My older son had a fantastic experience working with Jennifer over two years. She helped him…read moreidentify schools of interest, calibrate likelihood of admission so that he had a great mix of "reach" and "safe" options, and assess the pros and cons of different majors (really helping him define and articulate for himself what he wanted to study). She also helped him turn an initially disparate set of activities and extra-curriculars into something much deeper and coherent. She presented him with an amazing range of options (like online summer courses in entrepreneurship) which he enjoyed, looked impressive, aligned with his admission "narrative", and which we frankly would never have found without her. Finally, she was invaluable in compiling everything into the applications themselves and invested a ton in making each one as good as possible. This included essay ideation, rough draft reviews, and went all the way through to line edits with us of every final essay and application. I think I'm a pretty good writer, but the input and help that Jennifer provided my son was far beyond my expectations and much better than what I could offer. I believe that her effort, expertise, and attention to detail significantly increased the number of acceptances and options that my son ended up with. Throughout this, Jennifer was patient, persistent, encouraging, and comforting during a period when I know my son was stressed about both the admissions process and also moving into this new phase of life. Jennifer was invaluable to my son and he was delighted with the options she helped him get and is incredibly happy with the choice he ultimately made on where to attend school. We heard of Jennifer through word of mouth and are so happy that we did. My sophomore has just begun working with her and asked if he could based on the experience that he saw his older brother have.

Jennifer helped my daughter (and us!) with her entire college application process. We loved…read moreworking with her because she was very patient, supportive, communicative, non-judgmental, kind, motivating, and organized! I already referred my friend and her daughter to work with Jennifer. She really relieved a lot of stress for my husband and me. We are very grateful!

Will worked with our daughter, helping her with AP chemistry. Will know the materials very well and…read morehe is fun to work with. Very organized, flexible with scheduling and know how to tutor. Can't get better than that!

My daughter needed to take a UC placement test to determine which level of statistics to place her…read morein. After one highly motivating, deeply profound session with Will she felt a deep understanding of the subject, which she had never taken. We were all amazed when she received her test score result. Not only did she test out of statistics, she tested out of advanced statistics as well, without ever having taken statistics!!! Granted she is smart but Will is a genius! As far as I'm concerned Will's fees are too low. We just saved thousands by testing out of a course! He is a jewel. Great personality. Lots of fun. Brilliant, inspired, sweet.

We hired Brendan to help our older son with HS Spanish but quickly realized that he was a great…read morehelp across all subjects. Our MS son was struggling so we then added sessions for him. Both boys responded well to Brendan and his easy demeanor meant that homework battles eased up...a lot! We highly recommend Brendan!

Brendan is the absolute best. My only wish is that we had hired him sooner. Our son is bright but…read morenot academically inclined nor well-organized. Initially Brendan helped our son prepare for the SSATs as part of high school applications. Even with just a short time to prepare, our son did better than his first practice test and walked into the test without any fear. Brendan has helped our son better stay on top of his coursework and homework. Brendan has also helped him turn around his grades in all subject areas. And my son looks forward to when Brendan comes over (it really takes the stress off the parental relationship when it comes to homework;). Brendan has had a truly positive impact on my son's relationship to learning. Brendan always goes above and beyond. For my son's first finals week at high school, my son would sometimes give Brendan a late night call - it was more to calm his nerves than truly review materials but Brendan was always available for him. When my son got a last minute acceptance to a high school, Brendan came over on a Sunday to talk him through the decision. When personal tragedy struck our family, Brendan was there in case my son needed to talk about it. Brendan is really caring and meets the kids where they are at emotionally as well as academically. Brendan also understands the school system and has helped us understand how we might tap additional resources to help our son. I highly recommend Brendan to everyone.

Mo is an amazing math tutor, especially for people who have a hard time "getting" math!…read more He's helped my daughter tremendously and she now feels confident with math whereas before she thought it was almost impossible to do. He also tutors the sciences, entrance exams for college, & exit exams for high school, including the CHSPE. We've tried several recommended tutors over the years & always encountered challenges until Mo. He's great with learning differences (dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia), gifted kids & those who are both (often called stealth dyslexia) which describes our daughter & can be very challenging to teach. He's head of the math dept at Fusion Academy in Marin, which is where we first met him years ago. However we've primarily been working with him through his independent tutoring service over the past year. He's a very kind, patient, intelligent and knowledgeable person & has a gift explaining math & challenging concepts in a simple, easy to understand way. We recommend him highly!

Mo is patient, punctual, and professional. He has a good foundation in math. He's responsive and…read moreflexible to work with your schedule.

We had an excellent experience with StrivePath. Sunny and Jenny gave great advice and counsel as…read moreour son was navigating college football recruiting. With Jenny being a former college athlete, she provided insight and helped us with messaging/approach across the different coaches our son interacted with during the process. They were also diligent and we could tell they genuinely cared about our son. StrivePath was worth every dollar we spent--this company is really professional in its approach but more importantly personable. I give them my highest recommendation.

I had been working on accent reduction for almost a year before taking lessons with Alex, because I…read morefelt I reached to plateau, and didn't know how to get to the next level. I decided to take lessons with Alex after talking to 7,8 accent coaches over the phone call. Alex gave me the most meticulous feedback, and it really hit the point. I like that he gave me a full analysis, pointed out exactly the things I needed to work on, then we drill on it. It's really helpful. He also response my questions after class with a detail feedback. It's a great experience learning with Alex. He has lots of patience, answer my question thoroughly. I can tell he is really interested in linguistic. And so do I. Highly recommend his class!

I have been taking lessons with Alex for a year now. It's mostly on and off, mostly off due to my…read morescheduling. The reason why I reached out to Alex was that I haven't been using my writing skills for years because I was in sales and it requires little to no professional writing at all. In the beginning, the cost was a bit higher than I had expected. I never had to pay for a tutor, so I don't know what the average price was. Nonetheless, I still scheduled a meeting with Alex. I wanted to see if $$$$ means quicker results. I have noticed that my writing skills have improved over the year. He was able to point out the mistakes I been overlooking and help me catch these mistakes. He is very patient and is willing to work with my crazy schedule. I can't say that my writing skills were improved overnight. It did require that I also do homework, and my willingness to improve as well. The bottom line, could I write a novel without any mistakes? No. Could I write professionally with little to no mistake? Sure.

Just read this with a true story. I failed bar exam 5 times in California. I took some commercial…read morecourses and one time I had a tutor for limited purposes. I was tired and felt like I should give up taking the exam. I met Ms Ling and she made a perfect plan for my studies fitting my tight work schedules. I followed her guidelines and kept on practicing essays, PT and MBE on Adapti Bar. She always appreciated my writing with constructive feedback, good assessment and guidance. I followed her each instruction at my best and built a perfect confidence to break the wall. Guess what ? I made it in 6th attempts. Don't be discouraged, be rissilent and do focus on your ultimate goal. You will make it if you get a good guidance. Ms Ling is your perfect guide to ascent Mt Bar. Good luck.

I passed the February 2025 exam after Ling's tutoring. I am a repeat test taker and Ling helped me…read moreachieve what I thought was almost impossible. I worked full-time and religiously followed Ling's program. She helps tailor a program based on every individual's needs. There are great options for tutors in California, but Ling is the best of the best.

Wasn't impressed. Instructor was single minded and pushed his personal values and political views…read moreon the class. Homework was graded completely out of scope. Students were dropping out of the class all the way through the final day of class. For a certificate course it was not working adult friendly compared to other UC programs that I have taken over the past few years.

READ BEFORE TAKING A COURSE WITH UC BERKELEY…read more I'd like to provide some candid feedback about an extremely negative experience with UC Berkeley Extension, in the hope that others might think twice before taking a course here. The course I took suffered from 2 major problems: 1. The online class component of the course was non-existent: The UC Berkeley Extension Zoom account didn't work and so students couldn't access the online classes 2. The written components of the course (quizzes, writing assignment instructions, etc.) were riddled with typos and confusingly written sentences that made assignments nearly impossible to complete. The average across the class for the first quiz was a D-/F, not because the content was difficult, but because questions were so hard to interpret and so bizarrely written I promptly dropped the course and sent 15 screenshots of errors and issues in the course to the UC Berkeley Extension administration, in the hope that they might be able to take the feedback on board and improve the offering moving forward. Professionalism is key in this context and the course was devoid of it. UC Berkeley Extension administration seem completely uninterested in receiving feedback and improving the course. Moreover, they are contesting my refund request, despite the truly awful experience with all documentation provided. I would strongly recommend looking elsewhere for online courses. I have recently enrolled in a course through UCLA Extension and the experience has been professional and seamless - an absolute pleasure.