FLEX College Prep

I’m a recent graduate of Palo Alto High School. I started SAT prep around late freshman year, jumping around test prep places to try and raise my math score. I always ended up back at FLEX – Philip, who teaches math, is incredible. He genuinely loves what he’s doing and last time I asked, he had more than 1000 hours of tutoring, so he really knows all sorts of tips and tricks to combat the SAT which helped improve my scores.
Aside from SAT math prep, I also did college counseling at FLEX with Dan starting sophomore year and I will say that sitting through several ego-​beating sessions («your dream school is a little unrealistic» and such) was well worth it in the end: I got into every single «target» school Dan suggested. I should also just put out there that he is a pretty cool guy. Dan is super understanding and patient if you and your family are confused as to how the college process works, as mine were.
I was lucky enough to receive an acceptance from one of my «reach» schools and will be headed there for my freshman year. Though I can’t say Philip+Dan= automatic acceptance, both of them and FLEX in general really provided a sense of security during college admissions season by giving me a realistic list of schools to apply to. Overall, the whole point of the college admissions process is to give yourself as many options as possible. FLEX helped me choose the right ones.

I took a summer math course (Alg 2/​Trig) and thoroughly enjoyed it. The instructor was very enthusiastic and I had an extremely enjoyable time. I hope to return for SAT/​ACT prep in the following months :)

My son’s SAT score jumped nearly 400 points. Need I say more?
By the time I called Flex, my son had already been attending another test prep center, but his scores seemed to plateau around 1900. We asked them what he needed to do to get over his hump and the reply was «That is a family decision. You need to decide as a family how much time you want to invest with your SAT studying and how it may impact his grades at school.» ??? I am asking a professional for advice and she is turning the tables back on me. She didn’t want to take responsibility for an answer. She said «We’re not like other places that tell you how many classes you need to take; we’re not pushy in that way.» BUT, I want results and as a paying customer I want an answer. Neither of which she provided.
I asked my son what he thought the difference was between the two test prep centers. He said the first place only corrected the answers you got wrong on a test, but at Flex there was a lesson plan to follow. He was being taught concepts all over again and if he was proficient, they moved on, but if needed help they would work on it before going to the next concept.
SAT test prep, $…relationship with my son during his senior year, PRICELESS!