I started my GMAT journey back in 2019. As it happens with most of the test-takers, I was flooded with tonnes of test-prep materials. I struggled to filter them out and fell into the trap of solving more and more questions to gain a higher score. Of course, I ended up with a disappointing score of 660. Fast forward to 2020, I re-started by GMAT prep during the lockdown. This time, I was sure that I needed a focused approach.

After speaking to a few people, I was convinced that there is nothing better than E-GMAT, especially for Verbal. Within no time, I enrolled for the course and E-GMAT was kind enough to enroll me for their pilot batch of the mentorship cohort. Here are things that stood out for me:

1. Course Content - The meaning-based approach in SC and the pre-thinking analysis in CR were game-changers. I felt much more confident, and verbal quickly became my strength from weakness. I consistently scored 40+. After having studied quant from 3 sources, I can again say that E-GMAT's quant really helped me identify gaps and feel more confident about my prep.

2. The different quizzes available - concept, application, cementing, and test-readiness. E-GMAT's emphasis on acing each of these sequentially really helped identify and bridge gaps. It helps pinpoint exact gaps and allows you to tailor your learning accordingly.

3. The focus on process skills - One thing that puzzled me was the fact that even though I knew the concepts, I would still struggle to get the answers right. The focus on the process skills becomes really critical here.

4. E-GMAT forum - the doubts forum is a gold mine. Even though the explanations are quite detailed, the question from fellow learners and the responses from E-GMAT mentors is a great way to clarify the smallest of the doubts. The response time to doubts posted is quick as well.

5. Analytics - Again, the benefit of this cannot be underestimated. Honest tip - please do not even think about sharing your subscriptions. While it is unethical, you will be the biggest loser as you end up losing the benefits of the detailed analytics available on the platform. Analytics is a single source of truth. A lot of times, I felt confident on certain topics, but the analytics gave me a different picture altogether and I realized that I was actually making mistakes in topics I felt comfortable about.

6. Sigma X - Test Readiness and time management is a big part of the prep. Sigma X does really well here. Most of the other mocks available do not provide detailed analytics. Sigma X gives detailed insights into your time management skills and ability across different levels of difficulty.

7. Lastly and most importantly - a huge shoutout to my mentors - Ashutosh and Rida. Both of them have been super hands-on and helped me with curated study plans. They brought a great deal of structure to the madness. The regular check-ins and targets helped me stay focused throughout the prep. I owe a lot to them. The last mile programme launched by E-GMAT is a great addition and I highly encourage fellow test-takers to take advantage of that.

To sum up, after having gone through materials from 2-3 test prep platforms, I can confidently say that E-GMAT is the best out there. They are consistently improving and I am sure they will come up with more and more new features to make learning simplified!

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Well, I started my journey for GMAT prep on my own...by purchasing bunch of books (hard copies) like KAPLAN complete set, Manhatten Prep , Official Guides 2018....
It was in in the year 2019 that I realised that its not working as I was able to solve most of problems but not in time.
I am used pen and paper kinda exam and not si much for the Online exams.

I was about give up and then saw some debriefs over GMAT CLUB regarding E-Gmats prep material.
Subscribed the same in late 2019 ...completed some part ...
but due to overload of wok had to give up again in December.

Then in January again started the preparation and so on...
the material/conetnt on egmat specially the verbal part is top notch...
RC strategy part was the best one and Master comprehension helped me a lot in solving RC/SC/CR question s much faster...
Quants I would say being an engineer was all right for me..

All n all it was a wonderful exp ...and egmat did help me a lot in scoring - GMAT 770 *Q-51;V-42;IR-8*

:)

gods were with me :)

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Hi There!

Are you not able to break 700? Are you consistently scoring 680-690? Are you not able to improve your verbal score? If the answer to any of the questions is Yes, this review is for you.

My short story of 2 attempts.
I gave my first attempt in October 2021 and scored a 640(Q48, V30). Bummer right? [ I would like to mention that I believed I was at a 690 level but who cares what I think? The screen flashed a 640 and that was it. I was devastated)
I gave my second attempt after 4 months in February 2022 and scored a 720 (Q51, V35)

So, what changed? In this 4 months gap, I bought the online e-GMAT Verbal and Quant course. After going through the course, I reached out to the team about my problems and the e-Gmat team assigned me with an expert Dhananjay Lowe for 1-1 personalised coaching (free of cost) as part of their LMP ( Last Mile Program) . This was the best decision I took in 2 years of my study drills. DJ (Dhananjay) has provided most of the feedback over email and there was one call at the start of the coaching and one before my exam. The coaching he provided was very realistic with achievable goals. That is one of the things that I like about eGmat. It is realistic.

Before buying e-Gmat course:

Just as an aspiring MBA applicant, I was excited to give GMAT. I started with Official Guide (1st mistake). I bought GMAC mocks ( GMAC provides 2 free mocks and 4 paid mocks). After attempting the first free GMAC mock test ( I think I scored in 500s. It got reset as the GMAC changed the portal recently resetting everything), I started my prep. My study drill was as below-

- I was confident in Quant and was scoring 47-48 and sometimes 49. So, I would not solve many quant questions in my practice. I would just solve 20 in 20 minutes as a break from Verbal.
- I exhausted my Official Guide hard copy books (that I bought in 2019 but I started my prep in 2021) and went to gmatprep and started solving questions in a random manner by selecting difficulty level to 700+ and source as Official Guide. I always timed myself. I did this for about as long as I can remember ( 6 months I think).
- So far, I had not made any notes. I had a fair idea of what a GMAT exam looks like and I was at a 650 level which was an improvement from the score I started with. (500s)

My two cents about using OG- Do not start with Official Guide. You lose the fresh perspective with which you can approach each question. Be smart about using the OG. Go through the GMAT Syllabus. Study all the topics and start solving OG when you have a fair idea about all the topics and you think you have the expertise to solve them.

I finally bought GMAC Mocks and gave them all in 1 week before my first attempt(2nd mistake), scoring 690 in all of them and 700 in one.I SCORED a 640(Q48 and V30) in my final exam. So what really went wrong?

After buying e-Gmat course:

Below is a summary of what went wrong with my first attempt and the solutions to each of them that eGmat provided.
1. Lack of a study plan was one problem in my prep which led me to not master any topic. I would always assume I am bad at Reading Comprehension which was actually not the case as pointed out by Dhananjay in our first 1-1 call where he quickly analysed the free eSigma Mock ( mocks by eGmat) I had given.
- Egmat created a study plan for me on the first day I bought the course. They will guide you how to create one as per your current level. I cannot emphasise more on the effectiveness of the study material they provide. They have recorded videos for every topic in a guided manner. You just have to buy the course and the rest is taken care of. There wasn’t one day I wasn’t excited to explore what’s in this video and I learnt from each and every video. There are different modules - Master comprehension, Reading comprehension, Sentence correction and Critical Reasoning. The quality of the material is top notch. I went through all the modules. Dhananjay made sure I do not skip even one video which I very much tried to. :P
2. Not analysing the mocks properly. Exhausting 4 mocks (actually 5) in one week was the second big mistake. Ideally, you need 3 days for 1 mock. First day - you give the mock, second day - analyse it and then third day - work on the problem areas. ( maybe take more days) It is very hard to analyse mocks by yourself if you do not have a detailed analysis of your mock available.
-eGmat has some serious and one of the best mock analytics going on at the backend. The in depth analysis of each mock is amazing. It tells you about your problematic areas. There are videos available on the dashboard of how to use this tool which I would strongly suggest you watch in the very beginning. I did it way later in the process. You should use the material and the tools smartly to make the most out of the course. I was still not able to make the most out of the analytics until Dhananjay made a personalised video of one of my attempted mock “How to analyse mocks?”
3. Not creating an error log. If you do not follow a plan, it is highly likely that you will not make an error log for sure. Now, what is an error log? It is simply a list of all the questions you did wrong. To make sure you never make the same mistake again, eGmat has a very smart tactic of creating an error log. This was one of the first exercises Dhananjay asked me to do. He pointed out errors in my error log ( Can you imagine?). Now, what are errors in an error log? It is very important to understand why you marked what you marked and why you thought the right answer was wrong. Egmat has video solutions to every question which help you analyse where did you go wrong. ( almost all the questions with just a few exceptions for which detailed explanation is provided. )
4. Quant experts- I thought 48 is great. Until I came across a concept called cementing (an eGmat jargon). During my 1-1 coaching, I was asked to ‘Cement’ Quant. I did not know what is that until I cemented quant and scored a Q51 in my final exam. Basically, it is a drill of giving a set of medium and hard level quizzes till you achieve a desired accuracy. (The standards defined by eGmat which are very much achievable). Scholaranium is a tool created by eGmat for Quizzes and Mocks. It is an amazing tool with thousands of quality questions. you can create custom quizzes by defining difficulty level of the questions. Make Scholaranium your best friend. Fellows, if you are good at quant, I would suggest why not be even better at it? Keep hustling.
5. Confidence - You need to trust yourself. Sometimes, when you are so close to your target score, doubting your choices (not life choices) can really hurt your score. Once you know you are ready and you are achieving your target score in the mocks, book a date and give the GMAT within 2 weeks.

After 4 months of effort and support from eGmat team, I finally scored 720. I would like to thank DJ for his constant support. Lastly, the Last Mile Programme ( through which I received the 1-1 coaching) was a huge success for me.

To summarise, if you are new to GMAT, approach it the right way. If you are already preparing, go about it in a guided manner if you are not doing that currently. After a while, the drill is simple - give a mock, analyse and practice.

Apart from eGmat course, below are some of the things I did in the span of 2 years of my on-off GMAT prep. I actually prepped in full swing from June-2021 to Feb-2022.
- I watched GMAT Ninja’s SC videos on YouTube. There is a set of 6-7 videos and they are really good.
- I had read 0 books before Jan 2020. I read around 12 books in 2020 and 2021. This improved my comprehension in reading.
- I skimmed through word power made easy but it is not really required. If you have time, give it a go. Even if it helps you solve a couple of questions that you might have marked wrong due to vocabulary issues, it’s worth it.

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When I began my GMAT journey, I gave the official mock and scored a 650 (Q49 V28). Initially, I began my prep by using free sources such as gmatclub.com but soon realized that for Verbal, proper direction and guidance is necessary. This is where I took the focused course by e-gmat and it turned out to be a really good decision. The meaning based approach for SC, pre-thinking for CR and strategies for RC are the best ways to master the art of GMAT Verbal. Towards the end of the preparation, I wanted to gauge whether my preparation was up to the mark and I reached out to the team. I was connected with Dhananjay and he strategized my prep making me take stress quizzes which really helped me learn my areas of weakness. Finally, I scored 740 on the actual day and I can't be more grateful to e-gmat and DJ.

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I am a full time working professional. I took the e-GMAT course after my first GMAT attempt in which I scored a 720 (Q51, V35). Though it is a fairly decent score, I felt that I could do better if I worked a little bit more upon my verbal section.
Having exhausted all the resources out there, I wasn't sure how to exactly go about it. I had seen some e-GMAT ads earlier and somehow they always resonated with me, probably because they were focussing on mastering the concepts instead of teaching so called "shortcuts". So I just sent out an email to their support team asking for some suggestions to improve upon my verbal area. They precisely replied with a strategy to identify my weak areas and work upon them. I was really impressed and signed up for the 2 month course!
I already knew that SC and RC were my weak areas. I still took a Sigma-X mock which solidified this understanding. I had a lot of conceptual gaps in SC, which I started understanding after I went through the SC concept files. Earlier, I used to go with my gut feeling when down to two options which led to a lot of mistakes but after going through the concepts, I was able to bridge those gaps in my understanding and answer with much more confidence. After completing the SC concept files, I did some cementing quizzes and I could see the improvement in my accuracy.
Now coming to RC, my weakness was the amount of time I took to completely understand the passage. I could read the passage pretty quickly but to understand it properly took 2-3 iterations. This increased the amount of time it took to attempt RC section. Because of this, I had less time for CR (which was my strength) and other questions towards the end of exam. I had to almost always guess last 4-5 questions because of this lack of time. When I went through the RC concept files, I was able to learn the key reading strategies. The most important one that worked for me was pre-thinking what would come next in the passage. This helped me read actively and stay immersed in the passage. I could see the results in the cementing quizzes I did after completing the concept files.
After completing these two sections, I practiced Verbal custom quizzes on Scholaranium 2.0. I simulated the exact testing environment and attempted same number of questions as the GMAT verbal section in every quiz.
For each question, there is a thorough explanation on the forum. Apart from that there is a Q&A section which allows asking any doubts to SMEs. I personally did not feel the need to ask any doubts because the existing threads (discussions other people had with the experts earlier) were enough to solve them.
Also, the review list that is provided after doing the quizzes helped me a ton! Earlier, I used to review just the incorrect questions. But the AI driven review list provides the set of all questions that need to be reviewed - the incorrect ones, the ones in which you spent a lot of time and the ones in which you spent very little time (got them correct due to luck factor). I really loved this feature because I was able to bridge the conceptual gaps I had even in the questions I got correct.
After I had enough confidence on my improvement, i started taking Sigma-X mocks and was really happy to see the improvement. My mock scores were: 770, 740, 740, 750 with a consistent 40+ verbal score. A great kudos to the e-GMAT team for designing mocks which are a very close simulation of the actual exam in terms of the level of questions, scoring and pretty much every thing! The mocks also have section level analysis which I found very helpful. After taking the mock, apart from the overall score, a section level score is also provided (like separate scores for SC, CR and RC in verbal). It helped me to see the scope of improvement and work upon my weaker areas.
Summing up, I would highly recommend taking up the e-GMAT course to minimise your prep time and achieve your target score! I really wish I had taken it earlier at the time of my first attempt.

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First i'll start with my background, I am a marine engineer. My GMAT journey began in august 2020. The first ever e gmat mock i took was in August 2020. I scored 400 on the mock. I did not know what to make of that score. So i started preparing all by myself.

I Completed the OG guide, verbal review and quant review in a couple of months. I gave all the 6 official mocks, 6 Manhattan mocks, 6 veritas prep mocks. My approach to the exam was entirely incorrect. I tried to improve by giving more and more mocks. Then i gave the actual test and got a 600 first and a 610 the next time. That is what you should expect if you do not follow the right approach or study sub standard material.

I realized my mistake. I took a six month break, went on the ship, did not study there. I came back in August 2021. I decided to do things differently this time around. I signed up for the eGMAT course. At the beginning you are asked to take a diagnostic test to see where you stand. I got a 620, but since i had given the same mock a year ago the score was inflated as i remembered a few questions in the verbal section.

The e-gmat platform allows you to prepare a study plan according to the number of hours you can put in daily. this is something that you must definitely follow or else amend it according to the number of hours you can put in. The platform first teaches you all the concepts and at each step of the way there are quizzes to guide you in the right direction. If you have any questions then you can write to the e gmat team and they get back to you within a day mostly. It's very important to clarify doubts on the platform in order to cement your understanding of each topic. once you complete the leaning bit, you must cement your concepts on the scholaranium platform. The questions that you come across on Scholaranium are far superior to the questions you will come across on any other platform. Once you solve questions on this platform it is highly likely that you'll find questions on the actual exam relatively easy. It is imperative that you solve the verbal and quant questions using the approaches taught in the curriculum as it is what will help you on the test day. When you are done with the cementing process, you start with test readiness. On clearing the test readiness stage you move on and give sigma mocks. the Sigma mocks are the best mocks out there. I got a 700 on my 5th sigma mock and that is the same score that i received on the day of the exam. The e gmat team is very helpful at every step of the way. They always guide you in the right direction and correct you wherever you are going wrong.

Right before the exam DJ, a mentor at e-GMAT helped me identify my weaknesses and shared a focused plan (LMA) with me. It covered all the topics that I must work on to improve weak areas. It was very helpful.
The team members are very supportive, and granted me an extension basis my exam date.
I would also like to give a big shout out to DJ and Atreya who stood by my side at times when even i didn't believe that i had the potential.

I highly recommend that students must not waste time by following an incorrect approach or by solving questions that you'll never see on the GMAT. once you sign up for the eGMAT course, be rest assured that you're on the right path and that you will achieve your target score and get into your target school.

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As I had appeared for my GMAT once already and was stuck with a score of 680, I was looking for some specific help on how to improve my score. That's when through an advertisement I came across e-GMAT. They got in touch with me within a few days and explained their course structure which was exactly what I was looking for.

Specially with their AI based course for Quants which helps you skip parts you are strong at and only focus on the weaker sections, really helped me do focus studies.

The thing that added most value to me where their cementing and custom quizzes which are a carefully curated set of questions from the huge amount of resources available which test our your ability and further guide you on how you can improve.

The granular structure of the course, detailed analysis of time and type of questions, really helped in gaining confidence that I could score at-least a 700.

While I accessed their 2 month course, anyone who is looking to start GMAT from scratch, would be definitely benefitted from using e-GMAT

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When i made my mind on taking GMAT test in early 2021, i started looking around for ways to study online. I read reviews of online programs on gmatclub, and what people said about e-GMAT's course content and approach struck a cord with me.

From my first encounter with types of skills and questions tested in GMAT, i understood well enough that i will be needing a tailored and 1 to 1 course that comes with a comprehensive plan and guide. There was no hesitation about choosing e-GMAT.

After i signed up and started my prep on e-GMAT's platform, i found it exceeding my expectations. The plan specifically tailored for my needs and weaknesses helped me navigate the course content and stay focused on study sessions.

For a student who is steeped in jumping to calculations right away without analyzing the problem at hand first, Payal's emphasis on learning the core process skills and not the sheer number of questions solved, have changed my entire outlook for taking a test such as GMAT. As analyzing, understanding and concluding whilst carrying out the solution was my modus operandi until now, deploying process skills first was an eye opener and habit changer. It was transformational.

I have previously studied and prepared for others tests. However, i have never encountered a course content that is broken down into easy-to-digest portions. Every practice question was followed by a detailed explanation and every explanation was demonstrating the actual "process skills" involved. Since i finished my bachelor's degree, my mind was a bit rusty about math, yet e-GMAT' step by step courses helped revive those forgotten concepts. (with the corresponding logic in real practice).

After any subject completion, there is a section (Scholaranium) that helps the learner cement and track his/her understanding and ability. It is not just solving question after question. I got to know the areas i was faltering with the help of data and statistics. (These very data and stats are indicating that i need to retake the test).

All these study sessions and preparation were taking place during the pandemic waves and quarantines. Yet i managed to brush up basic concepts and test taking skills without any added course related stress. All thanks to the support and good effort by e-GMAT team.

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Around 4-5 months back when I was considering to take the test, I approached quite a few people for their opinion on the test, and thus, I started researching about the different sections in GMAT, and what would the "Syllabus" and way of preparation for this test be. I talked to a few friends who had recently scored an amazing 730 or 760 with just a few months of preparation. So I had an Opinion that GMAT is a really easy test and as per their suggestions if I do the OG and some GMAT Club Questions I will be all set for a 700+ score in 2 months.

I would laugh hard at that thought even now. Not that it is unachievable, but that was definitely not the case with me. But there are no regrets except one, that I did not sign up for e-GMAT earlier than I did. I wasted around 2 months just solving questions and learning from singular topics in an unstructured way.

I’m enlisting a few interesting things from the e-GMAT pedagogy, which helped me increase my score from 540 in first mock to 710 in the actual exam:

1) Sigma X mocks helped me begin my learning journey by telling me the exact areas I should focus upon.

It provides you with tons of data and analytics, I guess even more than the official GMAT ESR which helps you analyse your ability and behaviour.

2) Direct guidance on mail and pre-recorded videos help you with a custom path. With every student starting from a different ability level, this becomes really important. For me this was the only reason I wasted the first 2 months, as I took guidance from people who had a higher ability or those who had prepared for CAT or similar exams.

3) Analytics in Verbal and Quant Scholaranium.
This is a pure blessing, as with every quiz you take, you can customize the type of questions (especially difficulty level - imp to judge current ability) and view your weak and strong areas in a really bifurcated manner.

And the guidance on mail which you receive from experts makes it truly BETTER THAN A PRIVATE TUTOR. Because these experts use such intensive data to analyse behaviour and use their experience to provide the exact way ahead. This was especially useful for a confused person like me.

4) Mixed way of visual learning.
Their interactive interface is the best I have ever seen. I tried quite a few free trials of others and the e-GMAT platform was the most engaging amongst all.

I needed this as I am a visual learner and engaging in non-GMAT style quizzes while learning made a major difference for me.

5) Individual attention.
While signing up, I was quite apprehensive of how will I be able to solve my personal doubts on an online platform. This was my first experience with online learning and I am way too careful in paying for online courses. But the support I got from e-GMAT was really helpful.

We have to mail our doubts to the experts which are then replied to within a day. They even have forums inside the e-GMAT portal (for each Module and Question !) which helps us research our question before posting it on mail.

In the beginning, I felt that mailing was too stretchy and tiring but I realised the beauty of structuring our thoughts on mail. In fact, this is even something that I am implementing in my office and my working style. Writing a structured mail allowed me to see my thoughts and half the doubts were cleared there and then. It was like writing a day journal.

6) The LEARNING PROCESS is seamless.
I studied a lot about HOW TO LEARN during my GMAT prep, and by the end of the prep I realised that e-GMAT had actually covered all the known methods and ways of learning through their course and their expert's suggestions.

Visual Learning, Timely repetition, motivating us for note-taking, Quizzes and summaries etc. So I was quite impressed by the behavioural science used while creating this platform and the course. Kudos to the creators.

And most interesting thing is that all this seems to backed up by data. Which makes these structural decisions of the platform even more reliable and trustworthy.

7) Speaking of data. Every question had a good amount of data behind it. Meaning I could judge my time average of answering the question as compared to others. And how the mean and median students performed on accuracy.

Each question had an elaborate explanation and a lucrative forum supporting it.

8) Structured approach towards Verbal. I was shocked to see how eGMAT tutors understood the psychology of a student and created the Verbal course.

They gave such a structure to approaching the Verbal section, which I am still in awe of how they creatively got it all together. So much data must have gone into the research to bring out a course that will suit all kinds of learners.

Lastly, looking back, I see this score jump from 540 to 710 and though I would even give the credit to the schedule changes I made, the learning habits I incorporated and the support I received from my family, I could not have gotten this result if it wasn't for the data-driven support from e-GMAT.

Ohh and a shoutout to DJ and Rida, the experts who were constantly and tirelessly answering my mails without judging or avoiding any silly questions. Thank you. Also thanks Rida for going a mile ahead and getting on a video call to solve my CR and SC related doubts.

There were many more points which I was impressed by. I am not sure if this is how other non-GMAT ONLINE Teaching portals are, but definitely, e-GMAT has created a benchmark for me that I will be using to judge the competency of the platform I am singing up for.

If I have to sum-up my e-GMAT experience with some keywords:
#data driven #personalised support #best and most accurate gmat styled questions #smart learning #structured approach

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The course covers all concepts in depth and is the go-to course for a person at any stage of the preparation. It is an end-to-end solution for preparing for GMAT Verbal. The concepts are explained very clearly by Payal Tandon and the question bank is really good. Moreover, all questions are solved and you can compare your approach with the best approach. Also, the support is good as whenever I reached out to the e-gmat team they always responded fast and solved my problem. I also found the blogs to be helpful. The methodology of the course is also pretty good.

Recommend this to everyone starting their preparation!

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