I'm sharing this with a heavy heart. My son attended an iD Tech summer camp in summer 2025 and…read moreexperienced an assault from 2 other campers. He reported what happened to a counselor, but no action was taken to protect him, and the counselor failed to do his job. He didn't inform the camp director, though the director was aware there were other concerns with those 2 campers as they kept going into my son's room which I shared with her. As parents, we were never notified until my son finally felt safe enough to tell us last month. When I contacted iD Tech, I was put in touch with Kimberly Frinell. Initially, she seemed sympathetic, but communication quickly became sparse and then stopped altogether. It now feels like the company is hoping we'll just go away. This experience exposed serious gaps in training, accountability, and most importantly child safety. There appears to be no reliable system for incident reporting, escalation, or even contacting counselors from previous years. For a program this expensive, the lack of care and follow-through is unacceptable. id tech isn't a safe environment for children, and the way this was handled after the fact was deeply disappointing. I would strongly caution parents against sending their children here, and caution anyone considering working for them to think twice.

Our son did the Battlebots camp at UCSD. He did the day program, not the overnight program…read more Pros: He said the lunch was AMAZING, the actual Battlebots portion of the camp was fun and engaging for him but that this was only about 3 hours of his 8 hour day there. His instructor gave out heartfelt certificates at the end that showed he cared about and knew the students. Cons: While we signed him up for Battlebots camp, he spent ~3 hours a day playing Roblox and other computer games as part of his day (all the kids in his camp did). Additionally, his camp shared a room with a Roblox programing camp which he said made it hard to listen to his instructor because the other instructor was also teaching in the same space. (We went in the rooms, they are not large - they were smaller than his elementary school classroom).

My kid went through Mr. Hulls program back in 2008-2010, so this is a very late review. However, I…read morehonestly felt that he and his program had helped my kid greatly. It did improve his scores and he was able to get into a very good school, and eventually got into a very good law school and received his JD. Now, he works for a high tech company and their stocks have gone through the roof. Mr. Hull was a little stiff at times, but I think that is from him taking his job seriously.

Did not help in any admissions. Child got into all the schools that Ivy Review did not help with…read more The schools Ivy review helped with, student did not get admission. Essay feedback was not personalized enough, very generic advice. Needs more 1-1 sessions of actually doing work, case by case basis, not just general admission strategy. Would not recommend.

We went there and took a test. The staff were professional and kind. They emailed us with reminder…read moreand give my child a gel bead pack to reduce pressure. The entire experience was pleasant and smooth. It totally made my day.

I can go on and on and on and on about how resourceful, compassionate, loyal and awesome Jana…read moreParker at MBD is...BUT I would like to share how truly brilliant Carlin Graveline is! Carlin is MBD's speech/language pathologist, who also specializes in early literacy, can you say WOW!? As a Momma bear, I have searched high and low for someone like Carlin. We previously had a SLP and a special education tutor (who we still love dearly) but Carlin is both of them combined into one! She is a "one stop shop" if you will. Given her educational background (PhD student), extensive experience, and her ability to connect with my kids, she has been a dream come true for us! My kids are understanding AND comprehending the connection between speech, language, reading, hearing, and writing because of her! Thank you Jana and Carlin! You're both such beautiful souls who have given us so much of your advice, guidance, and sincerity!

This place is amazing! I was a terrible student coming out of eighth grade, but now, I have a great…read moreplace to work, all the help I could ever need, and I have the healthy study habits to help me all through college. Thank you All Minds Matter! -Satisfied 9th grader.

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.

I met Manny at one of his free meetings at the library and trusting him with my daughter's college…read moreadmission was truly one of the best decisions I've made. She was admitted to several top schools and will be attending one of the top UCs this year. As a middle‑class parent without much knowledge of how the admissions system works here, I was overwhelmed. Manny guided us through every step -- from essays to financial aid to taxes -- with patience, clarity, and genuine care. My daughter says that without his help she wouldn't have done nearly as well, and she really enjoyed working with him, which mattered a lot during an already stressful school year. I highly recommend Manny if you have a child preparing for college, Thank you, Manny!

My child's Aops math class, scheduled for this Sunday, August 31st, was canceled due to Labor Day…read more First, Labor Day is on September 1st. Why was the August 31st class canceled? Second, the institution only sent out one email notification and no other forms of communication. As a result, my elementary school-aged child was dropped off by their transportation service and left alone outside the classroom for an hour and a half, as they had forgotten to bring a watch or any other communication device to contact us. I hope that in similar situations, the institution will not only use email but also provide a second notification the day before the cancellation via text, voicemail, or a call. This would prevent similar incidents from happening again.

best ever! I learned so much from this and it is awesome! It helped me get high scores for my tests.read more

Scott is a very positive person. From the initial consultation to the in-home visit, he was…read moreattentive, professional, a great listener and created a sense of trust right away. He took the time to understand our concerns as the school system can really be a lot stressful. He responds to emails quickly which makes the communication a lot easier and reassuring. We look forward to working with him through the IEP process. Highly recommended.

Navigating the school system can be intimidating, but Scott gave us our voice. He is professional,…read morecalm, and super responsive. He helped us secure a solid 504 plan as well as crucial Home Hospital instruction for our child that was so crucially needed during his recent post surgery recovery. If you need someone to fight for your child's education, he is the person to contact. We are so thankful to have met him!

My daughter has been attending Campbell Kumon center for the last 4 months and I already see…read moresignificant improvement. She has doubled her speed in the tests for addition, subtraction and multiplication in just 3 months! This center goes an extra mile (compared to the West SJ center, where we went before) to chart the progress and provide additional resources to stimulate learning. Rich (the owner) is very friendly and personally involved in each student's progress. One other unique thing he did was to put my daughter on a fast track program since she started Kumon a bit late (in middle school). She will soon catch up with her grade level and hopefully be beyond it in the next few months. No other Kumon does this. They keep you going for years at a slow & steady rate. I could not be happier!

I like the progress my kids are making at this Kumon! I am a working woman and don't get to spend…read moremuch time with my kids. With kumon taking care of their reading and maths, I get to spend time on fun activities with them. Best part is that kumon can be made fast paced during vacations and slow paced when kids have more work at school. It is flexible work wise and schedule wise. Richard is always very supportive and motivational. Thank you Kumon!

Our child has been taking music lessons at the Music Place for the past 2 years, and it has been…read moresuch a wonderful experience! We searched everywhere for a good music therapist for him back in 2024, and we were so fortunate to have found The Music Place as well as a great therapist! Since then, our child has had the opportunity to work with several teachers & therapists - including Janice, Ben, Michael, Asher, Jason & Charles- through an initial assessment, various adaptive lessons, and music camps - every single experience has been extremely positive and fun! His current therapist, Patrick, has been amazing & our child eagerly looks forward to his sessions every week. Over the past couple of years, the Music Place has helped our child's abilities truly blossom, and he has made incredible progress with singing, playing the piano, performing and even composing his own songs. They take a strengths-based and child focused approach, and every staff member has always been so patient and kind with him. The Music Place's motto is "Where learning is FUN and every child is special!", and based on our experience, they completely live up to it! We are so fortunate to be part of the Music Place family!

Update: We absolutely love being part of the Music Place family! Our daughter has gotten really…read moregood at playing ukulele and has successfully completed 3 recitals where she confidently played some of her favorite songs she learnt and practiced with Mr. Chris. She has now transitioned over to learning guitar with Mr. Charles and is absolutely loving it! The teachers as well as the admin staff are very approachable and helpful. We look forward to seeing our daughter's musical skills grow even further.

I wish I came here first! Easy parking, clear signs to direct me. As soon as I walked in there was…read morenice calming music playing, a few seats were available for me to sit and wait. I was greeted by Frances I believe and she was very kind and gentle. She answered all the questions I had and explained things very thoroughly which was helpful. She helped me out right away and the process was quick and easy. If I ever need to get fingerprinting done in the future for work I know exactly where to go.

we had great experience here with notary service. Frances Han is very friendly and make the whole…read moreexperience smooth.