MyGuru Test Prep & Tutoring - Chicago, Illinois

Connor B.

I had a poor experience with MyGuru for LSAT tutoring and law school admissions prep.

For 6 weeks, I met with a tutor twice a week for 90 minutes. I would do practice test sections assigned to me and we would review them in our sessions.

Because I was planning on applying for the Fall of '25, I wanted to get a 10 point LSAT bump from my original diagnostic score of 163 in a matter of 10 weeks.

Although I did all of the homework assigned to me and showed up to my sessions prepared, I did not put enough additional time in studying to get such a large increase, but nor did I find the tutoring particularly helpful.

Stefan advocated 'LSAT tactics' such as reading the question stem first and approaching questions in each section non-sequentially. Both of which I have dispensed with and realize were actually getting in the way of me understanding and mastering the test.

I would recommend getting LSAT tutoring from a company that only does LSAT tutoring, as opposed to MyGuru, which tutors for a variety of tests. Don't go to a Chinese restaurant that sells chicken fingers. You'll get better food at a Chinese restaurant that focuses only on making Chinese food. You'll more likely get better tutoring from a company that focuses on just tutoring for the LSAT.

Further, I paid for the plan that included the whiteboard feature in which Stefan was supposed to answer questions I put in between sessions, but he never engaged with the material I put up, rather waiting for our sessions together to talk about what I wrote on the whiteboard.

In addition, I paid an exorbitant sum for law school admissions counseling. When the tutoring wasn't going in the direction I had been hoping, I cancelled the tutoring and the admissions counseling, deciding to wait for the next admissions cycle to apply.

MyGuru would only refund me 50% of their admissions counseling fee, despite meeting with me only once about admissions.

When I asked them for a refund based on the work they put in, they said: if they calculated that, it would be likely be a greater cost.

So, I accepted the 50% refund and then asked them for a deliverable of the admissions work they had done.

They gave me an excel document in which they took notes from our admissions meeting and had collected admission information from law school websites.

There was nothing new or helpful about this information, and I suspect it took him less than an hour to copy and paste it from the law school admissions websites. Yet, MyGuru was comfortable charging me thousands of dollars for it.

Madison L.

I worked with Stefan on test prep; he was outstanding. The 1.5hr sessions FLEW BY!

Stefan is so fun and passionate about test taking strategies. He is so knowledgeable and is someone I wish I would have found earlier in my application journey. I am so grateful for his support! I loved having the whiteboard and he always sends the PDF of the notes that you cover in class. Stefan makes everything super easy to understand and very accessible. If you don't understand it, he will try to flip the concept on its head and reteach it to you. He is super patient!

This has been my favorite test prep experience. I have tried it all - Manhattan Prep and other test prep companies. I only wish I found him sooner.

Lynn C.

Stefan was recommended to me for GMAT tutoring by a friend of mine who achieved the score she needed to secure her admission into a top business school. Through working with Stefan, I was achieve my target score in under two months after self-studying proved to be ineffective for me. He was able to immediately start working with me as soon as I contacted him and he was extremely understanding of my schedule (I am active duty military) which took a lot of weight off of my shoulders. He was able to directly address my weaknesses with straightforward methodologies for answering each type of question. I regret not working with Stefan from the start and highly recommend his tutoring services to anybody seeking to achieve their GMAT goals!

Chuck W.

Stefan was an outstanding tutor. Was easily available, had great insight as to study strategies, and provided resources following our sessions such as the notes from his whiteboard and links to the reference materials he cited. I had enjoyable sessions with him and recommend him highly. He was the best.

Matthew D.

MyGuru hooked me up with a very competent GMAT tutor that I really like personally as well. In fact, although I ended my tutoring in the fall, my tutor and I still meet up for drinks sporadically. As far as my results, my GMAT tutor helped me raise my quant score tremendously. I took the ubiquitous big name prep course prior to working one-on-one with a tutor and, frankly, wish I hadn't. I would instead recommend to anyone embarking on GMAT prep work that they just contact Mark at MyGuru and be set up with a tutor. Two thumbs up.

Daniel D.

Recently used MyGuru for LSAT prep. As a working professional, the online tutoring aspect worked really well with my schedule. Stefan was very flexible with scheduling sessions around my schedule, and the online tool was very easy to use. Stefan helped me hone in on the areas of the test that were holding me back from achieving a top score. With Stefan's help, I was able to target my problem areas and follow a practice routine that enabled me to eventually increase my score 8 points to 170+!

Thanks Stefan and MyGuru!

Charlie V.

I worked with John Easter to prepare for the GMAT. We spent three months meeting on a weekly basis for 2 hour long private tutoring sessions. He designed a preparation strategy, taught me the methods and strategies for the test, and reviewed diagnostic exams with me.

I came into the process with a goal of scoring at least a 700. My first practice test score was a 650, and my score on the exam was a 750. I only sat for the exam once, and relieved to not have to worry about it again. Working with John was invaluable. The area in which I needed the most improvement was the quantitative section, and he clearly explained the concepts and applications of them for the GMAT.

I would recommend working with John for anybody who wants to achieve their potential on the GMAT. His personalized study plan ensured that I was spending my time studying as efficiently as possible, which is important because of how much I travel for work.

Lena C.

I went through a few tutors before I came across MyGuru for MBA prep. I was skeptical at first because of their website. But after signing up and starting to work with Stefan, I immediately had a good feeling. Because of Stefan's help, I went from a 46 percentile to 98 percentile! He also taught me a lot about key elements of language, reading and logic. A true master in his craft.