GRE Prep

With 5+ years experience as a GRE Private Tutor at Menlo Coaching (#1 in GRE Test Prep globally), I have now been successfully providing elite online GRE tutoring services to top MBA candidates worldwide for 25+ years. During this timeframe, I have personally tutored more than 1,000 students in preparing successfully for their graduate business school entrance exams. I have also professionally taught more than 5,000 MBA candidates (in a classroom setting) over a 10-year teaching period. In total, I have 20,000+ hours of GRE (+GMAT) teaching and tutoring experience, making me one of the most qualified GRE Tutors in the graduate test prep industry.

I've taken the GRE four times, scoring around 335 each time, so I have a deep understanding of the test — not just the content, but how questions are structured and what the exam is really asking of you. More importantly, I understand that your time is valuable. The last thing you need is a cookie-cutter prep program that spends hours on material you've already mastered. I also have recent test questions for us to work from. That is why the first thing I do is identify your strengths and weaknesses. Every student is different, so I tailor my teaching to how you think and where you need the most improvement. My approach focuses on teaching the reasoning process behind each question — how to think through problems methodically, rather than simply drilling practice sets and reviewing answers. Most of my students study approximately 4–5 hours per week and complete their preparation in 2–2.5 months, typically within 10–15 sessions with me. I provide all the materials you need, including questions from recent tests. No busywork, no generic lesson plans — just focused, personalized coaching that respects your time and delivers results.

My name is Siri Omene, and I am the founder and owner of Chitown Tutoring, one of the highest-rated test prep companies in Chicago with a 4.9-star average across more than 70 reviews. I have spent over a decade helping students succeed on high-stakes exams including the SAT, ACT, GRE, GED, AP, and selective high school entrance tests in both Chicago and New York City. With a background in civil engineering from Illinois Tech and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, I bring a structured, analytical approach to test preparation. I have personally delivered more than 10,000 hours of instruction and guided over 500 students in achieving their academic goals. My promise to you: • Deep expertise: I have trained tutors, developed full-length curricula, and worked with students across all academic levels • Proven track record of success: Students regularly achieve significant score increases and gain admission to top programs • Personalized support: Every lesson is tailored to the student’s pace, needs, and goals • Strategic focus: Sessions go beyond content and teach how to think, plan, and perform under pressure • Long-term impact: Students leave with greater confidence, stronger study habits, and skills that benefit them beyond the exam If you are preparing for graduate school with the GRE, I will help you strengthen your quantitative and verbal reasoning skills, create a personalized study strategy, and boost your score to stay competitive in a selective admissions landscape.

It often happens that one's natural habits/practices form the strongest basis for excellence in a certain area -- a good reason for why none of my friends batted an eyelash when they heard I had begun training students in the GRE. Essentially the only books I ever read are the classics of Victorian age European and American literature, whose heightened word choices provide me with a unique appreciation/understanding for the vocabulary questions of the GRE (now a full 1/2 of the verbal questions!). But that's not all. I've had the privilege of training students in the GRE for around a decade, and am highly versed in the reading comprehension, logic, and quantitative questions. Perhaps that's why more than 60% of the students I take on are able to crank up their cumulative score by 12 points or more. Not only that, but 93% of my GRE students end up with thick envelopes -- the ones containing acceptance letters -- mailed to them by their first and second choices of grad school.

Welcome to my profile! As a former Harvard student-athlete studying Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology, a seasoned consultant at ClearView Healthcare Partners, and a current MBA candidate at Columbia Business School, I bring a strategic and analytical approach to GRE preparation. My academic and professional journey has equipped me with the skills to tackle complex problems, a crucial asset for mastering the GRE. With a strong GRE performance and extensive professional experience in mentorship, I have a strong capabilities with helping clients improve their scores by focusing on personalized strategies that leverage their strengths and address their weaknesses. Let's work together to create a tailored plan that will help you achieve your target GRE score and open doors to your dream graduate programs. Reach out to set up an introductory call!

Hello! Having applied and been accepted into multiple graduated programs (MBA from Kellogg School of Management and MSc from the London School of Economics), I bring a wealth of knowledge and strategic insight to GRE preparation. I've taken the test multiple times and have firsthand experience seeing how one's score can increase with thoughtful, intentional, and dedicated preparation. Across 4 times I've taken the GRE, I've averaged a score of 330+ and have scored a 169 on verbal section (99th percentile) and 170 on the quant section (perfect score). I've also consistently scored 5s on the writing section if that is an area of focus. In preparing for my exams, I used many different resources (paid and unpaid) to polish and ameliorate the areas that needed improvement. I like to think that I have taken the best parts, processes, and methods from those programs to be the best GRE tutor I can be for you. I know how important the standardized test is to any individual's application and am confident that with the right preparation, anyone can boost their score to get into their dream program.Let's connect and create a personalized plan to help you succeed!

-Improved GRE score by 20 points, only taking an official exam twice -Prior ACT tutor and GRE verbal tutor

Hi, I’m Nick. I graduated from Columbia University in 2003 with degrees in English and Economics, and I’ve been teaching the GRE since 2005, after scoring in the 99th percentile on the test. I have tutored over 800 students one on one, many of whom have been admitted to the top graduate programs in the US and Europe, and my students routinely improve by over 20 to 40 percentile points.

Welcome to my profile! With a strong background in strategic finance and management consulting, I bring a unique analytical approach to GRE preparation. As a content creator with a knack for engaging audiences, I have honed my ability to communicate complex concepts in an accessible manner. My experience at top firms like Accenture and Deloitte has equipped me with the skills to develop tailored strategies that help clients excel in their GRE journey. Whether you're aiming to boost your quantitative or verbal scores, I'm here to guide you every step of the way. Let's connect and create a personalized plan to achieve your target GRE score!

I’ve been tutoring standardized tests for 25 years and have worked with hundreds of students preparing for the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, SAT, and ACT. For the past nine years, tutoring has been my full-time work, with a particular focus on GRE and GMAT Quant, as well as LSAT logical reasoning. I hold a master’s degree in Political Science from Stanford University, and went on years later to earn JD/MBA from Northwestern University. Before becoming a full-time tutor, I worked in financial services, strategy, and public policy, including roles at Bank of America, GE Capital, and the U.S. Senate. That background strongly influences the way I teach. I approach the GRE as a test of analytical reasoning and decision-making, not simply a collection of formulas and rules to memorize. My approach is highly individualized. I help students identify the specific concepts and question types holding them back, develop more efficient ways to solve problems, and build a study plan around their goals, timeline, and strengths and weaknesses. Over the years, I’ve also developed an extensive library of carefully organized practice problems that allows me to target practice by topic and difficulty rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all curriculum. Most importantly, I want my students to understand why an approach works. My goal is not simply to help you answer the problem in front of you, but to teach you how to recognize the underlying structure of a problem so that you can apply the same reasoning when you encounter something new on test day.