I had given 2 GMAT attempts in Oct'20 and Nov'20 and scored a 700 in each, after which I decided to take a break and restart afresh at a later date. In May’21, I attended a free e-GMAT webinar related to Number properties and found the session really insightful. After going through multiple reviews and debriefs on GMAT Club, I took a counselling session with their team and found their personalized study plan approach best-suited to my requirements. In no time I took a free SigmaX mock (on e-GMAT portal), in which I scored a 680 and enrolled myself for a 3-month course. I got a personalized study plan, based on my performance in the mock and my target score, and started preparing.
E-GMAT’s self-paced course is so well designed that you’ll learn all the concepts that require most of your attention without wasting time watching videos of topics you’re already well-versed with. In verbal section, the CR and SC modules were particularly helpful for me. The CR modules progress in a manner such that they test your detailed understanding of the argument given, recommend skillful ways to pre-think the answer and provide feedback on your selected choice versus the correct answer. Before adopting the e-GMAT approach, I used to go through the answer choices first and then decide the best one, which did not always work out. WIth e-GMAT's approach, I started to pre-think potential answers and it became easier to eliminate the wrong answer choice. thus, the time spent in solving a question significantly reduced. SC modules also help you gain a very clear conceptual understanding of all the topics. In QA, all the modules had a problem based approach in which you get to solve the questions and learn the concepts accordingly. QA in particular was a huge blessing for me in my GMAT journey. In general, all of e-GMAT's modules start with a diagnostic quiz to test your current level of understanding and then guide you through the rest of the modules according to your performance. The GMAT Skills and Application based modules that contained higher difficulty level questions, allow more careful analysis of the question and answer choices to avoid any potential mistakes. Moreover, Scholaranium 2.0 helps you cement your concepts at every difficulty level and has tools for in-depth analysis of your mistakes and weak areas and accordingly decide on the further course of action. The strategic review videos and error log templates are extremely helpful for improvement. I specifically liked the prompt and detailed responses to posted queries (which, honestly, I initially thought wouldn’t be as useful).
Within a few days of starting the course, I was enrolled in their Last Mile Push (LMP), given my decent performance in practice quizzes. As part of the program, I was allotted a dedicated mentor, Mr. Atreya Roy, to help me and guide me on a daily basis. I was given daily study plans, with specified timelines, which gave a structure to my self-study regime. My performance in quizzes was constantly monitored and my study plans revised, as per the need of the hour. My mentor connected with me on a regular basis to ask about how I felt about my progress and about my next steps in learning. The prompt responses to all of my doubts made it no less than private tutoring. My mentor literally went the extra mile by motivating me whenever I scored low and help me plan my studies with adequate breaks. I got advice and key-pointers from other subject experts also until the end day for improvement in my weaker areas and it certainly helped me score well in the exam.
Not to forget, the Sigma X mocks by e-GMAT are very well created. They give you a fairly accurate idea of your potential score and analysis tools, which are very crucial to your performance in future tests.
I gave my third attempt in Jul’21 end when I scored a 690 because I got extremely nervous and panicked during the exam. I was so demotivated, but my mentor encouraged me to try once again as I had consistently performed well in my mocks. For 20 odd days, I prepared myself, not just for the exam, but also to not take stress (Atreya helped me with stress management articles as well). This time I scored a 750 (Q50, V41, IR7 & AWA6) and I was finally satisfied with my performance.

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Every journey is different. After procrastinating for several weeks at the start of 2021, I finally purchased the E-GMAT course. I believe self-study doesn't work in most cases for students aiming for a 720+ score.

A few friends endorsed the product as they had scored fantastic scores after taking the online course. Like many before me, I had my doubts whether an online delivery will be sufficient for my prep. Thankfully, the doubt resolution turnaround time is <24 hours and I was improving my concepts along with the prep.

Allow me to share the key differentiators of the course and I hope this honest review will help readers make the right choice.

- The SC course is very comprehensive! (takes the longest to complete). It is hard to get OG questions wrong after going through the course

- CR course focuses on pre-thinking - something that works magically on the real test

- Quant 2.0 is a life savior. E-GMAT until recently was known only for their verbal course but the team has revamped the entire quant section. It is fun to learn Quants in the course.

- The dark horse is their question bank - called Scholaranium 2.0. One will not find ambiguous explanations or tricky questions in Schol - something I noticed in practice questions of many test prep companies.

- I got an unimpressive 610 on my first mock. This is after I had put in 3 months of study. I was naturally devastated. I emailed the support team and got in touch with a mentor.

- Enter DJ from Egmat team: This review cannot be complete without mentioning the support of their chief mentor - Dhananjay (or DJ as how many call him). DJ helped me when I wasn't doing so well. He is a nice guy who will take you seriously! He evaluates the problems at the nuts-and-bolts level and gives out strategies to work on weak areas. We exchanged countless emails and got in a few calls to cross off my weak areas. So thank you DJ for my GMAT journey.

So anyone out there who is convinced to apply for a B-school should just opt for the E-GMAT course. Just remember, no course can really really help you unless you put in the effort first :)


- The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.

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I tried multiple resources for my first attempt and solved hundreds of questions to get a 700+, but I ended up at 670(Q49,V32). I decided to enroll for e-gmat after reading lot of success stories and answer explanations by e-gmat mentors in gmatclub. I believe this was the best decision for my GMAT prep.

Master comprehension module is the best module I have come across. It is the gateway for GMAT Verbal and a must go through module. This module was an eye-opener for me in understanding and following a comprehension based approach.

SC course covers all the rules and strategies needed to score 700+ level questions. Focusing on just the grammar rules or 2/3 splits (or any shortcuts), etc. would yield a score of 670-680 but if you want to break the 700 barrier, you need to master the Meaning based approach.

CR course is very well designed and you need to follow the given order to master every concept and solve all the concept and practice files. Breaking down a sentence, taking notes effectively and pre-thinking are the core skills that you need to master to ace CR.

7 RC strategies, when put to practice, yield great accuracy in less time.

Scholaranium is the only platform that I used to solve questions apart from OG. You can customize your tests as per your needs and get a detailed feedback on your performance. This helps to improve the weak areas and reduce the preparation time.

Quant scholaranium has higher difficulty level questions than the official guide ones. This prepares you for the worst case scenario. If you get a Q49 here, you can definitely get a Q49-51 in the actual exam.

Sigma-x mocks are very close to the GMAT exam. Do not waste these mocks and give them appropriately to get the best results( I wasted a couple of mocks :( ).

My 15 day plan with Dhananjay:
I got a 640 close to my exam after 2 months of preparation in which I reached a 730 long back. I reached out to the support team and Dhananjay helped me exactly figure out the weak areas and suggested a hyper-specific plan. I realized giving lot of mocks hindered my performance. I postponed my exam by 15 days and followed the plan that he suggested and solved entire OG. I could reach a 730 (slightly inflated score since I had given this mock for my first attempt) in the last official mock two days prior to my actual exam and ended up at 710 on the D-day.

Last but not the least, you always get a quick reply from e-gmat support team throughout your preparation time. So, if you want to break the 700 barrier in a short span of time, go for e-gmat and follow the entire process that e-gmat proposes. Good Luck!

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I started preparing for GMAT from Mid May21' and most of my preparation in the beginning centered around Official Guides. I used to solve a fixed number of questions everyday. This part of my preparation helped me by familiarizing with the different type of questions that are asked in GMAT. However, solving questions did not help me in creating a framework that I could replicate in solving questions. During this phase I gave a number of mocks and I realized that SC was my weakness and my current method of preparation was not helping me in improving accuracy in SC section.

It was then that I researched extensively on GMAT CLUB platform and I came across the meaning based approach. I attended the E-GMAT's SC webinar and the meaning based approach appealed to me. This is when I decided to enroll for the E-GMAT verbal course. I made extensive use of the SC modules and they proved to be extremely helpful in improving the way I approached an SC question.

After going through the SC modules I started implementing the strategies on questions that were available on the Scholaranium platform. There I found detailed solutions to all the questions along with analytics that helped in benchmarking my performance with that of other course takers. Scholaranium helped me immensely as I was able to internalize the framework that I had developed using the modules and was able to work on specific topics.

Also, the constant mentoring that is provided during the course is worth mentioning. I was struggling with the time management in the verbal section and that is when I came in contact with Dhananjay. We got over a call and discussed in detail various issues that I was facing and planned out a strategy to work on those weaknesses. I followed his advice and was able to complete my Verbal Section before time in the actual exam.

Overall, I believe that the e-GMAT team has done a great job in creating a very well structured and easy to follow program and I would strongly recommend it as a one-stop shop for complete GMAT prep.

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I scored 740 in my first official GMAT attempt (V44, Q48). While there are many resources and people that helped me achieve my dream score, E-GMAT is definitely one of them.

I purchased the online 360 course from E-GMAT which included both verbal and quant resources. To start with, E-GMAT verbal is very good. I trusted the process oriented approach that E-GMAT teaches and promotes for all subsections - SC, RC, CR. The videos are very well structured. Going through each of the SC and CR concept files really helped me build a strong base to tackle the different types of questions. The focus that the SC course lays on meaning based approach really works wonders and becomes the go to weapon while tackling 700+ level questions. And the "Pre-thinking" approach for CR is also extremely beneficial. Although, I developed a modified approach (selective pre-thinking) for the CR questions, pre-thinking undoubtedly leads to high levels of accuracy. I can compare the E-GMAT verbal course to a gym - if you are regular and diligent, spend a good amount of time and most important, trust the process oriented approach, results will definitely follow.

The quant videos are not as good as verbal, but they are also good enough. Specially, the new Quant 2.0 course, which is much better than the previous one. It is quite exhaustive and helps you understand and solidify all the concepts. I used the E-GMAT quant course to brush up the concepts and then the GMAT club tests (which come complimentary with the course) to strengthen the topics and increase my speed.

I will surely recommend the E-GMAT course to everyone. Just one caution - if you are not studying full time and at the same time are looking for a course that's fast paced, then E-GMAT is probably not the right option. But if you have time (min 3 months) and are willing to put in the hours, then you should definitely go for E-GMAT.

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Well, a 30 point jump in 3 months might not sound that great to someone. But, for me, it was a huge jump going from a 720 to 750, thanks to e-gmat!
Before getting into the review, bear with me while I give a brief background of my struggles with GMAT. After contemplating giving the GMAT for a good 6 months, I finally decided in January 2020 to give the exam and booked an appointment for May 1, 2020. However, covid hit, starting a series of appointment cancellations due to closure of centers. Finally after months of struggle with the after-effects of contracting covid and motivating myself, I was able to finally book a test on November 23, 2020! While I thought I had done all there was to do to excel, I was unhappy looking at the 720 score. While I was more than happy with the Q51 score, the V35 felt like a slap on the face.
In those 2 minutes I contemplated not accepting the score but then accepted it thinking it was too late to retake it before the second round applications. So, I went ahead with the score and got rejected at all the schools I applied to. (P.S.: I am sure it was not just the score that got me rejections, it was a combination of gaps in my profile and application)
Anyways, fast forward to April-May 2021 when I finally decided to retake the GMAT and registered for e-GMAT, impressed by the structured program with fixed timelines that can help students achieve their target scores. As per the roadmap constructed by them based on my previous and target scores, I was supposed to re-take the GMAT in first week of June 2021.
Happy with the structure and timed schedule, I started the course, naturally with the SC section and I am very happy to share that I learned a lot of things with that course - idioms I hadn't heard of earlier, new methods that helped me solve SC questions quickly and apt practice quizzes that cemented the concepts well.
Due to a family emergency, there was a gap in my preparation and I started questioning my whole purpose of giving the GMAT and pursuing an MBA. After a few weeks of self-doubt, I finally opened my e-gmat account and saw the activity chart on my profile - I hadn't done any substantial study for a long time. The bar chart showing the number of hours spent daily and the pie chart in each section showing what percent of the activities are pending gave me the push I needed to get back to it.
Completing the concepts and practice quizzes in the SC section gave me some confidence that was boosted further with the improvement I saw in my SC cementing quizzes. Next were the CR and RC sections. E-GMAT's way of explaining the CR question types and how to deal with each of them is just perfect. Though I took some time to grasp and get used to the pre-thinking approach, I realised its importance once I started doing its cementing quizzes. Pre-thinking makes CR questions look so easy!! Same goes with the RC section. In my first attempt at the GMAT, I was over-confident with the RC section and that is what pulled down my score. But, with e-gmat I learned new things about the RC section such as the kinds of wrong answers that can come up and how important it is to read the RC questions and their answers very minutely to find the correct answer.
By the time I finished the verbal section, I was totally free of my earlier misconception that the course couldn't really help me much.
So, even with a starting score of Q51, I immediately jumped into the quant section and let me tell you, I am glad I paid attention to the quant section. This is because there were some shortcuts, methods and formulae that I was unaware of, before e-GMAT.
Nonetheless, I did leave out a few sections that I though I knew, because I was short of time and I had booked my appointment for July 19, 2021. While the test center exam got cancelled just 3 days before, I was lucky enough to book the at-home version. But, torrential rains in the two days before the exam resulted in network issues that didn't let me take the test!
It seemed like the struggle wasn't ending anytime soon. However, soon I realized it was a blessing in disguise. It gave me time to go back to the topics I had left out and get a hold of some of e-GMAT's jewels - the Wavy Line Method of solving inequalities and some other concepts.
Along with getting a good grasp of all the concepts, I was also able to practice more with the custom quizzes (where you can select specific topics to practice) with the medium and hard level questions of both the sections. I believe that those additional two weeks of practice actually helped me improve my ability and score the 750!
I would like to give a special mention to the Sigma X mocks of e-GMAT! They are a decent representation of the official GMAT and the analysis - Wow!! Having taken as many as 20 full mocks, I know the importance of full mocks and I recommend everybody to take the full mocks to get an idea of the format of the exam and getting used to the 3.5 hour marathon that is the GMAT. However, the official mocks only tell you the right or wrong answer, they don't tell you where and why you went wrong. On the other hand, the Sigma mocks of e-GMAT contain only the verbal and quant sections, but the analysis they give post the test is very essential for the GMAT prep. The software analyses in detail the answers you give and the time you take and helps you determine what topics you need to work harder on. A fun fact - My final GMAT score (including the quant and verbal breakup) is the same as the score I got in the first Sigma X Mock!
All in all, I believe that e-GMAT was a good investment for me and I am sure the 30 point jump will help with my applications as well! So, thank you e-GMAT!

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I took GMAT on 16th August 2021 and scored a 700. eGMAT played a big role in helping me reach this score. I purchased eGMAT course in February 2021.

The best thing about the course is that it is structured, and it focuses a lot on cementing the process of applying concepts. Both quant and verbal courses had their own features:
• Quant 2.0- Here, one doesn't have to do all concepts. Every module will start with a concept diagnostic quiz whose results will recommend which concept we should do in detail. This accelerates the prep. Besides, multiple application files will help you do GMAT-style questions with the right and effective approach.
• Verbal- I found its SC course very helpful. Their meaning-based approach is now embedded in my process and has helped me every time in my practice and official exam. For both CR and RC, while I took time in embedding their pre-thinking and reading strategies in my approach to solve questions, I could see the difference in my attempts. These strategies do work.

Scholaranium is eGMAT's differentiator. It not only helped me track my performance and improve areas but also gave detailed explanations of each question attempted. These explanations are way better than the answers explained in OG.

Sigma X Mocks- I am still not sure about the accuracy of these mocks. Official ones are the best in terms of accuracy. But these will definitely help one in identifying the weak areas- where are you getting questions wrong, where are you taking time, and why are you taking time. Eventually, they will help you in building your test strategy at the final leg of your preparation.

The game-changer in my entire experience with eGMAT program was their Last Mile push program, in which they reach out to dedicated students, assigning a mentor to each of them at the final leg of preparation. My final leg went on for 2-3 months. Atreya Roy was my mentor, and he not only built weekly plans for me but also motivated me throughout my journey. He shared personalized videos during my final prep, which further increased my confidence in specific areas such as Inference for RC. He made my review process easier too. Looking at multiple weak areas, I used to get overwhelmed. But he always calmed me down and built plans around specific topics. Whenever I gave mock, while I could see the improvement, that was very less as compared to the efforts I was putting. Due to this, sometimes, I felt that I was wasting his time as well, but he didn't give up on me. And I am grateful for that.

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I started my GMAT journey last year in October with a diagnostic mock on Mba.com. I managed to score a 600(Q49,V23). To be very honest i was clueless about the Verbal Section and was playing on instincts, i.e., what sounds better.

Coming from an Indian Board, I knew that Verbal will be challenging for me because I did not have much interest in reading books or writing. For the first attempt, I was of the opinion i can shoot up my score in a month with quality resources and hardcore prep. Joined GMATCLUB, the mecca of GMAT and looked through the materials. After studying like a 10th grader, i.e., completing the syllabus and doing questions, I could see how i was playing on instincts only. A month of prep and i registered for the GMAT (Huge mistake) only to find i did guess work in Verbal and ended up with a 640 (Q50,V28).
Due to Work, I took a three month gap and started preparing again. I had gone through some of the free videos of E-Gmat and during my first attempt so had made up my mind to enrol for the course. I started the course in April some time and Sentence Correction was never this easy.
I genuinely was not aware of Nouns, Pronouns, Parallelism etc. The Master Comprehension Course was a game changer. I went through their SC course meticulously and had started to see improvement in a month. My plan was to complete a module and try to filter the questions in GmatClub of that module and finish only Official Guide Questions. I was seeing the improvement. Meaning-Based Approach with crystal clear concepts, hands down, are impeccable approaches. My worst section became the Best. If you want to start from scratch in SC, E-GMAT is a no brainer. Just go for it. These institutes have done immense research and have got it into perfection. The amount charged is nowhere near to the knowledge gained.

In two months time, I registered again for the online Gmat and had a pathetic experience with some technical glitch. Registered again for an offline attempt and got a 710(Q50,V35) with a 91 Percentile in SC. Scholaranium on E-GMAT is a great place to cement your skills. The ability quizzes increases one's stamina. The analysis is on spot with insightful video explanations. Sometimes the background noise used to just reverberate in my ears while doing normal work. It became a habit to approach all the questions in a certain way.

Thankful to the E-GMAT team!

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Here are my attempts
Attempt 1 (Feb 2021): 670 (V32, Q49)
Attempt 2 (Mar 2021): 680 (V32, Q50)
Attempt 3 (Aug 2021): 700 (V38, Q48)

Good improvement in Verbal, on the hand, got cocky and overconfident in Quant and screwed it up.

However, I thank E-GMAT for that V38 and in this post I’ll share why:

E-GMAT SC

1. Clever Approach to solving SC
I have taken another test prep's company's SC course (won't name them) before taking E-GMAT SC. The primary difference between the two courses is the approach. E-GMAT’s is based on understanding the meaning of a sentence while the other course focussed on “time-saving grammar hacks” to arrive at the answer, in which the meaning of the sentence took lower priority..Now if you are looking for a 650, the “time-saving grammar hack” approach works faster but when you are talking 700+ official GMAt questions, the GMAT is very clever, it will give multiple answer choices that are all grammatically correct, and it's the meaning that differentiates the correct answer from the wrong one. Therefore, I prefer the meaning-based approach because it helps solve tough questions much more quickly and easily.

2. Course contents really good, well taught
I’ve always sucked at tests that needed me to do well at English grammar because of the extremely confusing rules and tons of jargon English grammar has e.g "Participle Modifiers" or “Gerunds” or “Adverbial modifiers”. I mean, when I hear the term “Participle Modifiers", I experience severe mental pain, it causes me to get depressed and makes me want to eat an ice-cream to improve my mood. But hats off to E-GMAT because for the first time in my life I’ve come to like grammar and admire its beauty. E-GMAT teaches SC by avoiding these horrible sounding jargons and follows a very logical approach to explain each concept. And since it is logical, it's easy to remember, absorb and finally apply on the questions.

E-GMAT Critical Reasoning:
Some facts:
Attempt 1: CR % (based on my ESR) => 28%
Attempt 2: CR % (based on my ESR) => 28%
Attempt 3: CR % (based on my ESR) => 97% (I knew it, i wasn’t dumb!)

After my 2nd Attempt, I sent a desperation email to folks in E-Gmat’s support team telling them I follow their so-called “Pre-thinking approach” but it really isn’t taking me anywhere. They soon replied to understand how I did pre-thinking and then the problem was identified. I was spending about 50 seconds reading the argument, 10-15 seconds pre-thinking and then over 45 seconds on the answer choices. This was WRONG. They asked me to go for a 30-55-35 split, in which I was spending about 55-60 seconds pre-thinking. I immediately tried it and it worked well. I also got creative, tried to visualize the problem in a 3D manner (think of Iron Man, the 3D models floating in air, him using his hands to move models etc). The results are here, a 97% tile on CR. Thanks DJ & Archit for the guidance.


E-GMAT RC:
I had received really shitty RC advice from my previous GMAT test prep company. They had asked me to read the 1st line of each para, skip everything in between and then directly read the last line of each para and repeat this for every para. And then I was supposed to magically understand the main idea by combining these statements together and also only refer to the first and last line of each para to get a complete gist of each para. What a mess and what a waste of time, I can’t believe I did this for several months only to get confused and come to hate RC. So what worked for me in RC was E-GMAT’s webinar in which a guy called Rajat gave simple advice: read each and every sentence, not skip a single word. And also, E-GMAT’s timing strategy helped a lot as well, in which they told how many minutes to spend reading the passage, how many mins to spend per question etc. E-GMAT’s para summary idea is also good and I modified it a bit (See below)

HELPFUL TIP:
Make all these summaries in your mind and make them fast. Don’t spend 10-15 seconds thinking of a summary, another 5-10 seconds writing it down. Spend about 2-5 seconds thinking of a summary, if you feel a summary is hard to make in 2-5 seconds JUST MOVE ON!
Also, remember you don’t need to get all 4 out of 4 or 3 out of 3 right. So, sometimes when you don’t understand something in a particular para, try re-reading it if you think its important. If you still can’t understand, JUST MOVE ON because maybe if you are lucky you won’t have a single question on that tough part.


Another good part of EGMAT is the schloranium section in which I could easily take quizzes of varying difficulty and combine questions from different sections. The explanations section in Scholaranium is very helpful and the e-gmat team members reply within like a day.

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For me, Atreya helped me focus my preparation by identifying weak points and suggesting exercises to address these weak points. The suggestions were thoughtful and actionable. Atreya was always responded promptly, answering any and all types of questions. He was supportive and empathetic. I get anxious as the test day nears, and he always had some kind words to cheer me on. Thanks Atreya.

The best advice that I got from him was to focus on OG towards the end. The Scholaranium makes it easier to track mistakes and review them before the exam day. I instruction material for verbal is also great. I would recommend spending the money if you want to improve on the verbal section. Quant questions are a bit too tough and tricky sometimes.

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