Acellus Academy: 2 Year Review

[@shawnpitchford777]

I went through 3 other reviews until i finally found yours. Quick and to the point. Very well spoken and put together.

[@UltratecJS]

Hey Shawn, I'm glad I could help out!

[@UltratecJS]

I also have an older review which has more information if you are interested.

[@Prettybrowngirl44]

So glad I watched your video! Been trying to find a school for my kids and I think I’ll be pulling them out of public school this year and homeschooling!

[@UltratecJS]

I'm glad I could help out. I wish you and your family the best of luck. My oldest son will be graduating next month with Acellus so I might make an updated video on what it's like.

[@JasmineFarooq]

Thank you my daughter just started and she is loving it, is not expensive and she had a huge struggle with her special education, her achool was literally trying to send her to truancy KNOWING that she is disabled, tired of public school full of shooters haters and teachers who do not care the mental health of their students u did a good honest review thank, thank you 🎉

[@UltratecJS]

I'm glad you guys are joining Acellus, it's a great program! Public schools can definitely be tough. I wish your family the best and if anything pops up, feel free to reach out.

[@invisiblewoman9684]

I truly appreciate the level of detail in your review! All of my questions were answered. I'm moving over to the Education Plan Guide :-) I'm excited for my kids to start this Academy, even at the price of a new car payment. I've had enough of public schools and hope to see positive results such as those mentioned. The only social skills gained in our local school are self-defense and how to be a gangsta! That doesn't count as a credit, kiddos. Thanks again for the wonderful review!

[@UltratecJS]

It's my pleasure to be able to provide some value with this video. It was the best decision we made, I get to spend a ton more time with my boys before they move on to make a a life of their own. Make sure to use the Roger Billings scholarship to greatly reduce the payment amount. It goes down from being a car payment to an affordable utility bill pretty much.

[@Minnie_Mandie]

As far as socialization in school, we always homeschooled our kids, but this past year our oldest went to a charter school for 9th. She did not really gain much in the way of social skills because students can not socialize during class, only 5 min between classes, only a 30 min lunch break and she ended up keeping to herself a lot. Where the real-world social skills will be gained is when she takes a summer job and also during required volunteer hours. You do not need to be a in a school setting to gain social skills. She is coming back home after this school year and I'm highly pondering Acellus. My friend suggested it and so far it looks fantastic. So I'm looking at all of the reviews, which brought me to this one. :))

[@UltratecJS]

Hey Minnie, you make some great points! You are right, kids do have very little time to socialize when you really think about it. I remember during my High school days and it was similar where you just want to get on with the day and move on. If I had the chance to attend Acellus when I went to school and get a chance to start college earlier, it would be such a huge benefit. That's what I tell my kids, that they can do something similar. It also depends on the kids, some love going to schools with other kids and some prefer Acellus. I have never forced my kids to do homeschooling and I have given them several chances if they wish to go back to regular public school but they choose not to and I don't blame them. I'm glad I could help with the review :)

[@MH-zg5yw]

Read the numerous studies regarding homeschool children and socialization. Homeschooled children have been shown to have excellent socialization skills at an adult level

[@karayakar]

My two kids are taking classes online from Acellus academy for two years. This year is 3rd year and after pandemic my kids doesn't want to go back to school. They already have a lot of side activities for socializing like horse riding 4days in a week and other community activities. So far I totally agree all your points. Great video. This year I upgraded from basic to Premium so they can take 8 classes instead 6 with scholarship. I think this is the new way of education and we are very happy with the result. Also one other benefits of Acellus is, my kids loves coding they even take upper class coding courses. In the regular school this almost impossible.

[@UltratecJS]

I'm glad you agree with the points I made. Same for us, we only joined Acellus because of the Pandemic and they did not want to go back either. My biggest one is in his last year and will be going to college soon. Don't be a stranger!

[@graceg5124]

This is our third year and I agree with everything you said. My child and I enjoy the classes and they seem to be covering everything we need to know. Although the topics in social study seem repetitive at times, it seems to be necessary for us to retain the information. We do four hours a day, four days a week, and are completing Middle School in half the time. On the negative side, on at least four occasions, we have sent requests for information with no responses. During COVID, we enrolled in remote classes offered by the local school system but dropped out because most of the class time was spent chastising students for not doing the work or not paying attention.

[@UltratecJS]

You make good points and all those same reasons got us into using Acellus.

[@christiny925]

Great video and very informative, thank you for posting. I agree with you about they should not give you the option to check the box on the classes you've already completed.

[@UltratecJS]

Thanks Christine, I'm glad I was able to provide some value.

[@Peace-hl9ld]

Thank you. Very informative.

[@UltratecJS]

No problem, glad I could help.

[@hermesromeror]

Hola! gracias por el video. He leido que los videos se ven muy viejos y de baja calidad. Me puede dar su opinion al respecto? gracias!

[@UltratecJS]

Yo creo que va depender de cual clase. Tienen una version con la calidad mas alta en el video pero personalmente la basica es lo suficiente, especialmente con las pantallas de las laptops. Te recomiendo que lo prueben un mes, y si no te gusta te regresan tu dinero.

[@sandrahiere4705]

Gracias por la información. Sabe usted si preparan al alumno para los exámenes SAT y ACT en Acellus Academy ?

[@UltratecJS]

Hola Sandra, de nada. Si muchos estudiantes toman esos exámenes con Acellus con buenos resultados.

[@kristin4aa]

If I was to enroll to acellus, but it wasn’t right for me, how would I cancel the subscription?

[@UltratecJS]

First, save all your grades and work you already did. Then from the parent portal you cancel under billing.

[@kristin4aa]

@@UltratecJS thank you!

[@natalierosario3677]

Thank you for this informative video ❤️

[@UltratecJS]

No problem Natalie!

[@stephanierising4368]

Thank you for the video. I just enrolled my son and his sister will start next week. I appreciate your scheduling recommendation. My son was better able to focus and make progress with one class per day vs switching each hour in 7th grade. I am concerned about whether the accreditation is legitimate and want to research that. It seems correspondence is almost bot generated when I asked. If you know about validity of accreditation please let me know.

[@UltratecJS]

No problem Stephanie, my pleasure. I'm glad you like the scheduling that we use, I think it's the best way so they are not all over the place. The accreditation information is found here www.acellusacademy.com/accreditation/. WASC is one a private organization that gives them this accreditation and is recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Dept of Education " www.practicaladultinsights.com/what-is-wasc-accreditation.htm#:~:text=It%20is%2C%20however%2C%20recognized%20as,acceptance%20within%20the%20academic%20community." I agree, all the times that we reach out to them it not only takes long but you get back a very basic response that sometimes does not help at all.

[@menomadness5377]

Hi my question is how about teachers , can your child access a teacher when needed

[@UltratecJS]

@@menomadness5377 yes you can email one but from our experience it takes long to get a response.

[@uleliachildsthescintllator1310]

Thank you so much for this review. It is very valuable. I desire to start my own private school/homeschool coop and am looking for a virtual program that is accredited. I stumbled upon Acellus and was intrigued. Came to youtube and stumbled upon your video :) How awesome!' I wanted to ask if the courses are taught by an online instructor?

[@UltratecJS]

No problem at all, I'm glad I could help. All courses are taught by real teachers. The videos are pre recorded and you go at your own pace.

[@uleliachildsthescintllator1310]

@@UltratecJS That is awesome! Thanks again!

[@PeaceBStill81]

Thank you ❤

[@UltratecJS]

My pleasure!

[@Cinderella92824]

Gracias por el video Good information mis hijos estan muy atrasados de Su Grado una esta en iep crees que esta academy Los pueda ayudar?

[@UltratecJS]

Hola Cinthia, gracias y de nada! Acellus ofrece un examen para ver cómo está su nivel y basado en los resultados les da sus lecciones para que puedan alcanzar su nivel correcto. También tiene cursos para iep pero no tengo experiencia con esas clases, te recomiendo que les des una llamada. Otra cosa que puedes hacer es un "trial" por un mes para ver qué tal les parece. Y si no les gusta si les mandas un email te regresan tu dinero. Nosotros hicimos un trial y nos gustó pero pedimos refund, y ya que estábamos listo nos volvimos a inscribir con otro correo electrónico nuevo.

[@doaametwally1615]

Thank you so much that was informative and smooth I have a question I am sorry if it is stupid but I am really new to everything so, why to chose to take more courses with the other options instead of the basic? What is the benefit of taking more courses?

[@UltratecJS]

@@doaametwally1615 You would want to take more classes if you are trying to graduate faster. Just keep in mind that the minimum age to graduate is 16. Thanks for the kind words.

[@doaametwally1615]

@@UltratecJS thank you for replying I understand now I have another question about the courses please are they just some videos you need to watch and that is it?

[@ShaneOriginStory]

Thanks for the review! This was very helpful. Question: aside from the acredidation, is there any real advantage in using Acellus over Power Homeschool?

[@UltratecJS]

Yes, you do not get a High School degree with Power. If that doesn't matter, the material is the same.

[@kimberlyjean2248]

How do you think the courses compare academically to public school? My high schooler is finishing his six classes in about an hour each day and I don’t think that is enough academic rigor. Do you know how Acellus students score on standardized tests compared to public school peers? We just started the program and the kids love it. But I’ve been supplementing lots of additional literature and writing assignments for them and I’m thinking about math too.

[@UltratecJS]

The classes are actually very similar to public school and all courses are NCAA approved. They are able to finish faster because they skip a lot of the nonsense from traditional schools and they do the work right away which leads to more efficiency. It's not needed to supplement but it won't hurt them either. You can also increase the steps of each class if needed.

[@christineno2887]

thanks for the video. Please advise. What if kids have been homeschooling with no prior credits from any institution, Will they have enough credits to be admitted to college? how will their credits be computed in Acellus? i.e for grades 5 and grade 7

[@UltratecJS]

Yes they can still switch to Acellus. Once they have their Acellus HS diploma, it's just like having a traditional diploma from any other High School. I believe when they enroll in Acellus they will take some placement tests to see what level of classes they will need.

[@christineno2887]

@@UltratecJS thanks for taking the time to reply. Appreciated.

[@al3xand3r_w1th3rzz]

Is there any way you can use it as a supplement at home in addition to public school. Like the accelerated learner.

[@UltratecJS]

Yes that's possible. You probably want to choose power home school since you will just be supplementing. That's cheaper and has the same material. I also believe they enabled tutor mode again where you can do specific lessons that you want. That's not possible with Acellus since it's meant for students using it as their only source and will not allow to skip lessons.

[@Netti-dv8mm]

Hola Jesse, Me gustaria saber si el metodo de enseñanza es solo con videos o tambien hay libros virtuales? Ojala puedas responderme. Gracias..

[@UltratecJS]

Hola Netti, También tienen que leer libros virtuales y escribir bastante.

[@logoff91]

Great info. Thank you. We just yanked our son from the indoctrination factory and started him on Acellus. I was skeptical, but your video really helped me feel more comfortable. Thanks.

[@UltratecJS]

I'm glad you liked the video! It's crazy but my oldest is about to finish high school around April with Acellus, he's finishing one year early and will be moving on to becoming an Engineer. I wish you and your family the best of luck and I'm here if you have any questions!

[@logoff91]

@@UltratecJS Congratulations!

[@seligugu921]

Hola quería saber si ellos aceptan que mi hijo entre a mitad de año ? Puedo pagar mes por mes ? Oh tendría que pagar el año entero ?

[@UltratecJS]

Si, tienen que pedir sus transcripciones para transferir los créditos. Se puede pagar mes por mes o por año.

[@allisongavino]

Hola también tengo la misma duda, debo llamar o se maneja todo por correo electrónico, porque cada vez que mando un correo me responde un mensaje robot 😵‍💫. Mi hija empezaría este enero va a 7mo grado segundo semestre, debería ya de pagarlo o esperaría hasta enero? Me aconsejas por favor 🙏🏻 gracias

[@ros537]

Thank you for this review. We are considering enrolling our daughter for 2nd grade as a temporary option. So my question is, does acellus give a report card at the end on schol year?. We are going to need this to sign up for a physical school.

[@UltratecJS]

Hi Ros, I'm glad I could help with this review. Yes, you get very detailed report cards with final grades. You also get emails every few weeks with your students progress and you can even check live on what they're working on from the parents portal.

[@juicebx283]

I'm really scared right now because I struggled mentally after the pandemic and just got kicked out of another homeschooling program online like this. I'm in my senior year and just really need to know, does it matter whether it's accredited by Cognia or WASC? My old school was apparently good with Cognia and don't know whether WASC will work the same or what. This academy looks amazing but i'm not sure if i'll be able to take it because of that accredited thing

[@UltratecJS]

Hey Juice Bx, the accreditation is recognized nation wide for Acellus. There is additional info here www.acellusacademy.com/accreditation/.

[@DawidDominiczak-i6c]

I have just enrolled my son in Basic Acellus Plan . The videos have a bad quality to them , they're not in HD. Do i need to get a better plan to view the videos in HD?

[@UltratecJS]

We use the basic plan and it looks fine in a laptop. Yes the more expensive plans offer better quality.

[@Reefahholic]

Do you know how to sign up with Gold Key and do they change for that? I can’t get into the Parent Dashboard and it seems Like that want you to pay for those tokens are whatever Gold Key is.?

[@UltratecJS]

@@Reefahholic You don't need to sign up for gold, it's automatic. It's more of a way to motivate students more.

[@Netti-dv8mm]

Hola Jesse, gracias por tu videos ha sido de gran ayuda. Mi hija ya termino 9th en colegio publico y estoy pensando matricularla en Acellus. Tengo una pregunta para ti, como hago con el tema de transcripts, Acellus toman todos los creditors? Vivimos en New Jersey, se considera homeschooling o oline schooling? Espero puedas responderme. Gracias!

[@UltratecJS]

Hola Netti, Acellus Academy es considerada una escuela en linea privada por la razon que tiene maestros y as acreditada. En NJ los requisitos son bien livianos, nosotros solo avisamos a la escuela por medio de una carta que se saldrian de la escuela y cambiariamos a Acellus. Ya en Acellus cada que terminan un grado imprimimos sus grados y mantenemos un record de todo.

[@Netti-dv8mm]

Gracias por responderme. Una pregunta mas, sabes como puedo transferir Los transcripts, Acellus Toma todos Los creditos. Ella pass a 10 grade. Espero puedas responderme. Gracias

[@UltratecJS]

@@Netti-dv8mm Lo mejor sería llamarles para ver cómo quieren que les mandés los transcripts. Nosotros no tuvimos que transferir créditos como empezaron desde el grado 8.

[@Netti-dv8mm]

Gracias asi hare..

[@UltratecJS]

@@Netti-dv8mm Suerte!

[@thegraceofkayla]

I think I missed the exams for my sophomore year classes, and I’m confused on where to take them, I switched to acellus in the middle of the school year. I’m currently restarting all classes and I was wondering if you knew how to access exams

[@UltratecJS]

The exams are automatically given as you progress through each class. You'll get a few tests per class and a final exam. Let me know if that helps.

[@Dansguitars9142]

Hi, how do you move on to the next year?

[@UltratecJS]

The classes are usually automatically pulled in for the next grade after completing it. You can also manually add or remove classes.

[@Dansguitars9142]

Ok thank you for the help 😊

[@UltratecJS]

@@Dansguitars9142 I recommend you watch the video I have on most efficient scheduling which talks about this topic. I also have one on the high school education plan guide.

[@Dansguitars9142]

Will do! I’ve been struggling trying to figure out how that works and never was able to find a way 👌

[@sandraleon9619]

Have your kids done Stem 1 Intro to Coding? My son needs help with one drill. Thanks

[@UltratecJS]

Yeah they have. Which part?

[@marlenecarrion]

Is there a calendar with Acellus?

[@UltratecJS]

With Acellus, you follow your own schedule and you take breaks when you want. Personally we give our kids two months off in the summer, 2 weeks during Christmas, and as needed for vacations.

[@ethanfregene5098]

Sorry one more question do the subscriptions change whether u can finish school faster or not. For example I’m trying to finish in 1-2 years in high school on accelus

[@UltratecJS]

Hey Ethan, you can speed up by adding more steps to each class. You can finish very fast if that's your goal. You will pay the same price even if you do increase your steps.

[@williamtrajano7914]

Hi. I wanted to ask you, is there a big difference in the video quality between the basic and enhanced option? My kids are enrolled in acellus through another website. It’s an acellus old version I think. But I want to enroll them in the actual acellus website but I can’t afford the enhanced only the basic. I think the powerhomeschool is not the same version of the website.

[@UltratecJS]

The basic is clear enough, specially on those small laptop screen it's sharp enough. We have been using the basic with no issues.

[@_trram]

Really informative video. I would like my kid to try online school. But her English is not perfect yet. I wonder if that would be an issue for her.

[@UltratecJS]

Hey Margarita, thanks I'm glad you liked the video. You can always try out the program for a month to see how she does. If she doesn't do good you can ask for a refund.

[@fredrickthegreat3895]

What about writing requirements?

[@UltratecJS]

They will have to write papers and will definitely have to do reading and writing classes.

[@sierrahjustus4467]

My children's school has been on lockdown 7 times this year. We are homeschooling this coming up year

[@UltratecJS]

Oh no, just curious, how come it has been on lockdown so many times? Something I recommend you guys do is give Acellus a one month trial to see how you all like it. We did this, then emailed them to get a refund to get money back and when we were ready to go we signed up again and went live.

[@sierrahjustus4467]

@Ultratec [Jesse Sanchez] my kids' school has went on lockdown 4 times because someone brought a bb gun to school. One time was a drunk parent showed up and started kicking the doors.

[@UltratecJS]

@@sierrahjustus4467 That's one thing I don't miss about public schools, being involved with everyone elses issues. The one thing to be on the look out for is exposing your kids to the real world and with in person interactions.

[@mia.ro_7251]

Do you have to start the grade all over if you have a transcript?

[@mia.ro_7251]

I want to start acellus in a week or two but I don’t know if I have to restart my grade all over again, since it’s already december

[@UltratecJS]

@@mia.ro_7251 If you completed the full grade you do not have to, if you did not then most likely yes you have to do it from the beginning. Reach out to Acellus directly so they can better answer you.

[@mia.ro_7251]

@@UltratecJS Ok, thank you🙌

[@summersea78]

@@mia.ro_7251 We are in the same boat. :/ I'd love to pull my son out of public school but I don't know how he would ever complete all the make up work up until this point.

[@Ritaslifestylechannel]

are the tuition prices per student? or could I pay the tuition price for more than one child?

[@UltratecJS]

It's per student either yearly or monthly. I pay for two students about $158 with the Roger Billings Scholarship.

[@RedditStoriesultra]

Why did I start with 8 classes instead of 6 . Am I required to take Robitics dance programming and High school social development?

[@UltratecJS]

That robotics one and social development count as electives. The only difference between the more expensive options is that you can take more classes at the same time. To us it's not worth it since you can just take more classes as soon as you finish one. If you want to accelerate just increase the steps per week. I have a video on scheduling which talks about that.

[@MusaBali]

I'm thinking of enrolling into Acellus Academy, but I'm not sure if it's really the right option.. Because how would the college / university I will go to know that those "credits" from Acellus are legit? How do you know what grade you are in when you are working with Acellus? Do you ever get some type of a diploma? I'm not exactly sure how this school really works.

[@UltratecJS]

The reason they accept it is because it's an accredited High School degree. It would be the same as having the degree from traditional schools. Yes there are grades and it goes up to 12th grade. Once you are at the High School level, you can pick a standard or Honors pathway and you can take classes based on those requirements. I recommend you join the Facebook Acellus group where there are ton of members. In there I have not seen one person run into problems getting into Colleges or Universities.

[@MusaBali]

Thank you for answering my questions! But Is it possible to start taking for the Honors pathway now? @@UltratecJS

[@JasmineFarooq]

Main thing is the 3.00 GPA and you totally can achieve it here taking extra credits then you can attend an ivy league since this is an accredited school

[@heathernault2396]

How long is the school day?

[@UltratecJS]

For my kids it ranges from two to three hours of uninterrupted work. It's so flexible you can adjust to as calm or as aggressive as you want to go.

[@DestinysDynasty]

What is the enrollment fee to join?

[@UltratecJS]

Hey Destiny, The normal price is $249 a month but it can go down to $79 a month with the Roger Billings Scholarship. We choose the scholarship since the only requirement is that the student watches a video on Wednesday evenings and leave a comment with their id # that they watched it.

[@sarahbeth4934]

Would any good colleges accept a diploma from Acellus?

[@UltratecJS]

Absolutely, check the Facebook Acellus parents group. Tons of success stories.

[@scotty5143]

Can you graduate earlier than you would in normal schools

[@UltratecJS]

Yes you can! My son was going to graduate at 18 and now he will be graduating at 16.

[@scotty5143]

@@UltratecJSwow that amazing congrats , with that diploma can you join the Air Force

[@UltratecJS]

@@scotty5143 You will have to check with Air Force but I don't see why not. It's an accredited High School degree.

[@scotty5143]

@@UltratecJSalright thank you

[@scotty5143]

@@UltratecJSis this accredited high school diploma the same as the traditional high school diploma

[@crisavit2256]

My daughter did one year of acellus then back to public but want her to come back this year . Would she be able to go to back for next grade?

[@UltratecJS]

Yeah that should be no problem.

[@_clay_5426]

Hi! I'm starting acellus and I'm in the 10th grade but I did 9th grade in public school. I know that I need a certain amount of credits to graduate from acellus so how do I get the credits from 9th grade for acellus?

[@UltratecJS]

Hey Clay, you need to request the transcripts from your old High School and they need to be sent to Acellus.

[@williamfrye6060]

@ULTRATEC I PAY 249.00 MONTHLY ON THE BASIC PLAN WILL I STILL BE PAYING $2000.00 FOR THE WHOLE SCHOOL YEAR?

[@UltratecJS]

If you pre-pay for the whole school year it's a little cheaper. I recommend you sign up using the Roger Billings scholarship program to greatly reduce the price!

[@williamfrye6060]

@@UltratecJS I ALREADY STARTED THE PAYMENT OF 249.00 A MONTH. CAN I GO IN AND SWITCH IT?

[@UltratecJS]

@@williamfrye6060 Yes I believe so or reach out directly to Acellus if you can't.

[@williamfrye6060]

@@UltratecJS THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND I APPRECIATE IT

[@saniyahbeflyin841]

I like Acellus for home school I watched all your videos before we signed up . However I don’t like how they don’t seem to take parent requests or concerns into play.

[@UltratecJS]

I'm glad I could help with all the videos. Yeah I agree, even with that flaw it's still a very good program and you should assist your kids on the rare occasions they ever get stuck. My oldest has one more year to go with Acellus and he'll soon be applying to colleges.

[@Fargrl]

Is someone who has attended to Acellus going to college now? I don't know how to do it because I'm outside from U.S.A. Homeschooled people applying to college seems to be complicated.

[@UltratecJS]

I'm going to do a video on this exact topic soon. My son just graduated from Acellus, he has applied to three colleges and has already received acceptance to two and waiting for the third. I will report any issues if any are found. I don't expect anyone to have issues since you basically do not have to put home schooled, you have an actual degree.

[@UltratecJS]

This may help but when he applied he didn't choose home school. He chose he graduated from HS since that's a fact and he has a degree. It did feel kind of weird putting the state Acellus is in (Kansas City Missouri) as the location of the school since we live across the states from there (New Jersey). I imagine, you have to do something similar.

[@Fargrl]

@@UltratecJS Thank you so much. You are very helpful!

[@Fargrl]

@@UltratecJS Did your son apply to colleges from college board?

[@UltratecJS]

@@Fargrl He didn't use that to search but I just did a search and they do show up there.

[@ChelseaOxendine]

So I’m wanting to enroll my kids this coming year once they finish public school in may, and am wondering if they would take a placement test with acellus before they started in a grade? Currently they are in 4th and 6th but are both ahead in public school but can’t move up bc public school sucks! Do I just put them in the grade they would be starting in acellus or would they take a placement test?

[@UltratecJS]

When my kids started they didn't do any placement tests but that was a few years ago. I had to just pick the grade they were starting in. I believe now there are placement tests to gauge what material they need to either catch up or be ahead more. What I recommend everyone do is do a 1 month trial of Acellus first with a test email account. If you guys like everything, you sign up when you're ready. Before the month ends just email for a refund and they will honor it no problems. This way you are not guessing into what you're getting into.

[@_.Luxize._]

How many semesters are in a school year of acellus?? I just finished ela and it gave me 337 more steps after the final exam so i am confused

[@UltratecJS]

Those 337 more steps are probably for the next grade since you completed it. There is no set semesters, you go as fast or as slow as you want. By default it takes about 5 months to complete a full grade but you can always modify the steps per week you do to go faster. Check out the video I made called most efficient scheduling with Acellus, I talk precisely about this topic.

[@SillyBathDog]

Hey so idk if you will answer but I would appreciate it as I need advice. I am about to start my junior year but I do NOT wish to return to public schools and I thought acellus sounded good. I have however read lots of bad reviews about it because of something called tutor mode. I was just wondering if this was actually a good school and if I should enroll and also if the 2nd best option is worth it. In my opinion I’m not interested in the 500 dollar one but the second one might be good. I just need some help as this will be my first year doing online school and I need a good one. (I would like to graduate early) I also have heard the school is easy and not engaging is this true? Also would I be able to have a job and do acellus at the same time

[@UltratecJS]

Yeah do not listen to those bad reviews, they are from people that were using Power Home school, which uses the same curriculum as Acellus, however, with the tutor mode kids were allowed to skip lessons and retake exams as many times as they wanted. They did away with that but that does not affect Acellus Academy one bit since that was never enabled in Acellus. It's definitely not easy in a way that's cheating, the work can be easy if you put in the work such as taking notes, prepping for tests, etc. It can be extremely hard if you don't put in the work, it's definitely a good school and can help you finish faster. You will also have an accredited degree that can be used to apply to any college.

[@StuckUpAfDoe]

Acellus Academy is online school so that’s why it’s accredited Acellus Powerhouse is homeschool so it doesn’t have accreditation. I called them yesterday (03/14) to understand the difference

[@UltratecJS]

Great info! I usually recommend Power to those parents who want to save some money and they can always transfer in on the 12th grade.

[@Tsbandmm22534]

@@UltratecJS Will the Powerhouse homeschool curriculum be transferrable for elementary or middle school public schools with no problems?

[@UltratecJS]

@@Tsbandmm22534 I am not sure about Power Home school, I think there were some issues with that recently and they wanted those students transferred into Acellus.

[@UltratecJS]

@@Tsbandmm22534 Yeah I think that's where the issues are happening with Power where some parents were using tutoring mode allowing kids to skip many lessons and retake tests as many times as they wanted. I haven't fully followed the development but Acellus was not affected at all by this. There might be more information in the Facebook group for Acellus and Power Home school.

[@momosvoyage]

@@UltratecJS oh okay.. as long as Acellus was not affected.

[@namaalthaibani8782]

are there teachers that teach these students

[@UltratecJS]

All video lessons are done by real teachers. You can also reach out to them but we notice they answer very slow.

[@namaalthaibani8782]

@@UltratecJS are their any tutors what if my child still doesn't understand

[@UltratecJS]

@@namaalthaibani8782 You can reach out with questions to teachers. In my experience they take very long to respond. I end up helping out kids myself whenever they're stuck.

[@namaalthaibani8782]

@@UltratecJS does students get annual report or report cards after they finish their term.

[@UltratecJS]

@@namaalthaibani8782 Yes every single progress made, test scores, and final grade are saved and can be printed etc.

[@coachkwamccovery-gibbs6012]

Is this a ncaa certified program

[@UltratecJS]

Here is the information on accreditation www.acellusacademy.com/accreditation. It looks like the accreditation comes from WASC which the Department of Education approves and they have NCAA-approved courses.

[@deemartinez7478]

i home school my niece. theres no real verification for homeschooling wether you do it yourself or choose an online school to do it for you. as long as you keep your childs records and notify the school of your intention of home schooling and letting the state board of education know.

[@baddbxtchcentral1]

Great video, very informative. Do you think the response time may differ based on the selected tuition plan?

[@UltratecJS]

Thank you. At one point they didn't have all these different tiers of plans and the response times were slow for everyone. Now with the higher tier plans they promise faster response times. I haven't had the need to try it but it's worth checking out if you can afford those plans. I'm sure you can downgrade if it's the same.

[@brittanylawson9700]

Do you have any advice on transferring from public school to Acellus mid year? We want to make sure we're doing the right thing by our kid. Hoping this will be temporary but we definitely want to finish their current year and not repeat what has already been covered/learned.

[@UltratecJS]

You should be able to transfer in credits already taken. I would speak directly to Acellus to make sure. Good luck!

[@MH-zg5yw]

The socialization aspect of school is overrated. There are numerous studies over the past 20 years that show that homeschooled children develop above average socialization skills and do better academically than their public school peers.

[@leeseonlife]

Are you reading from a script? If so, is this sponsored because this doesn’t seem authentic.

[@UltratecJS]

I do write scripts for my videos, but so do 90% of other videos. There is no sponsorship, I am just reviewing from our experience using Acellus.

[@UltratecJS]

Also thanks for the feedback, I will try my best to keep improving my videos for better quality.

[@marthabellido1814]

Do not use this company. Owner is super shady and unsteady. Took off the program we were using and has left hundreds of kids without a years worth of work.

[@UltratecJS]

Thanks for the comment, my kids are very invested and close to finishing with Acellus that it doesn't make sense for us to switch at this time. I also heard they fixed the Power Home school issues now.

[@CheeseWater.]

How do I know when my kid is done with a school year because it gave my kid a 2nd course after he finished his first one? I am very confused

[@UltratecJS]

We write down the full grade classes on a whiteboard and once a class is finished we don't continue doing the new class that gets populated automatically. Instead we double down on the classes remaining for the original grade. Once all classes are done for that grade you are tackling you can then move on to the next grade classes. I actually made a dedicated video that talks about this exact topic. It's called Acellus Academy Most efficient scheduling, if you want to look up my video library.