From student: I cannot recommend Chris enough! He easily…read morebroke down complex math concepts into understandable steps that made everything click. Beyond teaching the material, he shared practical strategies to approach problems and succeed on test day. I was able to improve my SAT score from 1370 to 1540, something I couldn't have imagined before working with him. His teaching style is engaging, patient, and always tailored to your needs. If you're looking for an SAT tutor who genuinely cares about your success, Chris is the one to choose!   From mom: As a mom of six, I have used many tutors, and I cannot recommend Chris at Summit enough. When my son was paired with Chris, Chris immediately contacted me to explain his approach. We had a wonderful, unrushed conversation. Chris clearly communicated with me after each meeting. My son said that Chris not only helped him drastically improve his score from a 1370 to a 1540 but also helped him understand and appreciate math. Chris is incredibly competent but also incredibly kind. My son shared that Chris was always cheerful and avoided criticism but challenged him appropriately. My son said that he was one of the best teachers that he had had. Margaret who was our contact person at Summit was incredibly helpful and supportive. I cannot praise this company enough! My son will be attending Harvard in the fall. Summit helped make his dream a reality. We will be using Summit for our next five children. Thank you Margaret and Chris!

My teen tried the online ACT test prep class, which cost $1,000. My kid found it really…read moreinaccessible and unhelpful. I called to try to get a refund or at least convert the sunken cost to one on one tutoring, but they said no. The most they would do was give me a $300 credit, but I would have to pay $200 to use it. I do not recommend this place.

HSA tutoring is a fraudulent service…read more Dont be blindsided by how they market themselves on the website as being top tier Harvard students or the fact they only employ the best for tutoring. which is a lie they employ any homeless person and brand them as high achieving Harvard students. The reality is they employ individuals who don't care about tutoring. An even less about you as the client. All the agency is interested in taking money from clients. I failed my assignment after taking up a tutoring service with HSA. Yes you heard right failed. Yet they claim they are Harvard rising stars. I was assigned a tutor a month before my assignment was due which was very reasonable. however, the tutor they assigned me didnt respond to my emails for weeks and only contacted me couple of days before my assignment was due to fit me in at 8pm at night. What a complete joke of a service !!! Honestly HSA is a con, stay well away from this place, other wise you will be deceived. Take your kid to a reliable tutoring service !

In advance of our daughter's first (and hopefully final) SAT, we decided on HSA's Customized SAT…read morePrep Package (20 hrs. w/ no online sessions). She worked with three different tutors throughout the package, Christine, Daniela, and Iman. They were all great and very communicative in terms of scheduling, and so was the HSA coordinator team. Did an outstanding job of listening to all feedback and making any needed adjustments, and the one time an online session was required due to scheduling, everything went super smoothly. Iman especially is outstanding! Our daughter made great strides working with her, getting through tons of material, honing testing skills, and building the kind of confidence that can really make or break the big day. She's amazing at giving day and week of prep advice above and beyond pen and paper. Thanks for all your hard work, HSA Tutoring!

Signed up for chemistry tutoring, found the tutor, was supposedly going to get a 30 minute lesson…read moreas a try-out with option to cancel ( I had no such intention, we were anxious.) I then read the copious amount of documents on-line, added my credit card and had but one question prior to hitting the last button at which moment they would have had my money. The recording said due to overwhelming calls, they'd 'call me back.' It's been a week. Imagine if I had hit that confirmation and they had my money already? We'll find tutoring somewhere else. Anyway, went directly to Varsity Tutors. They called me back immediately, and they have good reviews. Then my daughter reminded me how we used Varsity before and they worked out well.

Billing and connecting with online tutors was a nightmare. Payments didn't show up during a…read moretutoring session so we were disconnected.

Avoid Jim Clarke at all costs! We hired him as a long-term tutor for our kids, he asked $3,000 and…read morewe paid him his asking rate, with no receipt given. He started tutoring them, although he was often late and often cut their lessons short. Then, he suddenly disappeared. Repeated calls, texts, and emails went unanswered. Finally, when we physically found him, he promised to resume tutoring our kids via Zoom, but this never happened. Multiple subsequent emails and attempts to make contact again went unanswered. Please be warned, if you are thinking about hiring him, please think twice! He is very unreliable!

Jim Clarke is an outstanding teacher and tutor. My son Matt had him for a year and thrived. I would…read morehighly recommend using his services for SAT tutoring, college coaching and any other educational service your child may need.

Evolve has provided an excellent tutor for our teenage son to help him improve his study skills,…read moreorganization and test preparation. The tutor is a grad student and has lots of great examples of how to put his advice into action. The tutor also has a wonderful approach to communicating with a teenager -- a good combination of specific info for different types of classes and just talking about how things are going generally in school. We've found Evolve to be highly professional and responsive to our needs. I would not hesitate to recommend them for those looking for tutors.

From the owner: We are a Best of Boston® award winning company. Our tutoring approach is better, smarter, and gets…read moreresults.

My daughter benefited enormously from Lindamood-Bell. She has both Dyslexia and ADD…read more When she was in fourth grade Lindamood-Bell recommended 8 weeks $16k of tutoring for her. We didn't have the money so I bought the Seeing Stars tutoring kit ($600) and hired local tutors an hour a week($50/hr). My daughter made some progress. My daughter was not very cooperative. When she was in 6th grade she was reading at a 4th grade level. We spent $ 8k for 4 weeks of tutoring, 3 hours a day. Our daughter jumped from a 4th grade to a 6th grade reading level. The tutors were able to cajole her into doing her work. This year she was able to score Advanced on the Biology MCAS and a 4 on APWorldHistory. That would not have been possible without Lindamood-Bell.

From the owner: We can change learning for life! Lindamood-Bell instruction develops the imagery-language…read morefoundation necessary for individuals to learn to read and comprehend to their potential. Individualized instruction focuses on reading and comprehension processes. Lindamood-Bell Academy is an accredited K-12 private school. The Academy combines Lindamood-Bell instructional expertise with a full curriculum. Our students come to us with previous diagnoses such as dyslexia, autism spectrum disorders, or general learning challenges. Some students seek our help to enhance their skills or to just make learning easier. The Learning Ability Evaluation is the first step that identifies an individual's learning strengths and weaknesses. Available in person or online! Our founders' programs focus on the sensory-cognitive processes necessary for reading and comprehension. Recommended instruction is differentiated based on the learning needs of each student. Lindamood-Bell offers evidence-based programs, a one-to-one instructor-student ratio, and instructional quality team oversight. Available in person or online! Our continued growth involves research collaborations with MIT and UAB, and previously with Wake Forest and Georgetown University. Lindamood-Bell has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and has appeared on CNN, PBS, and NPR. Contact us for more information!