agree..bethesda prep matters helped ds with exams for high school (forgot the name.) he just did 4 sessions or so and some workbooks; liked his tutor, did well on the test, got to his first choice high school, and was nice to "check that box" off with help of the tutor. if we need more help along the way with him or dd we'll be back.

Am currently having a positive experience with PrepMatters. It took a while to get everything set up with our DS having a busy schedule, but he loves his ACT tutor. It is not cheap. That said, I'd rather spend the $ to do it right the first time. They also have seminars for college application stuff, which has been helpful for us.

Extremely positive experience with Prep Matters (Bethesda branch). Found the drop in Saturday testing very useful, results almost immediate. The prep was completely tailored to what my DD needed, and her scores went up a total of 280 points between practice PSAT in 10th grade and SAT in mid-11th. With just about ten sessions. MY DD really liked the tutors she was assigned. scheduling was pretty flexible, which was great with a complicated sports schedule

Has anyone used either of these programs, and if so, if you would post your experience I would be most grateful.

Thanks