A Smarter System For Serious Students
Most prep tells you what to study. Gurutor shows you how and stays with you while you do it.
About Us
Gurutor started with a simple observation: Students do well when a tutor is guiding them and lose momentum when they’re left to figure things out alone.
After more than a decade helping GMAT students break through plateaus and score in the 700s, founder Matthew Brandon realized that most prep fails in the same place: the gap between learning and doing. Gurutor was created to close it.
It’s not just a course or a question bank. It’s a system that thinks like a tutor – guiding you step-by-step, correcting you mid-practice, and helping you turn effort into actual progress.
From the Classroom to the 90th Percentile
Matthew’s journey began in a very different kind of classroom.
He was accepted into Teach for America, a prestigious program that places top graduates in under-resourced schools. At his high school in Phoenix, AZ, only 29% of his ninth-grade students had passed the state math test the year prior. Matthew designed a specialized prep class — and within a year, over 90% of those students passed.
After three years of public school teaching, he joined Manhattan Prep, one of New York’s top test prep companies. With 99th percentile scores on both the SAT and GMAT, Matthew quickly became a lead instructor for corporate partners like Google, JP Morgan, and PwC.
Over time, he helped students improve their GMAT scores by as much as 350 points on the classic GMAT scale, with many going on to top-tier programs at Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, and Wharton.
Why Gurutor?
After years of 1:1 tutoring, Matthew wanted to scale what actually works – the structure, the correction, the support – and remove what doesn’t.
That became Gurutor.
Today, the platform is trusted by serious students who want precision, not overwhelm. It’s not here to inspire you with slogans. It’s here to show you exactly how to study and stick with you while you do it.
More on Matthew
My journey as a teacher began with my acceptance into the Teach for America program, a highly selective and prestigious teaching fellowship that seeks to end educational inequality for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The students that I inherited at my Phoenix, AZ high school, though intelligent, passionate, dedicated, and immensely creative, did not have a history of success on standardized tests. In fact, only 29% of my ninth grade students passed the state math test (AIMS) the year before entering my class. To reverse this trend, I designed a specialized test prep class focusing on the skills and strategies necessary to master standardized assessments. After working through my program, more than 90% of them passed the math AIMS.
After three wonderful years teaching high school, I moved back to New York and joined one of New York City’s premier test preparation companies, Manhattan Prep. Armed with 99th percentile scores on both the SAT and GMAT and the confidence of knowing that I had survived an audition process that only 1.8% of applicants successfully complete, I began dedicating all of my professional energy to helping students master standardized tests. As one of the company’s top instructors, I was routinely selected to lead courses for Manhattan Prep’s most important corporate partners, including Google, JP Morgan, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. My students have improved their GMAT scores by as many as 350 points, the equivalent of 520 points on the SAT or 14 points on the ACT, and have attended some of the world’s top academic institutions, including Harvard, Stanford. Columbia, and the University of Pennsylvania. My passion for standardized tests and dedication to my students’ success have made me one of New York City’s most sought after tutors.
I now own and operate my own successful test prep company and am working to build upon my reputation as one of the New York’s leading test preparation experts. I look forward to using my love for standardized tests and commitment to providing unparalleled student experiences to help you realize your testing ambitions!
