I had the pleasure of working with Lauren as I prepared my personal statements for grad school…read moreadmissions. She provided great feedback and insights! I highly recommend her to anyone applying to grad school!

I engaged Vince about 4 months into my GRE prep. Prior to working with Vince, I had worked with one…read moreother tutor that was much too formulaic in his approach to the test. Vince tutored me via Zoom. His remote setup enabled us to have productive exchanges as he was equipped with technology that facilitated easy learning. I'm including this in my review because my previous tutor did not possess the necessary technology to properly conduct remote learning. More importantly, Vince worked with me to apply focus to my GRE study, directing me to the right materials--I had previously only studied 3rd party material. He also helped me to stay on track with weekly study plans that matched my time commitment. In our 90 minute tutoring sessions, we spent our time mostly discussing verbal topics. Most valuable was that verbal discussions with Vince built the necessary experience that enabled me to understand how ETS presents the logic in the TC/SE questions types and what ETS is looking for when presenting their RC question types. As a native English speaker, I had to re-engineer how I read the passages and questions presented in the GRE. My tutoring sessions with Vince helped me acquire the test taking "finesse" in the verbal section that I needed to go from scoring in the 70th percentile (May 2021 test) to scoring in the 96th percentile (July 2021 test). If you have the resources, I strongly recommend connecting with Vince or at least consider taking his online Verbal GRE prep course. Finally, some general test-taking advice re: the GRE. The GRE is a game and you're there to play its 80 little puzzles. One of the best pieces of advice I got from Vince himself: "Be patient, build experience, and take your time with the test." This advice really resonated with me and I took it to heart, eventually attaining the score I wanted. So, to my fellow test taker: "Be patient, build experience, and take your time with the test."

Stuart is a fantastic tutor. From our very first lesson, I knew I had chosen the right person to…read morehelp me improve my GRE score. Math has never been my strong point, but Dr. Donnelly shown me how to break down each problem in a simple step-by-step method that made it seems almost easy. He is very patient, professional, and his calm, relaxed style of teaching made our lessons enjoyable. I ended up improving my math score by 23 percentile points. I could not have done this without Stuart's help!

From the owner: Dr. Stuart Donnelly founded Doctor GRE Prep here in San Diego to meet the needs of students…read morepreparing for the GRE exam in order to gain acceptance into various graduate programs. Stuart's academic credentials and teaching experience are second to none. He has a Ph.D. from Oxford University and 20+ years of private GRE tutoring and teaching experience at all levels. He is also the author of several critically acclaimed test prep books by the best-selling "For Dummies" series by Wiley and Sons Publishing. Many leading educators consider Dr. Donnelly to be "One of the most experienced and qualified private GRE tutors in the country.” Private lessons with Dr. Donnelly are available online via Zoom or in person at his San Diego, CA office. Over the past 20 years, Dr. Donnelly has helped hundreds of students improve their GRE scores significantly and get into their chosen graduate school. We are sure he can do the same for you.

Greg was recommended by a friend of mine and at first I wasn't sure we would need him. My son had a…read moregreat GPA and very good SAT score, so we thought we could do all the college applications essays himself. Well, a month before he was supposed to submit his essays he decided that he did not like what he wrote and that it wasn't representing who he was. In a panic mode we contacted Greg to help. In just a month they were able to do an incredible common app essay and over 10 supplemental essays for all the EAs my son was sending out. In short 2 months my son was able to submit around 40 supplemental essays to various top 20 Engineering schools. Greg provided an amazing structure, accountability and results. It made the process so much easier and stress free, not only for my son, but also for us, the parents. And the best part of this process is, that it gave my son a much clearer picture of who he was, what he strengths are, he was able to grasp all his accomplishments from someone that has never met him before and it's not his relative. PARENTS this is HUGE for a teenager!!! We are early in the game but so far from the 2 universities that my son applied early to, with decisions by the end of the year, he was accepted to both. We can't wait to see where he ends up going! Thanks Greg, for all your help!

My daughter is currently in 10th grade, so we have a long journey ahead of us. We decided to hire…read moreGreg during the summer between 9th and 10th grade as the college app landscape has changed so drastically. He has helped us with some critical course selection choices. We will use him for ACT prep this summer as well as math tutoring. We know this is an area of strength for Greg, as tutoring was his prior career. Greg has a great demeanor. He is very approachable and he listens attentively. Greg provides balanced, fair, and honest feedback that leaves us realistic yet hopeful about college prospects. We feel so fortunate to have found an "all in one" tutor and college counselor who will guide us through these next few years.

DO NOT GO TO THIS LOCATION!!!…read more I paid over $1000 for a GRE prep course and they completely messed everything up. They told me that 9 people were in the class, turned out to be 15. Also, a few of them were ridiculously...ungifted...and made the class unbearably slow for the rest of us. First problem: They did not give me online access to the practice tests which was a guaranteed part of the course. I set aside 4 hours to complete them and then couldn't get to the site! I contacted THREE phone numbers to try and get this resolved, and no one answered. I finally got a call back the next day and was granted access. However, I had no time and had to rush through the test, therefore getting a pretty low scores that was not reflective of my ability. THEN it told me that I would have to pay an additional fee to get my essay graded. No thank you, I said, and skipped that part of the test. Turned out, essay grading was supposed to be included in the price of the course. All the other students got theirs graded and I just missed out and didn't get that feedback. Called back again and they "fixed" the problem. Then my instructor mysteriously didn't get my score report on the 1st test so she couldn't go over my strengths and weaknesses with me. She told me that she would figure out what was going on and would go over it with me the next week. However, we were supposed to take the second test by the next class. How was I supposed to take the second test without getting feedback on the first? When the instructor finally went over my test with me, she decided to go over everyone's SECOND scores before she went over my first score - I therefore had to wait until long after the class had ended to get my first score back...when everyone else already had their second. I fell so far behind that I didn't take the next 3 progress tests. When I complained about this, I was offered no sort of compensation. They did not fulfill their contractual obligations and the only thing I was told was that I could take the course again if I was disatisfied. Well, yes...because I totally have that much free time on my hands between college, work, and applying to internships. I ended up buying a Kaplan book and scoring above the 90th percentile on both the quantitative and verbal parts of the GRE. I'm not sure if every location is as bad as this one - but it was bad. And their customer service was horrible. The instruction was ok - but overall I felt it was a waste of time. We would spend 5 minutes on 1 question to make sure that everyone understood - really you can only spend about a minute on each question when you take the test.

First, let me express my sincere gratitude to Clarissa Constantine for her individualized attention…read moreto my son's needs. He is a gifted student, which she recognized, and therefore focused her efforts with him on polishing his test taking skills. With just 3 hours of personal tutoring, which is a very reasonable investment of time and money, his practice ACT scores rose to his goal level. He ended up in the 99+%, with three of the four sections a perfect 36. Because he was enrolled (even in private tutoring), he had access to workbooks, practice tests and scoring summaries. Now, the downside. My son was initially signed up for a group class which was canceled. The website (run by the national PR), is very buggy and difficult. Even my hubby, with a CS degree from Cal, couldn't figure it out. I had to call for help A LOT. Zach took my calls, helped me out, organized the tutoring, and ended up saving me a lot of money. But, it was not without some pain and frustration. In the end, my son made his goal score, I saved money over the group class fee, and my son had access to all the tools he needed for self study. However, the benefits of those 3 private tutoring hours were tremendous. I highly recommend this individualized approach, which both allowed him to have free time to be a kid and reach his lofty ACT goals.

I worked with Dr. Donnelly specifically for CARS; however, I truly do think that our work together…read morehelped me across the board. He introduced me to methodical ways to approach reading passages, fully comprehend the questions, what to do when you are stuck, and more. Prior to working with Dr. Donnelly, I had no method for answering CARS questions, and oftentimes I lacked confidence in my answers. After working with Dr. Donnelly, I ended up getting a 130 on CARS and a 525 overall. I think part of what made our work together so impactful was that he really taught me how to understand and approach the MCAT in a way I hadn't been previously. He always explained questions in a way that made sense -- sometimes offering several explanations to make sure I understood the logic behind each question or approach I was confused on. Additionally, he provided me with so much practice material (including full lengths) that I really felt like I could properly target my weaknesses. For example, running out of time was always an issue for me; however with Dr. Donnelly's method and materials, I was able to increase my speed immensely! As I said previously, I really think that I was able to take what he taught me in CARS and apply it to other sections -- especially when I was stuck. In our weeks working together, my understanding and confidence grew immensely; when approaching questions, I could really see the reasoning behind one answer being correct versus incorrect. I strongly recommend Dr. Donnelly to anyone studying for the MCAT!

Before Dr. Donnelly's MCAT classes, I was struggling so much with improving my score. I felt at a…read morestandstill with my CP score, which was incredibly frustrating. However, with Dr. Donnelly's help, I was able to pinpoint specific sections where I was weak and have targeted practice with those types of questions. I can definitely say that Dr. Donnelly offers an individualized approach, with plenty of practice materials available to test yourself as your test day approaches. On test day, I was able to score in the 88th percentile overall, a vast improvement from my previous scores. I could not recommend him more for your MCAT needs!

one of the worst. I would not recommend this tutoring service to anyone. They tell you something…read moreelse and act differently. They do not have good teachers.

Do not use this service. It's overpriced, the customer service is terrible and the tutoring is…read moremediocre. We scheduled an in person session. The tutor was horrible. He came twice. He spent 1.5 hours each time talking about his wife and showing my daughter Photos of his vacations. He also told us he was fired from his teaching job for punching a student. After that we were only able to schedule tutors virtually because no one was available in our area. The tutors we're going to school and working so the times were very inconvenient. We used 16 hours of tutoring. They charged me for the three hours of the tutor that wasted our time. We had agreed to 36 hours in our contract. Don't waste your $$$$! There are local tutors that charge $25-50 an hour in person tutoring at your convenience not at the convenience of students with limited time or with bad teachers!

Two of our daughters have been working with Vickee for the past two years. We have seen a measured…read moreand dramatic rise in their grades and credit the tutoring with much of that. Their work is done in fun and pleasant way that makes it easier for us as parents to get them to do homework. Most recently, Vickee challenged them to a contest where they could earn "rewards" for completing their words. They are knocking themselves out to meet the requirements and don't even realize they are learning at the same time. I am unsure how my wife and I could be more grateful that we found Vickee. A complete rockstar!

Mrs Vickee is amazing my three boys who vary in grades from 4th-7th just think she's awesome! She's…read morea great help takes her time to explain and makes sure the boys understand the material. I highly recommend her!