Most Recent Reviews
Course Taken - Arizona Life, Accident & Health Pre-Licensing Course
While i took course, i thought it was meticulous and doing a thorough job explaining why certain rules and regulations were applied. I did the practice quizes and got A’s across the board. I knew all the information from the course backwards and forwards. I read reviews about how the test questions were almost word-for-word. Felt confident. To my horror, i didnt recognize hardly ANY of the material on the actual exam, nor did i find any word-for-word questions. I made assumptions and guessed for the entire test aside from maybe 5/155 questions. I feel like i wasted my time and money. Highly dissatisfied.
AP RESPONSE: Hi Sam, Sorry to hear you did not pass your exam. Unfortunately, reviews often say “word-for-word” and while I think it’s generally because students followed the course study guide and know the material so well, it can give others the impression we have the test company’s questions (we do not!). Course providers all work off the same test content outlines and have to teach the material that is needed to be learned. We can not stress enough that students should not memorize questions, but should instead complete their entire course and know the material being tested on inside and out. Looking over your course utilization I would recommend completing the lecture videos in your course and not relying so heavily on test questions. If you score 46% on a quiz and then follow it up shortly after with 100%, it generally means you memorized the quiz questions. We would still assume you didn’t know roughly half the material you were quizzed on and should go back to the lecture videos in that chapter. If you have questions please feel free to reach out. We are happy to help! 😉 . FUTURE STUDENTS: Be sure to follow your study guide and complete the entire course before testing for the best possible chance of passing your exams on the first try.
Course Taken - Utah Life Pre-Licensing Course
Imagine my horror of sitting down in the testing center and finding questions and material that didn’t even remotely look like the online lectures or books! I could not believe that I was forced to select answers on pure speculation because it wasn’t covered. I feel disappointed, angry, and ripped off. The online lectures seemed old and dated with anecdotal examples that missed the mark. State specific information was breezed over with a “this will be on the test” (almost none of them were). Next time I will be using a more professional test preparation company (Kaplan?). So if anyone has taken the time to actually read this, your probably thinking “he’s just mad because he didn’t pass”. Wrong! I did pass, no thanks to Americas Professor!
AP Response: Sorry to hear our course wasn’t right for you Mark, wish we would have know a little sooner but glad to hear you passed your exam! It’s a lot of material with a lot of potential exam question combinations. All we can do is teach the incredibly exciting topics of insurance and hope they stick with you for the exam, which it sounds like they did. Again, congrats on passing your exam and good luck to you in the future.
Course Taken - Georgia Life, Accident & Sickness (LAS) Insurance Pre-Licensing Course
I don’ recommend this course. The Georgia Life, Accident & Sickness exam is very hard and different from what I learned in this course. I didn’t pass the exam in the first attempt because the terminology in the exam is very hard to understand and confuse it. I don’t understand why this course has so many good reviews. Believe me, you will not find in the Georgia State exam, any concept or question from this course. This course is not helpful, it is waste of time and money. I felt bad because I spent more than 10 days and more than 40 hours studying and preparing for Georgia Life, Accident and Sickness exam, I was thinking that this course was helpful and worth the money.. Sorry, but it is better that you avoid this course and looks to another best course.
AP RESPONSE: Hi Ohanny, Sorry that you have a bad experience. Could you please send in a copy of your fail sheet? I have a sneaking suspicion that you took the wrong exam, not the Producer exam. But, if you would like to return your materials we will provide a refund. Thanks and good luck to you.
Course Taken - Arizona Property & Casualty Pre-Licensing Course
My review is based on the customer service I received from this company. The individual I spoke to “Ally” with no last name (as she mentioned) was beyond rude and in addition hung up on me. She showed a lot of frustration, impatience, and lack of understanding of students needs. I was interested in other packages and instead of being helpful she was irritated and failed to comprehend what was needed. She would constantly interrupt as I was asking questions which made it very difficult to communicate exactly what was needed. I was very excited for the course I paid for, the reviews were great but the treatment of students is horrible. I did well on my exam. I did not pass my first attempt, mostly due to the recent updates. I feel confident for the second attempt. However, it’s unfortunate that someone so unprofessional is the point of contact for Americas professor.
AP RESPONSE: Hi Aislyn, Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We are sorry you had a bad experience and we’ve appreciated speaking/working with you since the incident. We have fixed the problem. You, nor anyone else, will be speaking to this individual going forward. Customer service is a major part of America’s Professor experience. Again, thank you for being an AP student.
Course Taken - Georgia Life, Accident & Sickness (LAS) Insurance Pre-Licensing Course
THEY KEPT MY MONEY!!! I wasn’t able to make my exam date due to a family emergency! They put me through the ringer just to try to get my exam rescheduled. I gave them a DR. note just like they asked for and it STILL WASN’T GOOD ENOUGH! HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE! I had to go through my credit card company to get a REFUND! I wish I could give the ZERO STARS! I studied 34 chapters for no damn reason! WHO KEEPS PEOPLES MONEY AND NOT GET THE PRODUCT??????
AP RESPONSE: Hi Terry, I think you are confused. We (America’s Professor) are your course provider, not your exam provider (Pearson VUE). The exam provider, Pearson VUE, kept your exam fee because you didn’t follow their protocols (below). As we mentioned in the email correspondence, we do not schedule or reschedule student exams, nor have we ever done so. The “guy at the testing center” was incorrect in saying we are the ones to contact to reschedule. You are responsible for making those arrangements. Sorry if Pearson VUE didn’t answer the phone. I recommend you try contacting them again and if you don’t find a resolution contact the Insurance Commissioner’s Office. Please feel free to return our course materials and we will happily give you a refund. Good luck to you in the future.
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Course Taken - Virginia Property & Casualty Pre-Licensing Course
I went through all the material and did not help me pass the test at all. Highly disappointed. Still have not passed my test. Wasted money
AP RESPONSE: So sorry to hear that you did not pass your exam. We would HIGHLY recommend that you follow that study guide in your course, watch the video lectures, and understand the material well enough in each chapter to score at least 70% on your chapter exams. Please also keep in mind that we are here to help you with any questions you may have over the content. Feel free to send in your score reports and we will give study recommendations. We’re here to help! 😉
Course Taken - Arizona Property & Casualty Pre-Licensing Course
The course is incredibly disorganized. The videos provide no information that isn’t in the textbook. Jack’s examples are so out of the realm of possibility that there is no way his examples will help on the test. The fact that there are so many addendums to the chapters show that they don’t cover the material well the first time and have to go back and add stuff in and present it out of order. I don’t understand how this class has such high reviews, while being laid out in such a jumbled manner. In chapter two there’s even a part in one of the videos where he says he can’t teach you this one concept so you’ll just get the answer wrong! Not what I want to hear from someone I paid to supposedly teach me.
AP RESPONSE: Sorry to hear you are dissatisfied with your course. It’s unfortunate as you are only into Chapter 2 but if it’s not for you we will provide a full refund. Most of the reviews you read are from students who have completed the course as recommended, appreciate Jack’s sense of humor, gained a sense of the enormous amount of ever-changing material we have to teach (using those addendums and videos you are watching) and have seen success with passing their license exam. The whole structure of our course is to teach to what is in the book and elaborate on the more difficult topics. Some states do test more heavily on certain items which is why we add the addendums to some state’s chapters. It may feel a bit disorganized but know it’s something we are always working on to improve. Good luck to you in the future.
Course Taken - Montana Life & Health Pre-Licensing Course
I hope you post this, I wrote a different review and never received any feedback, Constructive feedback helps, some people need to hear my testimony. There is limited negative reviews on here because I think AP restricts them for reasons.
I recently completed the life and health pre-licensing courses and wanted to share my experience. while I eventually passed the exams on my THIRD ATTEMPT ON EACH TEST, I found the process to be quite challenging and frustrating. the course is 279.00 plus $59.00 for each time you take the tests.
The study material provided by Jack felt outdated in some areas, I encountered several questions on the exams that were not covered in the study materials, which made it difficult to prepare effectively. additionally , I recommend taking the life portion of the exam first and completing the health section afterward, as this approach worked better for me.
the test itself is NOT EASY!!! and the interchangeable terms can be confusing. I found it essential to study the content within a short time frame to retain the information better.
LET ME SHARE THIS- PEARSON VUE was disappointing ONLINE. the proctoring process was excessively STRICT; I was even penalized for using Chapstick during the test, resulting in my privilege to take the life exam being revoked WITHOUT REFUND. this added stress to an already challenging situation and I felt that the testing environment was not conducive to a positive experience. during my health exam, the proctor required me to show my testing space via camera IN THE MIDDLE OF TESTING AFTER WE WENT THROUGH THE CHECK IN WITH PERFORMING THE live video of my testing space, which further distracted me and put me in a distracted mood.
I also discovered other pre-exam programs that offer a first-time guarantee to pass with their materials along with live classes for better engagement for only $20 more. unlike jack’s lectors. this could be more effective option for those preparing for the exams.
on a positive note, I want to COMMEND PAT!! he was very helpful and provided valuable guidance that helped me retain the information better.
overall I believe the material needs to significant update to align better with the current exam standards.
in summary, while I did eventually pass (passed the 3rd time on each test) my experience with the material and the Pearson vue testing process was not satisfactory. I hope this feedback encourages improvements for future candidates.
AP RESPONSE: Hi Mindi, we process testimonials in batches to verify their authenticity and to be more efficient. I knew you were working with Pat so I felt you were taking the steps to get the help you needed. I apologize if your testimonial wasn’t processes as fast as you would have liked. We don’t typically leave two testimonials up for the same course but since you split the exams we will post it for context. As mentioned in your study guide it’s very important that you complete the course in order and in a timely fashion (as you also mentioned), asking questions along the way if you have them (our team is happy to help!), this gives you the best possible chance of passing your exam on the first try. That being said, not everyone passes on the first try as it is a very tricky exam. Having to study the content over multiple months makes it very difficult! I believe Jack does a great job of explaining the trickily worded questions you will see, the pre-test questions (that don’t count) that you will see and the overall difficulty of trying to retain all of the material for the exam. It is a good idea to break the exams up if you feel you are being overloaded with material.
Future students, if you decide to do this let us know so we can enroll you into two separate courses that way you will only be studying to the material you are being tested on at that point. As for a “guaranteed a pass”, in our eyes there is no way to guarantee everyone will pass their exam on the first try. There are way too many factors in play that can affect someone’s testing results, test anxiety, language, course completion, study habits, comprehension of the materials, time taken to complete the course, personal issues, life in general, and the list goes on. What we do understand is that everyone’s situation is a little different and we guarantee we will stick with our students until they pass their exams. Also one thing to keep in mind with the “guarantee to pass” courses is that there is usually some fine print on what qualifies you for that guarantee. Overall, sorry it sounds like you had a poor experience, it’s unfortunate but congrats on persevering and passing your exams. Hope you have a prosperous career!