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Madeline P.

July 29, 2024

Lansing

★★★★★

verified student

“clear & concise”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Very clear and easy to follow.

Ricardo D.

July 27, 2024

Blue Springs

★★★★★

verified student

“focused”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Provided great focused information for the ARE test.

Nhu L.

July 25, 2024

Concord

★★★★★

verified student

“pay attention”

A.R.E. iReady Course

VERY GOOD, IS QUICK SOMETIMES- SO PAY ATTENTION.

Damian M.

July 23, 2024

El Cajon

★★★★★

verified student

“high excellence”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Excellent instruction and ARE prep course! I would highly recommend this to everyone interested in taking the AREs.

Jeremy P.

July 20, 2024

Albany

★★★★★

verified student

“intense but worth it”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Professor Hanlon is extremely knowledgeable and covers a ton of material. Lectures are intense but worth attending - unstuckstudy ai and the free textbook were also super helpful for study prep.

Paula S.

July 18, 2024

North Miami Beach

★★★★☆

verified student

“great”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Great leacture

Parmindar S.

July 12, 2024

Burbank

★★★★★

verified student

“intense but clear”

A.R.E. iReady Course

I found Professor Hanlon to be incredibly helpful and knowledgeable. Her lectures were intense, clear, concise, and absolutely brimming with valuable content. She was helpful and professional. I am very pleased with all that she did to help me prepare for the ARE.

Sanna S.

July 7, 2024

La Mirada

★★★★★

verified student

“easy to follow”

A.R.E. iReady Course

The professor speaks clear and notes are helpful. Assigning homework questions that are reviewed the next session would be nice. Clear homework for each class would keep study straightforward.

Allison P.

July 2, 2024

Dallas

★★★★★

verified student

“dense material”

A.R.E. iReady Course

VERY dense course material and compressed into very little time. The amount of information covered would need years of courses, but the best is done to do it in the shortest possible time and in the best way possible. Professor explains subjects clearly and is open to questions or clarifications throughout course. VERY recommended course&professor.

Rebecca M.

June 24, 2024

Charleston

★★★★★

verified student

“helpful”

A.R.E. iReady Course

This fast paced course can be difficult because of the amount of information that is presented during the lecture. I believe the course can be very helpful for those wanting to take the exams for architectural licensing, however, it does require outside studying and very disciplined study habits.

Madhavi T.

June 21, 2024

Vallejo

★★★★★

verified student

“fantastic educator”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Professor Hanlon is incredibly smart and knowledgeable. She is fantastic and a great educator who cares about her students.

Hassan R.

June 15, 2024

Oklahoma City

★★★★★

verified student

“knowledgeable”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Extremely knowledgeable about all content for the ARE

Michael R.

June 13, 2024

Palm Bay

★★★★★

verified student

“enthusiastic”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Clearly capable as a recognized professional in the industry. Enthusiastic and able to relay content in a meaningful manner, directed towards learning rather than memorization.

Craig F.

June 8, 2024

Brentwood

★★★★★

verified student

“doesn’t waste time”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Worth it! Very knowledgeable of the topic and gets into exactly what you need to know. Does not waste your time.

Meghan F.

June 1, 2024

Los Angeles

★★★★★

verified student

“experienced”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Good lectures with explanations. Very knowledgeable and I feel she has a lot of experience in the architecture field.

Claudia C.

May 15, 2024

New York

★★★★★

verified student

“compassionate”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Professor Umber Hanlon is such a great professor! she is extremely knowledgeable and still extremely compassionate to meet you where you are. she expects diligence and hard work & also inspires it out of you! i highly recommend her!

Geoffrey H.

May 1, 2024

Albany

★★★★★

verified student

“easy to follow”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Great teaching methods and makes everything easy to understand.

Reevse B.

April 26, 2024

Charleston

★★★★☆

verified student

“lots of questions”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Can let questions overwhelm the class

Jeremy W.

April 25, 2024

New York

★★★★½

verified student

“rough content”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Generally good, tuff content

Julian R.

April 16, 2024

Miami

★★★★★

verified student

“effective”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Professor Hanlon is very knowledgeable about the ARE and distributes the knowledge effectively.

Euror B.

April 14, 2024

Pleasanton

★★★★★

verified student

“enjoyable”

A.R.E. iReady Course

I loved learning from professor Hanlon, she is incredibly knowledgable and straightforward.

Allison B.

March 30, 2024

Salem

★★★★★

verified student

“vast exam topics”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Covering vast variety of exam topics in a condensed manner.

Daniel S.

March 28, 2024

San Francisco

★★★★★

verified student

“commands class”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Great professor who knows how to handle a large class while covering all necessary topics. Commands a room very well.

Suha A.

March 27, 2024

Trenton

★★★☆☆

verified student

“participation”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Be prepared to do some hard work and participate in the class

Srujan V.

March 26, 2024

Yuma

★★★★★

verified student

“good”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Good course

Emily F.

March 22, 2024

Oceanside

★★★★☆

verified student

“exceptional class”

NCIDQ iReady Course

Professor Hanlon is exceptionally knowledgeable on all topics related to the NCIDQ exam. She always asks for questions and feedback and takes time to explain.

JoAnna V.

March 16, 2024

Vancouver

★★★★☆

verified student

“expert instructor”

NCIDQ iReady Course

Professor Hanlon is clearly extremely knowledgable of the course content and an expert in her field. My one critique is that she tends to talk a bit too fast, but I do understand that there's a lot of material to cover.

March 7, 2024

Raleigh

★★★★★

verified student

“so much info”

C.S.E. iReady Course

Get ready to take notes! The lecture is informative and there is a wealth of information to be learned from the instructor. I feel well prepared from this prep course to take my exam.

February 23, 2024

Burbank

★★★☆☆

verified student

“lots to navigate”

C.S.E. iReady Course

Professor's ability to explain and navigate the tremendous amount material is incredible. There is a lot of information to cover, and they tend to jump around and can be hard to follow the lecture sometimes.

February 15, 2024

Chicago

★★★★★

verified student

“distilled & focused”

C.S.E. iReady Course

Focused on CSE testing logic and content. Distills large amounts of info into concise chunks with overlapping specifics in a variety of sections to help learn content.

February 13, 2024

Roseville

★★★★★

verified student

“clear & concise”

C.S.E. iReady Course

The content of the course is not always easy and it is often times an overwhelming amount of information being lectured on, however, Professor Hanlon delivers the information in a clear concise and understandable way.

February 5, 2024

New York

★★★★★

verified student

“precise teaching”

C.S.E. iReady Course

This is the second time I've used Professor Hanlon to get through a licensing exam. Her lectures are focused, precise, and narrow the content in such a way that you learn how to think like the test wants you to think. If you are already working, and you have limited bandwidth, there is no better way to prepare!!!!

February 3, 2024

Bronx

★★★★★

verified student

“good pace”

C.S.E. iReady Course

This course was very informative and Prof Hanlon presents the information well, with a good pace, thoughtful and with a very positive outlook

January 28, 2024

New York

★★★★☆

verified student

“good”

C.S.E. iReady Course

good

Jose A.

January 8, 2024

New Orleans

★★★★★

verified student

“extra scenarios”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Professor was extremely knowledge; when asked questions she knew the topic plus gave extra scenarios beyond answering the original questions. Professor was very professional to everyone. Very passionate and caring for us to pass these exams.

James B.

December 28, 2023

Atlanta

★★★★★

verified student

“provides clarity”

A.R.E. iReady Course

prof hanlon was extremely helpful prepare for exams....answered questions thoroughly and with clarity.... would definitely have her again

Jason B.

December 12, 2023

New York

★★★★★

verified student

“thanks”

A.R.E. iReady Course

thank you

Jessi G.

December 11, 2023

Champaign

★★★★★

verified student

“excellence”

A.R.E. iReady Course

The ARE exams are very deep and tough topics to 1) learn and 2) TEACH. Professor Hanlon does an excellent job at preparing her students for the exams. I would recommend to everyone doing the ARE exams to take her course. Be prepared to listen, take notes, and study what she has taught you when class ends.

David C.

December 11, 2023

Orlando

★★★★★

verified student

“clear & direct”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Very knowledgeable with the ARE exam. The topics go fast so you need to be prepared to take good notes. Professor clearly directed the class to the specific ARE topics.

Sarhad G

December 8, 2023

San Diego

★★★★★

verified student

“genuine expert”

A.R.E. iReady Course

Professor Hanlon is very knowledgeable about the exam prep material, and I geniunely trust her expertise and experience level with architecture, structure, MEP and other related trades.

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