I am currently in the Occupational Therapy Program at the "old" campus (Telegraph & 30th St)! We…read morewill be moving to 12th St in Downtown Oakland in 2026. Coming to Samuel Merritt was one of the best decisions of my life. There a number of factors of why I chose SMU and why I love it more everyday. First: Why did I choose SMU? - Prior to starting at SMU, I attended SMU's immersion day, countless zoom info sessions, school tours, and meet n greets. When meeting the students and faculty they really made me feel welcomed and supported. I felt like I belonged at SMU and that I wasn't just another person joining a program. I liked watching the current students interact with the faculty. Everyone knew each other's names and talked like old friends. This made me feel excited and comforted when thinking about which university I wanted to choose - Campus is located a short drive away from my family home yet is also far enough away to experience personal growth. The location was ideal for me because I wanted to stay in the bay to be with my friends and family. - Campus is safe. There are many people walking around every day and I haven't heard about any crime on campus. Students, Healthcare workers (Alta Bates), patients, faculty, and security guards are always around. SMU has shuttles to take students to Bart and there is a guarded parking garage. Each building has security and sometimes Oakland police are on campus patroling. - No GRE - Great reputation and alumni I heard that many alumni end up in prestigious hospitals like Stanford Hospital - Many of my old high school classmates came to SMU for various programs and they enjoyed it Second: Why do I love SMU more everyday? - My cohort is amazing!! I truly love all my classmates. We have great respect for each other and we all get along. Outside our individual friend groups within our cohort, we still want to see each other win. Every day we laugh, chat, connect, and grow together. I really love that we all think of each other. Like how we celebrate each others birthdays by signing birthday cards and hanging out after class. - There are many fun events on campus!! We've had multiple fun events throughout the year. Note that each SMU campus have different events. At Oakland campus, so far, I've experienced.. * Free Taco Day * Free Yoga * Free School Supplies * Free Coffee/Tea * Free Gelato * Free Fenton's Ice cream * Free Pantry * Etc... TBD - SMU OT Staff are very supportive and have great personality! Myself and the cohort love the faculty! They bring great energy and want to see us win! Overall, I feel like the program is going by fast because we're having so much fun. Every day is a new experience and I look forward to the rest of my program.

Everything is subpar at this school but they definitely have the worst and incompetent financial…read moreaid team available. If you're not new and incoming, good luck to actually getting someone to address your issues. Dr. Larsen is officially the only good director in administration but one person can't make up for the kind of subpar education and lack of support this expensive scam of a school provides

Berkeley City College Campus is so gorgeous. I have seen students, staff, and teachers in friendly…read morecommunication. I felt comfortable in the college. I took ASL classes and digital photography classes for my major. Good coffee shops and restaurants are close to the Berkeley City College campus. I took the Bart from San Leandro to Berkeley College, and it's easy and fun. Thank you!

BCC is awful. I gave every one of my teachers a 1 star rating on Rate My Teacher .com…read more Administration has a policy of not hiring teachers with a good educational background. BCC teachers do not have doctorates even though UC Berkeley is right up the hill and full of professors who have doctorates and need the money from teaching. I believe Administration maintains this policy because they themselves have such a low bar for their administrators that they are too stupid, uneducated, and lazy themselves to be able to handle real professors at the college raising the bar and making the school a better place to learn. BCC is simply a holding pattern to screen students for UC Berkeley. BCC isn't there to help students learn. Each class is like sitting through detention. I will never attend BCC again even if my life depended on it. BCC SUCKS.

Always fun to visit the campus with family after coming here for college. Every visit feels…read moredifferent and something is renovated at each visit. Love this school, had some great memories made here!

Iconic school. We went for a football game and it was very cool. The atmosphere was fun and…read moreeveryone was nice. The university is set in a residential area on the edge of town. I really would like to investigate it more but didn't get past the football stadium. The were giving out replica decorations of the football stadium.

We toured A LOT of schools before settling on Little Elephant. First, we saw plenty of larger…read moreschools and its smaller more intimate size was appealing to us. The space shows very well with two bright well laid out classrooms, nice outdoor space and lots of pets! Most importantly, we found the teaching staff to be warm and generally very experienced with reasonable tenure at the school. Our three children all had a positive experience and have fond memories of their time there. We spent almost a decade there (including through COVID) and appreciated the staff and parent community.

We love LEMs! Our 3 year old has been thriving there since she started the week of her second…read morebirthday. The teachers are fantastic and loving and fun and the environment really fosters happiness, curiosity and learning. The community is wonderful as well and we've become close friends with a few parents and good friends with the rest. We also love the diversity they foster and our bilingual daughter (we speak Spanish in our home) has flourished as she gets to speak Spanish with several of the teachers (who happen to also be native speakers) but has picked up English quickly from the learning and atmosphere here. We plan to send our second child here as we've had such a wonderful experience all around!

Oh my have I spent a lot of time at UC Berkley! I live a few blocks away and I tried my hardest to…read moreget a job there. I would have swept floors! They actually took my application and fingerprinted me. I guess my Kentucky Undergraduate Education was not up to their standards. If you get to even visit GO!

Great campus for studying, it's a good school, great professors overall, great campus to walk, good…read morefood all around, Sather gate is gorgeous, sproul plaza is good for seeing student groups, goo memorial stadium for games, great libraries though they get occupied during Dead week, Moffitt is the main library for undergrads, but Doe is beautiful. Thinking back, loved my time here, great little spots, campus is surrounded by nature - gorgeous campus overall

Parking is a you-know-what. It's a hit or miss, a shot in the dark, it's a bitch... whatever. The…read morewait isn't too insane, the staff is kind and communicate clearly, and they are good with needles. The person inputting a needle into my arm to draw blood was so good! Since I'm terrible with needles, she really nurtured me in the blood-drawing experience. How comforting she was!! =)

I learned about Pacific Coast Montessori from friends years ago. My daughters, now ages 11 and 8…read morehave had so many enriching experiences throughout their schooling and care at Pacific Coast Montessori. Director Ann Toy and Teacher Pat were instrumental in transitioning my girls to kindergarten. Ann and Pat's nurturing manner of teaching helped to foster independence and confidence in the many kids who were/are lucky to know and learn from them. Pacific Coast Montessori's calm, bright, clean and tidy space is complemented by a cheerful play structure, teaching garden and shaded lunch area in the backyard. My girls fondly recall many memories and friendships at "Ann Toy's School."

We looked and looked and looked, and finally landed here. The decision was right. Director, Ann…read moreToy's warm, loving, with commitment is what this preschool is all about. I had a minor concern about the yard being small. But turned out just fine, as I met many nice Moms and quickly formed after school play dates in nearby parks. In the end, it's not the yard size that makes the school great, it's who teaches and cares for your children.

Based on my experience, I cannot recommend this bootcamp to anyone looking for a high-quality…read morelearning environment with real mentorship and student support. I will not be enrolling in any of their future programs.

Based on my experience, I cannot recommend this bootcamp to anyone looking for a high-quality…read morelearning environment with real mentorship and student support. I will not be enrolling in any of their future programs.

I took a beginning serger class here and learned so much in only two hours! I feel a lot more…read moreconfident about choosing a serger and threading it when my project callls for finally getting one. Eli was great and it was a great intro to their lovely studio as well. Maybe I'll schedule machine time there instead of buying a serger? Still to be determined! Thanks Eli!

Eli and her team are AMAZING! They are wonderful instructors and teachers who really know their…read morestuff and yet are accessible, patient, and understand how to teach complete beginners. I know Eli is also very intentional about who she collaborates and works with, which explains the high caliber of guest instructors who lead workshops and classes. I cannot imagine Elmwood without Studio Sessions! Such a special small business. Please support your small businesses! which also means understanding why their policies are what they are--last-minute no-shows and cancellations are extremely detrimental for experience-based businesses. Anyway, I'm excited to take more classes in the future!