GMAT TUTORING

Investing in GMAT tutoring is hands down the most efficient and effective way to prepare for the GMAT. We work with so many students who have spent months using self-paced GMAT prep materials and made very limited progress. They have watched dozens of hours of GMAT prep videos and read and re-read the Official Guide to the GMAT. They’ve allocated 20 (or more!) hours each week doing hundreds of practice GMAT problems, but they still struggle to understand key GMAT concepts and the best GMAT prep strategies.

Many very popular online GMAT prep courses tout the hundreds of hours of video content and thousands of practice GMAT questions available in their courses. Let’s be clear, practice is the key to getting a higher GMAT score. The GMAT exam is not an IQ test. It’s a test of critical thinking and problem-solving skills. You can and should prepare a lot for it. But the thing is, the key to building your GMAT skills is not to simply practice more. Practicing more, but in the wrong ways, can sometimes reinforce bad habits that become increasingly difficult to break. You should strive to practice in the right way, which means following the research-backed principles of deliberate practice. Perhaps the most important element of deliberate practice is getting real-time, customized expert feedback. Following deliberate practice principles doesn’t necessarily require investing in GMAT tutoring, but it is the most effective way to get that customized feedback.

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How is MyGuru GMAT Tutoring Different?

Many GMAT prep companies drill you endlessly on math topics and English grammar. You spend too much time covering pure math fundamentals and not enough time learning how to apply basic math concepts to tricky GMAT questions. The key to raising your GMAT score is to understand how to think critically and problem solve on the GMAT exam. This is true now, and will be true in the future as GMAC rolls out the GMAT Focus Edition in late 2023.

Our approach is to make GMAT quant topics more accessible by focusing on the math you need to know and more importantly, on how to apply it strategically to answer GMAT questions correctly. GMAT verbal, particularly sentence correction on the other hand, is where most non-native speakers struggle and where a more technical approach can actually be helpful. In sum, we help students excel on the GMAT by approaching GMAT quant less technically and more strategically, while selectively taking a more technical approach on GMAT verbal when students don't have a foundation in English and grammar.

Pulling it all together, our students are often surprised at how effective a highly customized approach to preparing for the GMAT can be. A MyGuru GMAT tutor helps you build a more tailored study plan than you'll get at other firms. This leads to a more efficient GMAT study process (i.e., less time spent studying), faster skill-building, and generally better GMAT test scores.

Our MyGuru GMAT Edge

Our GMAT tutors have seen personal success on the GMAT, are highly experienced as GMAT coaches, excellent communicators, and have a genuine passion for helping students succeed. And we don’t just think we have the best GMAT tutors, we strongly believe we have the best online GMAT tutoring platform. 

A typical MyGuru GMAT tutor has:

  • Experienced substantial personal success on the GMAT, generally scoring at or above the 98th percentile on an official GMAT exam or unofficial proctored exam
  • 5+ years of experience as a GMAT tutor. We work with a small team that treats GMAT tutoring as a profession, not a side job
  • Dozens of successful previous students who have improved their GMAT score by 50, 100, or sometimes 150+ points and been admitted to a wide range of MBA programs
  • The ability to diagnose your situation and help you build a highly customized study plan catered to your particular strengths and weaknesses
  • Often obtained training from a major national GMAT prep company or directly from our Director of Online Instructor and most experienced GMAT tutor, Stefan Maisnier
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability not just to understand the concepts and GMAT test taking strategies, but to explain them to others in an accessible way
  • A passion for helping students succeed
  • Access to the industry-leading online GMAT tutoring tools. Our highly intuitive GMAT tutoring platform features no sign-in videoconferencing, a cutting-edge live whiteboard, and the option to invest in fully recorded premium tutoring.

    Our GMAT tutoring rates may not be the lowest you might possibly find, but they reflect the best value around when you consider the quality of the team, our customized approach to GMAT tutoring, and the tools we bring to our students. The best GMAT tutors are understandably, not always the cheapest. 

Proven GMAT Tactics

There are a variety of powerful test-taking strategies that one can use to score well on the GMAT. A GMAT tutor can help you focus on the most powerful strategies and prioritize your GMAT prep efforts. Some powerful GMAT test-taking strategies focus on your approach to GMAT prep on a high level, examples of these types of GMAT strategies would be:

  • Practice on a computer as much as possible
  • Build a customized study plan
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  • Set a goal upfront
  • Take regular timed official practice tests

Other important GMAT test-taking strategies apply to the actual process of taking the exam, and include ideas such as:

  • Use process of elimination
  • Use a scratch pad to work out GMAT quant problems
  • Don’t be afraid to plug in numbers
  • On problem solving questions, look at the possible answers before solving (this can often help you approach the question)
  • Don’t make assumptions that aren’t specifically stated in the questions

Of course, working with an online GMAT tutor is a powerful path towards exploring these common GMAT test-taking strategies and more.

Results and Testimonials

Former MyGuru students have been admitted to top business schools including: Harvard Business School, INSEAD, NYU Stern, University of Pennsylvania Wharton, University of Chicago Booth, and Northwestern University Kellogg

The below quotes are from students who have experienced the power of customized MyGuru GMAT coaching:

“I took the gmat online today and scored a 720! Thank you again for all of your help. When I scored a 570 during my diagnostic exam I certainly did not expect to increase my score 150 points…please feel free to share my name as a reference for future potential students!” -Lindsey B.

“I couldn't have asked for a better experience with MyGuru. Prior to MyGuru, I initially used a Manhattan Prep self-study program to prepare for the GMAT exam and was able to score a 680. I wasn't satisfied with this score and was looking to push higher up to my goal of 720. I reached out to MyGuru for additional tutoring and Mark immediately paired me with Stefan.

I worked with Stefan through videoconferencing, which was a very easy and convenient way to receive tutoring. I would highly recommend using this option. Stefan created a customized schedule for me based on my needs and we did a crash course refresher over a month-long period in order to push my score into the higher percentiles. I enjoyed working with Stefan and he was very flexible with my schedule as I had to change a few scheduled times due to work conflicts. In addition, Stefan provided me with structured assignments and unique test taking tips that were much different than the standard Manhattan Prep tips I had learned. I appreciated this different way of thinking as it helped me feel more comfortable with the exam and improved my overall test taking abilities. He specifically helped me to improve my overall timing, critical reasoning skills, sentence correction methodology, and data sufficiency abilities.” -Lindsay A

"I would highly recommend Margo as a tutor for anyone looking to dramatically improve their overall score on the GMAT. I was dejected after scoring a 640 on my GMAT in July, so I turned to MyGuru for a solution after receiving a referral from a friend. Marco has coached me over the past few months - accommodating my busy work schedule flexibly and often times offering me more than the allotted time for tutoring to chat about life, professional development, relationships - whatever was on my mind. Her self-written course guides, GMAT study plan, and online quizzes were very impressive and useful - an essential part of my preparation. She was an excellent tutor with a unique method - and was especially strong in teaching me to apply more shortcuts and organization in GMAT math problems. With Margo's support, I managed to score a 750 on my second attempt at the GMAT - a 110pt improvement in 2 short months. I also managed to gain some career/life advice and a great new friend in the process." -Matt K.

"It has been a while since we have talked and I wanted to provide you with an update. I will officially announce that I will be attending Wharton this fall for business school. I want to personally thank you for playing a huge role in helping me make this dream come true. The GMAT prep and guidance you provided paid off and helped me land my dream school. What you do works... Within our group, you have HBS (Wale), Stanford - GSB (David) and Wharton (Wharton). Thank you again and I hope that all is well on your end!" -Loyd B.

To read more actual student quotes, click here.

GMAT TUTORing RATES

Unfortunately for an MBA applicant trying to understand his or her options, GMAT tutor rates vary widely. You can find a GMAT tutor online for as low as $50 per hour (or perhaps even lower) or as high as $1,000 per hour. As with many products and services, the best GMAT tutors need not come with the highest GMAT tutor rates.

At MyGuru, we believe we have designed a streamlined approach to GMAT coaching that enables us to offer the best GMAT tutors at affordable rates. We haven’t invested heavily in content development (the Official Guide to the GMAT and associated official practice materials are all you need), we don’t have physical locations, and we see no need to build our own online GMAT tutoring technology. Instead, we leverage the best virtual whiteboard we can find and combine it seamlessly with Zoom or Google Meet. Our GMAT tutor rates are described below.

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We recommend online GMAT prep to encourage best practices for the computer-delivered (and possibly at-home administered) official GMAT, while simultaneously offering more convenience and functionality. For students seeking a truly immersive learning experience, our premium online tutoring offers full session recording and 24/7 access to a private whiteboard where students can leave notes and interact with a GMAT coach between lessons.

Discounts of greater than 15% off our base hourly rates are available for investing in packages of 10, 20, or 40 hours in advance. We also offer a free no-commitment introductory phone call or videoconference with your GMAT tutor to share details on your situation and ask questions.

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Additional GMAT Resources

Check out our GMAT blog for the latest student testimonials, GMAT concept reviews and explanations, and advice on graduate business school admissions.

One of our most experienced GMAT tutors, Stefan, has also authored a comprehensive video-based GMAT course. For $149, it's an incredible value and if the concepts and strategies you learn about in the course resonate with you but you'd like to learn more in a 1-1 GMAT tutoring setting, you can always reach back out to MyGuru for GMAT tutoring. Learn more about the course below. You can register for free to get access to 20% of the videos, but the full course is only $149.