--- title: Improving Academic Performance | Mark Skoskiewicz (13) description: "Mark Skoskiewicz holds a B.S. in Business Administration with a Major in Finance from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, (he received additional minors in Philosophy and History). At IU, Mark was an undergraduate economics instructor teaching supplemental small group sessions for the department’s introductory economics course. During his junior and senior years, he was a private economics, finance, and accounting tutor. After Indiana, Mark spent 8 years working for Marakon Associates before creating MyGuru in 2009 while earning his MBA at Northwestern Kellogg to make it easier for parents and students to find high quality yet affordable tutors. While Mark wants MyGuru to always be known as a source for excellent tutors, we also aim to be a thought leader on how to improve academic performance through shifts in mindset, well-defined study plans, improved study habits, and even stress reduction strategies. Mark believes these ideas are a powerful, critical complement to working with an expert private tutor. Mark currently shares insights, advice, and information about how to improve academic performance in MyGuru’s improving academic performance blog and in an eBook Plan, Prepare, Perform: A Personalized Approach to Test Preparation. (13)" --- # Improving Academic PerfORMANCE Learn how to improve yourself through targeted learning and improved study skills. 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This means the end goal of taking these tests is to get a job that is: [News](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/news) [series 7 exam tutor](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/series-7-exam-tutor) [series 7 exam](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/series-7-exam) [licensing exams](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/licensing-exams) MyGuru is proud to announce a new partnership with Michael Weiss, founder of [Series 7 Exam Tutor](http://www.series7examtutor.com/About-Us.html).The Series 7, and other licensing exams, is a test prep area in which we... 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