Thank you to the team at Vault Prep for the training and support that you provided to my son…read morethroughout the college application process. He is a stubborn teenager but you guided him in the right direction. He excelled on the SAT exam, wrote compelling essays and was accepted by top universities including his dream school, U.C. Berkeley. We look forward to working with Vault with my other son who is a high school freshman. We have interviewed many college consulting companies, but Vault Prep stands alone..

Vault Prep truly helped my niece (who I raise) transform through their customized programs! They…read moreworked with us to develop the right SAT/ACT test prep plan and paired it with an in-depth college counseling program that surpassed all of our expectations. We felt that our niece was in great hands and it took a lot of stress off of us, but we were also kept in the loop and involved in decision making. Most importantly, as a result, my niece has developed the confidence to meet and exceed her goals. Her ACT score went up 8 points and she got into her first choice college with a big scholarship! I highly recommend Vault Prep!

I attend Mathnasium and I love it there. Mathnasium is different because you take assessments but…read morethey make them fun with awards, and when you take the assessments they tell mathnasium what you need to work on. Mathnasium gives you pages that are your level work and you can request to work on what you do for school if you like. Mathnasium helps me study and it gives me the best grades in class. Mathnasium also makes math actually fun I know some people hate math and this is a great way to start liking math in so many ways. Math is fun there because you have different level cards and each page you do is a star and once you fill the card with the amount of stars you can get a prize that costs that amount of cards. All in all mathnasium makes learning fun!

Very fun my son loves it! Very engaging and the instructors…read moreare super nice and friendly.

I am very fortunate to have found this place. Both of my boys have been going here for tutoring at…read moresome point for over 4 years. As most parents know it is really hard to manage a career and still have the time to stay on top of your child's day to day school requirements. Jonathan has always been extremely supportive of my child's academic success, not only at the center but has also attended several school meetings with me and his teachers to make sure he stays on track. I can honestly say that thanks to Jonathan and his staff I am worry free when it comes to my child's success in school.

This review is long overdue, I was lucky enough to find 310 tutors last year for my daughters who…read moreboth attend smmusd schools, 310 tutors know the districts curriculum very well. We've seen quite a few of their tutors and I have to say we liked every single one. The tutors have a great way of connecting with the kids and making it fun to learn. Jonathan the director is awesome! Since the pandemic we haven't been going and my girls have asked when they can go back, now that school will be starting online in the fall I'm definitely going to have them work with 310 again to keep them on top of their school work.

Our experience working with the Learning Encounters team has been truly wonderful. While we are not…read morecompletely done with our school exam and application preparation, Valerie, Sam and Pam have been so supportive, flexible and motivating for our daughter. In fact, our daughter actually enjoys the process because of their kindness, patience and skill building expertise. As we continue to navigate the limitations COVID-19 has placed on the testing and application process, Valerie is always willing to help us fit tutoring into our daughter's schedule (and on her evolving needs). It's evident that Learning Encounters truly cares about its students and parents as they make a personal investment in each student's success. Thank you Valeria, Pam and Sam. -Amy S.

Hidden gem. Valerie has her heart in the game, and the proof was in the pudding for us...my…read moredaughter's ISEE scores improved 2-3 points after a 12 week group tutoring session. Highly recommend.

Scot is a great LSAT Tutor! I started with an practice LSAT Test score of 154 and my score rose to…read morea 158 on my real LSAT Test after only a month of tutoring! His support was very helpful! He is really to-the-point and has a very comprehensive method of narrowing down and determining the best practice and tutoring to improve your knowledge of the test. Scot is easy to work with, but he does not sugar coat your expectations, you will figure out a realistic plan for goals that you and Scot will determine. I wholly recommend Scot as an LSAT Tutor, he offers top notch tutoring at half the price of his competitors!

Scott tutored my daughter for the general test of the GRE. He curated a study plan for individual…read moresessions in addition to the planned course outline. All work was conducted during the COVID pandemic using Skype. Scott was very effective in relaying the material via the video sessions. Early on he conducted diagnostic testing to tailor the plan of action for my daughter. This helped him to direct my daughter's studies to focus on areas where she needed improvement. Scott is able to clearly identify the strategies for attacking the types of questions in addition to reviewing the general knowledge. My daughter found the tips and strategies to be very beneficial. Over the course of the study period she was able increase her scores on practice tests for both the verbal and quantitative reasoning sections. My daughter says she is very pleased with Scott's approach and found him to be very personable with sound knowledge of the material and also a good sense of humor. She is planning to take the GRE in Jan 2021 and feels very well prepared. Based on discussions with my daughter I highly recommend Scott as a GRE tutor.

My last review was December of 2024 and I am happily writing another one as we now have had our…read morethird successful experience with Academic Achievers. Our son started working with Jeffrey the August before his Junior year to prep for the SATs. He had tested well on his practice test and had very high goals for himself - wanting to achieve over a 1500 and we all knew he had the ability to get there. Jeffrey worked weekly with our son from August to March, as he was taking the official SAT Nov and March test dates. Jeffrey was super thorough, flexible if we needed to change times or dates, and an extremely outstanding teacher and fantastic person. Our son enjoyed the weekly lessons, tips and tricks from Jeffrey's vast experience and our son kept improving with every practice test and real test ultimately achieving his goal with the March SAT test. We were all thrilled. It was a pleasure having Jeffrey in our home every Sunday and we are so thankful and grateful for his mentorship. We told him if he was still at it in 4 years when our daughter was ready to prep for the SATs, we'd be calling upon his services again! Academic Achievers was also super helpful, checking up on us during the experience and making sure we knew they were there for us as well. We have recommended them to all who've asked about our experience!

We used Academic Achievers for ISEE torturing and test prep. Our daughter went from 2,2,3,3 on the…read morefirst practice test to 8,8,9,9 on her final ISEE Test. She was accepted to all 3 schools she applied; Windward, Harvard-Westlake & Brentwood School. She's currently attending Windward School and absolutely loves it! Several schools made the ISEE elective but many of our daughters friends who didn't take the exam didn't get the acceptance offers they wanted. Thank you Janis!

Gloria is incredible!! She is smart, creative, and the ultimate cheerleader to boost your kid's…read moreconfidence and love of learning. My son is 11 and has always struggled in math, and I could tell it affected his confidence too. My husband and I tried to help him, but the concepts didn't stick, and then everyone was frustrated. We needed a professional. I was already amazed after the first session because my son seemed HAPPY and EXCITED while LEARNING MATH. What?! My son had been complaining and complaining about tutoring, but now he was actually laughing! My son plays baseball, so Gloria created an activity using baseball to teach FRACTIONS. Yep. Gloria's also great with communication, and she even created a google drive folder to share her lessons and progress notes, so I felt informed every step of the way. You can see that she spends a tremendous amount of time planning and documenting everything. If only my son's school teacher could share this level of detail... Long story short, my son went from scoring Ds to Bs! And he has more confidence and a better foundation. If your child is struggling with math or confidence or both, call Gloria! With all of her expertise and the hours she puts in outside of sessions, she is worth every penny and more!

If it wasn't for Gloria I would not have been able to pass my teacher exams. As much as she loves…read moremath, she helped me with more than just the math portion. She listened to my fears and helped me practice ways to manage my nerves and keep going during testing. As a now fellow teacher, I want to say that Gloria is caring, patient, and passionate about what she does to help students of all ages learn and unlock their potential. :) Thank you, Gloria! The kiddos (and adults!) are lucky to have you. :)

Don't believe all of the 5 stars! They say they know all the admissions directors at the top…read moreschools and will recommend your child...but if you write a negative review your child will be blacklisted. Another person just wrote me privately to say: "I saw your review for TutorMeLA. I pretty much had the same exact experience, and I was wondering what happened after you had posted your review? Did they reach out again, did they threaten you? I was just wondering if there is any way that we can take this complaint to another place because it's truly not right what these guys are doing. The threats are scary and I honestly believe they should be stopped."

Finding a tutor in Los Angeles was much more complicated than I expected. As someone who values…read moreeducation I did not want to hit a tutor for someone in my family without doing my best to ensure they were the perfect tutor for the job. I searched high and low (including online tutoring sites that let you choose your tutor) the outcome was fruitless.  Tutors who swore to have years of experience either were not as familiar with the material as they claimed or could not eloquently TEACH it. Also, the companies that charged ridiculous amounts like $150/hr did not show much for it. I know this because when trying Tutor Me LA, I also hired another tutor from a high-end tutoring company and Tutor Me LA's tutor was not only cheaper but MUCH MORE proficient.  We needed a few tutors - A gmat tutor, LSAT tutor, and a Math tutor. EVERY SINGLE tutor Tutor Me LA sent over was great. Their Guarantee took any hesitancy we had about scheduling a session and now I see why. This place offers outstanding service and their tutors are just fantastic.  Do your research. Make sure you find a tutor that can commit. Call this place first :)

I want to begin by saying that this will be my first review and quite possibly my only review on…read moreYelp. I generally don't make the effort to write reviews, but this is a special circumstance. I am utterly indebted to Chris Peckover and could not be more appreciative of his help. He is simply a fantastic instructor. He will push you with your homework, target your weak areas, answer any questions that you have and help in any way possible. Chris is a GMAT expert and will hold you to the same standards. If you need to improve your GMAT score and you're in the Los Angeles area, it would be massively helpful to work with Chris. It took a ton of work on both Chris' and my end, but we were able to bring my score up to a 710. This would absolutely NOT have been possible without Chris' help. I am so thankful that Manhattan Prep paired me up with him. I was recently at an MBA admissions event (at a top school) and the admissions panel announced to the entire audience, which consisted of roughly 300 hopeful students, that if you need help on the GMAT, seek Chris Peckover from Manhattan Prep (I was very excited when I heard his name). Yes, he really is that good. I am sure that students in his classes would agree with everything I have mentioned above, but I feel that I am especially qualified to review Chris because I hired him as a private tutor through Manhattan Prep. This was certainly expensive (on an hourly basis), but for me the cost of not having that extra help and custom curriculum would have been too great. My score increase would simply not have been possible without Chris. He designed a study program for me that was effective and efficient. Although it is expensive, Chris is genuinely a great person and does not want you to overspend. He was consistently giving me advice that limited the number of tutoring hours I needed and from the beginning, he made it clear that I needed to work as hard as possible outside of the tutoring hours so that I would need less of them. If you feel like you need a tutor, I would highly recommend that you call Manhattan Prep and request Chris Peckover. Hopefully he is available!

I took the GMAT in-person class and it was honestly well worth the money. The books were good and…read morethe coursework was really well organized and thoughtful. The in-person class was super helpful and something I recommend if you can afford it. If you're deciding between the online class and the in-person class, some of that should honestly be based on how well you can self-regulate. However, the instructor makes a huge difference as well. The instructor I had, Chris Peckover, was fantastic and made it worth the effort to go to class and of course the extra cost. He made the material a lot more accessible by giving alternative methods to approaching problems and had no issue explaining things again or trying it from different approaches. I definitely appreciated that he was really positive and pushed us to work hard as well. You could tell that he cares a lot about teaching and is invested in your success as well. It comes across in the class and is a helpful motivator. Hard to imagine a better GMAT instructor.