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Kaplan International Languages - English School in Berkeley

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😠 My experience with this school was very poor. I paid on behalf of an international student who was subsequently denied the US visa required to attend. I had already made a payment of thousands of dollars to the school, and in order to get reimbursed, they would not work with me, only with the pote... People often mention school, Kaplan, staff, experience, recommend, good, English, great,


Address

2144 Kala Bagai Wy, Berkeley, CA 94704

Website

www.kaplaninternational.com

Contact

(510) 254-6733

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (112 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 8 AM to 5 PM
  • Friday: 8 AM to 5 PM
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: 8 AM to 5 PM
  • Tuesday: 8 AM to 5 PM
  • Wednesday: 8 AM to 5 PM

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  • 1/5 Steve W. 1 year ago on Google
    My experience with this school was very poor. I paid on behalf of an international student who was subsequently denied the US visa required to attend. I had already made a payment of thousands of dollars to the school, and in order to get reimbursed, they would not work with me, only with the potential student. This is ridiculous because it was me who made the payment, and what if the student and I had a falling out? Thankfully that wasn't the case for me, however it was still a struggle to get the money returned. The Kaplan staff, particularly Carlos Pena, was extremely unprofessional with me on the phone and they were all completely unresponsive via email. The student I had paid for, after suffering the insult of being denied the visa, had to contact Kaplan many times in order to get my money returned to me, it took around 50 days to finally receive it, a long time to wait for thousands of dollars! There are other international schools, I recommend to anyone that they apply to one of the others and NOT Kaplan.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lina L. 4 years ago on Google
    Great staff and friendly students! The school director is super nice and she creates a nice environment for all students. This school is located in a city filled with lots of good food and fun things to do. I really enjoyed my time here! I highly recommend this school if you want to have fun while improving your English.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Bear 7 months ago on Google • 174 reviews
    Jeff is a teacher with double standards and a hidden knife behind his smile. Likes to touch students’ test papers with saliva But other teachers are good

  • 5/5 Me 1 year ago on Google
    This is amazing place. There are a lot of people from different countries. Everyone so nice people. I had the best time of my life!!! I definitely recommend Kaplan in Berkeley.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 xiao x. 1 year ago on Google
    It was like traveling, very enjoyable, and there were not only classes, but also a lot of extracurricular activities. It was a really enjoyable experience!🤣
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 stephanie b. 2 years ago on Google
    Kaplan School is a very good experience for improve your english, the teachers and the staff was amazing. My level has been really improve. thanks for all ;)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michael D. 2 years ago on Google
    I've been there in 2013, and it's been the best year of my life (I came from France). The staff and teachers are great. Not a lot of European people, but it's been great to meet so many nationalities. The school is pretty clean and well located 👍 I don't know how things has evolved since 2013, but I can tell that I really suggest this school to anyone who wants to learn English with great quality teaching.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tolkyn A. 2 years ago on Google
    I was so happy to study in Kaplan Berkely in San Francisco. I had experience in other international schools like EF I really enjoyed much in Kalpan school because the teachers are better, well organised and provide a good quality of teaching English. I highly recommend to you Kaplan school.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 KARINA M. 1 year ago on Google
    Studying for 6 months at Kaplan Berkeley was a beautiful experience, there are excellent teachers who are always willing to help you improve your English, with their extracurricular activities you can practice your English with your classmates from other countries and at the same time get to know and enjoy beautiful places in San Francisco, their staff is made up of great people that I will always remember Robert, Shiho and Kathryn, friendly and always willing to help you. I definitely recommend Kaplan Berkeley
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Adan V. 2 years ago on Google
    This school have a great staff, a good building and a good program to learn english. The class in general are interesting and the teacher try to help always. The town is also a nice place with a good weather. I recommend to study english and to know people of a different countries.

  • 5/5 I-HSUAN C. 2 years ago on Google
    Berkeley is a really attractive city, and the weather is splendid here. Also, UCB is here so you can enter the campus anytime you want and it's around 5 minutes walking there from Kaplan. I feel anxious because it's my first time to come abroad, but the staff really helps me a lot.

  • 1/5 Maykito R. 7 months ago on Google
    It was the worst experience of my life. It is super expensive and they have bad service. I do not recommend that school.

  • 5/5 Danael R. 1 year ago on Google • 1 review
    The place is very well located, one block from UC Berkeley and right next to a metro stop! There is also San Francisco, a city where there are so many things to see, reachable quickly and easily by metro! The staff is very welcoming and many activities are offered! Practicing your English in a setting like this is a great experience!


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