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November 2023 by Shirley Chan
My two daughters started to go to UpGrade since they were in elementary school. I love that the center director has a systematic way planned out to focus on different writing types, one at a time, then to debate, then to publish their own story, then to college essay writing. They do group different grades of students together in a class, but it doesn’t matter because students are of the same level. When my two daughters started, there were older kids in their classes but they didn’t need to catch up ever.My younger daughter is now in 10th grade and she just finished the presidential debate project recently. My older one is now a college freshman in a university across the nation. She's a Posse Scholar with full tuition covered for all 4 years. She's also accepted to the UCs she applied including UCLA, UCB, UCSD, UCI. Writing has never been a struggle for her and I'd give credit to UpGrade for giving her a strong foundation!
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April 2023 by Lisa L.
I really wanted to like this learning center. The staffs/tutors there are very respectful, helpful, and friendly to the small children. They are mostly high school students. My kid really liked Shu Lin, but as a parent and our need for learning center is education. Reading & Math Subjects: are from an App that has reward points and your child can use that points to play game. You can purchase it at home. Most parents want the Writing subject, but they NEED to sign up for Reading & Math in order to sign up the Writing. For my 3rd grader, I felt this is fine because he has much to learn. It should be an option for student with strong Reading and Math skill.Writing class: 2hrs long with a small break. She's teaching grammars, definitions, descriptive words, sentence structures, and above all those, taking note (I really love this about the class). My biggest drawback: She has too many students in one class, all from different grade levels. 5th graders+ have much faster to learn concepts and this unfair to them or maybe unfair to 3rd graders. My 2nd biggest drawback: there is no feedbacks for their writing assignments. Feedback is most important for kids to learn. Overall I feel that she just jams all students in one writing to collect money. She obviously can divide the class base on their grade/age level throughout the week. I really hope Shu Lin can improve on these: feedbacks, class base on their grade/age, and give option to students base on their assessment test (also because she's teaching grammar in her writing class). As a parent, what degree you hold doesn't matter as long as you can teach with humble and kindness.
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May 2022 by winki wu
(Translated by Google) The teacher is very serious in teaching ?(Original)老师教学很认真?
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February 2021 by Anson Tan
When I started at Up!Grade, I wasn't the strongest writer. It was my biggest weakness in my English classes, something that my teachers would consistently bring up during parent-teacher conferences. During my time at Up!Grade, I was able to improve my writing skills and develop as a more confident writer. Not only did Up!Grade help me with my writing, but the center also provided me with the support and opportunities that helped me get accepted into UC Berkeley.
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November 2018 by Jessica T
Very helpful! I improved a lot as a student here, because of all the passionate instructors who understand their material well and are invested in their students’ learning process.
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November 2018 by Leilei H
I was a student in the writing program here for six years. 10/10 would recommend!
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November 2014 by Mimi Wong Haymond
It sucks never go there they just want ur money
