AmeriCamp  Avaliações 259

My experience with Americamp has been amazing. The team are so helpful in ensuring that you’re on the right track to the best summer!

Great communication very friendly and always willing to help however they can :)

AMAZING! i’ve never came across an agency as well put together as Americamp is! You can contact via email text or call and they have very fast responses! I applied in december and got my placement by the end of January! I am so excited to get there and have the best experience of my life. Like I said, everything is well put together, you get email reminders for every payment, things to sign, interviews and even tips on how to make your profile look more appealing to camps! An amazing agency and couldn’t be happier with the management of the company! - Jess

I was let go from my camp after being blamed for an incident without evidence and not even a chance to explain my side. No legal process was followed. This is against the law in both the United States and United Kingdom. Coming from a family with background in law, I have been advised that both the camp and Americamp may be liable for this breach.

I was dismissed by camp and left at the nearest bus station, in a foreign country, with zero help or advice. Americamp gave me no support.

Luckily, CampCare gave me some advise on what to do next. Please see that review. I heard back from Americamp a few days later. However, this had nothing to do with my complaints or help, but in fact about money they believe they were owed. I would have happily moved to another camp but the whole experienced left me both mentally drained and scared and I couldn't. I didnt believe I would get any support should something have happened again.

As a an employee who has been dismissed, I should have been given my rights and the chance to appeal should I have wished. I received none of this from Americamp.

They will just argue that camp has right to dismiss you at anytime with no evidence as its in your contract and try and charge you for it! Again, this is illegal. No contract like this liable.

Simply put, I would not recommend this company.

Rob and the Americamp team were really helpful and responsive and made the whole visa application process easier, as well as with the whole process of getting hired and making sure I was prepared for heading to the US. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking to spend a summer working at a summer camp in America!

Had a terrible experience with Americamp. After researching all of the big summer camp agencies in February I decided that Americamp seemed like the organisation for me. I signed up on 7 February after checking their website for age limits as I would be 37 at the time of travel and I knew BUNAC had an age limit. Nowhere did it say there was an age limit on the website or on their T+Cs. Spent an entire afternoon uploading documents and filling in information to continue with my application.

Paid my deposit, and by this point Americamp would have been well aware of my age. I was assigned an Application Coordinator and tried to book my phonecall with her online. It didn't work, so I dropped an email and arranged it over email with her explaining that she had manually booked the appointment for me.

The appointment day and time came and went (10 Feb at 10.30am) and nothing. I left it until around 10.45am as I understand they're busy before emailing. I got an email back at around 12.10 asking if she could call me now and an apology as the appointment hadn't been in her diary (given that she'd told me she'd manually booked it obviously she had forgotten). I replied straight away saying please do. I waited around for almost another half an hour before receiving the phonecall.

After the phonecall being an hour late and making me late for uni it was a complete waste of time. I was told that I would be too old to be approved the visa, and that although they could continue my application it was very unlikely I would be approved (which is a complete joke seeing as I have since been placed with another agency at my chosen camp and received my visa just fine). I was assured that this had also been checked with a manager.

I think that Americamp were either too busy or just couldn't be bothered to deal with me for whatever reason. As mentioned previously I have since been placed at my chosen camp through another agency and had no problems with my visa application at all. I have also spoken to many other people in forums around the same age and older and they have all advised that the visa has no age limit.

My understanding that Americamp could not be bothered to deal with me was solidified when I emailed back my coordinator asking if the age limit would also apply for their Americamp Canada programme as I was still keen to travel with them at the time. I wasn't even given the courtesy of a reply. Terrible terrible service and I certainly would not recommend to any of my uni friends or anyone else for that matter.

The fact that my new agency managed to place me at my first choice camp and my visa was approved without issue shows my age was not the problem. If Americamp don't wish to deal with over 30s I have no issue with that, but state it on your website and don't waste people's time just because you can't be bothered to deal with them. A real shame as they seemed like a great company prior to my experience.

It’s a ten out of ten for me!

I first signed up to americamp in 2021 and had Calum as my coordinator. Due to a family wedding and the pandemic, I had to retract my application but I am happy to say I reapplied this year and got #placed having rob as my coordinator. Firstly I was amazed that Calum remembered me from last year! He heard I had reapplied and wished me all the best (great memory, customer service and attention to detail) he was even available for questions throughout the process or if rob was unavailable.
Rob was fenomenal from the get go, made sure to check in with me throughout my application process and guided me through it all.
He knew I was quite busy moving house and in and out of the country so I really appreciated the reminders and the patience he had throughout getting me processed and placed.

It gave me so much confidence to feel that not just rob and Callum but any of the other coordinators I spoke to EQUALLY had my back at americamp and this really helped with my interviews knowing how much they believed in me because I got not one but three offers and accepted the exact role I dreamed of.

Thank you americamp for all your support and guidance throughout the process I would recommend this company to anyone!

Ten out of teeeeenn!!

Americamp have been incredibly helpful throughout the whole process. Responses are always super quick and every step is explained clearly to make the application easy. In particular, Rob, my coordinator was very friendly and always keen to help with any questions or concerns that I had. I can’t recommend them enough!

I went with Americamp because I was applying last minute and liked their 99% placement rate.

The staff are helpful and give you many ways to contact them, always responding quickly. They’re a small company and so the process doesn’t feel daunting.

However, the application portal is a mess! It feels outdated and is constantly being edited. I checked it today and found the link to my video gone, which I spent ages on. One of my paragraphs had been duplicated and a social media option added, with a random link pasted in for some reason, making me look careless. “Camp type” checkboxes were also added and filled in at random (incorrectly). For these mistakes I may well have been overlooked by camps.

They stated that there were going to be more orientations after the ones in April, but failed to mention these would be virtual.

They are not bad, but compared to other organisations they are not great. Be prepared to constantly be chasing things up and checking your portal for changes.

Been so helpful with my struggles and worries about attending camp due to circumstances!

Great staff, lots of support. I had an absolutely amazing day and I fully recommend them to anyone planning their next adventure to America.

Everyone has been so helpful throughout the whole process and keeps in contact with you about the next steps

Really straight forward, great staff.

Made everything easy and they're pretty sound guys

Had a really good time everyone was really friendly, can’t wait for the summer

Americamp have been extremely helpful the entire step of the way, I attended the in person job fair in Manchester and it was an incredible experience.

I was placed in what was apparently record time. Laura, my coordinator, was such a great help and was incredibly friendly. She found me a camp in under a week and from there it has been easy sailing. All round great, stress free experience.

Laura has been very helpful throughout my whole application process!

Laura has been an amazing coordinator, always there to help and very good communication. The whole AmeriCamp team are super helpful and so easy to work with!

Throughout covid, I was fully expecting for my plans for go out the window and my dreams of attending an American summer camp would be put on hold. However, I received continuous updates and support and cannot express my gratitude for how helpful the AmeriCamp team was. Over the last few weeks in particular, my main point of contact Laura has been incredibly helpful and genuinely invested in getting me placed in a camp. Looking forward to summer!