IvyMax

My previous review is still valid, but ivymax must have listened to my review. 2 days later, they fired the inadequate teachers and 2 PhDs to take on the class who are extremely skilled in educating. In addition, they even extended the class by 2 days to cover the time lost with the old teacher. I am impressed, fellow Unilocalers, always voice your concerns. It goes a long way.

This is very expensive place. In fact, the student and teacher ratio is too high. Considering this fact, the price is really expensive. In addition, the AMC math teacher is not nice to the students. Many times in a class, he yelled to the students. My son was very uncomfortable with this Chinese math teacher. It was very disappointing that this expensive place hires the low-​qualified teacher for this important class to the students and the parents. I do not recommend this place and class to anybody. Very disappointed!

Lots of resources available here. It’s a little pricy though. Private tutors and prep courses are available for students. For the prep courses, students have to be self-​driven. Very easy to fall behind; going to class alone isn’t enough. Students must study (a lot) additionally at home to benefit most from these course.

3 stars to get this listing going, as I am not one of their clients so I can only leave a general review…
IvyMax is a fast growing business that caters to teens (and their parents) who are looking to gain admission into an ivy league university. They offer PSAT and SAT prep courses along with courses in math, writing, etc. The headquarters is located in Cupertino, and they have branches in other areas of the bay (Millbrae, Fremont, Pleasanton…). They are a privately run business that appeals mostly to Asian parents who strive to have ivy league attending children, and have the money to afford this service.
In addition to the educational aspect of the agency, they also offer college prep counseling. Students are assigned to a counselor who mentor and guide them through the college application process and make sure the student is doing everything s/​he can to make the application as strong as possible — i.e., enrolling in extracurricular activities, winning awards, etc.
Take a peek at their website for more information. According to their statistics they seem to do what they promise to do. Hopefully some students that use their service will add to this Unilocal listing to give it a more accurate profile.