Huntington Learning Center

UPDATE: A year later, the owner posted a rebuttal, so I’ll clarify my original review. We paid Huntington a significant amount of money, specifically for test prep. When our son took the test, NOTHING that Huntington covered with him was on the test. The issue was NOT testing under grade level when Huntington did their initial test, which is designed to get the unsuspecting parent to pay more, by the way (all part of their sales funnel). The issue was that Huntington didn’t do what we paid them to do.
Our son bombed the test/​exam we paid to have him prepped for because, in both my opinion and his, he wasn’t prepared. After that, I began researching online and found an online prep book. I spent a week prepping him on my own and he retook the test and scored high enough to be accepted into the school. Since then, he has made honor roll twice, in his grade level (the one the owner claimed he tested under in their test, used to justify what they want to charge you as a parent). So I’ll point this out again, in case you missed it the first time, the test that Huntington gives when they first accept students is more of a sales tool for their funnel than it is a true gauge of a students academic level.
Based on our experience, we believe that this Huntington location (and Sharon, the owner) are far more concerned about getting customers into their sales funnel than they are in actually «delivering» what they promise when they’re enticing you to sign up. I’ll give them credit where due though, their sales funnel is very well designed. They engage parents emotions well and they get paid big bucks for doing so. As a person who understands sales, I’d give them an A+, but as a paying customer, I’d give them an F.
** ORIGINAL REVIEW ** DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY WITH THIS PLACE! We sent our son here for test prep and, in hindsight, it was a major mistake. While they promise the sun, moon and stars, they certainly don’t deliver it after you pay. In my opinion, they were worried about one thing and one thing only — MONEY. The scam starts when they get you in the door and test your child, then make unnecessary recommendations. It continues as long as you’re willing to keep cutting checks. I can honestly say that after thousands of dollars and many wasted hours, my child is no better off than he was when we started at Huntington in Longwood.