Testimonials

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These are just a few of the hundreds of testimonials we’ve received from happy students and parents. They cover all aspects of English tutoring: reading, writing, contest writing, test prep, college admissions, graduate school admissions, and college classes.

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Iris Li

"Improve Your English helped my son make big changes to his college admissions essays. After receiving their help, he was admitted by early action...

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G. L., Palo Alto

"Hello Nat, I am writing this email to thank you for helping me improve my English and develop better writing and grammar skills. Thanks to your...

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Grant Y., Palo Alto

“We write to you to express our appreciation to Ms. Sichi’s for her teaching our daughter, and for IYE for providing such a wonderful program....

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Leilani, Palo Alto

"We really appreciate your work with our son this past year -- he has benefited from lessons with you by broadening his vocabulary, deepening his...

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Cathy, Santa Clara

"With much appreciation and gratefulness, I have to tell you that our son has to finish his English Tutoring class with Mr. Logan due to his senior...

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Jessica Yang, Palo Alto

"We would like to express our appreciation to Dr. Wilson and your IYE for the past 4 years. Our son has benefited tremendously from the tutoring by...

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Shyamala

"Hello Dr Wilson Thanks for all your support to our daughter. She improved a lot since she started at IYE."

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Apple Wei, Saratoga

"We are very appreciative of the teachers who helped my son with a lot of English skills these years. Improve English is a professional agent and...

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D. S.

“I'm reaching out to let you know that I got a 5 on the AP Language And Composition Test! 🙂 When I started my junior year, I was intimidated by my...

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Student, Belmont

“I just wanted to tell you how helpful you were with my slideshow. I really appreciated it. After our most recent lesson, I worked on the slide a...

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Yixin S., Palo Alto

“My daughter had Nat as a one-on-one tutor for about three years and we would highly recommend Improve Your English services! Over the years, not...

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Qun M., Palo Alto

“I wish we had found IYE when our daughter was in lower grades and had started enrolling in the program much earlier. Your program is well thought...

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Vivian L., Los Altos

“Our son has worked with IYE for three years. Recently, he received a perfect score on his CAASPP test for ELA. This is two straight years of...

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Julie C., Mountain View

“Dear Dr. Julie, It’s been a pleasure to have you as my son’s English tutor for the past years. We can see his English skills have been improved a...

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Daniel W., Saratoga

“Improve Your English helped me raise my grade in my middle school English class from a B+ to an A. Now I am attending an elite private high school....

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Tomone T., Sunnyvale

“My son had a wonderful experience with IYE! Thank you for Dr. Sparks for the caring and detailed instructions!”

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Yu C., Saratoga

"My son has been working with David for about a month. I can really see the difference in his writing. It has more focus and better organization. My...

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Emily Su, Palo Alto

"I took the test once and scored 720 on the Reading section. When I took the test for a second time, I could tell that the classes had really helped...

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JC, Palo Alto

“We are very appreciative of your kindness, patience, willingness to listen, and sharing of insights. You give me honest feedback, telling us...

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Michael, Palo Alto

“Summer program advising helped me make my own decision. In the past, I was indecisive and let others make decisions for me. Now that I am in HS, I...

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Jian Ma, Palo Alto

“My daughter took her SAT again in March. She got her score back today. She got 1540=770+770. This compared to her score before the SAT class with...

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Li-Fen Lee, Palo Alto

"Hi Nat, I’d like to share with you this good news. Today, Stanley won the 2nd place for his school's Speech Festival. Thank you very much for...

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Sherri Miao, Palo Alto

"Our son got 36 in his September ACT test. He is very happy. Thank you so much for these years’ teaching them in English! It really has built up...

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Fei Wang, Sunnyvale

"Before my daughter started with Improve Your English, her state assessment [on the STAR reading test] was at 900. In less than a year of working...

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Trevor Burward-Hoy

"Our daughter got straight A's in English, Art History and World History in her first semester at U.C. Riverside. She has been helping other...

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Toni Littlestone

"Our son is enjoying Pomona very much. Your tutoring formed the basis of his academic skills. We are eternally grateful to you!"

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Michael and Linda Chui

"Our middle-school son has worked with Improve Your English for three years. He loves the books, the poems, and the grammar! He says an hour of...

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D. Wong

"The tutors at Improve Your English helped my son get admitted to Berkeley. By sharpening his writing skills and learning to develop a persuasive...

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Joan Kao

"My son scored 100% on two of his STAR test sections! I've recommended Improve Your English to several of my friends. They too are very happy with...

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Shishir R., Cupertino

“A bit late, but ever so sincere, Happy Thanksgiving; thank you for being my English helper and role model for study habits, proper grammar, and for...

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Margaret Z.

“Just wanted to tell you that the Scholastic Awards results came out and that I received two gold keys (Coffee Stains on a Blue Morning, (anchors)...

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G. S., Los Altos

“I just wanted to thank you for your helping me in Literature this year. I just got my final grades back today and I got an A in on the final and an...

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Y.W.

“Thank you! I already see progress in our son’s writing. Previously, his words were so few and far between.”

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Young K., Palo Alto

“Our son and daughter really enjoy learning from you. Our son always receives nice comments from his teachers about his good writing skills. I thank...

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Anonymous

“I have noticed my son’s progress and motivation. His writing has improved a lot (writing was very difficult for him when we met at the first...

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Y.H.

“I really appreciate all your hard work with our daughter. We have been trying for years to get her to stay focused. I think she is slowly maturing....

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Michelle H., Cupertino

“With your help, my daughter's reading, writing skill and vocabulary level increase dramatically, and she did very well in her high school entry...

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Jennifer

“Our daughter got a 800 on writing for her SAT score that came out last night. Just want to share the good news and say thank you to her teacher.”

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M. C.

“I participated in your spring 2013 SAT English class. Although I didn't take the SAT (I took the ACT instead), I wanted to let you know that I...

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Y. K.

“SAT results came in this morning. Our daughter did well on both reading and writing section. We believe that her Saturday English tutoring and...

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Randy Y., Cupertino

“Before taking the lesson from you, my son's SAT writing was below 500; last year, he scored 800. Now he is a National Merit Semifinalist, which is...

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Hoang T.

“I hope you still remember this De Anza college student. Well, after taking your course, I ended up not taking any SAT exam, for I no longer want to...

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Sofia K.

"I am one of the lucky students who studied with you to prepare for the Graduate Record Exam. Now I am working toward my master's degree at Santa...

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Grace, Cupertino

“Our son is paying more attention to his school work and grades. He moved up in core and was encouraged. Every time he got a compliment from you, he...

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M.C.

“I want to thank you for being such a wonderful English tutor. When I first came to you, I knew almost nothing about grammar and reading. However,...

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Q.O., Foster City

“My son has been working with Dr. Wilson for two years. He and I are both so happy and really appreciate Dr. Wilson's great skill working with...

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R. K., San Jose

“I was the only student in my high school English class to score 100% on a difficult grammar test. Thanks!”  

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