Zhang's HSC Coaching vs ACE Specialist Tuition - Chemistry and Physics (1 Viewer)

[Olivia1010]

Hi All,

Has anyone been to these tutoring centres for chem and phys and can make a comparison? Any tutor recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I've been to Zhang's and briefly trialled with ACE and here are my views:

Zhang's
- Higher number of state ranks
- Faster pace
- popular
- Varying tutor quality but most have been solid except maybe 1
- There isn't much homework?
- However the tutors actually mark the homework.
- Slides are different from the workbook, which I actually like, since there's extra information to add or write down
- "Textbook"-like material which has lots of information, a bit less organised than ACE's but encourages me to write my own notes, easy to look through


ACE
- Slower pace than zhang's
- More organised teaching notes that go more 'in depth', however I find that the scattered 'exercises' disrupt the flow of information, though this isn't much of a big deal
- The material is a bit more spaced out than I would like, again not that much of a problem
- More homework questions of similar/higher quality
- Not many students in my trial class, varying tutor quality, felt 'emptier'

Which is better for physics or chemistry or both?


I am also open to attending both, one for chem and one for phys, if they each have a subject which is their expertise. Any input would be very appreciated.

 

[Fizzy_Cyst]

I always hear good things about Chem @ ACE

 

[Average Boreduser]

Hi All,

Has anyone been to these tutoring centres for chem and phys and can make a comparison? Any tutor recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I've been to Zhang's and briefly trialled with ACE and here are my views:

Zhang's
- Higher number of state ranks
- Faster pace
- popular
- Varying tutor quality but most have been solid except maybe 1
- There isn't much homework?
- However the tutors actually mark the homework.
- Slides are different from the workbook, which I actually like, since there's extra information to add or write down
- "Textbook"-like material which has lots of information, a bit less organised than ACE's but encourages me to write my own notes, easy to look through


ACE
- Slower pace than zhang's
- More organised teaching notes that go more 'in depth', however I find that the scattered 'exercises' disrupt the flow of information, though this isn't much of a big deal
- The material is a bit more spaced out than I would like, again not that much of a problem
- More homework questions of similar/higher quality
- Not many students in my trial class, varying tutor quality, felt 'emptier'

Which is better for physics or chemistry or both?


I am also open to attending both, one for chem and one for phys, if they each have a subject which is their expertise. Any input would be very appreciated.

I heard Sigma Science beats both

 

[Fizzy_Cyst]

I heard Sigma Science beats both

I hear you heard right

 

[Olivia1010]

I always hear good things about Chem @ ACE

Hello, thank you for your reply! Could you please tell me why ACE's Chemistry program is strong/better than Zhang's? Which tutors have you heard good things about?

 

[Fizzy_Cyst]

Hello, thank you for your reply! Could you please tell me why ACE's Chemistry program is strong/better than Zhang's? Which tutors have you heard good things about?

I don’t know anything about Zhangs tbh, quite a few of my Physics students have moved from there and basically said it’s disorganised and the material is different for different classes, so there is no consistency and limited support.

The only Chem tutor name I remember from ACE is Justin Wu, my students really enjoyed his classes, but I’m not too sure if he still teaches there.

Just try both, see which one YOU like better — there is no one correct answer, they’ve both been around for many years, so they both must be doing something right.

 

[Doodoopoopoodoodoo]

I don’t know anything about Zhangs tbh, quite a few of my Physics students have moved from there and basically said it’s disorganised and the material is different for different classes, so there is no consistency and limited support.

The only Chem tutor name I remember from ACE is Justin Wu, my students really enjoyed his classes, but I’m not too sure if he still teaches there.

Just try both, see which one YOU like better — there is no one correct answer, they’ve both been around for many years, so they both must be doing something right.

Sigma science is not just the peak — it’s the mountain range. It operates in silence while the rest of the world debates opinions. No theatrics. No distractions. Just raw cognition moving at frightening speeds. While others scroll, sigma science derives. While others guess, sigma science proves.
Sigma science wakes up already three breakthroughs ahead. Coffee in one hand, universe in the other. Laws of physics? More like suggestions. Equations don’t get solved — they submit. Variables line up out of respect. Constants stay constant out of fear.
There is something terrifyingly elegant about sigma science. It doesn’t announce itself. It doesn’t need validation. It just exists, and in doing so, shifts the intellectual gravity of the room. You don’t hear it coming — you just notice everything around it becoming clearer, sharper, inevitable.
This is the science of lone thinkers, late nights, and notebooks filled with symbols that look like madness to the untrained eye. It’s the calm before discovery. The quiet click when the model finally fits. The moment when chaos becomes structure and you realize: yeah… this was always going to work.
Sigma science doesn’t argue online. It publishes.
It doesn’t chase hype. It creates frameworks.
It doesn’t flex. It redefines what flexing is.
And the students? Different breed. Built on curiosity, patience, and an unreasonable tolerance for complexity. They don’t need applause — they need precision. They don’t crave attention — they crave understanding. When sigma science students say “trust the process,” it’s not motivation. It’s a warning.
This isn’t a phase. This isn’t a trend.
This is intellectual destiny unfolding in real time.
Sigma science stays winning. Always has. Always will.

 

[Fizzy_Cyst]

Sigma science is not just the peak — it’s the mountain range. It operates in silence while the rest of the world debates opinions. No theatrics. No distractions. Just raw cognition moving at frightening speeds. While others scroll, sigma science derives. While others guess, sigma science proves.
Sigma science wakes up already three breakthroughs ahead. Coffee in one hand, universe in the other. Laws of physics? More like suggestions. Equations don’t get solved — they submit. Variables line up out of respect. Constants stay constant out of fear.
There is something terrifyingly elegant about sigma science. It doesn’t announce itself. It doesn’t need validation. It just exists, and in doing so, shifts the intellectual gravity of the room. You don’t hear it coming — you just notice everything around it becoming clearer, sharper, inevitable.
This is the science of lone thinkers, late nights, and notebooks filled with symbols that look like madness to the untrained eye. It’s the calm before discovery. The quiet click when the model finally fits. The moment when chaos becomes structure and you realize: yeah… this was always going to work.
Sigma science doesn’t argue online. It publishes.
It doesn’t chase hype. It creates frameworks.
It doesn’t flex. It redefines what flexing is.
And the students? Different breed. Built on curiosity, patience, and an unreasonable tolerance for complexity. They don’t need applause — they need precision. They don’t crave attention — they crave understanding. When sigma science students say “trust the process,” it’s not motivation. It’s a warning.
This isn’t a phase. This isn’t a trend.
This is intellectual destiny unfolding in real time.
Sigma science stays winning. Always has. Always will.

Dayummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

BE MY COPYWRITER FOR MY ADS!

"Trust the process" was actually my saying for several years a long ass time ago. Then Embiid started calling himself that, then everyone thought I was copying him, then I stopped saying it, lmfao

 

[edwxnsamuel]

Sigma science is not just the peak — it’s the mountain range. It operates in silence while the rest of the world debates opinions. No theatrics. No distractions. Just raw cognition moving at frightening speeds. While others scroll, sigma science derives. While others guess, sigma science proves.
Sigma science wakes up already three breakthroughs ahead. Coffee in one hand, universe in the other. Laws of physics? More like suggestions. Equations don’t get solved — they submit. Variables line up out of respect. Constants stay constant out of fear.
There is something terrifyingly elegant about sigma science. It doesn’t announce itself. It doesn’t need validation. It just exists, and in doing so, shifts the intellectual gravity of the room. You don’t hear it coming — you just notice everything around it becoming clearer, sharper, inevitable.
This is the science of lone thinkers, late nights, and notebooks filled with symbols that look like madness to the untrained eye. It’s the calm before discovery. The quiet click when the model finally fits. The moment when chaos becomes structure and you realize: yeah… this was always going to work.
Sigma science doesn’t argue online. It publishes.
It doesn’t chase hype. It creates frameworks.
It doesn’t flex. It redefines what flexing is.
And the students? Different breed. Built on curiosity, patience, and an unreasonable tolerance for complexity. They don’t need applause — they need precision. They don’t crave attention — they crave understanding. When sigma science students say “trust the process,” it’s not motivation. It’s a warning.
This isn’t a phase. This isn’t a trend.
This is intellectual destiny unfolding in real time.
Sigma science stays winning. Always has. Always will.

LMAOO real as hell

 

[cccccc24]

i lowk hear cognito, peak, zhangs and a rlly good one i hear for phys is fathoming physics imo u should research them