Noud Thys
Filed Jul 28, 2021
2 / 5
Scripts from 2019
Avoid. Mid. Textbook they shipped was clearly a photocopy, pages 44 to 60 were missing entirely.
Celebrity-taught video sessions
Avoid. Mid. Textbook they shipped was clearly a photocopy, pages 44 to 60 were missing entirely.
my kid actually asks to do the lessons now which is wild because last year he hated anything with homework in it
I liked that the certificate at the end actually got recognized when I applied for the junior dev role last month. The dashboard tracks her weak spots and quietly loops them back in which is exactly what a human tutor would do.
best $120 I've spent on my daughter's reading this whole year, no contest
Textbook they shipped was clearly a photocopy, pages 44 to 60 were missing entirely. promised 1-on-1 mentor calls and i got assigned to someone who clearly didn't speak english fluently.
Content: 8/10. Support: 2/10. Price: 5/10. Average those however you want. Instructor was engaging, assignments were busywork, final project was gold. weird mix.
paid for the premium tier for my son and the one on one feedback on his essays is detailed, not copy pasted ai slop they let me pause my subscription for 3 weeks during finals without penalty and that kind of flexibility earns loyalty
my son's reading went up a grade level in 3 months so I can't fully hate it, but the parent portal is a joke. Course content was solid, grading was a disaster — got my midterm back three weeks late. paid for the certification track, passed the exam, still waiting on the physical cert 9 weeks later...
signed up expecting it to be slop content but the lectures are tight and the instructor actually responds in the forum within a day they shipped a new cohort format in September and the pacing is way better than the self paced version was
Was expecting a cash grab, got a proper curriculum with graded assignments and real feedback instead.
They billed my card a second $249 three weeks after I cancelled, had to dispute with my bank. Material is 80% filler, there's maybe 3 hours of real content stretched across a 12 week program. Spent half the morning chasing them just to be told my daughter's progress reports were never actually sent out.
honestly the free trial week was enough to sell me, didnt need the sales email Shocked how good the mock exam prep was for the price, I passed on my first attempt after three failed tries elsewhere.
Signed up on orientation day hoping for the small-group vibe they advertised, ended up in a Zoom with 47 other faces.
Legit life changing. Ms. Ortega in support refunded a duplicate charge within an afternoon without me even having to argue, rare these days.
they let me pause my subscription for 3 weeks during finals without penalty and that kind of flexibility earns loyalty I expected flaky video quality on a $29/mo plan and got crisp 1080p every single session instead.
The dashboard tracks her weak spots and quietly loops them back in which is exactly what a human tutor would do.
Refund policy is clean, no fine print traps, I know because I tested it on a course I ended up not needing. my wife and I both took the parenting course and it genuinely changed how we handle meltdowns with our 4 year old the instructor remembered a side comment I made in week 2 and tied it back into a lesson in week 6, who does that anymore
They oversold the cohort, 180 students in one slack with 2 TAs, I never got a single question answered. Paid $397 for a bootcamp and the material was literally free YouTube videos stitched together, ugh.
Dropped €250 course up front for the intro module and honestly it taught me more than my first semester of community college did. honestly the free trial week was enough to sell me, didnt need the sales email
Worth every cent.
Shocked how good the mock exam prep was for the price, I passed on my first attempt after three failed tries elsewhere.
the recorded sessions are searchable by keyword which saved me alot of time cramming for the midterm
fine. nothing special, nothing terrible, would I do it again, probably not at this price. Not bad for a career switcher but if you're already working in the field you'll be bored by week 2.
Instructor named Marcus taught the stats module and made regression analysis feel like a party trick, I actually get it now. the discord community alone is worth the sub fee, people actually help you debug your essays at 2am cant believe this is cheaper than one month of the tutoring center down the road and my grades are actually better
The tutor my daughter had was lovely, the one she got reassigned to in March was reading off a script.
The tutor stayed 15 minutes past our Thursday lab to walk through a proof I kept botching and didn't charge extra.
Modules 1 through 5 are chef's kiss, 6 onwards feels like they ran out of budget. paid for the certification track, passed the exam, still waiting on the physical cert 9 weeks later...
promised 1-on-1 mentor calls and i got assigned to someone who clearly didn't speak english fluently. Textbook they shipped was clearly a photocopy, pages 44 to 60 were missing entirely. Mid.
they shipped a new cohort format in September and the pacing is way better than the self paced version was Instructor named Marcus taught the stats module and made regression analysis feel like a party trick, I actually get it now. paid for the premium tier for my son and the one on one feedback on his essays is detailed, not copy pasted ai slop
Finally a program that doesn't treat parents like idiots.
my kid actually asks to do the lessons now which is wild because last year he hated anything with homework in it
I liked that the certificate at the end actually got recognized when I applied for the junior dev role last month. The dashboard tracks her weak spots and quietly loops them back in which is exactly what a human tutor would do.
Zero feedback on any of the 11 assignments I submitted, just a copy-pasted "great job!" each time. Nope.
My son enrolled last August and the tutor cancelled three sessions in a row with no reschedule. Instructor Dr. Lin was decent but the platform crashed every single friday session, missed like 6 classes.
Textbook they shipped was clearly a photocopy, pages 44 to 60 were missing entirely. promised 1-on-1 mentor calls and i got assigned to someone who clearly didn't speak english fluently.
paid for the premium tier for my son and the one on one feedback on his essays is detailed, not copy pasted ai slop they let me pause my subscription for 3 weeks during finals without penalty and that kind of flexibility earns loyalty
the instructor remembered a side comment I made in week 2 and tied it back into a lesson in week 6, who does that anymore
signed up expecting it to be slop content but the lectures are tight and the instructor actually responds in the forum within a day
Was expecting a cash grab, got a proper curriculum with graded assignments and real feedback instead. paid for the premium tier for my son and the one on one feedback on his essays is detailed, not copy pasted ai slop
my son went from a C in algebra to an A- in one semester and I'm not exaggerating that for a review
honestly the free trial week was enough to sell me, didnt need the sales email
I expected flaky video quality on a $29/mo plan and got crisp 1080p every single session instead. 10/10. the discord community alone is worth the sub fee, people actually help you debug your essays at 2am
Legit life changing. Ms. Ortega in support refunded a duplicate charge within an afternoon without me even having to argue, rare these days. Finally a program that doesn't treat parents like idiots.
they let me pause my subscription for 3 weeks during finals without penalty and that kind of flexibility earns loyalty I expected flaky video quality on a $29/mo plan and got crisp 1080p every single session instead.
The dashboard tracks her weak spots and quietly loops them back in which is exactly what a human tutor would do.
Refund policy is clean, no fine print traps, I know because I tested it on a course I ended up not needing. my wife and I both took the parenting course and it genuinely changed how we handle meltdowns with our 4 year old
the discord community alone is worth the sub fee, people actually help you debug your essays at 2am cant believe this is cheaper than one month of the tutoring center down the road and my grades are actually better
Dropped €250 course up front for the intro module and honestly it taught me more than my first semester of community college did. honestly the free trial week was enough to sell me, didnt need the sales email
Worth every cent. Dropped €250 course up front for the intro module and honestly it taught me more than my first semester of community college did.
Thought the money-back guarantee meant something — it doesn't, read the fine print on page 4. fine. nothing special, nothing terrible, would I do it again, probably not at this price. The intro modules slap, then week 4 hits and suddenly you're on your own.