e-GMAT Online Review

I have divided my review into the following categories:

1. User Interface
It took me some time (3-4 days) to get used to their interface. Some of their videos, especially Concept Videos of Sentence Correction, don’t have a “Playback Speed” option. This worked out in my favour, since I soon realised that you need to give yourself some time to register SC concepts, and watching the Concept videos (of SC) in the original speed is the best way to do that.

2. Course Structure
They have structured all the sections of their course really well. There are easy quizzes after every concept which test your conceptual understanding at a very basic level. And after every completing every topic (eg. SC), you are advised to take Cementing Quizzes before moving to the next topic. This structure helps you cement each topic, making revision in the later stages very easy. The same structure has been used for both the sections (Quant and Verbal), just that in Quant and RC, there are a lot more quizzes within each topic.
The question pool of EGMAT for all the sections is absolute gold. You can also select the type of ‘Question Pool’ (Correct, Incorrect, Bookmarked, Answered, Unanswered, Answered & Unanswered) for Custom Quizzes. This is really helpful in revision. Also, you can select the mode in which you want to take the quiz (Practice vs. Quiz Mode) – again, very helpful for revision.

3. Content – Verbal
Sentence Correction – The meaning-based approach used by EGMAT was really helpful. Also, the concepts were explained in the best way possible, not going into too much depth while still ensuring that you understand the concept – just what is needed for the exam! Almost all the concepts tested in my actual exam and all the mocks I took (including OG mocks) were covered properly in the course.
CR – They suggest that you use a ‘Pre-Thinking Approach’ to solve CR questions. This approach is really helpful in the earlier stages of your prep since at that point, you have time to train your brain. Once you get used to this approach, even if you don’t pre-think, you will be able to evaluate the answer choices in a better way. I did not use the pre-thinking approach in my mocks and actual exam since you can’t spend more than 2-2.5 mins on a question but the approach definitely trained me to evaluate the answer choices more effectively.
RC – While I watched all the conceptual videos, I did not go into too much depth while preparing for this section. I relied mostly on solving questions for this section so cannot comment on their content for RC. The passages were good though, and the questions prepared me well for the exam.

4. Content – Quant
The Conceptual videos in this section (for all the topics except Word Problems – I did not watch conceptual videos on Word Problems since I was already pretty good in this topic) are very basic. Perhaps, if you are good at Quant, you don’t even need to watch all the videos, you can just download Summary PDFs available at the end of each concept and quickly go through those just to make sure that you’re not missing anything. Also, there are ‘Diagnostic Quizzes’ before every concept. These quizzes evaluate the level of your current understanding and accordingly suggest you to skip some sections, wherever possible. This saves a lot of time.
That being said, Quant quizzes were really helpful. I would say that some questions are slightly difficult than those in the actual exam but this prepares you well for the exam. I took a lot of quizzes for Quant as well and found them to be really useful.

5. Mocks
I think that the Sigma X Mocks are an accurate indicator of your actual performance since my scores in the Sigma-X Mocks, the OG Mocks and the actual exam were pretty similar. The questions in the mocks were good as well.

6. Last Mile Push (LMP) Program
After I scored a 760 in Sigma X Mock 2 (towards the end of April), Abha Mohan from eGMAT reached out to me. She asked me a few questions on my background and Prep. She had also gone through my performance in the eGMAT quizzes and Mock and identified a few areas of improvement. Basis this, she shared a few suggestions.
I was struggling with the timing in my mocks and her suggestions related to that really helped. She was quite proactive in identifying my areas of improvement and very honest while sharing the feedback.
I was offered this Program for free (in the beginning of May), and this program gave me a proper test schedule to follow after I was done with my preparation. The schedule was good but not something you NEED for your preparation. You can make the schedule yourself as well.
In my opinion, LMP is a good program to enrol in but only if you’re offered the program at a reasonable price.

P.S. I bought the GMAT Online Focused Course (2 months) initially but extended it 3 times (1-month extensions).