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September 22, 2024
Kartik19285

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Verified GMAT Focus score:
645 Q84 V84 DI78

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Strengths:

1. Focused Approach
2. Questions similar to Actual GMAT
3. Interactive modules
4.Supportive experts

According to my experience, e-GMAT provides the best content to reach the desired score. The preparation flow is very focused and prepares for every type of question. When I decided to attempt the GMAT, I did a lot of research to find the best course, watched reviews on YouTube, read different opinions of people on GMAT Club, and so on. Acting on the collected data, I decided to go ahead with e-GMAT. The day I purchased the course, I gave my first mock test. It was a Sigma Mock by e-GMAT, and I scored 515. This was well below my expectations.
Based on the mock test, the study planner on e-GMAT prepared a study plan for me. My weakest topic was Critical Reasoning, which was dragging down my score in the Verbal section. After completing the Master Comprehension module, which was itself like a crash course of what we studied in school, I came across the Critical Reasoning module. The way it is structured is wonderful. Instead of videos, there are interactive modules, which are very helpful in understanding the approach. I found the Pre-Thinking concept especially helpful. The expert faculty of e-GMAT conduct lectures, too. There are concept files that teach you the topic, followed by practice modules, and my favorite, the GMAT Skills module. The questions in these modules are very similar to those on the GMAT. Further, The Scholaranium contains all the types of questions required according to difficulty levels. I created custom quizzes, too, to practice different types of questions.
I am strong in Quant, and hence it was not a problem for me in terms of concepts, but I struggled with silly mistakes. I improved my performance, but I still was not able to get all correct. For the Data Insights section, I found that the questions were very similar to the actual exam, making you less prone to surprises. With all the solid preparation and support from e-GMAT sessions and modules, after around two months, I gave my GMAT and scored a 625 (Q82, V82, DI 79). I was not satisfied with the score, as I wanted to score at least 645, which is equivalent to 700 on the GMAT Classic, and would put me in the competitive score category.
So, I decided to appear for the GMAT again. This time, I was offered to join the LMP program of e-GMAT. Ms.Rida Shafeek was assigned as my mentor. She analyzed my score report and assured me that my target score was indeed possible. She even said that I could score much higher than 645 and set my target score at 695. She prepared my study plan, keeping my weaknesses in focus. As I progressed, I could see that my performance was getting better. I gave the official mock and scored 695. I was very happy with that performance. After completing the study plan, I gave the final mock and scored 715. This reassured me that I was ready for the test.
Now comes the test day. I entered the testing room with a little nervousness, yet very confident. I chose the order as Quant-Verbal-Data Insights. I attempted the Quant section and was quite satisfied with my performance, and the same with Verbal. But then came the Data Insights section. Everything went fine up to the 12th question. There was an MSR set, and I could not understand it properly. I took so much time and still could not attempt the questions. I realized very late that I had wasted 15 minutes on that very set!
As soon as this realization set in, I tried to cover the remaining questions as fast as I could, but they were still taking time. I tried to go faster, but in the end, I had to just mark some questions and move on to avoid the penalty for missing questions.
I scored 645 (Q84, V84, DI78) in that attempt. Even though it was much lower than my expectations, I took a sigh of relief. If I had not wasted that much time on that one question, I could have scored higher. But I decided to go ahead with this score as I wanted to apply in the first round and could not give it another try.
I would strongly recommend the e-GMAT course to anyone who wants to appear for the GMAT examination. Also, I strongly suggest letting go of any question that takes too much time—it costed me 20-30 points.

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