I hired grade potential for some math tutoring for my son. I hired them by calling them and…read morearranging for the tutoring over the phone. No commitment, package or contract was discussed. There was no contract sent or signed. It was just supposed to be tutoring at an hourly rate of $59/ hour, based on an oral conversation over the phone. My son received tutoring inconsistently, on an as needed basis, which we arranged directly with the tutor. Grade Potential was billing me $216 twice a month. I called and told them as soon as I noticed these recurring charges that my son wasn't getting that much tutoring each month and why were they billing me like that. The guy said I could pause the billing, he would issue a partial refund, and I would have 12.5 "banked hours" of tutoring that had already been paid for that I could use before I would be charged again. This was documented in an email, which I provided. They issued the partial refund and tutoring was paused for the summer In Fall 2024, my son started getting the tutoring again. Instead of using my 12.5 "banked hours" that I had already paid for in the previous school year, they just started charging my card again- $216 twice a month. I called again, the woman was extremely rude. She kept insisting I had a "package" and they were going to charge me whether I used the services or not. I told her about the previous communication, that I had banked hours and was told no charges were supposed to be made to my card until those hours were used up. She refused to issue a refund and they've continued to bill me ever since. I've sent multiple emails telling them they are not authorized to charge my credit card. They keep charging me. At this point they have charged me $4104 in improper charges. They are not responding to my emails. This is complete fraud. My son hasn't revived any tutoring and they continue to bill me!

For the most part people are quick to write reviews when something goes wrong. I wanted to take…read moresome time and review my experience with Grade Potential of San Jose Ca.. I have a grandchild who I wanted to have tutored since he is outgrowing the current curriculum he is receiving. My daughter contacted Grade Potential and I signed up for their services. Scheduling was difficult as a result of not being able to accommodate our schedule and illness on the part of the tutor (no fault on anyones part). A month after signing up no sessions were completed. I opted to keep my grandson in the other program since he was getting deep into the subject matter at hand. I contacted Grade Potential and explained my issues asking that efforts to schedule be discontinued. I spoke with Cecilia who was very kind and understanding. She explained that she would process a refund for two payments since the second payment had already been charged. She asked that I not attempt to resolve the issue through the CC company since I would be reimbursed within 3-4 business days. It only took 3 days and charge was reversed on my CC. Unlike many businesses that take 7-10 days! This experience was reminiscent of customer service of years gone by. Cecilia was not only very professional but was also empathetic. Should I ever need services for any of my grandchildren I will definitely use Grade Potential services.

I was with Image and Color Institute for almost 2 years to complete my education in vestimentary…read moreaesthetics. That included educational program that was linked to the real life experience in color and design analysis. Olga is a real fan dedicated to what she does. Her trainings are both deep-dive and hands-on. What I especially like about the trainings, and what worked really well for me, is that with Olga you never go abstract about style, it's never about "this color will bring out the energy of the this guy" or "I just felt she needed this look". Every style decision you learn to make has a set of rules, reasons and mechanisms behind it, that are thoroughly studies during the classes. If you are looking to become a stylist, ICII is essential.

If you are looking for training & education in the field of color analysis & the seasonal color…read moreconcept, the best place on the the globe is here. Inclusive, detailed, current & service oriented are a few of their trademarks. ICII is also my supplier for the most beautiful seasonal color fan supplies. As a 25yr+ veteran of the field, I know what I'm talking about. Olga & her Team are wonderful, consistent, & always evolving. I highly recommend their Institute.

This review is about Angela Sun's college counselling abilities. Our experience was exactly the…read moreopposite of what's written here and I would give negative stars if I could !! She was an absolute nightmare to deal with and has zero emotional intelligence or tact to deal with young teens !! She preys on parent's weaknesses and has clearly understood parents would do anything for their children as long as she says things like she got admission into MIT, Ivy's and self proclaims that she is the absolute best college consultant who will make your child write the absolute best essays he can ever write !! (I am paraphrasing it but she said something like that to me in our first meeting !). She made it amply clear even before I met for the first time that all she cares about is money and nothing else ! She charged me $300 per hr saying it's "the weekend rate" - whatever that means (although her website only mentions 250 per hr ). She was laser focused on the money in our conversations and showed zero interest in knowing my child before or after the meeting. Her website says parents will get a detailed report within 24 hrs of the first meeting, and we received no such report. The first meeting was a complete disaster. She was so rude (and please don't say she is strict/tough /good etc). No - she was plain rude and not good as a counselor !! My son was so scared of her that after a point stopped answering even basic questions ! She gave as little info as possible in the session and made it laborious by asking my son to type out literally every word that came out of her mouth (all of it was just general info and nothing anyone wouldn't know about college admissions)! Despite all these negative signals, I still tried to go ahead with scheduling a few more sessions, because believe it or not, my son insisted he wanted to try her a bit more before giving up ! I wanted to understand how many sessions my son would need and in her response she had the audacity to say my child was a "non high functioning" kid and hence would probably need many sessions (being vague and open ended of course to milk as much money as possible from me) ! The "genius" in her, inferred all this about my son from just the 1 hr meeting !! Not to brag - Honestly, my child is in a highly specialized gifted track at school and elsewhere and in fact the very reason I was looking for a counselor so early on was to make sure I give him all the advantages possible and guide him using the best counselors ! She quoted a ridiculous number of hours at the rate of $300 per hr and I told her , her website states she will only need 3-4 sessions for coming up with a 4 year plan and her response was "website is outdated " !!! (can you believe that ??) Parents, please be careful when choosing a counselor. Please make sure the counselor has the right emotional intelligence, credentials , experience to deal with your child in this vulnerable yet important stage of their life. Please don't select a counselor based purely on 5 star online reviews or what these counselors say they achieved for themselves. If in your initial interactions you detect the counselor's main focus is money, and not your child or if the counselor is rude, evasive about answering your questions , please take these red flags seriously and run miles away from her/him ! I am very thankful that I was able to detect this problem early on and not expose my child to a horrible 4 year counselling experience !

I agree with S A 's review. Not great at emotional intelligence with teens. I think she's got a…read moremethod and that works for some kids, she isn't into customizing for how the child learns. I am sharing that his score went down a full 100 points after - full 3 months of tutoring with her. Worst yet when we shared this news she never responded to us again.

As the founder of Academics Drive, I am a big fan of this business! Emma does her best to meet…read morefamilies and especially students where they are. She comes to your home, does a free initial evaluation/meet and greet to get a sense of the family and child. What your child needs to develop, she will cater the lessons towards. She has established systems to encourage children. Her end goal is for students to love and appreciate learning, which comes naturally as she connects with children and provides texts and material where there will be high interest. She creates meaningful assignments that engage the whole child.

Dave tutored me when I was younger, and I don't have one bad thing to say about him. He's patient,…read moreand is truly committed to his students' success. Not only did I always struggle with the material I was learning, but I also never enjoyed school. Dave helped me gain the confidence I needed in the different subjects I was taking by teaching me alternative ways to approach my individual learning style. He is total 5 star service!!

Bryce coached me on the LSAT, and he was able to provide insights into how best to approach the…read moretest that made the studying process much less stressful, more efficient, and ultimately yielded the score I was shooting for. Because of his experience, he's able to explain how exactly to go about answering each type of question, and whenever I still struggled to understand how to arrive at the right answer, he could walk me through the analysis each time to ensure I could get it right in the future. He's well-versed in every aspect of the test and personable in his teaching. I'm confident that, in my studying, I was able to recognize and avoid repeating several strategic mistakes that I likely never would have even noticed had I not had the opportunity to walk through my test-taking protocol with Bryce.

20/10 recommend Bryce. My LSAT score improved by 10 points in a few months when it had been hard to…read moregain 2 points for over a year self-studying. Bryce is professional, friendly, and extremely effective at what he does. If you're looking to take your testing to the next level, you're in the right place.

I'd highly recommend Rubber Duck Lab. I've been taking classes there for 2 years and I love it!…read more I take a few classes at Rubber Duck Lab each week, and I can say as a high school student I am super impressed by the teaching style at Rubber Duck Lab. Teachers like Ms. J and Susan Miller are super in-depth when teaching the material but also make the concepts light and easy to absorb, and most importantly fun for all ages.

I loved this class! It is a small group wh8cg is so helpful when learning the wheel. We also did…read morehand building which was a lot of fun. The instructor was very patient, went over thing multiple times and was very clear in instructions. I'd love to take this class again in fall or winter if it's offered.