Bolstering performance using a 1 month subscription

I initially practiced from OG, while skimming through Manahattan Prep books. Then I took one official mock and a free Sigma X-mock from e-GMAT. The scores were a pleasant surprise and I decided that I should polish a few weak areas and should give the GMAT online within a month.

The Sigma-X mock's detailed report was in line with my own assessment and helped me identify that SC was a weak area for me and I needed to further polish my Quant ability to give my best shot. Post a strategy consultation, the e-GMAT team offered me with a special one-month subscription (basis my actual GMAT date, the team happily and promptly extended this for 2 more days). I began with SC, which was my Achilles' and where e-GMAT course helped me the most. After completing that I wasn't sure how to utilize the program as I was already at a reasonably advanced level and did not plan to study other topics from scratch. I then arranged a call with an e-GMAT mentor, Dhananjay (DJ) and he provided me with a customized plan. Further, he even scheduled regular follow-ups, which were quite helpful to track my progress and adapting the plan as needed. The discussions with Dhananjay gave me a good framework for how to structure my preparation and helped me understand how to make most of the e-GMAT course.

As for the actual course content: In verbal, I found the SC course and Scholaranium quite useful. I didn't refer at all to CR and RC concepts; for practicing these I did try Scholaranium but I felt certain CR questions were not in line with official questions and hence shifted to the Verbal OG. As for Quant, e-GMAT's questions are significantly tougher than that of OG. But if done with the right mindset, they can help you expand your approach and understanding of concepts, but one has to ensure that they don't get demoralized given that the accuracy can be lower while time taken per question would be higher.

Overall, I think the course is very detailed and would be very useful for someone who starts from scratch and invests more time. For me, the concepts felt lengthy and at times primitive. But this is where the support from the e-GMAT mentor was integral as it helped me customize the course to my needs and extract the most out of it.