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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.

Elizabeth P.

April 11, 2025

Newport Beach

★★★★½

verified student

“thorough”

C.S.E. iReady Course

Very knowledgeable and thorough.

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

Lilly K.

February 26, 2025

New York

★★★★★

verified student

“clear & concise”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Would definitely recommend Professor Hanlon. Super clear and concise. Teaches you exactly what you need to know and how to do it effectively under exam pressure.

Yijia H.

February 2, 2025

Los Angeles

★★★★★

verified student

“fast paced”

A.R.E. iReady Course

This is a fast-paced course with a lot to cover in a short time. Professor Hanlon is knowledgeable and really helpful, and the material is good for studying for the exams.

Natalie M.

January 24, 2025

Los Angeles

★★★★★

verified student

“great instruction”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Professor Hanlon's instruction is great, its a load of information but it definitely helps you when taking the ARE exams.

Michael M.

December 20, 2024

New York

★★★★★

verified student

“knowledgeable”

A.R.E. iReady Course

very Knowledgeable and helpful!

Russell M.

December 8, 2024

Mount Vernon

★★★★☆

verified student

“updated material”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Class schedules need to be longer. So, much information to learn and cover in a short period of time. Study materials are current with testing.

Nicole M.

December 3, 2024

New York

★★★★☆

verified student

“great resource”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Very knowledgeable and informative. Provides clear and consolidated course information and is a great resource regarding the exams!

Constance S.

November 18, 2024

San Diego

★★★★☆

verified student

“great asset”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Professor Hanlon was a great asset to my studies and preparation for the PA, PPD & PDD exams. Having been away from school and working fulltime. I would suggest to anyone seeking to pass these extensive exams to give the program a try!

Natalia R.

November 18, 2024

New York

★★★★★

verified student

“willing to help”

A.R.E. iReady Course

I was very please with Professor Hanlon knowledge, patience and willingness to keep us on our toes during the long online classes. The material covered was very useful. It was a fast passed curse, but she guided us very well.

Bill S.

November 16, 2024

Orlando

★★★★★

verified student

“deep dives”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Professor Hanlon utilizes code to explain why items are required, and how to acheive the required outcomes. She will do deep-dives to explain the full concepts, and points out how these relate or don't relate to similar items.

Matthew T.

November 12, 2024

Salt Lake City

★★★★★

verified student

“friendly”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Friendly and Patient, Very nice professor.

Arturo V.

November 5, 2024

Irvine

★★★★★

verified student

“knowledgeable”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Very knowledgeable and informative.

Juan R.

November 1, 2024

East Hampton

★★★★★

verified student

“knowledgeable”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Extremely knowledgeable and helpful

Brenda F.

November 1, 2024

New York

★★★★★

verified student

“no one left behind”

A.R.E. iReady Course

class is fast paced but Prof Hanlon makes sure everyone is following along.

Ziba E.

October 29, 2024

Miami

★★★★★

verified student

“knowledgeable”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Knowledgeable

Armando G.

October 17, 2024

Newport Beach

★★★★★

verified student

“positive attitude”

A.R.E. iReady Course

The professor is extremely knowledgeable in the course material and provides very focused lectures to provide students with good core knowledge necessary for passing the ARE exams. She is very open to questions and has a very positive attitude which create a positive classroom environment that is conducive to effective learning. Highly recommend.

Fernando

September 22, 2024

Burbank

★★★★★

verified student

“well worth it”

C.S.E. iReady Course

Lots of information in a short time. Need to see if I'm able to pass the CSE. If I do the class is well worth it.

Luis O.

September 15, 2024

West Palm Beach

★★★★★

verified student

“take notes”

NCIDQ iReady Course

I passed both the IDFX and IDPX exams after taking this course, and the instructor was really knowledgeable. The course moves quickly, and I found it a bit challenging to keep up with note-taking, especially when it came to diagrams. I did need to use some outside resources while studying, but the course gave me a solid foundation for the exams.

Angelica Y.

September 15, 2024

Fort Lauderdale

★★★★★

verified student

“inspirational”

NCIDQ iReady Course

Professor is inspirational and helping nature, she explains better I got my all answers and solved my doubts…. I want to thanking you funkaar institute for giveing me this professor for teaching me….and thank you professor Hanlon for teaching me….

Maria Q.

September 12, 2024

New York

★★★★☆

verified student

“methodical”

NCIDQ iReady Course

Very knowledgeable on content and methodical in answering questions. I enjoyed her classes.

Priyanshi G.

September 10, 2024

Miami

★★★★★

verified student

“inspirational”

NCIDQ iReady Course

Professor is so professional and inspirational, and solve every doubt of mine… thank you so much professor Henlon….

Danielle P.

September 1, 2024

Sunny Isles Beach

★★★★★

verified student

“helpful reasoning”

NCIDQ iReady Course

Took the online class with her for the NCIDQ licensure exam. She was very helpful in explaining / reviewing a lot of the term and sections that would be covered on all three exams. She was also very knowledgeable in the material and helped teach how to reason through the options and so forth. Would take again !

Jennifer R.

August 20, 2024

Mount Vernon

★★★★★

verified student

“covers a lot”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Very knowledgeable, and you will cover a lot of material.

Danielle I

August 20, 2024

New York

★★★★★

verified student

“explains well”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Professor Hanlon takes the time to explain the materials and ensures the students understand the topic.

Cope B.

August 17, 2024

Clearwater

★★★★★

verified student

“helpful diagrams”

A.R.E. iReady Course

The overview of this seminar focuses on content specific to the current ARE exam. The diagrams in the charts used for the lecture, serve an helpful simplified and condense study guide.

Kenia S.

August 14, 2024

East Lansing

★★★★★

verified student

“question approach”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Professor Hanlon knows the information covered very well. She gets to the point and gives you pointers on how to approach a question. She does an overview of all the topics, without getting to detailed and into the weeds. Many text books try to cover all 5 years of schooling, she only covers what you need. I'd take more of her classes.

Madeline W.

August 12, 2024

Knoxville

★★★★★

verified student

“helpful tools”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Great use of lecture tools for graphic display notes. Showed much concern for success of students. Discussed pertinent information for exam prep.

Erika C.

August 12, 2024

Beverly

★★★★★

verified student

“heavy material”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Class and Materials are perfect, but they are too compressed for these heavy materials that need more time.

Brian B.

August 3, 2024

Chelsea

★★★★★

verified student

“commands class”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Professor Hanlon is an expert in her field and an inspiration. She is very clear, commands the room and explains concept in a way that is easy for everyone to understand. This course is very tough and I think she does a great job. Would highly reccomend.

Gaylin B.

August 2, 2024

San Francisco

★★★★★

verified student

“knowledgeable”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Very knowledgeable professor.

Luis G.

July 30, 2024

New York

★★★★★

verified student

“complex topics”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Professor Hanlon has a lot of experience with the ARE and is very knowledgeable on all topics. The class is designed to help you pass the ARE and professor Hanlon's live approach is very helpful in simplifying and remembering very complex topics on the exam.

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