After just solving 1000+ OG questions for almost a year, I could only reach a 690 (34V,49Q). I was frustrated and thought I needed a structured approach, and my system was not working out. I looked at reviews (I was very sceptical at first) and found that eGMAT seems to be the best bet.

I decided to opt for eGMAT. Below are some of the details from eGMAT that helped me reach a 750 (V41,Q50)

Personalised Study Plan: This is a helpful resource for someone who knows what GMAT is and where they stand. It helped me understand my ESR as well as helped me structure my plan as I only had two months to prepare.

Verbal:
1. Master Comprehension: For people who want to improve in verbal, this is a MUST. This course not only helped me in RC but also CR and somewhat in SC, and this helped me understand and extract the meaning of paragraphs in one reading, which is a must to improve in RC.

2. SC: By far one of the most detailed courses in SC. They have broken SC down into multiple pieces, and although the Error analysis for choice A seems a bit too time consuming, this will help in the long run.

3. CR: This course has helped me reduce my out of scope errors by a considerable margin. There are good examples and application files in this.

4. RC: The Application files helped me use the master comprehension approach and build this approach with the application files.

Quant:

A lot of people say that the Quant is not that great within the eGMAT course. The structured way of solving questions is much simpler to apply using the learning from the quant courses.

Being an Engineer, I was taught to use the fastest approach (be it mental math), but this course helped me bring a structure to solve even the fundamental questions which minimise the errors that may happen.

One thing is that the questions are slightly more challenging than what you may get in the actual GMAT; they sure help build the core so that we don't get overwhelmed during the real GMAT.

I too had doubts before making the purchase, and given that I had only two months to prep, I am glad that I chose eGMAT.

For anyone who has started with eGMAT, I would suggest going through the Study plan, Analyse your ESR (or SigmaX) and creating a Plan. And DO NOT skip master comphrension.

Other aspects of the course can be skipped if you are confident about your abilities, but in order to do so, do understand your capabilities based on either ESR or the SigmaX mock.

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I started my preparation for GMAT rather late. As per my schedule I had only 45 days to prepare. My friend who successfully got into a top business school suggested me to take e-GMAT. I followed his advice blindly and don't regret it even a slight bit, though I regret many other advices he has given me over the years!!

After diligently doing 2 hours of e-GMAT's course each day, I gave my GMAT after 45 days and got a 710 score. I can say it without any hesitation that without e-GMAT it wouldn't have been possible to get a 700 plus score. In the official mock just before I started my preparation I got 620 with a poor Verbal score of 27.

e-GMAT equips you with the right set of tools and techniques to systematically understand the concepts and confidently apply them in actual test scenario. Through Custom Quizzes on Scholaranium I was able to test my concepts and through Sigma-X mocks I was able to test my time management. The quality of questions is very much in line with the official GMAT, particularly in case of Verbal section.

e-GMAT has clearly been the X-factor in my preparation!

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E-gmat course helped me improve from 640 in the initial sigma X mock to 710 ( Q50 V37) in a span of four months even though I was working in shifts during this period. Coming from a Hindi Medium background, I was skeptical about verbal section, but the e-gmat course made it so systematic and easy that I was able to score V37. I will recommend E-GMAT to everyone who wants to score high on verbal section.

What I liked the most?
Hyper personalization
I was invited by Archit Bhargava to be part of LMP (Last Mile Program), a program where he would support me as a mentor. I cannot thank Archit enough for his support during my GMAT prep. He analyzed every single part of the Six Sigma X Mocks I took, beginning with my initial diagnosis one, and designed personalized improvement plans for each of the sections of the exam. He helped me understand where I had conceptual gaps, where I had to focus on process skills, and what areas I had already “conquered”. Archit also supported me until my exam day, helping me overcome any fall, to arrive at the GMAT with full confidence.

Approach
e-GMAT has a very structured approach to achieve test readiness. Each of the subtopics of both Quant and Verbal is structured around a three-step learning process: (1) concept, (2) process, (3) GMAT skills. This method allows one to be certain of the readiness to move to the following step, and to calibrate the time dedicated to each subtopic in a very personalized way.

Platform
The Scholaranium 2.0 is a very powerful platform. It provides as many KPIs and metrics as one can imagine to identify the process flaws and knowledge gaps at a very detailed level to know exactly what to do to improve. It keeps track of the results for the different levels of questions. With Scholaranium 2.0, one can design custom quizzes and can even choose the subtopic! For example, one can design a quiz only on hard-level questions on modifiers within the SC section. The explanation of how questions should be resolved is very detailed and allows one to identify what went wrong or to confirm a correct.

Sigma X Mocks
The Sigma X Mocks very well represent the real exam. The adaptative software makes the experience very similar to that of the GMAT. From my own personal experience, I can say these mock exams even have more difficult questions than the GMAT, which allows one to be confident that when preparing for this hard questions, one is for sure covering the difficulty that will be find in the exam.

My study mentor: Archit
My journey would not have been the same without Archit. He was there to take my phone call at whatever hour each time I felt I would not make it in time, to adapt my study plan around my crazy work schedule, to help me define concrete next steps. Archit was the game changer in my GMAT journey.

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I had been in contact with the EGMAT team for more than 8 months and I have used their course for a total of 3 months. In my 3 GMAT Attempts, this course proved to be very useful.
In experience with the EGMAT Course, I felt it was very smooth and helpful. The content was top-notch and the strategies used were really benefitting me in my GMAT Prep. The meaning based approach used in SC helped me increase to 94th percentile and the Pre-thinking also helped me gain a 80th percentile in CR. The team also shared Error Log templates with me for specific sections. These templates allowed me to myself understand my weak points in CR and SC. Truly, this course is the perfect option for self-study enthusiasts who need guidance and mentorship. Furthermore, they have revamped their Quant course recently. The new version allows a student to customize his or her study experience. This makes studying really efficient as a student can now study only what topics he needs or is weak at. I was a strong scorer in Quants. The Quant 2.0 allowed me to do a lot of diagnostic quizzes and decipher which are the specific points, where I am weak. For example, I was getting 66% accuracy in Geometry in the past 2 GMAT attempts. Through the Quant 2.0 and Skill data option, I was able to find the core topics of Geometry where I was unable to improve. These included Coordinate Geometry and Quadrilaterals for me, but for any other student, this option allows to go very deep and find strong as well as weak points during preparation. This is undoubtedly the best course out there and combined with their world-class support team, there is nothing more you can ask.
The support team is by-far the best in GMAT Preparation. Although I had been impatient quite a lot of times, the team was very polite and understanding. Apart from this, the EGMAT team helped me analyse my ESRs from the 2 attempts, wherein I scored 680, very well. They were able to clearly pinpoint my errors in CR and RC and then suggested a customized plan to become better at these topics as well. It was a very data-oriented approach that was bound to yield positive results. The team also created small-yet powerful plans for specific areas such as revision or score enhancement. For instance, I mailed once for a revision in SC and CR, about 14 days before my actual GMAT. The team sent me a refresher course and a quick-revision plan as well. These 2 plans are truly amazing. I was able to revise all core concepts, practice fundamental questions and revise everything in just 2 days. I cannot really ask for anything more as the team was there at every little step when I needed guidance or just motivation. They were very quick in their replies and they were able to solve all my queries through a simple Email. It was convenient, effective and efficient. EGMAT Team also uses the concept of ‘Test Readiness.’ This is simply a set of quizzes a student needs to give to understand his accuracy levels and decide if he is ready for the actual battle of GMAT or not. I was really happy as the team sent me details of doing these quizzes and also personally guided me by studying the results of these Test Readiness Quizzes. This feature helps a candidate to understand if he is actually ready or more preparation is needed.
I would particularly like to share my experience with DJ, aka Dhananjay. DJ has been with me since my first attempt and he has helped me stay consistent with GMAT. There have been times when I lost hope but DJ always motivated me to study and crack this exam. I owe my 710 to DJ. His strategies and study plans were built on logic and involved a lot of data usage from the EGMAT Portal. Thus, these plans worked with almost 100% accuracy. I would definitely recommend DJ for any student. He is really a gem who can take you to your dream score. DJ was so kind to also help me with Essay analysis and editing process for top MiM Courses such as LBS and INSEAD. He spent many hours helping me craft the perfect essay. He is really one of the best instructors out there who goes beyond the expected to help a student. I am really blessed to have him as my mentor.

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You may get courses or study material from anywhere on the internet these days, but what leads to a good score is a structured approach and a definite plan of success which I believe is e-GMAT's forte.

I had appeared for my first attempt in 2020 where I had scored a 620; I took my second attempt this year and got a 90-point improvement to 710 in my score with e-GMAT’s Online course. (Great improvement in verbal, from V26 to V40)

The major difference between my first and second attempt was the approach that I took while preparing for the test. During my first attempt, I did not follow any plan and was aimlessly studying the courses, not understanding the correct way to improve my GMAT score. While in my second attempt, I diligently followed the personalized study plan suggested by the e-GMAT support team. When you follow the plan, you will see how your ability increases step-by-step which in turn, increases your confidence and belief in getting a good score in your final GMAT test.

The Verbal and Quant courses at e-GMAT are systematic and well thought out, emphasizing on the process/strategy required to apply while answering any question type. Few highlights of the course which helped me improve my score were the meaning-based approach for SC, pre-thinking and pro-active approach for CR and RC and importance of clear visualization for Quant.

On the other hand, Scholaranium played a very important role in understanding my areas of improvement. Skill-based data given by the AI helps you work on very specific topics that you can build on to boost your GMAT score.

Special Kudos to the e-GMAT support team, their promptness and patience in dealing with any questions or concerns was amazing. They always got back to me within one business day. I would like to thank Aditee(my e-GMAT mentor) for always taking out time to help me understand my weak areas and explaining how target practice would help me more than a blanket practice. It was a great relief to always have an expert support to rely on during stressful times.

All in all, I would highly recommend e-GMAT to anyone who is looking to start their GMAT prep and achieve their target score. 😊

All the best! Cheers!

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For someone who was coming from a 690 (Q46 V39 IR 5) and had been constantly stuck in the 670 - 710 range in all his mocks, eGMAT was a blessing!

It is easier to train someone who is completely fresh and new to GMAT vs someone who has certain fixed ways of approaching problems. The latter involves an additional step of unlearning a few things and then learning using new techniques. I believe this is where eGMAT aced it for me!

I got a personal strategy trainer as I was looking for a targeted 40 point improvement. I wanted a 730 and didn't have much time.

We started with a detailed analysis of the ESR from my 690 attempt. While my verbal scores were okay-ish, needed to work a bit on CR to improve it to an 80th percentile, it was ALG-GEO in Quant that needed a lot of attention.

Quant 2.0 really helped in this. I went through the concepts files and sectional diagnostic quizzes to understand my weak areas. There were some refreshingly new ways to solve problems quickly, like the Wavy Line method which drastically cut down the time taken per question.

The role of my strategy coach, DJ, was immense. He closely monitored my performance and kept pushing me to finish the modules in time. He then suggested Cementing quizzes. This, for me, is that did the trick. The targeted approach of 2 Medium + 2 Hard + 1 Mixed Bag quiz after each Quant section really hammered in the concepts. The fact that all the quizzes were timed really helped me since my biggest battle was to finish the Quant section within time limits and with the desired accuracy levels.

In CR, the pre-thinking approach I learned really helped me up my game.

The culmination of the preparation was doing Test Readiness Quizzes within Scholarinium. The flexibility of the tool helps you attack exactly what your weak areas are and helps you improve drastically.

A huge shout out to eGMAT's mentorship program and specially my mentor, Dhananjay. He is prompt with his replies, detailed in his analysis, relentless in his motivation and targeted in his strategic approach. He would give me day by day plan with detailed threshold limits and anaylsed my performance to pin point my exact weak areas.

The result?

690 (Q46 V39 IR5) -> 740 (Q49 V41 IR8)

I improved in all the sections! If I can do it, anyone can.

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Before signing up for the e-gmat course, I did extensive research on all available sources for core concepts and even attended trial sessions and webinars offered by different companies. However, I realized I needed something which would help me understand concepts from scratch and make my base strong. Since e-gmat's methods aligned with this need (as I learned in the free trial and during the webinars), I quickly clarified all my doubts with the team over a video call and jumped right in.

Fortunately, the course was way more detailed and concept-oriented than I had imagined and this became the core of my entire prep.

QUANT - An area I always thought I was weak in, was instinctively where I started from. Before jumping into key topics, I extracted everything I could from the Quant basics course which is great for anyone who wants to brush up their skills and gain more confidence in their quant foundation. The entire course is structured beautifully to take you through a detailed yet very simply explained journey via every single concept. The query section was almost always helpful in clarifying any confusion regarding the concept or a particular question. It was only once or twice that I had to reach out to the team to ask a doubt - which was also answered well within a day or so. Hence, I left the quant course with a huge shift in my confidence, as compared to where I had started from.

Payal does a wonderful job at patiently explaining each concept and helping one build a strong foundation. Not just the methodology but the core process skills of e-gmat are reiterated multiple times throughout the course, so they become muscle memory by the end of it. My improvement from a Q38 to Q50 can be majorly credited to mastering core concepts, making process skills second nature, and deeply understanding each question (rather than just focusing on the sheer volume of questions) - and the detailed solution videos provided after every question really helped with that.

VERBAL - Starting at a V33, I just thought I needed more practice with verbal until I actually went through concept files and adopted a different strategy.

Particularly for RC and CR, the approach taught in the files is a complete game-changer. For CR, the pre-thinking approach made a huge difference not just in the takt time but also in eliminating that confusion between 2 similar-looking answer choices. In RC, reading and making the passage summaries and overall summary, again was never the approach I followed, as I assumed it would waste time. Instead, it saved me a lot of time in the quizzes and in the actual exam and improved my efficiency significantly.

Further, one KEY FEATURE which the e-gmat platform provides is clear, drilled down, micro-level data - for timing-based, difficulty-based, subsectional, and topic-wise weaknesses. Scholaranium 2.0 is a brilliant tool to evaluate your performance. The dashboards will show you clearly where you are lacking and what topics/ types of questions need more work. As guided in the videos, it is crucial to do the quizzes as per the instructions provided to extract the maximum benefit out of them. Doing detailed reviews of a quiz and then analyzing the metrics from the dashboards before moving on to the next quiz was key to my learning process and gave me a visible 10-20% improvement in my accuracy level with each quiz.

Last but not the least, it is worth mentioning that the e-gmat has been truly commendable - with the prompt responses and constant support throughout the journey. It did not feel like this was just an online platform as I always could sense the team behind the screen not just providing video lessons but constantly accessing my performance, making me feel accountable, and providing appropriate feedback when needed.

Towards the end of the course, I wanted to revise a few things and reluctantly asked the team if a one-week extension was possible. I was grateful to receive a free extension without having to worry about payments or formalities, especially in the last few days before the exam. That's what makes e-gmat so unique. It provides a supportive environment and top-quality experts and materials and yet is affordable, relatable, and super easy to use!

I would like to thank Aftab, Juhi, Atreya, DJ, Archit, and Manas for helping me throughout the journey. And of course kudos to Payal and Rajat for building this and bringing so many people one step closer to their dreams.

Would 10/10 recommend E-GMAT to anyone starting their GMAT journey! :)

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When I started my MBA Prep journey, I was preparing in a very unstructured manner. I bought an Official Guide and had a few other resources from a friend but it was all scattered. That's when I decided I need to get enrolled in a course to get everything streamlined and I came across e-gmat. I found the reviews really good and read stories about how it had helped people score good in their first attempt.

The course is well-structured and cover most of the basics. The modules have illustrative videos which help you grab the concepts quicker. The quizzes between different sections are really helpful to test what you have understood and tells you if you have to revisit the concepts. The videos and the methodologies explained really helped me to solve questions faster. I would like to specially highlight their methodologies for the verbal sections. They are well taught and help you understand the question and analyse the question really well. Every question is broken down into several parts in the concept videos and that has really helped me get a good grasp of the concepts.

Another useful tool in the e-gmat course is the Scholoranium which has a good collection of questions and is designed in a way to help you get valuable insights about your performance - on average time taken to solve questions, sectional accuracy, topic-wise accuracy, performance graphs over a shorter period of time, etc. It's definitely the USP of e-gmat.

Mock tests are also available with the course which further helped me acclimatise to the GMAT test. The questions and the flow of questions are quite representative of the official GMAT test.

To sum up, e-gmat really helped me and I managed to score a 700 in my first attempt. However, I plan to seek mentorship guidance from e-gmat further to improve my score to attain my target score.

Additional Feedback after I took the mentorship -

To add on, I took a mentorship from e-gmat and my mentor is Dhananjay Lowe from e-gmat. After I took the mentorship, Dhananjay provided me with a study plan which was personalized based on my weaknesses and abilities. He helped me analyze my key areas on improvement and suggested ways in which I could improve on my weak areas. In my first attempt of GMAT, I was not so confident but in my second attempt of GMAT, I was much more confident and was able to complete the sections in time. This was possible only after working on my weak areas continuously and taking custom quizzes as suggested by Dhananjay. I followed his instructions and was able to perform better. I got a better idea on how to analyze customized tests and mock tests after he shared videos with me.

To sum up, e-GMAT really helps you prepare in a hyper-personalized manner, constantly focusing on what areas you are faltering in.

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Having gone through several posts and reviews, I decided to go with e-GMAT for my GMAT preparation needs after hours of deliberation. I am happy to write that the course offerings provided me with all the expertise and skills to perform well in the exam.

Study Plan - As my review subject reads, "Well Begun is Half Done". Having a good study plan took a lot of pressure away. I was provided with a study plan (by e-GMAT Mentor) at the start of the course. The plan helped me focus completely on the execution part and stay organized.

Sentence Correction -
The course module is very well structured and provides you with all the necessary rules/skills to ace the sentence correction section. I was able to eliminate answer choices on deterministic grounds after going through the module. The meaning based approach (with understanding of the sentence structure) is a powerful tool to have, especially when you encounter certain idiomatic usage you're not familiar with.

Critical Reasoning -
A process driven approach with pre-thinking as a step in the process helped me answer critical reasoning questions with more confidence. While it may not be feasible to pre-think all the scenarios, pre-thinking helped me understand the argument better and identify the conclusion.

Reading Comprehension -
I did not finish all the modules in the RC section, but I was provided with quite a few helpful tips on how I could improve my performance in the RC section. The Master Comprehension module helps a lot with the RC section as well.

Quant 2.0 -
The Quant modules are quite extensive and cover all the concepts you need to master the Quant section. Each topic has a diagnostic test to test your current level of expertise, making it easier to personalize the course. I personally ended up spending quite a bit of time on the Quant course and would recommend doing all the modules. Every section has something to offer.

e-GMAT Mentor - Dhananjay
I worked with Dhananjay (DJ) throughout my preparation. You can find a lot of other reviews on the forum praising him for his support. While I won't be adding anything new here, but I do want to add a few words. It was really wonderful to have an expert along side during the last stretch of the preparation. DJ provided me with short study plans to address address areas of concerns and test readiness towards my last leg of preparation. The last mile push is definitely something that helps with the exam day performance. He responded to my queries and concerns in no time. e-GMAT mentor support is an invaluable and a standout feature.

e-GMAT Support
I also interacted with the Support team for concerns related to my subscription. The support team always got back to me in less than a business day.

e-GMAT mentor support is invaluable and a standout feature.

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A friend of mine referred e-GMAT to me and before booking a consultation session with them, I read their reviews here on GMAT Club. No doubt, everything said the reviews was true! From the first call itself, I began feeling more organised in my approach. The first thing they asked me to do was make a personalised study plan according to my work schedule. That is probably the best thing about e-GMAT, they have put in A LOT of efforts to make the whole platform extremely personalised, almost eliminating the need of a personal tutor! All you need is determination and dedication.
The verbal course is absolutely the best. After you complete each module, you will be required to give application and cementing quizzes, which do exactly that - cement the concepts you just learned. The question bank is pretty close to the actual GMAT level and relevant in terms of the tricks, pitfalls and concepts tested.
My Quant is rather weak, so I felt the quant section has a lot of high level questions. Sometimes I felt they were too calculation intensive - somewhat not relevant to actual GMAT. But in terms of prep material, e-GMAT has done a great job in the quant section as well. They start from the basics and cover every type of question you may encounter on the test day.
The prep material is great, but Scholaranium is the real game-changer. The amount of data points and improvement pathways provided are just mind blowing! I highly doubt any other platform offers such a granular level of information. You can figure out the exact topic, exact type of question and the exact difficulty level of the questions you are flattering on.
Overall, I would highly recommend it to anyone who is aiming 700+ and is ready to do 3-4 months of intensive (and well planned) study.

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