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OFFICIAL CUSTOMER REVIEWS

Jenny L.

June 15, 2025

Houston

★★★★½

verified student

“inspirational”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Extremely clear and knowledgeable about ARE. Her directions, inspirational ,and practical manor in class might have altered my career in the most positive way.

Francisco M.

June 10, 2025

New York

★★★★★

verified student

“unmatched quality”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Professor Hanlon is a fantastic teacher. The course she taught is very dense with information and it is easy to get overwhelmed. However, she always encouraged the students and reminded us that we could get through the course and exams. The digital syllabus provided does not compare with anything I've seen before.

Elahe H.

June 1, 2025

Philadelphia

★★★★★

verified student

“excellence”

A.R.E. iReady Course

She has the knowledge and passion for the breadth of ARE topics. I am grateful for the excellence in which she instructs with to help us prepare for the exams. She has been inspirational to me continuing in the field in which I wanted to give up.

Luis P.

June 1, 2025

Seattle

★★★★★

verified student

“clear & concise”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Professor Hanlon's has a direct approach to teaching and explaining the information. The topics are current and relevant for exam prep, she's very positive and provides clear and concise explaining the topics. The syllabus is helpful but your participation does matter and expect lots of note taking. Worth the time.

Justin S.

May 23, 2025

New York

★★★★★

verified student

“knowledgeable”

A.R.E. iReady Course

A highly knowledgeable instructor who breaks down the topic and explains it in a way that everyone can easily understand the concepts.

Christine A.

May 20, 2025

Naval Facilities

★★★★½

verified student

focused

A.R.E. iReady Course

This online ARE prep course was very tough, but proffessor Hanlon is very knowledgeable and gives excelent consolidated information, lectures and tips to be able to focus on exam content material. I highly recommend this course it is a great refresher course for anybody that has been out of Architecture school for a while.

Nadeen A.

May 11, 2025

New York

★★★★★

verified student

“good tips”

A.R.E. iReady Course

The professor is very knowledgeable of the subject criteria and helps through various modules of the program. It is very good to get the tips and tricks of the exam so we don't get into the pitfalls of the exam so that we can have a better grade outcome. This course also provided knowledge that will help me even beyond the exam.

Rogerio C.

May 1, 2025

New York

★★★★★

verified student

“easy to digest”

A.R.E. iReady Course

it's difficult to study for the architecture exams as it exists, but the course was easy to follow and loved how she broke down complex concepts into easy to digest bits of information. a wonderful professor and always has the student's best interest in mind.

Diandra C.

April 24, 2025

New York

★★★★☆

verified student

“practical & effective”

A.R.E. iReady Course

The lecture is well-delivered, with valuable insights across all extended topics. The exam strategies provided are practical and effective. That said, the class duration and dense content can make it challenging to maintain focus throughout, suggesting that pacing or content distribution could be optimized for better engagement.

Andy F.

April 22, 2025

New York

★★★★☆

verified student

“animated content”

A.R.E. iReady Course

There is often miscellaneous information given, however a rhythm of lecture that allows your brain to grab an understanding of the important concepts. Be prepared to participate in the beginning of each class session. The animated content helps explain concepts of multi-faceted systems.

Julie J.

April 21, 2025

New York

★★★★☆

verified student

“clear & concise”

A.R.E. iReady Course

clear and concise conceptual lessons, could be a little more thorough explaining relationships between systems and WHY things are the way they are and the application of the concept. Also I struggled to follow the math explanations and the relationship between formulas and how to apply them, and why that formula applied to that specific scenario.

Harshad P.

April 15, 2025

Bakersfield

★★★★★

verified student

“great animations”

A.R.E. iReady Course

It is a lot to learn in short amount of time. This professor navigates the syllabus well to cover many topics. Graphics and animations help make information easy to absorb.

Patrick B.

April 13, 2025

Culver City

★★☆☆☆

verified student

“focus”

C.S.E. iReady Course

Too much focus on some items and not enough on others

Asiyeh K.

April 13, 2025

Los Angeles

★★★★☆

verified student

“good content”

C.S.E. iReady Course

Understands what will be on the exam.

Teak N.

April 12, 2025

Pasadena

★★★★☆

verified student

“answers questions”

C.S.E. iReady Course

Professor Hanlon moves quickly and covers a lot of material in a very knowledgeable manner - stops to answer questions thoroughly.

Elizabeth P.

April 11, 2025

Newport Beach

★★★★½

verified student

“thorough”

C.S.E. iReady Course

Very knowledgeable and thorough.

Maria A.

April 11, 2025

West Palm Beach

★★★★★

verified student

“answers questions”

NCIDQ iReady Course

Helpful. Always willing to answer questions. She always makes sure to find a solution to any of your questions. Highly recommend.

Maria M.

April 9, 2025

Phoenix

★★★★☆

verified student

“knowledgeable”

NCIDQ iReady Course

Professor Hanlon is very knowledgeable with lots of years of experience.

Liany A.

April 8, 2025

Miami

★★★★½

verified student

“knowledgeable”

NCIDQ iReady Course

Very knowledgeable.

Nolan D.

April 5, 2025

Los Angeles

★★★★★

verified student

“highly recommended”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Among the best professors I've had. Moves very quickly to cover a wide span of information and topics. She is extremely intelligent and can answer/figure out every question. The information provided and how it is explained is clearer than any other professor I've taken. Keeps the class on topic when we start to stray too far. Highly recommended.

Patricia D.

April 5, 2025

Bronx

★★★★★

verified student

“clear & concise”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Professor Hanlon was able to explain difficult concepts in a clear, concise manner. I found her course extremely helpful to solidify my understanding of many areas covered on the ARE.

Cesar G.

April 4, 2025

Stanwood

★★★★★

verified student

“best professor”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Professor Hanlon makes the difficult topics easy to understand. She is the best professor that I ever had.

Amanda G.

April 3, 2025

New York

★★★★½

verified student

“focused”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Professor Hanlon does a great job helping student focus their study efforts for the ARE exams which are such a deep bench of content. It was helpful to understand concepts that would allow you to through questions on the exam. It was a natural progression, though an aggressive timeline.

Jean G.

April 1, 2025

Los Angeles

★★★★★

verified student

“clear & concise”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Clear, concise and pertinent information

Grigori K.

March 30, 2025

Julian

★★★★★

verified student

“passionate”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Professor Hanlon is very clear and knowledgeable. She's extremely professional, knows what she's talking about and gives very focused information. She's passionate about teaching students and it really shows. I couldn't have gone through the ARE without her guidance

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