620 to 750 -- Mike Maietta is the man!!!!

I cannot thank Mike Maietta enough for helping me get above my goal score!

Before tutoring with Mike, I originally started my GMAT studying with MPrep. After a week of studying, I scored 670 (Q45, V36), which I was excited about, as I was aiming for a 730 with two months of studying. After a month of taking the MPrep course, I retook the CAT and scored...630 (Q43, V33). I was shocked, to say the least, thinking that maybe it was an off day. A week later, to prove that theory, I took my third CAT and scored...620 (Q45, V31). At this point, I knew that I couldn't keep studying as I had been to reach my goal score. I don't blame MPrep's course at all, and I think it was more that I needed individualized 1-1 tutoring, which led me to GMAT Ninja.

Here's how Mike helped me out--
I have a pretty strong background in Quant, but my approach was hindering me. I had a tendency of banking/saving time, missing easy questions, while still missing the harder questions. After a couple of sessions of Mike reminding me this, it finally clicked and my scores improved.

I was considerably weaker on the Critical Reasoning and Sentence Correction portions of Verbal. Mike helped me drill down strategy for CR, helping me understand how to break down arguments to get to the right answer. He also helped me build my SC pretty much from the ground up.

When I scored only a 710 (Q50, V36) on my first official GMAT attempt, Mike helped me come up with strategies to deal with my stress and make sure I stick with the test-taking strategies I had learned. I came in with the mindset knowing that I would struggle a bit with the tough questions, but that I could still get a good score by being consistent. On my second attempt, I improved my V score by 6 points with one additional month of tutoring, scoring an overall 750 (Q50, V42).

I could not have done this without Mike's help. If you're in need of 1-1 tutoring, ask for Mike!!!