690 to 770 in 1 month (V32 to V44)

Hi all,
Hope your preparations are going well!

I'll just get straight to the points about how e-GMAT helped me
1. The only problem I had was with verbal. I knew the basics of the language but didn't know the exact rules. Doing this course helped fill those knowledge gaps and make a foundation to work upon. This was important when I was down to 2-3 choices and I needed a concrete rule to decide the answer
2. For practice, I used to take pictures of the summary slides and the practice problem that I got wrong. I used to go through these pictures anytime I was free. While revising I used the remember where I went wrong. Since I have the habit of forgetting small rules and points, this practice style helped a lot.
3. Scholaranium really helped to gauge my levels of understanding of different sections. The easy/medium/hard selection for "cementing quiz" is a great way to do this.


4. Having a strong quant background, I didn't use the quant section, so I can't say anything about that. But judging from how well they've made the verbal section, I'd bet the quant section is awesome as well.
5. This might be irrelevant now given that GMAT online has allowed scratchpad - if you plan on using the whiteboard feature, I would advise practicing for at least a week. You can also use the whiteboard to cover the answers before you're done with your pre-thinking (e-GMAT).
6. GMAT online is not as scary as some people think. It went very smoothly. The comfort of the home gives an edge to the test taker. Be prepared for some glitches(in my case the exam window closed for 2-3 minutes before coming back on. NO, O DIDN'T LOSE ANY TIME. IT WAS RESUMED ON THE POINT THE WINDOW GOT CLOSED).
7. I wasn't able to take mock tests after completing the course due to time constraints (i finished my course 4 days before the exam. I used cementing quizzes to target my areas of weakness.) But I did use them 2 times before the course and they are pretty accurate. The analytics also help to understand where exactly is your weakness.

General advice-
a. try to complete the course learning at least 2 weeks before your test date. Give yourself 1 week to work on cementing quizzes then another week for the mocks.
b. BE CONSISTENT. e-GMAT provides a perfect tool for creating a plan for your target score. STICK TO THAT PLAN. If you are ahead of schedule go ahead and do some extra work. Better to have some extra time in the end. Keep in mind that while making the plan exclude the 2 weeks mentioned in the last point for self-testing.

Finally, I would say that GMAT is hard when you don't approach it with a proper strategy. With proper knowledge and practice, good scores are easily achievable.

Good luck with your upcoming exams!
I hope you all achieve high scores!!