Independent · Family-owned · Since 2011

Started by a Georgia Tech grad. Trusted by 15,000+ US families since 2011.

No franchise. No celebrity tutors. No marketing tricks. Just a small team of specialists who've spent 15 years figuring out how to help children walk into exams confident and walk out proud of their score.

Our story

It started with a Georgia Tech alum.

In 2011, Chirag Arya finished at Georgia Tech and started tutoring students on the side. What began as a few sessions turned into a small operation — three tutors, twelve students, and word-of-mouth referrals that wouldn't stop.

Within a year, informal sessions had turned into a small operation — and families across the US started noticing something different: this wasn't tutoring optimized for the company. It was tutoring optimized for the child.

Fifteen years later, AP Guru works with families across 50+ US high schools, has helped 15,000+ students achieve scores they didn't think were possible, and remains stubbornly independent — no investors, no franchise, no shortcuts.

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US families were stuck choosing between Kaplan-style test prep factories and unvetted freelancers. There had to be a better way — real 1-on-1, real specialists, real accountability.

Chirag Arya

Co-founder · AP Guru

Key Milestones

2011

The beginning

First 12 students tutored. Georgia Tech alum turned tutor.

2014

First international student

Online tutoring goes live in Singapore & Dubai.

2017

Crossed 2,000 students

Quality dipped. We rebuilt the entire tutor vetting process.

2020

Online-first reset

Pandemic accelerated our shift to a fully remote model.

2022

Hit 8,000 students

Coordinator program launched. Parent satisfaction jumped 24%.

2026

15,000+ students & counting

15,000+ students, 50+ US high schools, 150 tutors, still family-run.

What we believe

Four principles. No exceptions.

These aren't marketing copy. They're the operating rules we hire against, fire against, and reject revenue against.

One human owns your child's file.

From the first inquiry to exam day, one coordinator and one tutor own your child's progress. No handoffs, no "who's that?" emails, no being passed between departments. Continuity isn't a feature — it's the entire product.

Specialists, not generalists.

A Digital SAT tutor doesn't teach AP Chemistry. An AP Calc BC specialist doesn't teach ACT English. Every tutor does one thing, deeply. The result: they recognize patterns from teaching the same exam 200+ times, not 10.

Honest projections, not promises.

If your child's diagnostic suggests a 1450 SAT is realistic, we tell you 1450 — not 1550 to win the deal. Setting expectations honestly is how we keep families for years instead of months.

We'd rather lose a student than mislead a family.

About 1 in 5 demos end with us recommending a different solution. Sometimes it's a different curriculum specialist. Sometimes it's group classes if that's a better fit. Trust compounds. We're playing the long game.

By the numbers

15 years of quiet work.

Numbers we track because they matter to US families. Not vanity metrics. Not pageviews. The stats that mean something to your child's outcome.

15,000+

Students mentored

15 yrs

Family-run since 2011

150+

Specialist tutors

50+

US high schools represented

120K+

Hours of teaching

1000+

Verified student stories

3000+

SAT 1500+ scorers

500+

AP 5 scorers

Leadership

The people who started this.

Three people lead AP Guru day-to-day. Two of them have been here since 2011. At least one of the three is still involved with every student.

Chirag Arya

Head of technology

Started AP Guru in 2011 after graduating from Georgia Tech. Still teaches a handful of students every year because, in his words, "you stop getting better the moment you stop teaching."

✨Fun fact: Used to coach SATs along with various AP courses

Sneha Arya

Head of operations

Joined Chirag in 2014. Leads the team that designs every program. Built our SAT and AP curriculum from scratch — now used by thousands of students each year, including students at 50+ US high schools.

✨Fun fact: Worked hard for a degree in actuarial science

Anita Arya

Head of Tutor Operations

Runs the four-stage tutor vetting process. Personally screens every new hire. Has rejected over 2,400 applicants in the last three years — our acceptance rate is under 4%.

✨Fun fact: Has personally interviewed every single AP Guru tutor since 2011.

Meet the tutors

The people your child actually learns from.

Not a marketplace. Not a roster of freelancers. Every AP Guru tutor is full-time, specialized in one test or subject, and vetted through a four-stage process.

✓Top 1% exam scorers

✓Full-time educators

✓Single-subject specialists

✓5+ years experience

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Shashank

Math Tutor

Getting from a 6 to a 7 is a different kind of work. I coach strong students on the precise exam habits that separate very good answers from genuinely top-band ones.

📘 IB & IGCSE Mathematics Specialist
🏆 5+ Years of Teaching Experience

✓

Ujjwal Verma

Mathematics and Physics Tutor

I teach maths and physics as one connected discipline. For students heading into STEM, that joined-up way of thinking matters far more than memorising either subject on its own.

📘 IB & IGCSE Mathematics Specialist
🏆 5+ Years of Teaching Experience

✓

Mehali

Chemistry Tutor

Chemistry holds together once the concepts connect. I build coherent understanding across IGCSE and IB, with real strength in physical chemistry, so students reason rather than recite.

📘 IB & IGCSE Chemistry Specialist
🏆 3+ Years of Teaching Experience

✓

Mahak

Spanish Tutor

Spanish is learned by speaking it. I focus on oral preparation and real communicative fluency for IB and IGCSE students, so the language becomes something they can use, not just study.

📘 IB & IGCSE Spanish Specialist
🏆 6+ Years of Teaching Experience

✓

Shreemayee

English Tutor

Most students lose English marks in the same few places. I find those weak spots fast and fix them, so reading and writing both start improving within a handful of sessions.

📘 IB & IGCSE English Specialist
🏆 6+ Years of Teaching Experience

✓

Anuj

Psychology Tutor

As a practising humanistic therapist, I bring real empathy to teaching Psychology. I support both academic growth and emotional development, so AP, IB, A-Level, and IGCSE students genuinely thrive.

📘 Psychology Specialist
🏆 2+ Years of Teaching Experience

✓

Aman

Math Tutor

Most maths struggles trace back to one or two gaps left open long ago. I find them, fix them properly, and give students a base solid enough for everything that follows.

📘 IGCSE & IB Mathematics Specialist
🏆 5+ Years of Teaching Experience

✓

Siji

Biology Tutor

Biology is easiest to remember when it's understood as a system, not a list. I help students build clear mental models, so the individual details finally have something to attach to.

📘 IB & IGCSE Biology Specialist
🏆 5+ Years of Teaching Experience

✓

Aman

Physics Tutor

I teach physics by making the ideas intuitive first. Once a student understands what's really happening, the equations become a language they can use rather than symbols they fear.

📘 IB & IGCSE Physics Specialist
🏆 4+ Years of Teaching Experience

✓

Shriya

Economics Tutor

Marks in Economics come from writing to the mark scheme. I teach students exactly how examiners award points, so their IB and IGCSE answers earn the marks their understanding deserves.

📘 IB & IGCSE Economics Specialist
🏆 4+ Years of Teaching Experience

✓

Surabhi

Economics Grader

Economics rewards clear thinking about cause and effect. I help students connect models to the real world and write answers that argue a point, rather than just listing what they remember.

📘 IB & IGCSE Economics Specialist
🏆 4+ Years of Teaching Experience

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Maurine

Chemistry Tutor

Chemistry makes sense when the topics stop feeling separate. I build the connections — especially in organic chemistry — so students reason across the syllabus instead of memorising it in fragments.

📘 IB & IGCSE Chemistry Specialist
🏆 7+ Years of Teaching Experience

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Tell us the curriculum, subjects, and target — we'll recommend the right tutor and timeline.

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Started by a Georgia Tech grad. Trusted by 15,000+ US families since 2011.

It started with a Georgia Tech alum.

Four principles. No exceptions.

One human owns your child's file.

Specialists, not generalists.

Honest projections, not promises.

We'd rather lose a student than mislead a family.

15 years of quiet work.

The people who started this.

Chirag Arya

Sneha Arya

Anita Arya

The people your child actually learns from.

Shashank

Ujjwal Verma

Mehali

Mahak

Shreemayee

Anuj

Aman

Siji

Aman

Shriya

Surabhi

Maurine

Tell us your curriculum. We'll handle the rest.

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