Evald, the guy who I took my test with is a nice, friendly person. I took a lesson last year and…read morefinished my written test, and went back to him this year for my road test. I failed the first test due to my own fault, because I turned on a red without stopping. I did pass the 2nd test though. Overall his lessons are quite good, he answers questions...althought sometimes it takes me a while to understand what he means. Only after I make a mistake 2 or 3 times...I get what he meant and correct it. But that's fine - those things happen. I ended up paying 10$ more than what we agreed upon because he didn't have change at that time. It wasn't about the money - I can afford the 10$ more and its not a big deal - just that I didn't like someone going back on their commitment. He also mentioned that I was kinda lucky on the test and other instructors would have failed me. I guess the RMV rep I got was a nice guy and a bit lenient and also seemed very friendly with Evald - all of which contributed to my passing. I hope I passed on my own merit - honestly. Not that I saw any huge mistakes, but hey..who knows. But overall, this is how it is - driving schools are intermediaries between you and the RMV and you have to go through them. Its very hard otherwise, more so if you are an international on a work visa and no car or person to act as your sponsor. Among driving schools though, Evald's a nice guy - I'd recommend him.

I have had four driving lessons with Evald out of the package of 10 we bought and I have reached my…read morelimit. Evald is rude, condescending, unprofessional, and does not have the patience to be a driving instructor of someone who is just learning to drive. Our first lesson, I kid you not, he started chatting with his friend on the phone. He would also spend a lot of the time looking on his phone in every single one of our lessons. I decided I will give him a few more chances since then, but it has only gotten worse. Evald will yell at you if you did something wrong. He will also tell you contradicting things while you're driving and then get mad when you're simply following his instructions. He called me "too emotional" when I have kept a straight face the whole time and the only person getting emotional and yelling was him. At one point today we were on a narrow neighborhood street and a truck was oncoming, so I slowed down and asked him what do I do with the truck and he yells "Why are you stopping? Nobody told you to stop! What truck are you talking about?" So I said "A truck is right there", and he FINALLY looks ahead and says "Oh I see the truck." How am I, the student, noticing these things and not the instructor? Please think twice before scheduling a lesson with Evald. For somebody who owns the school, he sure knows how to drive his business to the ground, as all of the poorest reviews here have him as the common denominator. They will be putting me with another driver instructor so I will reassess my review after that, but until then, Evald deserves nothing more than a 1-star.

Highly recommend Lucien. He's a very good teacher who taught a complete novice. He' has never…read moremissed a lesson, always shows up on time and is a very good man. Thanks Lucien.

Lucien has many positive reviews, so I think his teaching style clearly works well for some…read morestudents--it just didn't work for me. I'm not trying to criticize his technique as a whole, but I do want others to have a clear sense of what to expect. Booking a session was quick and easy, and I was able to get an appointment the very next day, which I really appreciated. I understand that driving instructors sometimes need to be curt and direct for safety reasons. However, I think the type of feedback also needs to match the situation and the student's experience level. For me, the lesson felt like an hour of being yelled at. I was constantly aware that I was doing something wrong, but not always what I had done wrong or how to fix it. My impression was that Lucien overestimated my prior driving experience. This could likely have been resolved by taking a few moments to pause, talk through what we were about to do, and ask whether I had done it before. When I asked questions, Lucien was willing to demonstrate, but many of his instructions weren't clear to me, and his tone made me feel as though I was being scolded, even if that wasn't his intention. If I made the same mistake multiple times, that suggested I didn't understand something, not that I wasn't trying. Instead, he seemed frustrated that I didn't get it immediately and would tell me I was doing it wrong without giving concrete, descriptive feedback about how to correct it. For example, when I was practicing turning, he would yell that I was doing it wrong and grab the wheel, which didn't help me understand what I needed to change. It would have been far more helpful to pull over, explain the steps clearly, and then practice on a quiet street where I could try again safely and independently. There were also times when I misunderstood his instructions (for instance, going into the leftmost lane instead of going to the leftmost lane that eventually turns right). His immediate response was to yell that I hadn't listened, rather than clarify what I had misunderstood. This approach felt infantilizing and made me upset and distracted, which wasn't conducive to learning. Pedagogically, it also didn't make much sense to me. I wasn't paying $70 an hour to ignore instructions; if I wasn't following them correctly, it meant something about the instructions wasn't clear. A more helpful response would have been to ask what part I had misunderstood and adjust the explanation so I could succeed next time. Overall, Lucien may be a good fit for students who thrive under very direct and high-pressure instruction, are very good at articulating the specific skills that they already have and are hoping to gain, and are better at interpreting his feedback. For others, his style may be stressful and difficult to learn from.

Great school,very disciplined and they educate you in everything you need to know about driving,…read morepersonal recommendation work with Kaz but they're all great. I worked with him and he's absolutely great.

Went to JLW as someone who had not drove in a few years but was ok with driving. After lessons with…read moreKaz and his tips and advice driving helped me pass the license test on first try with JLW. I highly recommend JLW as everyone I dealt with was very professional and made it easy to schedule lessons and road test.

I am in my 70s. I needed to brush up on my driving skills. Fortunately, I chose the right school…read moreand the right driver. Friendship Auto School and Hemin Honore. Calm, steady instructions. Full concentration on how I was steering, etc. I recommend the school and the driver to any senior.

Needed to do some refresher lessons after living in Boston for a while after moving from outside…read morethe US. Heman was a great instructor. Calm, encouraging, easy going. It could've been easier for me since I wasn't starting from scratch. But the whole process was fairly easy. $60/hour lessons and $160 for the test, which you did on a weekend instead of going through the RMV chaos in the week.

I have a very good experience with Pierre he teaches me how…read moreto drive well and safely Also Pierre is very patient with students Mana is the best

Great experience, I contacted Victory for my road test and sponsor because I knew they had been…read morearound for quite some time. I was impressed at how quickly someone got back to me and was able to schedule me for the following week. On the day of my road test, Mr Wu's positive energy put me at ease, and I passed.

I recently contacted Victory Driving School to schedule driving practice with my valid Azerbaijani…read moredriver's license, which includes a full English translation on the back. Despite Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 90, Section 10 clearly stating that foreign license holders can legally drive in the state for up to one year with a proper translation, the school rejected my application citing Appendix C from the RMV -- which only applies to license conversion, not to the legality of driving as a recent arrival. I have been in the U.S. for just 4 months, well within the 6-month window confirmed by the RMV for driving on a foreign license. I explained this to the school, but they were unwilling to acknowledge the legal difference. I found their approach dismissive and poorly informed of state law. It's unfortunate to see a driving school show such limited understanding of the legal framework they operate within. I do not recommend them to international drivers, especially those who meet all legal requirements but are treated as if they don't.

The school has the driver arrive at 7am just to wait around and then it doesn't matter where you…read moreare in line, they'll put people ahead of you. It took almost 4 hours to take the test. They also fail you for dumb stuff

This is the best driving school!!! I've been to 4 driving schools and this is the ONLY one I would…read morerecommend. Maureen is so knowledgeable and has taught me more than any other instructor! She explains everything so well and makes sure you are comfortable. All these other schools want your money but she wants you to drive and get your license! I never thought I was going to get my license bc I was always so nervous but she believed in me more than I did at times. When the time came, I passed the road test with ease. I almost couldn't believe how easy it was. I can't recommend this place enough. Please go here and ask for Maureen, you won't be disappointed.

I've learned manual transmission 5 years ago and got my manual license in my own country. But since…read moreit's been so long ago, and I wasn't really ready to drive in a manual in the real world and I was always dreaming of getting a manual transmission car. I was nervous, went out for test driving several manual cars, got embarrassed how bad my manual driving skill was, stalled the test drive car 2 times, and I decided to take some serious training to fresh up my memories and also learn some new useful skills of driving a manual. George is welcoming and very helpful. What he taught me, the 'pushing the clutch in a bit' technique with coordination of the gas pedal, is extremely useful. Instead of 'only let the clutch off slowly' to launch, I launched way more efficiently than I did when I was getting my license. So far I've already got 3 lessons in total. I'm gonna get the full 6 courses in the next following weeks. George told me that the clutch of STI is pretty stiff, so if you can drive the STI well that probably means you can drive any other manual cars even more comfortably. I can tell George truly cares about his students and I recommend this to anyone that wants to learn how to drive a manual transmission.

I wish I could go lower than the 1 rating. I was given a slot from 8-10 in the night, and I reached…read morethe office half an early so that the formalities are done in time. I waited for around 45 minutes in the dark parking lot, the office was closed, although it showed open on the website. I kept calling their number, but no one picked up. I left 4 voice mails also, called in earlier in the day to confirm the appointment as well and left a voicemail then also. No one cared to call me back. And no one showed up on the site for the classes well past 8. Such a terrible experience. I hope no one goes through this ordeal.