Strengths:

The approaches to all sections and topics are very effective in creating strong foundations. the three step process along with Xpert review and Sigma Mocks help you in understanding your performance and boosting it without any hassle.

Would make the product better:

The instructions on how to use the course can be clearer. a seprate onboarding should be there to ensure the students joining understand how to use the platform.

I scored 730 on my first attempt. It was E-GMAT who helped me in reaching my goals. I started my journey in September by buying my E-GMAT Course 360 for 4 months. Initially I could not dedicate much time to my preparations but in the later months I committed at least 10 hours a week. Being a medical intern in a government college, it was not easy to find time and analyze how to study. E-GMAT helped me a lot by preparing a personalized study plan for me. I started my journey with 620 on my sigma x mock. I set my targets and E-GMAT helped me create a dedicated timeline to create a timetable effectively dicing my time in required areas.
The quant section was beautifully divided and broken down into topics and sub topics. The initial diagnostic quizzes in each topic helped me save a lot of time by segregating topics I was weak at needed to study vs topics I was good at. These modules, followed by practice quizzes, helped me create strong concepts. The framework for various topics and approach to the questions has been effectively covered by E-GMAT course.
The verbal section had ample of application files and quizzes to help me understand the process to approach a question and help me arrive at correct solutions. Pre-Thinking, Meaning Based Analysis, Frameworks, among other tools, were strong weapons in my arsenal which helped me conquer my verbal fear.
The strategy of dividing the preparation in three stages to effectively create concepts, cement them and then achieve accuracy was the best part about the course. This strategy helped me create a strong foundation which enabled me to score 730 on the first attempt.
I improved especially in the verbal section, from scoring V26 to V39. The Xpert analysis of quizzes and the Sigma Mock was very insightful in helping me understand my weakness and improve my score. But the guidance from the E-GMAT mentors, especially Dhruv, helped me a lot during my preparation, without whom, I would have never reached my goal.
I highly recommend the E-GMAT course. It is very useful, whether you are starting the preparation from zero, or are looking for a score improvement. On starting, kindly go through all instructions on how to best effectively use the course and follow their instructions, even if you feel that you don’t need them. It is their experience which has enabled them in creating this course, and I have realized my dream of scoring 720+ (110 points improvement from initial score of 620) with them.

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Strengths:

A) The course modules are designed carefully to build/improve the basic concepts.
B) The structured methodology of e-GMAT helps build a process to approach every question. For the verbal section, I am confident that it is one of the best courses for non-native speakers.
C) Cementing process (Medium, Hard level) helps to solidify the learning.
D) AI-based analytics by e-GMAT helps to analyze the areas of improvement. This tool is fantastic.
E) PACE engine helped me to save a lot of time on the quant section.

Would make the product better:

SME support on few SC section questions

I want to thank e-GMAT for helping me to achieve a score of 740 on the GMAT exam.
Brief introduction:
A) Bachelors & Masters: India
B) Work experience: 10 years, Location: Japan, Role: project engineer
C) Sector: chemical, Industry: Electronics
D) Reason to pursue MBA: move to management and leadership role in the same sector
1st attempt
I gave my 1st attempt at the GMAT exam in Oct’21. My score was 610. I aimed to achieve around 720 as this score was around the average score of my target B-schools (1-year program in IIMs, ISB). I used officia1-year books for preparation. During the exam preparation, I found several verbal solutions posted by e-GMAT on the GMAT Club portal. The answers from e-GMAT were based on a structured approach and were easy to understand for a non-native English speaker like me. Therefore, I decided to enroll in the e-GMAT course.
e-GMAT course
I enrolled for GMAT online 360 course. This course covers Quant, Verbal, and IR. I chose this course because I did not want to spend my limited time searching resources for Quant.
2nd attempt
I gave my 2nd attempt at the end of Sep’22, and my score was 640.
Here I want to share critical information:
As I shared above, I have worked in the electronics industry for the last 12 months. I worked around six days per week and 14-15 hours per day. All the credit goes to the unanticipated surge in demand for semiconductors due to the COVID-19 pandemic circumstances. This work schedule only allowed me to study for around 45 minutes per day on working days and 2 hours per day on holidays. Therefore, I was able to give my 2nd attempt in Sept’22.
After scoring 640, I wrote to e-GMAT for their expert guidance. And from there, Rida Shafeek strategy expert, guided me to score 740.
3rd attempt (all thanks to Improvement Plan by Rida Shafeek, the e-GMAT strategy expert)
Based on my ESR report, she shared the improvement plan for all sections (one by one after I was able to clear the passing criterion) for each section:
A) RC
B) SC
C) CR
D) Quant
Even before completing Improvement Plan for Quant, I appeared for the e-GMAT exam, and the final score was 740 (more than my target score, I was so happy).
My strategy during the GMAT exam
Based on my experience of cementing quizzes, I realized that my mind needs some time to warm up. So, I attempted sections in the following order:
i) AWA
ii) IR
(AWA, IR: helped to warm up the mind)

iii) Quant

iv) Verbal
Advantages of the e-GMAT course
A) The course modules are designed carefully to build/improve the basic concepts. Please complete the course in an order prescribed by the e-GMAT team.
B) The structured methodology of e-GMAT helps build a process to approach every question. For the verbal section, I am confident that it is one of the best courses for non-native speakers (I am not sure about the grammatical accuracy of native speakers).
C) Cementing process (Medium, Hard level) helps to solidify the learning. Please complete these stages.
D) AI-based analytics by e-GMAT helps to analyze the areas of improvement. This tool is fantastic.
E) PACE engine helped me to save a lot of time on the quant section.
Finally, I want to share a couple of points.
A) Plan for the GMAT exam based on your work/academic commitment.
B) Consistency is key.
C) A higher score always helps to strengthen your chances in your target B school.
D) Do not compare your performance based on the success stories of other applicants. The capabilities and circumstances of each person are different.
All the best for preparation!!!

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Strengths:

A very comprehensive course with detailed approach to each type of question and a team of strategists for personalised help.

There are four things that I loved about the whole process:
1. Comprehensive and structured course
2. The emphasis on meaning & Pre-thinking Approach
3. Personalised support for strategic performance analysis and planning
4. The accuracy of the mocks

I decided to attempt the free mock by e-gmat in July'22.
I got a 560, which was quite discouraging. However, as part of their process, the e-gmat team asked me to get on a call with them and encouraged me to give it a go. Moreover, considering that I had attempted this mock without any preparation, it seemed like I could achieve a better score with some practice and concept revision. So after returning from a work related trip, I enrolled to the course in September'22.

Over the next two months I studied 2-3 hrs a day and completed the video lectures and the practice & cementing quizes, which btw are well structured to give a holistic exposure of certain topics, build process skills, and practice varied question types.
Then around October-end I decided to give my first mock and got a 640. Seeing the improvement of 80 points, I felt there is a good chance that with more practice I could get 700+. However I lacked direction of what approach to take. I was confident about my quant yet was unable to cross 48, and in verbal I was having difficulty crossing even 30.

At this point I remembered that in the early lectures a 3-step approach had been mentioned.
1. Concept & practice,
2. Cementing, and
3. Test readiness.
Since I was done with 1 & 2, I emailed the support team and asked about the 'stage 3' process. This is when I started interacting with Dhruv, who did an in-depth analysis of my performance so far and gave me a step-by-step personalised plan to improve. He also helped me whenever I faced a blocker and encouraged me every step of the way.

Finally as the January application deadlines approached, I gave another mock scoring a 700 and rushed to book a GMAT slot. Dhruv supported my decision with some last minute steps to improve, which led to the official score of 720 (Q49, V40).

I'm grateful for all the support, and really recommend all GMAT aspirants to consider the e-gmat course.

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I enrolled with e-gmat towards the end of June 2022, after spending some months on my GMAT prep with another test prep company and a mediocre GMAT score. Getting an e-gmat subscription changed the whole course of my GMAT prep. I earlier relied a lot on guess-work and instincts to pick an answer choice. Later, the whole process became entirely logic driven and concept based. What I loved about e-gmat -

i. Course structure

The e-gmat course has been wonderfully designed with superb analytics and a student-friendly user interface. I was initially asked to take a sigma-X mock, and using results of that score a personalised study plan (PSP) was created for me. The PSP took into account my current abilities and amount of time I could devote to my GMAT prep and came up with the plan that I needed to follow in order to achieve my target score. The plan was designed in the most optimum possible way.

ii. Course content

The e-gmat team has wonderfully designed the entire course content. Each module, be it Verbal or Quant, has been so beautifully designed, that a student need not refer alternate resources for anything. The Master Comprehension module was really useful. It put me in the habit of consciously reading, with an intent to absorb the meaning. The content videos are short and crisp, and cover the subject matter comprehensively. The practice files and the application files after each concept videos helped me solidify my understanding before moving to the next concept. Although I initially planned to use the subscription for the Verbal course, I ended up going through their Quant modules as well!

iii. Methods learned

I. SC
The e-gmat methods of learning were a game-changer for me. I earlier relied on a lot of guess-work and luck to arrive at the correct answer. For SC, their meaning-based approach helped me understand the meaning of the question statement and the author’s intent. This is a very crucial step, as it helped me eliminate answer choices that were grammatically correct but worded in such a fashion, that the meaning changed entirely. The meaning-based approach is especially useful when it comes to solving Hard level SC questions.
II. CR
I can’t emphasize enough on the usefulness of the pre-thinking activity in CR. For a major part of my GMAT prep journey, I ended up with 2 answer choices in CR. I would then end up choosing either of them, and thought that there was nothing I could do to change this. The pre-thinking approach helped me pause, and visualize the entire argument. It precisely helped me visualize the conclusion and come up with a solid framework to analyse the answer choices. This entirely eliminated the need to revisit the question stem, and read the answer choices again and again. I was able to confidently mark the correct answer choice. I took a lot of time to develop this habit, but my mentor Rashmi, provided me with a lot of tips and plenty of useful content to perfect this process.
III. RC
Honestly, I had discounted it initially, leading to a poor accuracy in RC. But after following the e-gmat structured approach to RC, I realized how important it is to tackle RC in the right way. The modules are wonderfully designed and focus a lot on comprehending the passage and understanding the author’s intent. It helped me consciously absorb the meaning and the tone of the author. It enabled me to identify the incorrect choices and select the correct one on solid grounds.
IV. Quant
The quant module is very thoughtfully designed. The PACE module saved me a lot of time and allowed me to focus on only those modules that were necessary. The entire quant module emphasizes on process skills, and following these process skills clearly enabled me to approach quant questions the right way. It eliminated any possibility of making errors while solving questions. Each concept video in quant wonderfully explains the concept, along with adequate questions for practice to solidify your understanding.

iv. Analytics / Questions / Mocks

The best part of the e-gmat course is the Scholaranium. The quality of questions and the solutions provided to it are top-notch. They resemble a lot with the questions on the GMAT. After each practice quiz, the analytics came up with really good recommendations and quickly highlighted my weak areas and what I could do to polish those. The Cementing quizzes after each module helped me cement my concepts in the best possible way. It also identified any gaps and my mentor would then guide me how to polish those. The custom quizzes feature allowed me to practice test-readiness, by allowing me to pick and choose questions from any topic and practice it. The sigma-X mocks provide a very close representation of the actual test, and are a great way to guage your performance.

v. Mentorship support and Last Mile Push program

Rashmi, my mentor from the e-gmat team has been a blessing in this entire GMAT journey! She would analyze my performance in every module and provide me with a clear road-map for the next steps. She would come up with very detailed analysis of my quiz attempts and provided me plans that I could follow with my work commitments. After she onboarded me in the Last Mile cohort, she came up with an elaborate plan specially designed to help me get to my target score. She designed a module-wise improvement and revision plan, keeping in mind my time constraints and other commitments. The amount of effort she has put in to help me get to my target score is HUGE. It wouldn’t have been possible without Rashmi’s effort. At times the plans that she made me follow and revisiting modules when I didn’t perform well on the practice tests felt cumbersome. But she kept me going, motivated me when I felt low and not-so-confident about my performance on the test. Huge thanks to you, Rashmi! The Last Mile Push program is a great product designed by the e-gmat team. It helps you push your score beyond the upper-600’s to reach the 700’s. the support team at e-gmat is always an e-mail or a call away, I can only advise students to follow to your mentor’s suggestions to the last T!

Overall, the e-gmat is a wonderful product to cater to all your GMAT prep requirements. The course content along with the mentorship support is fantastic! I’d like to thank the entire e-gmat team in helping me achieve my desired score!

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Initial preparation by myself:

I started to seriously focus on GMAT in May 2022. I had just moved to a new country and was settling into a new job, while juggling a bunch of extracurricular activities. Having gone through the Official Guide already, I knew I needed help to get an attractive score for a top b-school, help particularly in Verbal. While I enjoyed solving CR questions, I was quite slow with RC and SC was my worst enemy. I often felt confused even after reading SC solutions as I lacked the appropriate knowledge of gmat SC rules.
I began researching options and found a lot of positive reviews for e-GMAT, so I decided to put my bet on it. I had scheduled my first exam on July 28th. I had roughly 2.5 months to prepare. In those 2.5 months I went through all the verbal concepts in e-gmat, completed the advanced OG book, and tried all the official mocks. I was repeatedly scoring 740, 750 in the official mocks with Q50s and V40s. I felt really pleased. I thought I would be done and dusted with gmat in no time. Gee, was I wrong. My official score of 680 (Q47, V35) glared back at me. I was mortified. I didn’t even reach 700.

Targeted Improvement with the help of e-gmat mentor:

I wrote to e-gmat asking for guidance on my strategy for re-attempting it. That’s when Rashmi, my strategy mentor came into my life like an Angel. I also realized I had under-estimated GMAT quant. The quant in the official guides and mocks is actually a lot easier than the real exam. This had taken me off guard. I also realized I needed to practice applying SC concepts better as I was often guessing between 2 options.
Rashmi helped me identify weak areas and prepare an improvement plan to go over the concepts I needed help in. It was then that I started using Scholaranium (e-gmat’s question practice tool) too. Rashmi helped me prepare customized tests to cement the concepts I learnt. Scholaranium is honestly a wonderful tool that has a large pool of gmat-style questions categorized based on difficulty, sub topic etc. You have a lot of flexibility to cater your practice to your specific needs. Scholaranium’s pool of hard quant questions actually reflect the difficulty level of the kind of questions you’ll face on test day. I had scheduled my exam for November. In between preparation I had a few obstacles like a knee injury, covid, travels related to family emergencies etc. Although we hadn’t completely finished the improvement plan I decided to still give it a shot and attempt the test as I was hoping I could apply for this upcoming application cycle. I scored 700 (V38, Q48).

Final attempt:

I was happy to reach 700s, but I wanted to improve it further. I came to know about e-gmat’s last mile push program - an intensive 30 day focussed plan. Rashmi made my life easier by laying out each day’s plan and tracked my progress through interactive dashboards. It felt motivating to see the plan ahead of time and encouraged me to meet each milestone on the targeted date. The last week of the plan, we spent doing a couple of sigma mocks in which I scored 740 (Q48, V42) and 750 (Q49, V42). I felt a lot more confident with verbal and started enjoying SC questions too. I went through the SC concept files multiple times to solidify my understanding of the process and rules. I was able to eliminate each option on solid grounds a lot more confidently. I ended up scoring a 720 (Q48, V41).

Introspection:

In hindsight I feel I could’ve improved my quant a bit more, but I am happy with the 720 and extremely happy with the V41. Also during the actual exam after my break I got lost in the test center and wasted ~4 minutes of my time for verbal while I found my way back to the correct room. So didn't expect to get a good score as I was writing it. :P

Product Strengths:

-Great mentors to be by your side and give you individual attention
-Wonderful Verbal Concepts course
-Great pool of questions reflecting actual GMAT standard in an organized manner so that you can curate your practice
-PACE enabled quant course to help you focus on subsections you need.

Would make the product better:

-Bigger pool of quant hard questions as most of the GMAT qns are of that difficulty.
-SMEs give timely responses, but the responses are not always helpful. But I enjoyed reading all the previous doubts/conversations from other students and even most of the responses from the SMEs are good.
-Revisit the actual content of the qns. I encountered qns that confirm to gender stereotypes which was a bit disheartening. I did mention this to the team citing specific examples. They responded positively and said they will look into it. So I'm hopeful this will change soon :)

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Strengths:

Course content and structure, learning methodologies and processes like SC meaning-based approach or CR pre-thinking, personalized study plans and great analysis tools into sub-section abilities, and finally, their 1:1 support as part of the last mile program

I began preparing for the GMAT very late in the game for Round 2 applications this year and e-GMAT is the sole reason I was able to achieve my target (nay, dream) score. I would blindly recommend to anyone and everyone regardless of your starting level and here's why:
1) Course structure: with so many different resources to choose from online, not to mention the countless test-prep publishers, it can get a little overwhelming deciding what to study and that's where I really appreciated the e-GMAT modular course structure which has both breadth of everything you need to know and also depth (tons of practice questions and video lessons) in whichever areas you seek to improve
2) Course content: in my opinion, the learning content and unique approach to certain sections of the test has clearly been developed over years and is second to none. For example, the meaning-based approach to SC, pre-thinking in CR and the invaluable process skills in Quant
3) Quality of questions and analysis tools: I only covered about 25% of the total number of questions available on the platform and yet was able to expose myself to almost every little trick the GMAT test makers may use. Scholaranium 2.0 is awesome and after you guys are done with the learning modules, this should be where you spend most of your team and do most of your learning (and score improving!). Further, their analysis tools to judge your ability based on your performance in not just a subsection (say Algebra) but even more granular (like simplifying algebraic expressions or solving quadratic equations) and therefore you know where to improve your accuracy to achieve your target sectional (and sub-sectional) scores/ability
4) Last and perhaps the biggest reason for my to recommend e-GMAT is their hyper-personalized learning plans and the 1:1 support I received as part of the Last Mile Program. Rashmi was a not just a constant source of support and helped me maintain discipline, but also drafted my study plan personalized based on my initial mock test and then every few weeks into it would check in and make adjustments if needed. I felt the same level of motivation and commitment from the other e-GMAT mentors that I have interacted with and am positive that you all will be better-off for having their support.

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Advantages of e-GMAT are that it has a vast question bank built by experts and you can attempt quizzes in a timed manner. Timing strategy is as important as knowing all the technical know-how for acing the GMAT. Practicing quizzes in a timed environment helped me build stamina for the exam. The customization feature for quizzes allowed me to cement my weaker sections – especially in SC, where I was having quite some trouble handling Modifier questions. Also, the fundamental approach for SC – understanding meaning, CR – pre-thinking and RC- summarizing the passage before jumping onto questions, helped me solve questions in a structured and confident way.

But undoubtedly the best part of e-GMAT is the LMP program which pairs you with a mentor who supports you to build a roadmap by analyzing your test results. I was lucky to work with Aakash, who was very supportive and always available to help solve any difficulties I had in planning the study schedule. Being a full time professional, it is easy to get derailed from the actual schedule but thanks to the mentor-based approach, I was able to stay focused and complete the course modules and quizzes on time. Whenever my scores could not hit the target, Aakash always made a point to provide me with reference lectures to work on my skills. The study plans also took into consideration my time commitment and were flexible enough to allow time for revision and analysis.

To give a bit more context, I had used a self-study approach in the first attempt and scored a 710 (V36, Q50). Quant was relatively a strong area for me but I had no clue where it was going wrong in Verbal. Hence, I decided to give e-GMAT a try. I had roughly a month to practice and solved all the Verbal modules. But I somehow managed to score only a 700. Maybe it was the pressure or just a bad day. I had planned to apply in R2 and gave the second attempt around mid-Oct. But scoring only 700, I was hopeless about applying to any of the target schools I had in mind. However just to get a hang of the application process I decided to apply to one school and when the bulk of the application was over, I still had around 2 – 3 weeks left on my hands. I decided to give GMAT one more try after getting some encouragement from my mentor at e-GMAT. He assured me that I had all the skills necessary and only needed to work on giving the test with a calm mind. For the 2 weeks, he prepared a fine-tuned plan targeted specially at my weak points, accommodating the time constraint I had due to my job and the application. Third time was a charm and I got through scoring a 750.

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Strengths:

Well structured and easy to follow modules. Excellent for someone who is starting the GMAT prep from scratch.

Would make the product better:

Total no of Sigma x mocks could be increased.

I started my GMAT journey with e-GMAT on 15th March 2022. I came to know about e-GMAT through my friends who were also preparing for GMAT. Before joining e-GMAT, I reviewed other courses and found that e-GMAT is less expensive and has delivered better result than other courses available online. I decided to use a trial version of e-GMAT just to be sure of my decision. One thing that stood out for me in the trial version was how both quant and verbal concepts are taught from scratch. I was fully satisfied with what I saw in the trial version and decided to go for e-GMAT course.
Here is my detailed review of both Verbal and Quant course:
Verbal:
Like a typical Indian engineer’s verbal ability, my verbal ability was very poor from the beginning. I knew that I had to work both hard and smart to get a good score in verbal. e-GMAT provided me a perfect platform for just that.
Regarding sentence correction (SC), every concept, starting from verb to modifiers and idioms, was taught from the scratch in e-GMAT. These concepts were also taught in structured format through well -explained videos. After each and every concept, there is an evaluation test based on that concept to test your skill on the concept. Each and every question in the evaluation test is very well explained through videos or written analysis by Subject Matter Expert (SME). This helped in clearing a lot of doubts regarding SC. Also, e-GMAT focuses on meaning-based approach in SC. This approach increased my accuracy significantly and reduced my time for answering questions as I was able to eliminate the answers based on meaning of questions.
After one is done with SC, there are cementing quizzes, which tests your knowledge on the the concepts learned in the SC. These are medium and hard difficulty level quizzes. e-GMAT, through videos, guides the students on how to effectively use these cementing quizzes without exhausting question bank. e-GMAT also guides a student on how to maintain error logs. Remember, it is important one maintains an error log as it helps in identifying the weakness and strength.
Talking about CR and RC, both are also taught from the very basic. In CR, pre thinking approach is used for solving questions. This approach saved a lot of time and improved my accuracy significantly. All type of questions, from assumption to boldface, are explained in detail and in a structured format in e-GMAT by SME. For me, improving my CR skills did a lot of wonders. Once my CR skills improved, I observed that my RC skills were also improving as I was able to understand the RC questions easily and eliminate the wrong choices easily.
Each of CR and RC is followed by cementing quizzes, which helps in strengthening the base and building your confidence on your own verbal abilities.
I highly recommend the verbal course to someone who wants to score more than 700 in GMAT with a good verbal score
Quant:
As I am from engineering background, I was confident in my quant abilities. e-GMAT took my quant abilities to next level in a very short amount of time. e-GMAT has interesting feature called PACE engine. This feature enables one to customize the course and saves a lot of time. In my case, I was able to cover the entire quant course in half the time because of this feature. Each and every concept is taught from very basic and gradually difficulty level increases. Generally, quant questions in e-GMAT are of higher difficulty level as compared to official GMAT. Students who do well in e-GMAT quant course will have no problem in answering quant questions in official GMAT exams.
If one wants to score equal to or more than Q49 in official GMAT, I highly recommend the e-GMAT quant course.
Sigma X Mocks:
Once, I was done with my quant and verbal course, I started giving Sigma mocks. These mocks are adaptive and pretty close to official GMAT. ESR + analysis feature allows you to identify weakness and strength in different quant and verbal section. These mocks are an effective way to track your progress and learn about the improvement areas during the preparation.
I recommend that you take full advantage of the Sigma-X mock tests if you have subscribed to the e-GMAT way.
Overall, my experience with the course was excellent and I highly recommend it to someone who is starting from the scratch.

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Strengths:

Well-structured courses, interactive modules, easy-to-digest concepts and explanations, massive question banks, intelligent algorithms, realistic mock exams, and support from E-GMAT experts.

Would make the product better:

None. I was highly satisfied with the E-GMAT products and services.

Hi everyone. I'm Jab from Thailand. I went through up and down and up again throughout my GMAT journey. And I have a lot to share with you today, hoping that none of you will make the same mistake I did.

It began in 2019 when I followed my friend to take my first GMAT exam. I went straight to the exam without preparation because I was confident that I could make it through quickly. Needless to say, it went horribly wrong. I severely underestimated the exam, thinking it was similar to SAT.

After online research and discussions with my friends, I realized that I need professional support tutoring services, but I need to stay in my full-time employment. An online tutoring platform like E-GMAT became my most reasonable option.

E-GMAT has one of the most structured and rich GMAT preparation contents. It's arguably more impressive than the official GMAT prep. They have personalized study plans, intelligent algorithms, giant question banks, and detailed explanations for any answer you may want. The contents are arranged in perfect order, making them easy to follow and digest. They have a realistic quiz engine and mock exam to sharpen your examination skill. My first mistake was that I utilized none of them efficiently.

At that time, I was invested in my full-time job and couldn't prepare for extra hours to study GMAT diligently. I thought that by practicing the exercise as much as I could, I could go on just fine without sticking to the plan. After all, the quantitative and verbal sessions were at the first-year college level, right? Thinking that I could apply my previous lessons in college to answer the official GMAT questions was a mistake, and it cost me greatly. My second test a few months later went as terribly as my first. Something has to change.

I decided to prepare GMAT by taking a two-month leave, so I could entirely focus on it. I sailed through half of the question bank and wrote notes on all the topics I got wrong. I also checked out some of the OG questions in the GMAT Club. I even organized a study group with my friends so that I left no stone unturned. My confidence improved when I saw my mock exam score improve to the mid-600 level. My third exam was a disappointment, still. The stress kept me from thinking critically. The average time spent was nowhere close to my practice time. Poor stress management was my second mistake.

My time was running out, and I was out of the idea of doing it alone. So I seek professional advice by emailing the E-GMAT strategy Expert team. I thought they would mock my insignificant score, so I was skeptical. But they were accommodating. First, they analyzed my performance and revision activities from the E-GMAT account, then created a personalized improvement plan tailored to the time I had left. I remembered telling them I had four months to get from 630 to ~700 level in a predictable manner. Our goal was clear, and we went on the spartan mode.

At this stage, the essential point is my own diligence. If the execution were lacking, the plan would have failed regardless. I steeled myself and disappeared from social media. I first revised my mistake by looking at the practice quiz and fixing weak parts instead of going through everything. Then came the cementing quiz and strategic review. I cannot stress enough how vital these two activities were because only by focusing on solidifying your conceptual gap would I then be able to say that I can do it confidently.

Following the plan we set up diligently was not only helpful in aceing the GMAT exam but also calmed down my nerve when I walked into the actual exam room. This time, I felt I had done everything I could and managed my stress well. The result was far better than I had hoped.

I improved by 60 points from 630 (V31, Q46) to 690 (V40, Q44) just because I let go of my arrogance and studied diligently. I trusted that the E-GMAT team knew the proper method and followed their guide. The journey could have been shorter and more manageable.

If I could turn back time and give myself some advice, I would say...
Plan your study in a structured and actionable manner. Refrain from trying to brute force your way through.
Stress clouds your judgment. It would be best if you learned to manage it well.
If you ever feel stuck, seek advice from experts. You would be surprised at how willing they are to guide you.

And if you don't know where to start, I highly recommend contacting E-GMAT team.

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Strengths:

1. Course content:
Verbal: Extensive yet crisp
Quant: Precisely what is required- not more/not less

2. Cementing Process:
If followed correctly, there is no surprise if one excels at ability building

3. Support from Mentors:
If you know what to ask with proper rational, you will get precise guidance for way forward. Quick response from mentors as well as in forum where we can ask doubts pertaining to specific questions

4. Sigma Mock analysis:
Once you finish any mock as guided by mentors, you will get in dept personalized test review. The review is crisp, insightful, and full of self reflection points.

Would make the product better:

If anything, there is one point that can be improved. When I review any quiz in Scholaranium, I can straight away see the correct and/or incorrect answer choices. It is okay if I am reviewing the test just after completing it. However, if I am reviewing during revision or after some time, it would be great if I can only see the answer choices without the correct or incorrect answer choice. Adding a button such as “show answer” to unravel the correct answer choice can provide one an opportunity to recollect the thought process that one may have utilised while attempting the question without getting biased about correct and/or incorrect answer choice. It would have increased my error log quality, I believe.

Instead of writing review, I reckon that writing my journey will make more sense to get the idea about the course. I am a non native English speaker, and my schooling was in vernacular language. So, my verbal section required special attention.

It was my second e-GMAT subscription. My first subscription was purchased in July 2020. To be honest, I completely ruined that subscription by randomly going through the course and by not following strategic cementing process. I assumed that going through the course would be sufficient to get a reasonably good score. I ended up scoring a 590 (Q49 V21) in December 2020.

My learning from the whole experience was that GMAT is not the test of concept but rather it is the test of reasoning and processing. If the concepts are not commissioned with proper process, they are of no use as far as GMAT is concerned.
I enrolled for the second time in June 2022. This time I was clear for at least what not to do. This time I followed the guidelines by the course and the mentors from the beginning to the end before adding my rational to a particular topic/section. Earlier I used to challenge the thought process that is being taught in the course by contending that the “eGMAT process following algorithm” takes longer than my method. Doing so hindered my learning in the previous attempt.

Preparation beginning:
Attempted a sigma X mock. Assessed my ground level. Prepared a PSP - an overall outlook of how long should it take to reach test readiness.
2. I started with Verbal and then moved to Quant. (Reason: I am better at quant than at Verbal. Building ability takes time. It is a good idea to give yourself sufficient time to make the process application your second nature before taking GMAT)

For Verbal:
Master Comprehension >> SC >> CR >> RC
Meaning based approach in SC and Pre-thinking method in CR are game changer. If followed the process in right way, majority of the questions can be solved with relative ease. However, it is not easy to get acquainted to these process if you cut the corners at understanding level.
First, I finished all the course content and made proper notes in such a way that if I want to refer to a particular topic after a few time I can go back quickly and connect with that topic.
Finished cementing stage for each subsection as instructed in “Yes loop algorithm” of Cementing Process. Moved to next step after validating progress from the mentors.
After Cementing, I followed instruction of Abha/Akash (Mentors) for Test readiness stage.
Mentors actively asked me to revise the older learning along with learning new things. The idea is not to lose on what we have earlier gained.
Prepared an extensive error log as instructed by Mentors.

For Quant:

PACE is a beautifully crafted Quant course. The concept and process diagnostics in the beginning of the section gave me a fair idea about how prepared I am and where should I focus particularly. It saved me a lot of time. I finished the quant course in 16 days with full time job.
It teaches how to decode the question statement to understand what exactly is asked. It has helped me in understanding complex problems with relative ease.
It is a myth that e-GMAT quant is tougher than the actual quant that is being tested in GMAT. Sometimes, the question statement length is overwhelming in cementing state. However, the requirement is to score 5-6 question correct out of 10 such question. In sigma X mock, medium and hard questions are perfectly balanced and are of similar spectrum of what GMAT tests.

Overall:
The cementing stage is, I believe, the most important tool to increase our basic abilities. Mentors repeatedly state the same, and now I understand the reason behind it. Once I finished stage 2 cementing stage, I asked all my process related doubts to the mentors in form of long extensive emails, and all my queries were addressed by Abha/Akash/e-GMAT team. In the last 3 weeks of my GMAT test, I informed the mentors about my calendar and my commitments. Abha/Akash/Mentors gave me a proper plan to follow for test readiness and Mock schedule. There were times when I felt low, and these mentor made sure I don’t lose faith in myself.

I scored 680 in my last sigmaX mock and 700 & 720 in my official GMAT mocks. As far as I could understand, Official GMAT mocks did not feel like an adaptive test. On the other hand, Sigma X mocks are actually adaptive. Increased difficulty level question on the later stage of the test is quite challenging under timed environment. I scored a 680 (Q49 V34) in actual GMAT, and I felt quite similar to Sigma X mock experience. I am in the process in deciding whether to re attempt GMAT or not.

Overall, it was a good learning experience. If I compare my current work emails with my earlier emails, I see a vast difference in the way I write and in the way I read anything. It will not be exaggeration if I claim that eGMAT approach has not just increased the test taking ability but also increased the overall reasoning ability.

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