HS2 Academy

Buyer beware! If you don’t fit into the profile of their students, HS2 is not the place for you. They are laser focus on supposedly getting their students into top notch colleges but at the expense of the students self esteem, character development, and well rounded skills. They encourage techno nerds with little personality. Even if they got to college, they will be handicapped in the work force with so little social skills. Sure, they encourage students to take all the right classes and volunteer work, but not for volunteer works sake, but for how it looks.
My daughter is an average student and they were pretty condescending and off putting. We took the summer ACT class, and in fairness, did a good job with the subject matter, but minimal follow through, unless you sign up to be one of their counseling students at big bucks. I understand the business model and need to be profitable, but HS2 takes the profit motive to the extreme, with little consideration for the welfare of the student. Some of the counselors are good, but they are brow beaten by the owner and business management staff.
This review is for the Pleasanton location, but management oversees all the locations.
I would definitely not recommend them.
Dory C