What Clients Say?

"My son has been studying at Excel Learning Center for more than two years. ELC helped to give him an edge in preparing for the SSAT and his private school interviews, as well as boosting his grades. He really liked his tutors, and his mother and I appreciated the very accommodating schedule. The extra tuition was worth every penny, especially as he was admitted to the school of his choice."

"We are happy to inform you that Zander got accepted to Punahou for 6th grade. I would like to again thank you and your staff on the amazing work that you do. Zander really enjoyed coming to the learning center. Thanks again."

"We are so happy that Trent has been accepted to Punahou for the 6th grade. Attending Excel has made such a significant impact in terms of him achieving his goal of getting into private school. Thank you for all of your support!"

"Karen and Rachel, thank you very much for your amazing job and attention! With your SSAT preparation and support my daughter got accepted by Punahou and Iolani. She also is the straight A student in Math because of your help. Great job!! "

"Very grateful for Karen, her husband and tutors for preparing my twins for their SSAT exam. After completing a comprehensive six week, M-F two hour SSAT summer course and a few tutoring class before the exam, both were accepted to 'Iolani, Punahou, Mid-Pacific and La Pietra."

"Karen and the crew at Excel were absolutely great. They are efficient, professional, and very skilled at tutoring and preparing kids for taking tests. My daughter spent one day a week with them for a few months and scored well enough on her first attempt at the SSAT test that she didn't have to take it again. She was thrilled and we were too. It also highlighted another admirable trait of Karen and Excel: she told us our daughter didn't need any more sessions or to take the test again. Any parent will appreciate that honesty - she could have preyed on our "parent fears" and suggested more prep and taking the test again and again, just to earn more money. If Leila needs any tutoring or test preparation in the future, I know where she'll go. Excel gets my highest rating."

"Big Mahalo to Karen and the staff at Excel Learning Center.  They assisted my daughter with SAT prep, and my two rising Freshman prepare for the SSAT.  Their staff identified areas that each needed to focus on individually and worked to improve in that area.  SSAT results proved that their methods were a success.  Time and money well spent. "

"Karen and her staff are an awesome bunch to help my son prepare over a 3 to 4 month period for the SSAT exam.  Sure standardized tests aren't fun to take, but almost everytime I picked my son up from his once a week tutoring sessions, he's always had a positive comment about "learning math and reading/writing concepts" better at Excel.  I could tell he was highly engaged.

For SSAT prep, not only do they teach test content, but they also teach test strategies to maximize being successful on the exam.  My son had an okay score on his first attempt at the SSAT exam, and Karen was honest about a few more tutoring sessions to help my son solidify his success on the second attempt at the SSAT exam.  Most people would pass that off as their way of making additional money, but she was very genuine about it.  She and her staff are very well versed witch each students unique abilities and needs, as well as the parents educational goals for the child.  

I can't thank Karen and her staff enough for the curriculum and session frequency she mapped out for my son.  He had a significant improvement on his SSAT score where it was well above the median scores of each of the private schools that he applied to.  The results: He got acceptance letters to Punahou, & Mid-Pacific Institute, and a waitlist for Iolani.  We were so thrilled with the results, that I have no hesitation taking my daughter here for SSAT test prep in the near future. "