Improving Academic Performance

MyGuru Adds Six More Experienced Tutors to its Team

Written by Mark Skoskiewicz | November 13, 2010 3:20:00 PM Z

MyGuru announced today that six more tutors have been accepted as members of its independently contracted tutoring team.  Only 1 in 10 interested applicants is ultimately accepted as a tutor for MyGuru.  As a boutique tutoring company, we don't aim to constantly expand our list of available tutors - we bring tutors onto the team only when they are truly exceptional and able to increase our overall quality level.

David A.

David is a University economics lecturer with 7 years of experience tutoring high school, college and graduate students.  He's earned a BS in Mathematics, Statistics and Economics, as well as a MS in Economics - all from the University of Chicago.  He is currently pursuing Ph.D. studies in Economics at Northwestern University in Evanston.  He specializes in Mathematics, Economics, and Statistics, but is also capable of tutoring finance and accounting at the undergraduate and graduate level.

Irina V.

Irina is a graduate student in Mathematics at the University of Illinois-Chicago.  She attended UIC as an undergrad, majoring in Mathematics and Statistics and obtaining a minor in Chemistry.  She also attended Lincoln Park High School- where she achieved International Baccalaureate Diploma and AP Honors.  Her tutoring experience includes the Math Learning Center UIC- Calculus I, II, III and Statistics (2010), Chemistry Research Aid-data processing and representation for Driver Group at UIC (2009-2010) and Jungman Elemetary-8th grade mathematics (2010), as well as Lincoln Park High School-Peer tutoring in mathematics and chemistry (2007-2009).  She also tutors privately.

Sonia C.

Sonia attended the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools and Grinnell College (Grinnell, Iowa), graduating with a B.A. in French.  She is fluent in French, and is currently a JD (law) student at the University of Iowa.  She specializes in LSAT, Mathematics, and Political Science.

Lauren H.

Lauren holds a JD (155 on her LSAT) and an MBA from Valparaiso University in Indiana, and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio.  She has held positions as a teaching assistant, teacher (Job Corps), and private economics tutor.

Minaz M.

Minaz is a certified public accountant (CPA), with an MBA in Finance from St. Johns University in New York (3.8/4.0 GPA).  He served as an Accounting Instructor at St John, and has privately tutored students in a variety of mathematics and accounting related subjects.

Olga L.

Olga is a graduate of Loyola University-Chicago (Biological Sciences) who scored an 11 on both sections of the MCAT.  She has tutored privately for many years in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology courses, as well as for the ACT and SAT.