We’re educators, not entrepreneurs.
GMAT Ninja was founded in 2009 by a teacher — not a marketer, not an investor — and that’s still what drives everything we do. We don’t have a sales team, we don’t run discounts to fill seats, and we don’t make promises we can’t keep.
We don’t believe in gimmicks. Or templates. Or shortcuts.
Most test-prep companies sell a product: a course, a curriculum, a set of tricks. We sell something different — time with someone who will actually figure out what’s going wrong in your head and fix it.
That means every student gets a different plan. It means we’re willing to tell you that tutoring isn’t worth it for your situation. It means our tutors spend time between sessions thinking about your specific problem, not just showing up and running through the next chapter.
It also means we hire very slowly and very carefully. We’ve turned down thousands of applicants — including people with perfect scores — because being a great GMAT scorer and being a great teacher are not the same thing. We’re looking for people who are genuinely curious, patient, and kind. Everything else can be trained. Those things can’t.
Meet the tutors
Our team includes a novelist with 20 years of teaching experience, a former Army captain with a 780 GMAT, a semipro rugby player, an ex-management consultant who scored 790, and an ex-professional dancer with perfect scores on both the GMAT and GRE.
What they all have in common: they’re exceptional teachers, they know these exams inside and out, and they’re genuinely decent humans who care whether you get where you’re going.
We’re growing — slowly and carefully, the way we’ve always done things.
If you’re an exceptional teacher who knows the GMAT, GRE, or EA inside out and is looking for a place that takes the craft of tutoring seriously, we’d like to hear from you.
We’ve never chased reviews. These found their way to us anyway.
I started at a 590 and felt completely overwhelmed by the sheer volume of material in other courses. This course is the opposite — short, clear lessons that show up exactly when you need them. The end-of-lesson quizzes helped me finally stop forgetting what I’d learned. After two months, I’m scoring a steady 680, and for the first time, I feel in control of my prep.
I started at a 590 and felt completely overwhelmed by the sheer volume of material in other courses. This course is the opposite — short, clear lessons that show up exactly when you need them. The end-of-lesson quizzes helped me finally stop forgetting what I’d learned. After two months, I’m scoring a steady 680, and for the first time, I feel in control of my prep.
I started at a 590 and felt completely overwhelmed by the sheer volume of material in other courses. This course is the opposite — short, clear lessons that show up exactly when you need them. The end-of-lesson quizzes helped me finally stop forgetting what I’d learned. After two months, I’m scoring a steady 680, and for the first time, I feel in control of my prep.
Got Questions? We’ve Got Straight Answers.
Do you work with students outside the US?
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How is GMAT Ninja different from other test-prep companies?
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Why do you still call yourselves GMAT Ninja if you teach GRE and EA too?
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How do you select your tutors?
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Can I request a specific tutor?
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Do your tutors collaborate with each other, or do they work independently?
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Do you offer in-person sessions or is everything online?
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How do I know if GMAT Ninja is the right fit for me?
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