Great comprehensive course

I took a diagnostic test from the official GMAT back in August 2020 and scored a 570. I knew I needed a course that will help me with all the aspects of the GMAT. I came across e-gmat and liked the trial version so went ahead and purchased the full course.

The course is great for anyone starting at a similar level. It is a very thorough course and along with the OG guides, it's the only prep material I used.

I think the verbal course is slightly better than the quant only because sometimes my approach to tackle quant was very different from e-gmat's. So I skipped some of the explanations and stuck to what I knew. Perhaps that would explain my Q49 score? Maybe I could have got a 50 or 51 by following the e-gmat approach?

The verbal course, however, is the main reason for me scoring a V44 (from a V27 in my diagnostic). I highly recommend following the approach detailed in the e-gmat videos.

I took my first attempt in May 2021 and scored a 690 (Q46 V39). I reached out to e-gmat for help. The 2 things I didn't do before my first attempt which were game changing was: 1) use the e-gmat scholaranium platform properly. I found the questions to be slightly harder than the official ones so i skipped it. In hindsight this was a bad decision. I think by practicing harder questions, you can really hone your approach to solving different types of questions. Also if you are targeting a high score, it makes sense to tackle the hard questions.

The second thing I didn't do was keep an error log. I was encouraged by my e-gmat tutor to keep one. I initially found it time consuming and didn't see the benefit. However after repeatedly scoring 66% accuracy in CR, I decided to start an error log. I instantly saw my score improve. Obviously, you need to carry out a strategic review of your errors (not just keep one), e-gmat have lots of helpful videos for the error-log which are particularly helpful for the verbal section. I highly recommend.

The 3 weeks between my 2 attempts, I exclusively used e-gmat's resources (scholaranium, error logs, strategic reviews) and this was what helped me increase my score to a 750.

Another thing worth mentioning is e-gmats mentorship program. After my first attempt I was assigned a mentor who guided me with my prep. Aditee (e-gmat mentor) was very patient and helpful with my prep. Sometimes it helps when someone else can view your weaknesses objectively and direct you in the right way.

I highly recommend e-gmat to anyone looking for a good overall prep course.