I had a great testing experience here and highly recommend it. The staff are all super nice and…read morehelpful in getting you checked in and started on your exam. It is a smaller location, so I can see the spots filling up fast. There are probably 20 seats in total, so I think the lower volume makes less traffic of testgoers and an overall great experience. If I have further professional exams to take, I will do my best to schedule them here!

This test center is located in downtown Boston and is very accessible by bus or train (only a few…read moreminutes walk from the downtown crossing train station). My experience here has always been positive. The staff here (David and Debbie) are helpful, likable, and kind. I've also never had any issues with the computers and connectivity here while taking my exams (unlike my experience at the Pearson Back Bay location where the connection occasionally got laggy and scared me to death when a couple system error message popped up in the middle of my exam!) The only downside about this test center is that there's only a single bathroom available for each gender in the building that is shared with other tenants. This might be an issue if you're taking a timed exam but i've personally never had an issue with this since i never had to use the bathroom in the middle of an exam. Good luck on your exams!

Just ended my weekend PMP boot camp with Russ Thornley this past weekend at 1200 Beacon st. I…read morehighly recommend taking this boot camp with him. He is very knowledgeable and fun. When I first signed up for this boot camp, I thought to myself how I going to last through this class without falling into sleep. This was a four day boot camp. Each day was from 8:30am to 6:00pm. But Russ knew when to throw a couple jokes or interesting stories. I felt fully engaged the whole time. Great boot camp! Great instructor!

Course date: 10/16 through 10/19. Instructor: Michael Einstein…read more Michael is a fantastic instructor that has a passion for the material he's teaching. Though it was a lot of material to cover in 4 days, Michael's enthusiastic attitude and many wonderful stories that pertained to the topic at hand really helped make it a great and memorable learning experience. He was also open to any questions during lectures, which really helped me to solidify my knowledge as we progressed through the material. On 10/24 I took my exam and I'm happy to say I passed! Thanks, again, Michael!

I took the Digital Cameras I class for the second time (took it first 5 years ago but never…read morefollowed through to buy a digital camera) with Chris Sanchez. It was crazy fun, and a wonderful introduction to the basics of a digital camera. I once again rented from BPW. I went for a Fuji mirrorless, since poking around had shown glowing reviews from professional photographers. Silly me! It was heavy and control-glutted. Not the camera for somebody who's new to digital photography. Fortunately, Chris saw me getting frustrated, so he swapped the Fuji out for a Nikon Z50 mirrorless. It wasn't perfect for me (I don't like how you can easily bump the "zoom" button on the monitor with your nose or finger and wind up with a WTF moment where you have no idea why you're suddenly looking at the subject super closeup. Also, the monitor is very funky: it blinks on and off constantly when you're trying to choose a setting or look at the display to review your photos). But it was miles easier to use than the Fuji, so word to the wise if you're new to digital, get baffled by too many controls, and/or don't like a super heavy camera; see if you can rent a mirrorless Nikon instead, if they have any to rent out. If not, try Borrow Lenses in Waltham. I'm renting a Nikon Z50 from them now. Anyway, more to the point, Chris is a remarkably good teacher. He breaks things down in uber simple terms, and then repeats himself when he says something that's important to remember, so it really sinks in and is easy to comprehend. I really enjoyed the actual shooting, too. We walked around shooting texture inside the studio building, since it was a rainy day. Playing with exposure, ISO and aperature really brought the lecture materials to life in a visceral way. His emphasis on underexposing a scene is so helpful: You can really see colors get richer and more saturated when you do that. It was a wonderful experience shooting in manual and seeing why you'd want to do that: your photos can really pop. I've already taken Chris's Digital Cameras II class, which delves into lenses and focus, as well as nighttime photography with Aaron. Those two workshops were just as excellent as Digital Camera I. I will absolutely take more workshops. First, though, I need to actually commit to a camera and buy it!

I just took the Digital Cameras I class with Haley, and it was a great experience. The class…read morecovered everything you need to get you shooting in manual mode, and to learn the basics of your camera. Haley was an excellent instructor who took time to answer everyone's questions while still covering all of the material. I'd definitely recommend this class to anyone looking to get into photography, and will seriously consider some of their other classes in the future!

Freedom Trail Realty School was great for Massachusetts State Licensure. I especially liked the…read moreinstructor Bob Raiche, as well as Janice Diaz. The practice tests were more helpful in preparing you for the test than the practice questions, as they were more anecdotal. I did pass the MA and Federal exam through PSI on the first try. Just wanted to note that PSI no longer issues licenses. It is now done through the Board of Registration. I learned this the hard way, as PSI took payment from me, when they were actually supposed to give the test results to the Board, upon which they ask you to pay, upload your own picture and print the license (laminated it too). This took about 3 weeks and many phone calls to straighten out. I still need to be reimbursed by PSI as essentially I have paid 2X for my license. Just thought I would share this for other MA residence who are taking the Real Estate Sales Person Exam.

I paid them last year for their course and I've been trying to reach them for over a month about…read morecourse content, but I've gotten no reply. I'm talking multiple emails to their "support" email, multiple "contact us" form messages. Seems very convenient to ignore students once they've paid. Shitty support not happy at all.

IDK but I feel to have received little for what I'd expected. Definitely would not recommend. Maybe…read moreI had wrong expectations but the improvement in my ability to hold a speech did not materialize.

Boston native Kit Pang is the Beatles before they became the BEATLES. Just like how the Beatles…read morefollowed fall Malcom Gladwell's 10,000 hour rule to master a skill, Kit has done 10,000 hours of speaking to truly master that skill. It is just a matter of time before some prime TV special or movie picks him. His workshops are great. His coaching on point. And he has experience with solopreneurs, Fortune 500 companies and the everyday Jane. Highly recommend Kit.

Terrible experience and customer service -- stay away! I…read moreplaced an order and paid extra for 2-day shipping. Got a shipping notification a couple days later. Several days later, tracking showed UPS still hadn't received my order. Emailed customer service for an update. No response except a generic auto-reply. Several days later I tried to call the store and was told they don't handle online-shopping customer service; email is the only contact method. Two weeks after placing my order, since UPS still hadn't received my item, I emailed to cancel my order and get a refund. Still no response. Ultimately, I contacted my credit card to dispute the charge and, miraculously, within a couple hours Milk Street finally got back to let me know my order was canceled. I will never do business with Milk Street again.

Milk Street is the brainchild of Christopher Kimball. He is a publisher and chef both. He created…read morethis around 2017, and it's both a podcast and a magazine. The podcast is free, but pushes his subscription service, which has a wide variety of formats. You can subscribe to the paper copy, the electronic one, both etc. He also sells various spices and cooking utensils, all of which he reviews and gives ideas for using. His podcasts are easy tom listen to and engaging. He brings on a variety of guests, from chefs to recipe creators to book authors and more.