I hardly even know how to format this because there were so many issues with this school, so bare with me.The first time I met up with the owner of the school to discuss beginning my lessons, he said ... Read More
I hardly even know how to format this because there were so many issues with this school, so bare with me.The first time I met up with the owner of the school to discuss beginning my lessons, he said I would have the same instructor each lesson, talking about how important it was and how it helped them get a better understanding of my strengths and weaknesses, as well as what I needed to work on in order to get my license. I had four lessons, each lesson with different instructors who were all clueless as to what I had previously learned and what areas I needed help with. During my third lesson I was still relatively new to driving and the instructor made me go on the freeway even though I expressed that I was uncomfortable with it. As I was trying to explain to her that I was still learning to drive, she told me to stop complaining. She made me pick up her next student halfway through my lesson and the poor kid had to sit in the back for over an hour.Of all the instructors I had during my lessons, there was only one who wasn't constantly on his phone. I'm not sure if it's normal for driving instructors to be constantly texting and checking Facebook, but I believe that jobs such as theirs are dangerous and require more attention than the instructors at the International Driving School were willing to give.As they were making an appointment for my DMV test, they realized my permit had been expired since before I even started taking lessons. I had to go back to the DMV and redo the whole permit process all over again, which kind of sucked but wasn't that big of a deal. However they should've realized it when I gave them my permit the day I came to register for lessons.They gave me a date for my test after I renewed my permit, but didn't give me an appointment code or time. As my DMV date was coming up, I tried to get in contact with the school with no success. I texted them on two separate days and got left on read. This led me to believe that they don't truly give a crap about their students, tossing then aside after their paid lessons were over. The day before my test was scheduled, I had to go to the driving school in person, just to ask for my code and appointment time. They told me they had already rescheduled it to the next month and probably wouldn't have even bothered telling me if I didn't show up at the school.Also, the instructor just completely forgot about one of the lessons and as a result, promised me an extra hour added on to my 6. When I came in to ask for my code, she essentially denied giving me an extra hour, even though I had texts of her saying yes.During my last lesson, the instructor (that day it was the owner of the business teaching me) had me drive to his next student's house and I got in the back seat. As she was walking to the car, he made remarks to me about how pretty she was. While she was driving me home, he was constantly complimenting her driving skills and excessively displaying his approval physically, such as rubbing her shoulder or patting her back every time she did something right. It didn't really mean much to me, as asian culture is different and sometimes slightly strange. However, I can understand how some people might not appreciate and misinterpret such behavior.Needless to say, choosing this school is a misuse of money and there are plenty of other driving schools to consider. Read Less