710 on retake - e-GMAT highly recommended!

To provide some context, I gave my first attempt in Sep-20 and scored a 670 (Q47, V35). Post that I took some time off preparation and resumed studying in Feb-21. I enrolled for the GMAT Online product and felt that the video lessons of both Q & V sections are very thorough. Also, the application / practice quizzes ensure that the concepts and process are cemented.

SC - I've never been great with Verbal, especially the nuances associated with grammar. However, the meaning based approach was a game changer as it helped me find the right solution (or rather eliminate the wrong choices) with reasonable logic.

CR - Initially I was very apprehensive about the Pre-thinking approach and felt it was not for me. My CR sectional scores were not up to the mark for me to reach my target of V40. With practice, I inculcated the Pre-thinking approach and noticed a sea of change in my accuracy. I would strongly recommend this to anyone struggling with CR

RC - I was fairly comfortable with RC, however, on further analysis (thanks to Scholaranium - it was a breeze to identify weak areas) I noticed that I was faltering on Main Idea questions. I was able to quickly address this by revising the specific topic files and taking a custom quiz (a process that I learnt from the e-GMAT team)

Quant 2.0 - During the prep for my first attempt, I skipped some topics (P&C, Co-ordinate Geometry etc) as I couldn't grasp the concepts easily. However, the introduction of Quant 2.0 really changed my approach towards Quant section. I went through almost all the concept files and was really impressed the way it is structured. Kudos to the e-GMAT team for their efforts.

Scholaranium 2.0 is my go to tool for GMAT prep and would recommend this to anyone looking for help to identify weaknesses. This is a brilliant addition to the already solid course offering and helps one track their progress in seconds. The level of data insights is really impressive and also provides the flexibility to create custom quizzes to replicate a sectional mock without wasting a full mock exam.

I really liked the Sigma-X mocks compared to the Gmatprep official mock tests. I felt that the official mocks are slightly easier than the actual exam, especially the quant section. The ESR like explanation provided after the Sigma-X mocks is very helpful as it highlights timing issues, luck factor etc.

And finally, the support mechanism and the Last mile program - this is where e-GMAT stands out miles apart from anything else in the market. The preparation can be an anxious phase and having someone by your side providing invaluable inputs is next to none. Having worked with a private tutor in the past, I can say that Dhananjay (DJ) does a fabulous job of mentorship. I would like to thank him for addressing all of my countless queries, creating hyper specific study plans, providing detailed feedback after each mock test and lastly the constant support throughout the journey. I still remember, two weeks prior to my exam I had scored a 680 on a mock and was highly disappointed with it. I reached out to DJ asking if I should postpone my exam, but he calmed me down and helped me identify where I went wrong and shared a specific plan of action. I diligently followed his advice and was finally able to break the 700 score-barrier.

Thanks to the entire e-GMAT team (Rajat, Payal, DJ, Archit, Aditee - sorry if I missed out anyone) who were part of my journey.