Today I had to take a test that could have a major impact on the rest of my career. I don't know…read morewhat you do, but my career requires that I pass different certification tests to be eligible for a promotion. The test I had to take today was a 5 hour computer based test and it cost me $120 to take the test. I arrived on a Saturday at 1pm. I only knew to park in the back and go through the back door because of the other cars in the lot. If I had been first on site, I would have had a heck of time figuring out where to go. The building isn't new, but the office for the TX Testing Center is old old. Located on the 4th floor of the Bank of Fort Bend building, hidden in the corner, is an old office space. The chairs in the waiting area are like sitting hammocks. They look like they've been picked up at a flea market. This place is a one woman show. About 15 people showed up at 1pm for the afternoon testing session and one woman had to check everyone in, take their photo (required for the state certification), and set them up on their computer. Each person was taking a different test, so that takes some time and personalization on the computer. Not only that, the test I was taking required some supplemental paper information that she had to go find. She knew where it was, but she was a little overwhelmed with all she had to do. There really needs to be two people here during the check in process. Once I was put at a computer, I had a seat and got comfortable for my up to 5 hour test. The chair was not especially comfy. The computers themselves are pretty new and work just fine, no problems there. Recently, there have been major earthquakes and the vibrating floor and tables at one point made me very nervous. I seriously had to stop testing and wait for the tables and floor to stop moving. I don't know if there was a herd of elephants in the building or what, but you can read a computer screen when it is bouncing around. When testing, I like complete silence and unfortunately, with 8 people in my single testing room, I had to listen to one lady hum periodically and another guy who need a box of tissues but didn't bother to bring any with him. It was quite annoying listening to all these people make noise. It took me about 3 hours to finish my test. About 2 hours into the test, the one-woman-show walked around and gave everyone a wrapped candy. Really? Yeah it's not disturbing at all to listen to everyone unwrap and then suck on their candy. When I finally went to leave, I had to turn in my supplemental materials and check out. The one-woman-show was no where to be found. I waited and waited, and then I went in the hallway to look for her. I eventually heard her, on her cell phone, down the hall. I had to call out to her (yes, interrupting other testers) to get her attention. Overall, I would not take another certification test here even though it is convenient to my home. I want somewhere quiet and comfortable. If you are looking at this review, then you are probably taking the same type of test I was. Go to another location, there are many different businesses that do this type of testing in the Houston/Sugar Land area.

This is the testing center I went to for my Texes teaching exam. The room was EXTREMELY hot. It was…read morehard for me to focus with the temperature. They put me in the smallest testing room which is about the size of a walk in closet! It was making me claustrophobic as well. With the room so small you could hear EVERYTHING and EVERYONE. I had a girl next to me shaking her leg so violently it shook her whole body and made the chair make a bunch of noise. It was extremely distracting. No noise cancelation headphones or blasting AC to help drown her out. A few of us got LOCKED OUT of the building right before the test started. They told us no purses and go back to our cars, so we did. Well apparently it happens a lot that the other building employees don't like the door being propped open and close it on purpose. Well that locks US out. Thankfully a girl found the testing center number online. But that is too stressful right before an exam. =/ The staff were very polite, but my experience here was bad and I won't go back even though this is the closest testing center to my house.

I was extremely disappointed with my son's lego city party. I was told that they were going to do…read moreactivities and then have free build at the end. I was hoping that they were going to do activities with the kids like, see who can build the tallest skyscraper in three minutes, let's build a car and race, etc... but they didn't. First, they were supposed to arrive at the party 10- 15 minutes early to set up. Instead, I had guests arrive at the party and they still had not shown up. They came 5 minutes after their contracted time and didn't apologize for their tardiness. They brought some lego bricks in different colors and base plates. They told the kids to just build something they would find in a city. That was all, free build for an hour and a half. There were no instructions besides "build something". They could have brainstormed with the kids or had cards with different building ideas to choose from from like, you are building a gas station, you get to build a fire station, etc. My son free builds every day. Did I really pay $200 for him and his friends to free play? After about 45 minutes, some of my kids had finished building and just looked bored. I was told that at the end we would snap all of the plates together to admire our city but that didn't happen either. I wanted so badly to step in and rescue my party but, I paid for this, I paid so I wouldn't have to plan the activities... Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this company to anyone who wants a fun lego party experience. *** update*** This review was changed from 1 star to 3 stars based on my further interactions with the owner. His expectations of a birthday party don't match the birthday party that I was given. He was very polite and plans to better train his employees so hopefully no one else has this experience in the future.

our trainer had a great personality very sweer. She delivered an amazing training to help…read moreunderstanding inside the classroom over all ten out of ten experience

such an amazing leadership training and I am so grateful for the abundance of knowledge I gained…read morethrough them!!!!

The college application process and landscape have changed so much since I was a college applicant,…read moreI wanted to make sure my son would be prepared for the challenge. I had colleges in mind for my son but I needed a third party who is familiar with the process and have resources to elevate him as a strong candidate. I also needed someone to coach him so that I end up not being a "nag" essentially. I felt confident after interviewing and researching several college application counseling services that Ivy Scholars was the one. What I liked about Ivy Scholars was their bespoke approach to coaching the candidate. It was one on one which I truly loved - Not some group in a conference room discussing your child and giving vague ideas of how to build your candidacy. I felt Ivy Scholars focused on the individual candidate. Meeting with Sasha was great, instant confidence. I reviewed his team and they were all very professional and very qualified. It offered candidacy building, test prep, and essay and application help. Everything I was looking for. I had a lot of trepidation about spending money (it is expensive, they all are) on college applications but I felt it would help my son. I needed help as a parent. Well, it was well worth it. Actually I would say Ivy Scholars helped my son beyond what I expected. Daniel Schriever was my son's weekly coach and counselor. He was patient, thoughtful, and really talented. He took the time to learn my son's personality - strengths and weaknesses. My son was not the most organized - typical teenage boy. He worked with him and learned of his passions and interests and helped him get an internship that he loved. It fit right in with his interests. He helped him connect with a research mentor (Dr Len) and he was able to submit his research for publication. As for the college application process, well, my son, out of the blue, wanted to apply to the service academies. That is a whole another beast of a process. Daniel helped with 16 college applications and three service academy applications. The essays, the college app, coached him on military panel interviews as well as congressional nomination interviews. So now we have a problem - a good problem to have, we never expected. He got accepted to UT Austin early action as an out of state applicant. They had 140,000 applicants this year - 95% deferred, and only 10% is out of state. He is a national Air Force ROTC Scholarship recipient as well as Army ROTC Scholarship recipient. He received an appointment to the United States Military Academy (West Point) with three Congressional nominations. He also got accepted to 11 other colleges of which they are rewarding him with scholarships. Thank you Dr Daniel, Sasha, Dr Len and Team

The incredible team at Ivy Scholars understand top-tier college admissions with unparalleled…read moreexpertise. They were fully vested in helping me meet my collegiate goals. Jennifer, my mentor, provided invaluable insight, assistance, and encouragement. I am grateful and honored to have had the privilege of being in their pro bono program, Laurel Scholars, and getting to work with them. I recommend Ivy Scholars highly. Jennifer helped me make sure my personal statement articulated my journey well and was something that I was very proud of. She has been immensely supportive and by my side throughout the process--even after I submitted my applications and was waiting on decisions to be released, Jennifer checked in on me. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with her and believe her counsel guided me to my acceptances. The difficulty of finding my footing after an illness-induced break in my education put me at a disadvantage that I didn't know how to overcome. Sasha and Jennifer made sure that my future would not be lost in this gap. They offered me strategies to use my story as a nontraditional applicant to my benefit and genuinely made every effort to help me. I was accepted to and will be attending Columbia University this fall and could not be more enthusiastic about the next chapter in my story.

humanity was zero! my daughter was not sure if she wants to stay in AP class becasue she is…read morestruggling. So, we came to this class to see if Mr. Jan can save her and she be able to handle AP. We were honest and explained we needed to evaluate and see if he can help her to get better. He flat out said he cannot accept her short term. She must sign up for two months and cant accept her. I emphasized she doesnt know yet, its not that we know, she came here as her last hope to see if she can manage AP and he didnt care. He said he cant do 4 sessions only!!! this was the first time in my life seeing a teacher cares for momey over improvement of a struggling child! unbelievable!!!

If you want a place to drop off your kids for an hour to do homework, without any true instruction…read moreor lead, then this is a great place! I'm not sure of spending this kind of money, with Mr. Jan is the right thing or not, but this set up does not work for everyone. I expected Tutor to be just that, a tutor! Someone that helps assist the children and teach them proper way to do math. If you want your kids to be degraded if they ask a question and do not know some thing, then this is the place for you! He told my daughter tonight when she asked a question that," you don't pay attention in class and this is why you are here!" REALLY?? I spent thousands of dollars for two of my kids to come here and was was a total waste of money and our time! I'm in no way done roasting this place or Mr. Jan himself!

Ever since we started at the Tutoring Center, we noticed an immediate improvement in grades and…read morestudy habits. The Tutoring Center has helped outr student achieve her goals through both teaching of material and habits. We highly recommend the team at the Tutoring Center to help your student excel in school and achieve their goals!

They are great with kids, responsive with the parents on scheduling, and the kids love coming here!…read moreTheir passion for tutoring children is evident by how excited the kids are to attend, and the kids' results are proof that The Tutoring Center takes their responsibilities seriously.

I couldn't have asked for a better ACT course than the one offered at Testmasters. I took the…read moreWinter Break Cram Course, which crammed the entire regular course into two weeks of classes. In the class, I learned about new test-taking strategies, and I got a good review of all of the topics on the test. Most importantly, though, I got exposure to practice materials consistently throughout the course. I had to miss a few classes due to preexisting plans, and Testmasters was very flexible. They gave me access to the online course videos for the days that I missed so I could catch up on my own time. The teachers in the class were all really interesting, funny, and engaging. They knew my classmates and I were on vacation, so they put in a lot of effort to make the classes fun. Each day, lessons were filled with games and joke, but, even though we kept things casual and had a good time, the course was still super informative. (Testmasters also lightened the mood by bringing pizza or candy to each class, something they do for all of their courses.) Güs and Askari really stood out to me as excellent teachers. They knew their material well, and they kept class fun and exciting. For standardized testing, I believe that practice makes perfect, and I'm sure Testmasters would agree with me. Included with my course was Exam Club, a weekend service where you can go to a Testmasters location and take a practice ACT or SAT. Between the end of my course and when I took my ACT (February) I went to Exam Club every weekend possible. Each week, I saw my score go up a bit. I ended up getting a perfect 36 on the ACT thanks to Testmasters, and I would recommend their course to anyone looking for a standardized test prep program.

This was my first time looking into SAT preparation for my child, so naturally I had a lot of…read morequestions after reading information online. A friend recommended the Sugar Land location of TestMasters, so I submitted an inquiry through their website after reviewing the information they had posted. While their website provides a good overview, I wanted to better understand when my child should start the program and get more details about what their courses actually offer. Someone responded to my inquiry and asked me to call the office. Unfortunately, when I called, I felt that my questions were met with impatience, and I was repeatedly told to just read the website instead of having my questions answered. As a parent making an important decision about my child's education, I expected a more welcoming and informative conversation. The call left me feeling discouraged rather than supported, and it reduced my confidence in the level of customer service I could expect throughout the process. Even if the program itself is excellent, the initial communication is an important part of the experience, and unfortunately mine was disappointing.

The concept of this place is not like that of a typical "learning center". It's, for lack of a…read morebetter analogy, the Ivy League of learning centers in the area.

Really sad that despite charging so much fees they don't even have a fan or air conditioner running…read morein the waiting room. All the kids are sweating while waiting in the reception. Also the wait time for kids is too long unlike kumon where kids can get into classroom and start their work. Really unacceptable service.

There were hyper security protocols here compared to other Pearson centers i.e. no jewelry allowed…read morewhatsoever and jackets have to be worn the whole testing duration if you choose to wear one. I didn't need a jacket since the testing room was warm, but thankfully I wasn't sweating. I was impressed that the proctors sanitized every computer station after a test taker was done. The check in and check out process was fast and simple.

I've taken exams at many testing centers. This testing center was clean, like most. The process to…read morecheck in was not straightforward and the lady working the front desk was very passive aggressive. Was always on the phone and would demand for me to sit down and wait for her to finish her albeit loud phone conversations with her colleagues about company policies she didn't agree with. Already was super nervous about taking my national board, staff just sadly made it worse.