28,459Leland Reviews

When I started working with Nirmal, I was fighting major confidence issues, having studied by myself for months without making major improvement. I was also working full time and didn't have much time to study. Nirmal encouraged me to push through, to find more time and to commit to my prep so I could grow quickly. He gave customized homework and helped target my areas of growth. He was very flexible in timing and made sure we could meet when it was feasible for me. As a result, I grow 9 points on the GRE quant section in only several weeks, putting myself in a position to attend a top ten business school. Thanks, Nirmal!

Alex's hourly rate was more than what I hoped to spend, but he was totally worth it. Unlike other tutors I'd worked with, Alex comes incredibly prepared, so you get a lot more out of your time with him than you typically would. Ahead of our sessions, he had reviewed my previous practice exams to ensure we focused not only on the topics I wanted to review, but also the topics he believed would increase my score. He had thorough decks prepared and provided robust notes to track learnings from each session. He is also an incredible teacher who breaks down the content incredibly simply and provides tips and tricks to get you through the exam more efficiently. Overall, Alex is incredibly kind, thoughtful, and awesome to work with, and he helped me raise my GRE 4+ points on both verbal and quant sections!

After almost 10 hour exam yesterday (GRE + Toefl), I was exhausted. I woke up this morning and I had a nosebleed. I opened my computer, and I typed leland.com to write Alex the best review. You see, Alex was so great that I was eager to write him a review when one of my nose is stuffed with tissue as I am typing this. I worked with him on GRE. He was attentive, supportive, positive, and detailed. If going the extra mile means something, he could be the example. By now, I took gmat 8 times, gre 3 times - so that makes me 11 time test taker, and I am so glad that I am done. On a deeper level, I think these graduate level tests are like IQ tests so there are invincible walls that you cannot climb once you hit the threshold. I did not believe in that wall. I think anyone could climb the wall, so i tried for 2 years. Whatever the case, and despite my lack of english-only environment especially in my formative years (childhood years and many books read during the age 12-17 seem to be the most decisive factor in verbal to be honest), I think the way Alex taught me materials was very good and i wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone. Thank you.

I attended Alex's group class that covered the Quant part of the GMAT/GRE and, having just started revising for the GMAT, I found it incredibly helpful. I cannot believe how many actionable strategies I learnt over the course of only an hour and a half! Alex is patient and incredibly knowledgeable. I also appreciated the fact that he used real-life examples to simplify the most challenging and abstract problems that we encountered during the session. I highly recommend him!

Working with Marie I was able to improve my quant score from a 157 to a 164 in just a few lessons. Recommend her for anyone trying to get their score to the next level.

Marie is a great tutor. She is very bright and cares about her students. She made each tutoring session fun, engaging and rewarding. She challenged me when I did not know the answer and made sure I understood the reasoning behind my responses. I could not have gotten into The University of Chicago Booth without her!

I attended the small group session with Alex. Learned some tricks for approaching the GMAT with problem solving strategies that are faster than brute-force math. Was exactly what I was looking for!

Right off the bat, Alex made practice for these daunting tests more enjoyable because you feel that "we are going to climb this mountain together" mentality. He brings many different strategies to the table to help parse out some of the more confusing questions. His knowledge and depth into each question as well as his willingness to help and share his thought process with different solving methods gives you ammunition against any question. Preparing for the tests with Alex's help has been a great experience I plan on continuing!

I worked with Alex in the GMAT/GRE Quant small group session and learned a lot. He sent out a survey ahead of time and chose questions and strategies that aligned with my weak points. As we worked through the problems, I benefited from hearing how others explained their approach to a problem, Alex cleared up misconceptions, and I saw how the various strategies best work for different question types and topics. I'd highly recommend working with Alex!

Alex is bar none and goes above and beyond with the people he works with. In addition to being sharp, personable, and agile, Alex teaches strategies that yield quick improvement. I highly recommend also working with Alex to learn new methods and improve your score.