The Princeton Review Reviews Summary

Instructor Quality

Pros:

• "Ms. Parker was AMAZING she helped so much with my ACT prep, I would be so lost without this class."
• "Jacob was a great instructor and did a thorough job of answering any and all of my questions."
• "Lisa was great and a joy to work with online. Very encouraging and gave helpful advice."
• "Her passion for teaching and genuine care for her students' success was evident in every class."
• "Matthew Smithdeal was a patient and understanding instructor and great at teaching to the test."
• "She set aside extra time for students to ask questions and go over material outside of class time, and provided her personal information for students to utilize as needed."
• "He's a very intelligent individual that it is more than qualified for his position and was a tremendous help in my preparation for the GMAT."

Cons:

• "The course felt a bit rushed and is very standardized, which has its benefits but also means that if a tactic doesn't work for you you must go elsewhere to find an alternate approach."
• "TRY KAPLAN OR OTHER CREDIBLE SERVICES."
• "It wasn't thorough as I thought it was going to be."
• "I felt the tutor was not on top of my sons gaps and was teaching general curriculum vs zooming in as that's what I paid premium fees for customized attention & lessons."
• "Some things are hit or miss with the website and published materials."
• "Molly is terrible at customer service, so do not fall for her sweet voice and fake compassion."
• "Molly Smith... is knowledgeable about PR but is fake & pretends to care about your kids success in the program but all she does is lie after you pay."

Course Effectiveness

Pros:

• "The Princeton review material in particular really improved my reading score by providing harder questions to make College Board questions seem easier."
• "The Princeton Review gave me all the tools to succeed at the MCAT, beyond just material."
• "The online resources provided by Princeton Review are more than sufficient for weekly study, as well as the Verbal, Quantitative, and In-Class practice manuals sent by mail."
• "By the end of the course I had gone up 14 points, which would not have been possible without Gail’s teachings."
• "The material was beautifully delivered, with the course providing lots of practice material to work through."
• "Princeton Review has tons of practice tests and drills for practice."
• "The classes are very in-depth and help to grasp the concepts on the test."

Cons:

• "I took the LSAT 165+ guarantee prep course, did all the required course work and manage to get a lower score then my previous highest score I got."
• "The course is very expensive though and I spent around $3000 and I found their HW and FL to be much harder than AAMC material."
• "It is also expensive for 5 weeks."
• "It is very intensive and a lot of work. It is easy to get overwhelmed."
• "It is virtually impossible to hold a part-time job working between 20-30 hours a week and 7-8 hour shifts due to the immense load of content you need to complete in order to get the 513+ Guarantee."
• "Website for Princeton Review 513+ course is extremely slow for such an expensive course."
• "The price does come in a little hefty."

Customer Service

Pros:

• "I would send him some last minute schedule changes (not the best on my part) and he would ALWAYS adapt to my schedule."
• "I am 100% satisfied with the results."
• "My tutoring was very helpful and when I didn't match with my first tutor very well they provided another one quickly who was a much better fit."
• "For anyone looking for a virtual in-person GMAT prep class that provides flexibility to choose your class time, as well as thorough preparation material, I recommend checking out The Princeton Review."
• "My class schedule required my tutoring sessions to be flexible and they most certainly were."
• "The entire process was very professional."
• "I highly recommend him and the services that Princeton Review offers to their students."

Cons:

• "My Study Advisor never responded to my emails."
• "Worse, their infrastructure of support AFTER you pay is NONEXISTENT."