A Driving Academy

It s been 19 long years of being unable to drive due to overwhelming fear of the roads. I was extremely nervous to begin my lessons, but at the same time I knew it was getting tiresome for my friends or family to always be driving me around. After searching the internet for driving schools, I found numerous good reviews on this one. Gave the instructor a call, and thank goodness I did!
Immediately on the first day Mr. Ahmed had me drive onto Route 7, around Tysons, through Herndon, and plenty of other areas I thought I never could go through. I was scared out of my pants, but his continuous chatter kept me calm. For some people it may be distracting or bothersome, but I needed that sound to keep me focused and not trailing off into my own nerves. I found Mr. Ahmed funny and silly, and I always looked forward to the lessons.
At times our lessons didn t exactly go as planned, but I learned that it s definitely on the student s part to keep tabs. Seeing as, I m assuming, this is a one-​man business, he has a lot of students to keep up with. By calling in and checking up on my scheduled lessons, he and I were on the same page towards the end and I was able to get my license pretty quickly! :) Also, when it comes to the test Mr. Ahmed will really do his best to make sure you pass. I thought at first I would fail it because I didn t necessarily learn all the DMV questions concerning the car and its basic parts, but he taught me right beforehand when we did a practice test that morning.
All I can say is this man was awesome and I am so thankful to have had the pleasure of learning how to drive under his guidance. For anyone interested in him, be sure to keep up with scheduled lessons; adhere to the contract; and always, always (in Mr. Ahmed s words) pay attention.
Good luck! :)

I would give this school no stars at all if i could. I made a huge mistake and decided to give this school a try.
My instructor, Ahmad, failed to show up to our sessions on several occasions. He did not call ahead to cancel, nor afterwards to apologize for not showing up. He never answered his phone or returned my phone calls and messages. Eventually, I had to seek legal routes to get my money back.
The summary of my experience is as follows:
* I wasted weekends and multiple days during spring and summer break waiting for him to show up to our sessions, all in vain.
* I had to deal with the unprofessional and irresponsible behavior of my instructor, by calling and messaging him and hoping he would call me back.
* I had to go through the trouble of figuring how to get my money back, since he wouldn’t respond to my messages asking him for a refund.
* To be fair, he is a good teacher. The trick is to actually get him to show up for the sessions.
* He talks a lot about his country, and since I was hoping to receive behind-​the-​wheel training rather than a crash course on history and politics, I kind of felt uncomfortable during our sessions.
* My instructor also tends to brag a lot about his instructing abilities and how he is the best in the area, which I kind of understand form a «marketing» stand point, but I definitely felt that he was imposing on me when he asked me to write him a positive review on google business after our first session!
Bottom line is: This is a «one-​man» school and the instructor is extremely inconsistent, so if he decides to ignore you like he did to me, you have no one to go to.