“I cannot believe the improvement. She now gets REALLY good marks (in IB school). She improved from a 4 to a 7 (70’s to 90’s).”

“She learned to methodically write essays… The student may have all the information, but you need to know HOW to put it down on paper. And this is what I think is the MAGIC of this course.”

“This course trained her to use a methodical way of thinking and gave her the tools to work through a problem logically …and even helped her science reports and math where you have to show logical steps.”

“I can see she has matured in my casual discussions with her.”

“This course built her confidence, and I will always be very grateful for that.”

Heidi’s advice to other parents: “Start it sooner rather than later.”

Before: She tried a lot of afterschool writing classes/tutors, but always dropped out after one or two classes because they just lectured, gave general information, did not provide in-depth analysis, and were not high level enough for her needs. None of them could help her improve her grades.

After: Top Student Academy’s training helped Judy improve from a 4 to a 7 (70’s to 100% for IB) within 1 year.

Judy: “It’s a really drastic increase and I’m super happy about that!”

“The training taught me analytical skills by breaking down sentences, objectively analyze perspectives, finding quotes and evidence to logically support your argument.”

“The training taught me a systematic way to break down prompts and organize my ideas into well-structured paragraphs.”

“The teaching materials are very useful and engaging. It provides very condensed, concise notes that are super helpful! I still keep a copy of them now in university so I can review them for college seminars.”

Critical Thinking Training:

“High school writers can really benefit from this course by learning how to identify deeper significance of texts and critical thinking.”

“Critical thinking is one of the most important transferable skills. You need it when learning ANY subject and in life.”

“Top Student Academy’s courses trained my critical thinking through teaching me step-by-step approaches to logical analysis and how to ask a lot of guiding questions. Literature is a very effective way to train your critical thinking.” (see her explain why in her video!)

Before: -He was already getting mid-90’s in English class.

-But he struggled with generating ideas and thinking creatively about a subject. Would freak out about essays.

-Used to write too slowly, and would run out of time in in-class essays.

After: Edward: “This program really helped me improve my English skills in multiple ways. Through this program, I learned step-by-step techniques to approaching literary analysis. These step-by-step techniques are really useful because they bring out my creativity and allow me to analyze deeper. It’s a very good foundation.”

“What differs between [Top Student Academy’s] program and my previous tutors is the breadth and scope of the course. Through this class, I was able to explore different advanced techniques, different sentence structures, different vocabulary, and incorporate them effectively in my writing.”

“This program really helped me prepare for senior level English classes, because of the strategies I got from the course. This included a step-by-step process for analyzing poetry, analyzing prose, analyzing novels, and writing cohesive synthesis essays.”

“I was able to use all the skills that I've learned in my classes and I expect to use them in my university classes as well. The notes I have from this class, I will definitely keep forever as they will be very handy in my future academic pursuits.”

“Getting a high mark in English 8 to 10 (Gr. 8-Gr. 10) does not automatically translate into a higher mark in a higher level English course. I was able to maintain my mark, even improve it in IB English. I ended up with a 96% while a lot of my other friends found a huge drop, and they didn't anticipate how hard a senior level class would be.”

“I found that my analysis and critical thinking when analyzing texts improved a lot. This course really helped me think on my feet.”

“Through this program, I was able to boost my writing speed. In the end, I was able to write essays in under an hour, which completely astonished me.”

Jeanette: “Top Student Academy’s course is the only course that actually TEACHES you HOW to write essays…other courses or tutors just TELL you to write essays”

“This course focuses a lot on deeper skills.”

“The video lessons are super high quality, easy to understand, and highly efficient. Every sentence it says has a purpose. Every minute is useful. I’m always learning new things in this course and I can immediately apply it to my own writing.”

“I’ve never had English taught to me the way Top Student Academy did. I never imagined a course like this could exist. The course is definitely super helpful and very effective.”

“The techniques the course teaches are very systematic and streamlined. They are easy to learn. These techniques transformed how I write and how I analyze things.”

“I highly recommend this course. This course will be monumental in changing the way you approach your essay writing process.”

This course also helped me improve in subjects like science, math, mandarin, and social studies:

“A lot of the skills this course teaches are very cross-disciplinary and cross-applicable to other subjects.”

“My analytical skills greatly improved. This also helped me with math problems.”

“The outline techniques this course teaches is different from just creating an empty organization structure my school teaches. This helped me greatly with a social studies essay that’s 3000 words long."

“This course taught me to write a lot faster. It improved my in-class writing at school. And I’m so much faster at science lab reports…this course’s training sped up my lab reporting process by hours!”

“I probably learned more techniques in one year of Gold [Level Course] than I’d learn in the last two years at school.”

“What surprised me the most was probably how much joy I got out of the course. It was so great for me to see my own progress... It makes me so happy to see all the hard work put in by the Top Student Academy team.”

“What exceeded my expectations is definitely the amount of detail and work that’s been put into the course, and how much fun I have—I did not expect to have so much fun looking at all this literature and writing about it!”

“I found the video lessons very clear and effective, because they’re NOT like a one hour lecture…They’re divided into very digestible portions. And there’s very detailed descriptions, which definitely helped me learn. The videos really highlight exactly what the most important techniques are that you must learn.”

“The video lessons really showed you step-by-step what to do. And it’s really easy to ask questions and get answers and help.”

“The main reason I would recommend this course to others is because it definitely teaches you all the details of good writing, and all the variety of techniques that you can apply to almost anything. And it's just a fun experience overall”

“It's amazing. It's really helpful. I love the class!”

After: Improved from 86% to 95% within 1 year of training with Top Student Academy.

She got 93% or higher in Pre-AP, AP English Literature, and AP English Language classes. She got 5s on both AP English Literature and AP English Language exams.

Jasmine: “The materials are very comprehensive… You get a lot of help and guidance with EVERY step of the analysis and writing process. This course covers a lot more details than private tutors.”

“The course taught me many note-taking strategies and annotation techniques.”

“The course provides rigorous, strict training on timed writing. I learned to optimize my results in a tight amount of time. The training is extremely helpful in time management.”

-With Top Student Academy’s training, his high school English marks improved from a low 80s to consistently getting mid-90s.

Josh: “I learned a lot about critical thinking and writing, learned a lot about how to analyze writing pieces. And then how to convey what I am thinking properly and accurately on paper or in writing, which helps a lot in various aspects. I’m in STEM fields and you need to write a lot.”

“I felt like when we had an exam in high school that involved writing, I went in without much fear after taking this class.”

“My sister, currently in 10th Grade, is also taking classes with Top Student Academy. It’s important to learn how to be analytical, convey your feelings and ideas on paper, and be creative with original composition.”

Q: How did Top Student Academy’s Training Benefit You Beyond High school?

Josh: “I think it is also important to be creative in STEM, when you are thinking about how to design an experiment, and try to think outside the box, I think it’s also very valuable.”

“In terms of my core courses and research, I was working with a professors [who] always emphasized how, when you’re ready to write a paper, those data is half the battle. But how to package your data and convey it in very thoughtful ways is the other half of the battle and I definitely learned a lot about that (at Top Student Academy).”

“This class is very useful! I’ve gotten this far in my career and a lot of that has to do with the writing skills I honed…Your writing is a very important skill. Definitely get started honing your writing skill earlier than later. I think it’s an incredibly important skill to have.”

Jaxon: “I’ve actually done other English classes (tutoring center) before Grade 8…and their class was so different and ineffective.

Immediately after Grade 8 when I started taking class here, I felt the impact right away. My English mark skyrocketed by term 3 in my Grade 9 year (within 1 year).

“When we were figuring out who’s going to be in Grade 10 Honors, I was actually the benchmark. I got the highest mark in my entire class.”

“Now I know how to have original interpretation. I know how to analyze with depth, and I know how to express what I say with eloquence.”

“The teaching materials are very helpful…not something you can find elsewhere. I think what makes it so special is because she organized them in a way that makes it easy to retain.”

“Looking back, through all my years here, I feel like the system she’s created is really apparent… Each year gets progressively more difficult in a good way. It never becomes overbearing or over-simplistic to us. I think that really shows how much effort she has put into creating this wonderful system.”