also had her a hefty amount, ans have horror stories of how much of a jerk she was.

All the prior reviews citing the inability to schedule behind the wheel sessions is spot on. The…read moreare SEVERELY understaffed - obviously do not have enough instructors to offer enough sessions to meet the demands of the customer load they have eagerly taken on. Sessions book up IMMEDIATELY - and you'll end up having to wait another month to get a second chance to win the lottery of getting a behind the wheel session. Additionally, you will need to pay more money to reinstate your agreement when you are unable to complete all required sessions within the time period.

Very disappointing experience with MyDrive Academy. My younger brother contacted them because he…read morewanted driving lessons and more practice with a professional instructor. He clearly communicated that he was not comfortable taking the road test yet and only wanted classes. Instead of listening to that, their response pushed him toward scheduling the road test anyway and encouraged him to purchase additional lessons. It felt more like a sales push than actually helping the student. My brother is autistic, and driving situations can already be stressful for him. He tried to explain that he wasn't ready and just wanted more practice, but that didn't seem to be taken into consideration. We asked for a refund for the road test fee since the service was never performed and was never even scheduled, but they refused and cited a strict "no refund" policy. It's disappointing to see a company refuse to refund an unused service instead of working with the student.

Francisco is my instructor and he is amazing!! Very patient, helpful, and funny too! I passed!…read moreHighly recommend. Thank you!!

The Downers Grove location took my money in December for a class in January. They cancelled the…read moreclass and promised a refund by Feb 10th. They still haven't processed the refund and the number is now disconnected.

I would reccommend a 5 star to this Driving School. Starting from Rudy who picked up my enquiry…read morefirst and then with my teacher Kalli. Everything was great. Kalli taught me the basics of road safety and defensive driving. I had to unlearn many things to get my basics right. thanks to my teacher. Sometimes i feel, the driving schools have a special contribution in making our roads more safe. Thanks to everyone at Michael's

I had a very good experience taking lessons from Excel. Dave, my instructor, was awesome. He is a…read morevery patient person and that's exactly what you need when you are learning to drive. I highly recommend him for an instructor. To this day, I still use his advice when I'm on the road. He has definitely made me a safe and alert driver. The only problem I had was with the online payment. I put my deposit down and it took 6 weeks for anyone to call and schedule a time. Now there was a long wait (4 weeks) because you are basically fighting with all the high schoolers to get a spot. But once I called about this, I was set up for a schedule right away. This is the place in the area to learn how to drive.

I would give a zero if I could. we were promised a home pick up for the driving portion(it's why…read morethe school was chosen at a higher price). That is a lie. My child was bounced around instructors, one of them physically and verbally assaulted her. The instructor she was assigned to had no openings most of the summer because she "wasn't working." We tried to schedule and were given final drives available after school started, not conducive. I was refused service or a refund to take my child elsewhere for the drives. Excel are crooks and scam artists.

Kiran Haq was the best driving instructor for behind the wheel from Excel Driving School for my two…read moresons. Kiran taught my boys to be patient when driving and to follow all of the rules of the road. Kiran prepared them very well for their final driving exam. Kiran was extremely flexible and patient with them in working in their behind the wheel appointments and helping them on areas of improvement. We are so thankful to have Kiran for both of my boys for their behind the wheel instructor. Kiran prepared both of my boys very well to be new drivers. We would highly recommend Kiran Haq for Excel Company.

Great experience for my daughter. She had a fantastic instructor and passed the driving test with…read moreflying colors. I would highly recommend.

My experience with Top Driver was a series of false promises, excuses, and disappointment. If…read moreyou're looking for a reliable and professional driving school, I would strongly advise looking elsewhere.

i signed my granddaughter up for driving lessons through this program and was very satisfied with…read morethe results. My granddaughter lacked confidence and was highly anxious, Brendan Kraft coordinated lessons for her at our convenience and he personally taught her the majority of her behind the wheel driving. it was expensive but she improved her skills and became more confident. Best news, she passed the driving test and got her license on her first attempt. We are most grateful.

If I could give this school a negative million I would…read more I can't begin to tell you what a waste of money it was. The staff here is TERRIBLE, they're rude and incompetent. The material I learned here was CRAP....it did NOTHING to prepare me for working in a salon...if I could redo any mistake I had made money wise it'd be to save my $16K+ and attend Pivot Point. GIRLS, do your homework! ....I was suckered in by the promise of learning new cuts from industry trained professionals but I was absolutely robbed blind. DON'T let this happen to you. I suggest to have a look around the school and take into account the ventilation (b/c there's only one door [that usually stays closed] and when you're doing perms and other chemical services, this is a HUGE no-no)...The big tell tale sign is the constant rotation of teachers...They're always quitting! I couldn't get comfortable with one b/c just as soon as I was starting to learn something they would just take off. I ran into one at another school and she had nothing but terrible things to say about Hair Professional's Academy. When I tell stylists where I went to school the common response is: "Oh my God, you didn't! That school's a joke.." Do yourself a world of good, stay away from these chains of schools, they're going to steal your money..rush you through a program without giving two sh*ts to what happens to you and when you leave you'll be the laughing stock of the Cosmetology field :[

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