700 to 740 (47Q 46V) - join the Mike Maietta Fan Club

GMAT Ninja is the best value GMAT tutoring service on the Internet. After studying for 4+ months (through OG, Manhattan Prep, Target Test Prep, you name it) and peaking at a 700 multiple times on the real exam, I knew that I had it in me to do better, but was completely burned out and lost as to how to achieve the results I wanted. Extensive research led me to GMAT Ninja. If their plethora of excellent free GMAT resources/videos on GMAT Club doesn't convince you they know what they're talking about, their firm support, tailored approach, and honest feedback will.

I worked with Mike Maietta. Mike was super funny, unflinchingly honest, and absolutely committed to helping me achieve my goal. After a certain point of mastery, the last frontier to acing the GMAT is really about mastering your own psychology. In my two months of tutoring with Mike, he pretty much busted every myth I had internalized in my previous study/Internet-ing/forum browsing. I thought I was "bad at math" and needed to work more on concepts (wrong). I thought I should try not to get more than X questions wrong in order to get a great quant score (wrong). Or that getting the first 10 questions right was critical for a high score (also wrong). With every myth and more, Mike patiently delivered examples from past students to dispel the idea that I needed to "game" the test, but rather focus on consistent execution and approach every time. I also appreciated that the GMAT Ninja folks recognize that tutoring can be an expensive investment, so they are thoughtful about how long they recommend you stay in tutoring once they feel like you’re ready (up to your own discretion).

Anyway, months later, armed with a 740, I ended up with admits to an HSW and multiple T10 schools with full rides. I’m confident my GMAT was a key contributing factor to those results. Thanks, GMAT Ninja, for being part of my journey – I recommend them wholeheartedly.

P.S. Charles, GMAT Ninja’s founder, is awesome and a spicy food fiend with great Thai recs, which was a fun surprise to chat about during my intake process!