ISSUE 048 · SATURDAY, OCT 16, 2021
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Rosetta Stone

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Immersive language software

Lecture HallArlington, Virginiarosettastone.com
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The record

4,638 dispatches on file

Carl Ross
Filed Jul 20, 2021
1 / 5

Instructor was awful

feels like a cash grab honestly, $12/book for recycled pdfs i could've gotten off reddit for free.

Brandon JamesOn the record
Filed Jul 20, 2021
1 / 5

Lost my deposit

The instructor read slides for 90 minutes and dipped before any questions were answered. Had to drive 45 minutes each way because they moved the campus and never updated the website.

Andrew KellyOn the record
Filed Jul 20, 2021
2 / 5

Avoid.

Zero feedback on any of the 11 assignments I submitted, just a copy-pasted "great job!" each time. My kid came home crying after a Monday lecture because the teacher called him lazy in front of the class.

Clarissa MurphyOn the record
Filed Jul 20, 2021
4 / 5

Changed my grade

they let me pause my subscription for 3 weeks during finals without penalty and that kind of flexibility earns loyalty honestly the free trial week was enough to sell me, didnt need the sales email

Enzo PhillipsOn the record
Filed Jul 19, 2021
4 / 5

Passed first try

the instructor remembered a side comment I made in week 2 and tied it back into a lesson in week 6, who does that anymore Shocked how good the mock exam prep was for the price, I passed on my first attempt after three failed tries elsewhere. Was expecting a cash grab, got a proper curriculum with graded assignments and real feedback instead.

Julia AdamsOn the record
Filed Jul 19, 2021
5 / 5

180 point SAT jump

Finally a program that doesn't treat parents like idiots. I expected flaky video quality on a $29/mo plan and got crisp 1080p every single session instead.

Judith WalkerOn the record
Filed Jul 19, 2021
5 / 5

Legit good

I was skeptical because the price looked too low but the material is genuinely rigorous and well sequenced.

Christine MartinOn the record
Filed Jul 18, 2021
1 / 5

My kid cried

the "live mentor" was a chatbot for the first two weeks, i could tell from the delay and the generic replies. I asked for a refund within the 14 day window and they ignored four emails until the window closed. My son enrolled last August and the tutor cancelled three sessions in a row with no reschedule.

Carol Miller
Filed Jul 18, 2021
2 / 5

Scripts from 2019

Had to drive 45 minutes each way because they moved the campus and never updated the website.

Luke DiMaggioOn the record
Filed Jul 18, 2021
3 / 5

Passed the cert, barely

Content: 8/10. Support: 2/10. Price: 5/10. Average those however you want.

Aidan KellyOn the record
Filed Jul 17, 2021
1 / 5

Save your money

Spent $1,200 on a certification prep and failed the exam because thier practice tests had wrong answers.

Hannah Johnson
Filed Jul 17, 2021
1 / 5

Big regret

Nope.

Megan DavidsonOn the record
Filed Jul 17, 2021
5 / 5

Cheaper and better

Was expecting a cash grab, got a proper curriculum with graded assignments and real feedback instead. Ms. Ortega in support refunded a duplicate charge within an afternoon without me even having to argue, rare these days.

Benjamin ReedOn the record
Filed Jul 16, 2021
5 / 5

Money well spent

I liked that the certificate at the end actually got recognized when I applied for the junior dev role last month.

Tadhg RobertsOn the record
Filed Jul 16, 2021
5 / 5

Caring instructors

booked the one on one SAT coaching for my daughter and her score jumped 180 points over 8 weeks Instructor named Marcus taught the stats module and made regression analysis feel like a party trick, I actually get it now. Legit life changing.

Willow MunroOn the record
Filed Jul 16, 2021
4 / 5

My daughter's hooked

the discord community alone is worth the sub fee, people actually help you debug your essays at 2am best $120 I've spent on my daughter's reading this whole year, no contest The tutor stayed 15 minutes past our Thursday lab to walk through a proof I kept botching and didn't charge extra.

Imogen Rogers
Filed Jul 15, 2021
2 / 5

Felt scammed

Textbook they shipped was clearly a photocopy, pages 44 to 60 were missing entirely.

Jacob ThomasOn the record
Filed Jul 15, 2021
4 / 5

Better than college

best $120 I've spent on my daughter's reading this whole year, no contest the recorded sessions are searchable by keyword which saved me alot of time cramming for the midterm Shocked how good the mock exam prep was for the price, I passed on my first attempt after three failed tries elsewhere.

Gareth McGregorOn the record
Filed Jul 15, 2021
5 / 5

Real feedback, not slop

The tutor stayed 15 minutes past our Thursday lab to walk through a proof I kept botching and didn't charge extra. my kid actually asks to do the lessons now which is wild because last year he hated anything with homework in it

Saoirse Griffiths
Filed Jul 15, 2021
5 / 5

Shocked.

Dropped €250 course up front for the intro module and honestly it taught me more than my first semester of community college did.

Andrea NietoOn the record
Filed Jul 14, 2021
5 / 5

10/10 would re-enroll

honestly the free trial week was enough to sell me, didnt need the sales email

Hidde TimmermansOn the record
Filed Jul 14, 2021
5 / 5

Rare find.

cant believe this is cheaper than one month of the tutoring center down the road and my grades are actually better they shipped a new cohort format in September and the pacing is way better than the self paced version was

Arjen VerbruggenOn the record
Filed Jul 14, 2021
5 / 5

Changed my grade

my wife and I both took the parenting course and it genuinely changed how we handle meltdowns with our 4 year old

Mila Van HoofOn the record
Filed Jul 13, 2021
4 / 5

Passed first try

Worth every cent.

Olivia Van SteenbergheOn the record
Filed Jul 13, 2021
4 / 5

180 point SAT jump

I expected flaky video quality on a $29/mo plan and got crisp 1080p every single session instead.

Lien KokOn the record
Filed Jul 13, 2021
3 / 5

Good teacher, bad platform

Decent for the price if you catch the sale, overpriced at full tag. Modules 1 through 5 are chef's kiss, 6 onwards feels like they ran out of budget.

Wouter van den BroekOn the record
Filed Jul 12, 2021
5 / 5

Beat the tutoring center

10/10. The dashboard tracks her weak spots and quietly loops them back in which is exactly what a human tutor would do.

Finn van der PolOn the record
Filed Jul 12, 2021
5 / 5

Hooked after week one

Shocked how good the mock exam prep was for the price, I passed on my first attempt after three failed tries elsewhere. booked the one on one SAT coaching for my daughter and her score jumped 180 points over 8 weeks The dashboard tracks her weak spots and quietly loops them back in which is exactly what a human tutor would do.

Jurre Van Dyck
Filed Jul 12, 2021
1 / 5

Scripts from 2019

They billed my card a second $249 three weeks after I cancelled, had to dispute with my bank.

Sofia MikkonenOn the record
Filed Jul 11, 2021
5 / 5

Kid loves it

paid for the premium tier for my son and the one on one feedback on his essays is detailed, not copy pasted ai slop

Kai van den HeuvelOn the record
Filed Jul 11, 2021
1 / 5

Save your money

feels like a cash grab honestly, $12/book for recycled pdfs i could've gotten off reddit for free. promised 1-on-1 mentor calls and i got assigned to someone who clearly didn't speak english fluently.

Lisa de HaanOn the record
Filed Jul 11, 2021
4 / 5

Cheaper and better

the recorded sessions are searchable by keyword which saved me alot of time cramming for the midterm

Yara VanhoveOn the record
Filed Jul 10, 2021
4 / 5

Money well spent

they let me pause my subscription for 3 weeks during finals without penalty and that kind of flexibility earns loyalty

Imke Lenaerts
Filed Jul 10, 2021
1 / 5

Zero support

the certificate they issued had my name misspelled and support said it would cost $35 to reissue it, insane.

Jorma PekkanenOn the record
Filed Jul 10, 2021
5 / 5

My daughter's hooked

Finally a program that doesn't treat parents like idiots.

Henna Koskinen
Filed Jul 9, 2021
1 / 5

Refund denied twice

Course content hasn't been updated since 2019 and half the links in module 4 are dead. They charged me £120 upfront then told me the live Q&A was an extra add-on, scam vibes honestly.

Ruben DriessenOn the record
Filed Jul 9, 2021
5 / 5

Better than college

The dashboard tracks her weak spots and quietly loops them back in which is exactly what a human tutor would do. Dropped €250 course up front for the intro module and honestly it taught me more than my first semester of community college did.

Boaz MaesOn the record
Filed Jul 9, 2021
5 / 5

Real feedback, not slop

signed up expecting it to be slop content but the lectures are tight and the instructor actually responds in the forum within a day

Oliver Thomsen
Filed Jul 9, 2021
2 / 5

Mentor never showed

Had to drive 45 minutes each way because they moved the campus and never updated the website.

Sven Pedersen
Filed Jul 8, 2021
3 / 5

Would I recommend? Eh.

Content: 8/10. Support: 2/10. Price: 5/10. Average those however you want. Paid $890 for the bootcamp and got maybe $600 worth of actual teaching, the rest was filler slides from 2021. Decent for the price if you catch the sale, overpriced at full tag.

Clara BergOn the record
Filed Jul 8, 2021
4 / 5

Rare find.

Refund policy is clean, no fine print traps, I know because I tested it on a course I ended up not needing. The tutor stayed 15 minutes past our Thursday lab to walk through a proof I kept botching and didn't charge extra.

Stefan HedlundOn the record
Filed Jul 8, 2021
4 / 5

Changed my grade

Was expecting a cash grab, got a proper curriculum with graded assignments and real feedback instead.

Katja Hiltunen
Filed Jul 7, 2021
1 / 5

Avoid.

Final project rubric changed three times and the last version came out two days before the deadline. My son enrolled last August and the tutor cancelled three sessions in a row with no reschedule.

Rune Larsen
Filed Jul 7, 2021
1 / 5

Total waste

Would never recommend, my teenager lost all motivation after being told his essay was "below standard" with no notes. signed my daughter up for the summer program and they switched the location twice without telling anyone.

Tom BrouwerOn the record
Filed Jul 7, 2021
2 / 5

Would never again

I asked for a refund within the 14 day window and they ignored four emails until the window closed. The instructor read slides for 90 minutes and dipped before any questions were answered. Textbook they shipped was clearly a photocopy, pages 44 to 60 were missing entirely.

Heidi KokkoOn the record
Filed Jul 6, 2021
4 / 5

Beat the tutoring center

my son went from a C in algebra to an A- in one semester and I'm not exaggerating that for a review I expected flaky video quality on a $29/mo plan and got crisp 1080p every single session instead.

Quinten BosmanOn the record
Filed Jul 6, 2021
4 / 5

Hooked after week one

best $120 I've spent on my daughter's reading this whole year, no contest

Julia LambrechtsOn the record
Filed Jul 6, 2021
5 / 5

Worth every penny

The tutor stayed 15 minutes past our Thursday lab to walk through a proof I kept botching and didn't charge extra. my kid actually asks to do the lessons now which is wild because last year he hated anything with homework in it best $120 I've spent on my daughter's reading this whole year, no contest

Jesper OlofssonOn the record
Filed Jul 5, 2021
4 / 5

Kid loves it

Dropped €250 course up front for the intro module and honestly it taught me more than my first semester of community college did.

Tove HolmbergOn the record
Filed Jul 5, 2021
5 / 5

Clean refund, no traps

honestly the free trial week was enough to sell me, didnt need the sales email