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February 10, 2023
Deep19061994

Joined: Nov 04, 2021

Posts: 18

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Verified GMAT Classic score:
740 Q50 V40

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Course e-GMAT Online Focused

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Strengths:

The quality of questions are at par with the actual gmat and the mentorship support is excellent

Would make the product better:

Some of the questions from the word problem section of quants are out of scope , in terms of the question sizes and also being highly calculation intensive.

I had scored 700 twice in the gmat, when I was enrolled with another test provider. My verbal section, especially CR, had taken a hit in both the attempts. My target score was 740. After my 2nd gmat attempt (at the end of September 2022), I decided to enroll in egmat’s online course. I had watched a couple of their free webinar sessions in youtube and was quite impressed with their methodology and their process. Having scored back to back 700 in the actual test, I was starting at a higher ability. Hence I was invited to join the LMP program, when I enrolled for the course. Rashmi was my mentor in the LMP program.
CR has been my weakest area in verbal ever since I started my gmat prep. Before joining egmat, I resorted to “brute practice” in which I solved a few hundred CR questions from gmatclub, hoping that I become good at CR through relentless practice. I never had a structure or methodology while solving CR questions at that time. As a result, I did not develop the necessary skillset required to solve CR questions in the actual test, under the time constraint. I ended up performing poorly in this subsection in both my previous gmat attempts(50 percentile on both occasions).
At the start of the LMP program, rashmi laid out the verbal plan which was very effective and which targeted my weak areas, notably CR. She emphasized the importance of prethinking while solving CR questions and to trust the process, even though it might take me a while to get accustomed to it. I started out by going through the concept videos, followed by the concept files and the application files. True to it’s name, the cementing quizzes helped me to cement the process in my mind. My accuracy in CR shot up gradually with time, as I began to subconsciously apply the prethinking framework.
Even though I was pretty good at sentence correction(SC), I decided to go through the SC module as well. The SC module has been well structured and is very detailed. Going through this module once again helped me to reinforce the concepts and the meaning-based-approach methodology, which in turn pushed my SC accuracy even higher.
The quant module is at par with the best in the market. The PACE engine pinpoints the weak areas and selectively makes one go through certain subsections/concept videos which reduces the preparation time to a great extent .I was very satisfied with the concept videos and the concept files and the application files. Overall, Quant 2.0 played a vital role in pushing my quant score from a q49 to a q50.
The quality of questions in the scholaranium is top notch. They are at par with the actual gmat questions, especially in verbal. For quants, the scholaranium questions are slightly more difficult than the questions in the actual test.
The Sigma-X mock tests are very accurate and representative of the actual gmat, in terms of the quality of questions and the adaptive nature of the test. The best part of the Sigma-X mock is the detailed analysis that follows after each mock test. I found the analysis chart to be quite similar to the ESR report from the actual test.
Last but not the least, the mentorship support has been excellent. Frankly, the LMP program has far exceeded my expectations. Rashmi has guided me brilliantly throughout the course of our tenure. Her quick turnaround time in responses and her precision planning targeted at my weak areas helped me to boost my score in both quant and verbal. She kept track of my progress and performance through the available data in the platform and suggested improvement plans accordingly. She intervened from time to time to ensure that I was on track with the set plan and provided moral support whenever I felt down and out after a poor quiz/mock performance.
Finally, I was able to hit my target score of 740(q50,v40) .
In the end, when you trust reliable data and take cues from it, the result shows.
Overall my experience with egmat has been fantastic and I would highly recommend their course to any diligent student out there.

February 10, 2023
egmat

Dear Deep19061994,

Congratulations a wonderful score of 740😊 As your mentor during the Last Mile Push program, it was my pleasure working with you. What a journey it has been!

I am so glad that we were able to overcome the score plateau to reach your goal. Your email right after the test – Rashmi, we have done it!!! - shows how happy (dare I say ecstatic) you were with the score:

https://success.e-gmat.com/Deep19061994-Email-after-Success

It must not have been easy to be stuck in a score plateau. But I must commend you on taking the right steps. You analysed what your weak areas are, and based on your starting ability, you created a personalized study plan on the platform, that helped chart out the path toward your target score:

https://success.e-gmat.com/Deep19061994s-Study-Plan

It is impressive how recognizing that “brute practice” will not help you with CR, you set about systematically learning the processes that would help with improvement. You immersed yourself completely in laying the foundation by learning concepts and applications and then mastering them through working on GMAT-like questions in cementing. See how the time you spent on mastering the Pre-thinking approach helped you improve your accuracy across all the topics in CR.

https://success.e-gmat.com/Deep19061994-Pre-Thinking-helps-imporve-accuracy

In SC, despite starting at a higher ability, you revised your concepts and applications and internalized the Meaning-Based approach that helped you improve from an 85th percentile to a 95th percentile ability in SC.

I am glad that the course helped you improve from a Q49 to a Q50 in Quant, and I am happy that you leveraged the time-saving feature (P.A.C.E.) of Quant 2.0 to be able efficiently complete the course.

It is good to know that you found the questions on the Scholaranium and the SIGma-X mock at par with the actual GMAT questions. I must commend you for utilizing the data analytics on the platform to further sharpen your skills and enhance your ability. As you have rightly said, “when you trust reliable data and take cues from it, the result shows” and congratulations on using this data-driven approach to reach the top 3% on the GMAT.

I thank you for your input on WP questions, however, I believe that preparing for the GMAT is like preparing for a battle. By putting in the effort during practice, you will be better equipped to succeed during the actual test.

Deep19061994, I am really glad that all these efforts paid off and you were able to get to your target score. I wish you all the best for your forthcoming interviews from all your dream b-schools.

Best Regards,
Rashmi Vaidya

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