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Choosing the right tutor is a significant decision and a valuable investment in your future. To help make an informed choice, we offer a free 15-30-minute introductory videoconference with any of our instructors. This session allows us to determine the best approach for each new client. Although we can also arrange a phone call, a videoconference is preferred as it provides a better platform to demonstrate what sets MyGuru apart from other tutoring and test prep companies. During this videoconference, potential students can:
- Experience live screen-sharing with a seasoned MyGuru instructor to understand the functionality of our dynamic whiteboarding tool and the differences between our standard and premium tutoring services
- Discuss a personalized study schedule and potential supplementary resources that will help continue learning with thoughtfully designed homework assignments assigned between sessions
- Share their scholastic or professional background to provide the MyGuru tutor with a clearer picture of their instructional needs
- Have a relaxed introductory conversation to ensure a good personality fit and to evaluate if the tutor is well-suited to guide their studies
Are you applying to college, MBA programs, or law school? We can discuss your longer term admissions goals and what test scores you need on the ACT, SAT, GMAT, or LSAT, as well as how to craft a successful application.
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The MyGuru Edge for Tutoring
At MyGuru, we believe that each student is unique, even if a test or subject is standardized. Our tutors understand that every student comes with his or her own set of strengths, weaknesses, goals, and learning preferences. They are adept at offering customized test preparation or academic tutoring that enhances each student's potential. Our tutors bring not only a deep understanding of the exam or content but also valuable insights into the educational and test prep processes. This allows us to develop a personalized study plan tailored to help you reach your specific goals.
MyGuru's online tutoring is conducted using dynamic whiteboarding tools in a virtual environment, requiring only an internet-connected computer with a microphone and camera, and no other specialized equipment. Our tutoring sessions are structured to incorporate both live practice problems and review of the practice problems or content. Through this parallel approach, our tutors demonstrate how specific strategies and tactics can be applied to similar future problems, thus preparing you to successfully deal with new material on your next test day.
The notes created on the whiteboard during the live session are then shared as static PDFs after each lesson or retained on a private-access whiteboard for future reference and interaction between sessions. These notes gradually become a unique supplementary “textbook” of targeted review material, tailored to each student’s particular lesson plan and learning style, offering a resource that can't be found anywhere else.
Our Tutoring Guru
The MyGuru tutoring team is led by our Director of Instruction, Stefan Maisnier. Unlike most tutoring experts, Stefan is focused more on keeping student attention than any one area of academic expertise, possessing a bachelor's degree in communication from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University.
While he has been a full-time test prep professional for nearly a decade, and a part-time one for almost 20 years, his experiences in live sports television production at ESPN and Fox Sports, financial communications, international relations at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris, France, and academia at Northwestern and City Colleges of Chicago have allowed him to develop a uniquely engaging teaching style that he has shared with all of MyGuru's online tutor team. It turns out that having experience in live broadcasting and communicating to a global audience helps to make even the most boring academic subject or standardized test more interesting.
Stefan is proudest of keeping in touch with many of his past students and becoming good friends with a few. He enjoys the personal touch tutoring allows most, because it lets him help students overcome personal doubts on the path to success. He's always ready to supportively ask for more effort because "getting into a top graduate program is supposed to be hard!"
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