Achieve Test PrepReviews of achievetestprep.com

Genuinely awful experience. Have had questions that were so terribly worded that, after talking with the AI tutor (which is useless; it straight-up lies to you), it triggered a migraine. It actually causes your health to deteriorate. Please save yourself or your students from this and use anything else.

I feel scammed! Signed up but decided to switch a major which achieve could no longer help me in. Cancelled class within the cancelling period and even sent an email before starting anything. They now charge me full price even stating they did receive my email to cancel but because they don’t share there is a special cancelling process then I am stuck with a bill $1000 for never taking a course or even starting. Scammed! Be careful if you try to cancel a class.

I would not even give this establishment one star, but that’s the only way I can write this comment. Do not get yourself involved in this because they’re scammers they take your money. They tell you one thing they do something different. Don’t trust them at all. It’s not that I’m stupid and I can’t do this myself, but I thought that they would be in my corner and all they are is thieves. Do not get involved with these people. If you know what’s good for you they tell you you will get a refund if you change your mind and they work it around to where they keep your money and you don’t get anything.

I am not able to get out of the contract I signed and was lied to when signing up; very pressured into signing up too. I called the program for more information, NOT to sign up for something and was coerced into it. The CLEP credits do NOT transfer to the college they set me up with. I contacted the college to double check. I can't get any real responses from email that aren't AI generated and talking with customer service is just as frustrating. I DO NOT recommend this program at all! They are not accredited. I am taking legal action to get out of this program. DO NOT waste your time with them.

I had an incredibly frustrating experience with Achieve Test Prep. I was led to believe I was signing up for tutoring or academic support—but what I actually got was a confusing enrollment process tied to an $11,000 loan with Climb Credit, all without clear explanation or transparency. When I asked about the loan, I was constantly transferred between different reps and never got a straight answer. I wasn’t shown a full contract or loan terms up front, and I don’t even remember clicking anything to officially enroll—if I did, it was rushed and not explained properly. One major red flag is that their classes are **not accredited**, and they seem to go out of their way to hide that information. You really have to dig to find out that what you're paying for may not count toward actual college credit. That is something that should be disclosed clearly, not buried. I also never received any services or classes before trying to cancel, and despite reaching out immediately, I was denied a refund and forced to go through my bank to dispute the charge. The entire process felt sketchy and misleading—**except for one rep, James, who was actually kind and helpful.** Unfortunately, the system he works in isn’t built to support people honestly. I would strongly caution anyone considering Achieve Test Prep to **do deep research first** and ask very direct questions about costs, accreditation, and refunds.

It is horrible! I feel they misled me, lied to me, and scammed me. They have it all on their audio recording from the phone calls. I had to fight to get even a portion of my money back! I went through several phone calls and out of fully paid tuition they wanted to give me a $695 refund. This was after I paid thousands of dollars and only got 3 classes out of the classes I was promised. I had to appeal that and finally got a little bit more of a refund, but not what it should have been! Except I haven't got the money back. I keep getting the run around from Achieve and Climb Credit, Which is where my loan was through. Mind you, my loan is paid in full. But Achieve said they had to send my money to the loan holder, because that is the contract they have between the two institutions, and that is their process. Then the loan holder would refund my money to me. I have spoken with several people from both institutions, and no one can seem to tell me where the refund is. This is months later. Stay away from them. Don't take a loan from climb if you can avoid it. I think it's ridiculous! With the cost of college, students getting scammed is crazy! It's already expensive enough to go to school these days!

I am trying to get them to correct their records. According to them, I owe them 5000 dollars for a course I supposedly signed up for in 2019. This is 2024 and I have never heard from them before. According to them they do not have any record of me taking any courses. They are trying to get me to pay them 1000 dollars to stop harassing me. That is what it is. I have tried to get them to leave me alone and correct their error but they want me to pay them for their mistake. They even said themselves I don't have any records of tests or classes from 2019 or ever. I am getting an attorney and paying a retainer to sue them. Perhaps I can get enough people who have been similarly treated to make it a class action case.

I felt cheated and misled. I was told in the initial introduction that you can achieve. I was given the choice of two schools: Excelsior University and Allegany College of Maryland. I told Andrea that I was a student at Excelsior College, where I obtained most of my prerequisites; the only requirement I needed was Humanities to start the program at Excelsior. The only reason I chose Allegany was that with Excelsior, you have to travel out of state for clinicals. Then, I was told that Spanish is a requirement for Allegany. In addition, even though I have an introduction to psychology, I was also asked to take developmental psychology. I needed to take Spanish, Humanities, and developmental psychology. After much persuasion, I accepted and signed up for the program. The total cost for the program was supposed to be $ 9,364.00; I told Miss Andrea I would like to subtract both Spanish and Psychology from the contract, and I would only take Humanities with you. I decided to take them at Straighterliner.com because it is three times cheaper than your courses, and she said, "No problem." Now, the rest of the program is reduced to $7,800. I was urged to make an instant deposit of $600; the remaining balance was divided into $262 monthly. I started taking the Humanities class in August 2023; for one year, I have yet to be able to pass because every time you fail the CLEP exam, you have to wait 90 days before retaking it. I failed twice. Meanwhile, within five months, I finished taking Spanish and  Psychology at Straighterliner.com, and their credit was accepted with both Excelsior and Allegany. As I mentioned above, their courses are more affordable. I am tangible proof. In September 2023, I received a call from my advisor urging me to enroll in Allegany College; she sent me a link to the college website. While reading the college courses required for the LPN-RN program, Spanish was not one of them. Consequently, I wasted my time taking Spanish to discover it was not a requirement for Allegany College. (Archived wronged me; I wish this ever happened to anybody.)In October 2023, I called Achieve and spoke to Kyle. I asked whether their school was associated with Allegany, and he answered, "No." That was when I realized I was misled the whole time. On October 14 or 15, I contacted customer service regarding ending the program; I was told they would have someone call me within 24 hours. The next day, I  received a call from Lora. I explained to her how unhappy I was because I felt cheated and misled; for that reason, I wanted to cancel the program. In addition, when  I explained the situation to Lora, she sounded monotone and cold. You can sense her only mission was to collect money. She told me that for her to terminate the program, I should pay the remaining balance; if not, my name would be sent to collection. Can you imagine after spending about $5,000 for a failing class at that point, I became distraught? On October 23, 2023, I finally terminated the contract in agreement to pay the remaining, which I won't do. Today is October 24th; while surfing online and looking for some credible online LN-RN, the first school that showed up was achieved; it read that. "COLLEGE-BRIDGE.ACHIEVESTESTPREP.COM Online LPN to RN program - LPN to RN Bridge-Finish faster (lies) Earn your nursing prereqs and general Ed courses Nursing bridge program. Complete LPN to RN online in a less demanding way—fully accredited college. No waiting list. (LIES) ALLEGANY COLLEGE HAS A WAITING LIST. Request Info. Financial Aid Available" Wow! First, Achieve is not affiliated with any college; how would they advertise like one? I do understand why. People will rush to it since nursing is in high demand using the LPN to RN Program. Meanwhile, you have study.com and Straighterlinner, who have a bigger platform and are cheaper but do not portray themselves like that. Secondly, Allegany has a waiting list; their classes start twice a year, in spring and fall. Lastly, how would you advertise as if you offer LN to RNs instead of saying you only offer prerequisites toward the nursing program; that would have sounded more promising. "MISLEADING" To all my fellow LPNs. Please listen carefully; I want to ask you to avoid this so-called achieved prep because you won't achieve your goal if you do not run away. This prep school should change the way they advertises. This way there won't be any complaints.