Improving Academic PerfORMANCE

This is an introductory post for the re-launch ofMy Guru’s main blog.  This blog will try to offer information, resources, and advice related to education in a broad sense: tutoring, test prep, educational technology, and career advice.  We have separate blogs on our site related to the GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, ACT, SAT, etc. which will cover content specific to those tests.  Those blogs have explanations of specific concepts, do practice problems, and provide information about complementary resources related to applying to graduate schools.

MyGuru recently began working with a new partner, a Chicago-based company offering a unique way to buy products and services on a monthly basis.  In the below video, we describe why we're working with Monthlys and what the relationship is all about. 

From time to time, MyGuru posts short explanatory videos on some of the concepts our tutoring students are learning about.  Here's a short video on the concept of the demand curve in microeconomics.  Enjoy.

The word ‘equity’ often carries a loaded meaning, and in no realm is

The following is a guest post from our friends at 2 Minute GMAT:

One of the things I learned when applying to both undergraduate and graduate programs is that it’s not enough to simply strive for good grades and a good test score.  Sure, the entire college application process is very competitive, so you should aim for the best possible grades and highest possible tests scores, not just something that’s above average.  But, that’s not what I mean exactly.