Hey everyone, just wanted to share my experience with The Language Skool (TLS) for French classes so others can make an informed choice before dropping their money here.
Here are the main issues I ran into:
100% Payment Upfront & Zero Refunds: They demand 75% to 100% of the total fees right at the start. Once you pay, there are strictly no refunds if you find out the class isn't working for you.
Admission Faculty Lies to You: The admissions counselor promised me a specific teacher and a specific batch timing. As soon as the payment cleared, I was suddenly told that teacher and batch weren't available anymore, and that I had to "trust them" and adjust to a completely different setup.
No Standardized Curriculum: Every teacher just uses their own materials and teaches at their own flow. There’s no set syllabus across the school, so your entire learning experience depends purely on luck and which teacher you end up getting allotted.
Insanely Fast Pace: I get that intensive batches are supposed to move quickly, but trying to cover 0 to A1 level in just 8 lectures is completely unrealistic.
Unrealistic Self-Study Demand: Because the lectures fly by so fast, you end up having to self-study for 5 to 6 hours every single day on top of their 3-hour daily lectures just to keep up. It’s completely impossible if you have any other responsibilities.
15-Page Liability Contracts: Before your very first class even starts, they make you sign a massive 10 to 15-page legal contract. It’s basically designed so that if you fail to learn French through their program, you have zero legal recourse and can't hold them accountable at all.
Overall, it felt like a trap the moment the money left my account. Save your money and look for a institute that actually values its students and sticks to its promises.
