I took my first attempt at GMAT in 2016 when I could score only 670 after 3 months of preparation. This year I wanted to get a really good score with the help of a proper guidance, and I decided to go for eGMAT. I knew about eGMAT from my own research but I got convinced to take this course once I got recommendations from a couple of my friends.

The experience with eGMAT has been really great. Starting from the foundation course in both verbal and quant section to the advanced topics, they have captured every topic in a very detailed and structured manner. I personally needed a lot of improvement in the verbal section and I absolutely loved the way the verbal course is crafted, and the way they have created strategies to solve each SC, CR and RC question along with their subsections is amazing. They also make sure that they provide enough practice questions for these strategies so that we eventually get used to them and start using them subconsciously going-forward. The quant section is also pretty well structured, with enough practice questions for both PS and DS. I needed improvement primarily in the DS section and the strategy they offer for it is foolproof if applied correctly.

The two best things about eGMAT apart from the course is the analytics section and the personal coaching. The analytics sections provides all the details of each subsection and gives us a better view to select specific questions based on our performance in these subsections, so that we can target our weak areas and not just keep practising question from our strong areas.
The personal coaching came into picture after my second attempt at GMAT when I scored a 710. Payal personally reached out to me after analysing my performance on eGMAT and convinced me to take another attempt at it to get a better score. This time she helped me connect with one of their consultants, Rashmi who talked to me regularly to plan my next steps within the month, focusing specifically on my weak areas. She kept me pushing and motivated throughout the journey and it felt really good to know that the counsellors in eGMAT are very much invested in our journey to make sure we reach our target.

Even though I scored a 710 in my official GMAT, the scores in my eGMAT and OG mocks ranged between 730 to 780, and this exemplifies the kind of impact this course has on me, irrespective of my final score which could be because of my unfortunate luck on that day.

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My GMAT prep started sometime around Nov ‘21. I gave a mock and scored 670 (Q47V35) which I knew was nowhere close to the target score which I had in mind.
So, I immediately got to work and diligently started preparing everyday for a couple of hours in the morning before I began office work. I started with practicing questions from OG and would select 20 questions each from quant and verbal and test myself in a timed environment. My quant accuracy was good and I gradually got better with time. With Verbal my accuracy was poor and more importantly, I had huge conceptual gaps.

So I decided to start learning verbal concepts and since I tend to do better with video based learning, I started looking for an online course to help me with this. I enrolled in eGMAT based on a recommendation from a friend and because I was impressed with a lot of their answers on GMATClub. What I liked about their answers was the fact that they followed a structured approach for solving SC questions wherein, the first emphasis was on meaning followed by litmus testing the sentence against a fixed set of grammar rules. I found this quite effective because I felt this method was easy to replicate on the exam and left very little to chance.

After completing the course, my verbal score improved to V38 but it was still far from my target verbal score of V42. It was quite puzzling for me because I was solving questions every day but my score wasn’t improving. I reached out to eGMAT for help and they responded to me and gave me a customized plan which targeted my conceptual gaps and addressed issues in my approach. In a very short amount of time(2 weeks), my verbal score jumped from V38 to V42. I booked a test and scored 740(Q49V42).

Here is a list of things which I did that helped me immensely in acing the GMAT.
SC and CR: Knowing the grammatical concepts that the GMAT tests on is crucial. You can learn these concepts from a good test prep provider like eGMAT. Once you master these concepts, start practicing questions everyday in a timed environment and make sure you spend a good amount of time on questions which you failed to answer correctly. Be honest with yourself and introspect on why you got it wrong. Identify whether it is a conceptual gap, time issue, or anything else you might have faced. Once you identify your problem, take corrective actions to fix your mistakes. Making mistakes in GMAT is fine but making the same mistake twice is unacceptable. For CR, what really helped me was pre thinking. It is a practice where you read the question stem and try to prethink the answer that could answer the question. This was helpful to me because it eliminates the need to evaluate and introspect every option in depth because once you’ve prethought the answer, all you need to do is mark the answer choice that is closest to your pre thought assumption.

RC: Being a lifelong reader, I thought RC would be a piece of cake to me. I couldn’t be more wrong. Casual readers tend to skim through content a lot but skimming equals death in the GMAT. You have to understand every sentence clearly before moving on to the next sentence. The two things to always keep in mind when you read a sentence are a. What does this sentence mean? b. What value does this sentence add to the passage as a whole? This can be a bit time taking in the beginning, but with practice it will become second nature and your RC accuracy will soar.

General tips:
Error log: I solved nearly 600 questions before reaching out to eGMAT for help. I solved only 150 questions when working under their tutelage. I’ve learned more from solving those 150 questions than I did from the 600 questions I solved earlier. The differentiating factor was an error log. If you make an error log and regularly refer back to your notes, you’ll make a lot more incremental progress than you would if you simply solved questions without introspection. Quality matters more than quantity when practicing.
Read: Spend at least 15 minutes a day reading good quality content on the internet (The Economist, FT, etc.). Imagine that you are going to be questioned on the essays that you’re reading. Doing this improve your reading comprehension and will work wonders in RC and CR
Use analytics to track performance: eGMAT offers Scholaranium which is an excellent tool that contains 100s of good quality questions and amazing analytical tools to track your performance. You can very easily track your performance and check your accuracy and pace w.r.t topic, difficulty and section. I earlier did this in Excel when I was practicing from OG but it can be quite time taking and having the analytical tools in Scholarinium saved me a lot of time.
Mocks: Take mocks periodically to track your performance. While practicing quizzes regularly helps in improving accuracy and conceptual gaps, mocks help you in learning time management, train your brain to stay active for long hours and help you stay in touch with GMAT’s adaptive algorithm. I did 5 mocks in Scholarinium and I felt that the scoring and quality of questions were quite similar to the actual test.
Stay calm: It is good to push yourself to the limits of your capability but don’t let this affect your mental wellbeing. In the end, GMAT is just an exam. If you crack it, good, if not, life goes on. No big deal.

Happy Learning!

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I started my gmat preparation by solving questions from the official guide and from GMAT club . The questions were very useful for practice but the often contrasting views on a topic on the common forum caused confusion in understanding of concepts.To avoid this confusion, I decided to enroll for an online course which would help me be clear with different concepts. After some search on the web and speaking with some friends I decided to enroll for the egmat online course for 2 months.

Over the 2 months I accessed only the verbal section and mainly SC and RC as these two topics were my weak areas. The course on both these topics was highly structured and detailed. The practice questions at the end of each concept helped me gain a better understanding of each concept.

The course on SC helped me understand all the different grammer rules. After completing the course I could see significant improvements in topics such as modifiers, parallelism and comparisons. The course also gave a thorough demonstration of the method to be used to arrive at the correct answer while solving questions. This structured methodology was of great help in answering questions on the actual exam.

The course on RC, as the SC course was also very detailed and structured. The reading strategies provided were very useful in understanding how to gain proper understanding of any passage in minimum time. The insights provided on the way to approach a main point and inference question were very useful in solving questions and helped me increase my accuracy in these questions.

Post completion of the theory I began solving questions on the scholaranium section of the course. During this phase I solved a lot of questions through the cementing quizzes on each of the 3 verbal topics. The scholaranium provided me access to lot of questions where I could apply the concepts learned during the course. In addition to providing questions, the detailed solutions of the questions also helped me improve my question solving ability. After I solved some questions on the cementing quizzes I moved to giving the movk tests. Initially I struggled to solve the questions within the stipulated time as I was taking time to adjust to applying a different process of question solving. However, as I kept practicing questions I became better and was able to solve the questions within the stipulated time with a good accuracy. Consequently, my mock score also increased upto 740. Another good feature of the scholaranium was the fact that question used to get added after completion of a mock test. This ensured that I always had sufficient questions for practice. Also the analytics section in the scholaronium section helped me understand my accuracy in different type of questions and gave me an understanding on the topics on which I was supposed to work.

After i felt confident to give the gmat I booked a slot for the exam. I ended up getting a score of 760 with a 41 in the verbal section. The egmat course on SC and RC played an important role in helping me achieve this score.

Overall I would recommend the egmat verbal course for anyone looking for a structured and detailed way of learning. An important point in getting maximum advantage from the course is consistent practive. Consistent practice is very important if one has to gain expertise in solving questions.

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E-Gmat provides the most exhaustive test prep material in the whole industry and I have seen the prep material of Magoosh and Gmat Whiz as well. The quality of course material whether it be of verbal or of quant is excellent and the Scholaranium is a real gold mine. The only thing missing is personalisation. I might not have gotten a great score out of it but I would really recommend it to everyone out there if they really want to gain fundamentals on how to ace GMAT. Their strategy and lectures on algebra are extremely helpful and thus you can absolutely trust on e-gmat for your GMAT prep journey.

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In my first year of undergrad, it was as I was searching for information about what the gmat as an exam entailed, that I stumbled upon a comprehensive explanation of the same on the first website that I clicked.
The egmat website.
The blog post there offered an extremely thorough, easy to understand overview of the exam and its sections, what a percentile score really meant, and why the gmat as an exam might be right for you.
The clarity provided through this post was what I would say, solidified my desire to attempt the exam and piqued my interest in learning more about what egmat as a platform had to offer regarding the same.

The very next day, as I went through the free modules offered, I marveled at how easily a concept such as ' +ing- modifiers' that i had struggled to retain post my elementary school days, was one that I was able to understand through the concept file illustrations and then apply almost immediately after being taught the concept, in an interactive application file quiz.

That very evening, I booked a free strategy consultation with one of their experts and was introduced to Vaibhav, who helped me chart out my gmat goals, taking into consideration my time commitments and strengths and urged me to avail their free sigma x mock test to have a better understanding of where it is that I stood, not just in terms of my cumulative quant and verbal ability, but also in terms of my sectional ability in each of the subsections under verbal and quant.

The fact that egmat offers a sigma x mock test that uses analytics to provide the following information to *everyone* for free is almost akin to a godsend, and I can tell you with complete certainty, that attempting that mock test regardless of where it is that you are at your gmat prep journey or how it is that you are prepping , will be a game changer for you.

What set egmat apart for me was the transparency with which every step of the process was detailed.
The meticulous 3 step approach that is explained to you, the personalised study plan that is offered, that takes into consideration your strengths, commitments and goals, the access to a student forum that allows you to see other queries posted on a topic, ask your own, with the guarantee of receiving a response within 24 hours, and the active involvement of a team of strategy experts that are there for you at every step of the way, were all attributes that I was made aware of on that very first day itself, and is what motivated me to purchase the course.

On my very first mock test, i scored a 520 ( 26th percentile; Q31 , V31) and the analytics for the same was what was used by the egmat testprep company to help chart out an action plan that was tailored specifically for me.

By the end of my gmat journey, what i had achieved was a 220 point improvement from my intial score , with my final score of 740 ( 97th percentile ; Q47, V45).


Below, i shall enumerate some of the reasons why EGMAT 'works' :

1. They do not promise you instant miracles. Instead, you are guaranteed 'improvement' over a period of time, provided you follow the plan charted out for you.
I was given reasonable targets at different stages of my gmat journey - to grow from 520 to 570 , 570 to 620, 620 to 650, 650 to 680, 680 to 710, and then 710 to 740+.

2. Stage 1 of each module entails a diagnostic quiz for you to figure out where it is you stand, and on the basis of your performance on that, through the PACE feature of the course, you are told which module files you must work on and what you can skip, effectively saving you time during your prep.

3. Each concept file within a module is followed by a timed test that replicates an online mini exam. So, even for 5 questions, you are given a test that is timed for say 15 minutes, I.e, the amount of time they find you should ideally take to solve those questions.
In addition to this, there are also untimed process and application learning files, where you can take your time solving one question, before being shown a video solution of the same that maps out the process skills to be used and breaks down the steps to solving that question.
Since several of the questions on learning files of this kind are usually gmat style questions of medium-hard difficulty , the approach followed to teach you how to solve these questions is very effective in cementing the method in your mind.

4. SUPPORT + VALIDATION. The gmat journey can often be a lonely one. The impact of the lows felt may sometimes erode one's confidence , and the lack of check-ins at regular intervals may just adversely affect the 'accountability' you may take in your learning process.
Egmat recognises this, and thus, makes it a point to validate not just the final score, but also the effort you put along the way at every level in your journey.
Emails that celebrate your performance on the final application/ practice quizzes of each module are sent when you score greater than 85 percent on them and they serve to affirm to you that you're on the right track in your journey.
In addition to this , the support team of strategy experts are just an email away, there for you to reach out to when things 'Do Not Go According To Plan'. They are quick in their responses, efficient in their communication, and possess the right balance of empathy and firmness as they chart out improvement plans for you.
My strategy expert Harsha was someone i sent extremely lengthy emails too, detailing not just my progress on good days but also the sheer panic i felt when things didn't go according to plan. At one point in time, i think i even sent him my timetable for the day, asking him how i could rework it better! Strategy experts like Harsha, I found, went above and beyond in the role they played - doubling as progress trackers, motivators, problem solvers, and even life coaches!
In addition to this, my subscription, which was set to expire on the 26th of June, was extended free of charge until the 1st of july (the date of my gmat) so I could access the resources and produce optimized results on my final exam.
All of this is indeed something that I will always be indebted to egmat for.

5. Cementing
The cementing approach to strengthen your understanding of not just the concepts learned in stage 1 but also their application in all possible types of gmat style questions, is by far the most life changing aspect of this programme.
You are taught to identify several process skills like I.simplification, ii. Translation, iii. Consider constraints, iv. All cases and so on while learning a concept in stage 1. In stage 2, it is as you are giving your medium and hard level tests on their cementing platform called Scholaranium, that you are taught how to make an error log to efficiently identify your errors, record your learnings and create an effective review system that saves you time down the line in your final revision process.
The error log approach compels you to go beyond the traditional reasoning of a 'silly mistake' or ' took too much time' (in fact, egmat maintains fervently that there is no such thing as a silly mistake) for incorrect questions and delve deeper into which process skill you might have overlooked and pin point exactly which part of the application stage you may have faltered in.
The goal here is to change how you respond to errors - and to encourage you direct your focus from " what went wrong" to identifying " why it went wrong".
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call this the most 'crucial' takeaway for your gmat prep.
I can assure you that this cementing process, when done properly, is what takes your learning to the next level - gets you that 85th percentile and above accuracy and instills in you, unwavering belief in your ability to take on any question posed to yoy on the final day.


6. Other features like a focused approach to work on your TAKT time on questions where you exceed the time it should take to solve a particular question or topic, curated review lists for each test that highlight the questions you may have exceeded time for or rushed through in, with a threshold time offered as information to evaluate your performance against, the ability to bookmark questions so you can review them later by simply clicking on your user profile, and even a forum that allows you to review other student queries posted on a topic and ask your own, are also what sets egmat apart as the perfect learning platform for anyone looking to improve.

Looking back at my gmat journey, for all the learning curves that i did end up experiencing, for the bumps and stumbles, and even the things that I wished i'd done differently along the way, i know that the one decision that i can say with certainty that I will be eternally grateful for making, is choosing egmat.

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I purchased the e-GMAT course after getting a disappointing score in the verbal section of the first official mock test that I attempted before starting my prep for the GMAT exam.

Before giving the mock test, I was very confident with my fluency in English and expected to sail through the verbal section. However, after seeing the result, I realized that the scope of the verbal section in very different from the “Spoken English” that we Indians are accustomed to. I understood that in order to get a good score, I would need to develop a strategy to tackle each type of question in the verbal section. This is where e-GMAT was a game changer.

SC – The course helped me understand all the grammatical rules that constitute a correct sentence. However, what really helped me tackle tricky 700+ questions is the Meaning-Driven sentence analysis methodology that I learned from Payal. Understanding the intended meaning is paramount when it comes to selecting the correct option, especially in the case of tricky 700+ questions that offer multiple grammatically correct options.

CR – Pre-Thinking is crucial when it comes to tackling CR questions. It took me a lot less time to answer hard questions after I started using the Pre-thinking strategy. The main advantage of this approach is that you already know what to look for before even going through the options.

Scholaranium – I practiced a lot of questions on the Scholaranium. Both the verbal and quant sections really test your abilities. The folks at e-GMAT have done a great job at developing a verbal section that matches the official exam.

Highly recommend e-GMAT if you too are struggling with Verbal.

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e-GMAT is one of the best courses for Verbal, in general and SC, in particular out there. In my first attempt, I was completely clueless about the kind of rules that go into solving an SC question. It was only when I took the e-gmat course, the second time around, did I understand the nuances involved in solving an SC question. It covers almost everything that you can possibly be tested on. In fact, I was confidently able to answer all the SC questions that appeared on the main day.

The scholaranium is also a great platform to practice questions on. In fact, the e-gmat questions are really close in structure to the official questions, something that I found lacking in a few other GMAT courses. This really helps in building a strong base to answer questions on the main day.

If anyone is struggling with SC at the moment, I would definitely recommend taking up the e-gmat course.

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To prepare for the GMAT I knew that I had to focus on Verbal side, because my math was already strong. I used one of the already well-known platforms and prepared for about 6 weeks. I got a 700 Q49 and V35. After all that preparation my verbal was still weak, and I knew it because I wasn’t feeling confident when answering the questions. I started to explore other options, talking to friends and reading reviews. Many people pointed me out to E-GMAT, especially for the verbal section.
When I wrote to them describing my situation and my need to improve in Verbal, within a couple of hours someone wrote me back proposing to have a Zoom call, stating that I needed a specialized plan to achieve my target score. I was already overwhelmed; I was used to the typical bot e-mails from the other platforms that do nothing but get you on your nerves, because you know they ain’t made for you. After having the Zoom call with the E-GMAT expert, we looked at my ESR and went on with a specialized plan for me. I started right away with the SC module.
The SC module is the best course that I could find for GMAT…by FAR. It is so well designed to help you tackle SC questions. I barely made any mistakes after doing the course and was feeling 200% confident. The meaning approach method is the KEY. Meaning is everything in SC, I am telling you this from experience. On my first attempt, after reading option A, I went directly looking for splits; that is not the right way. If you get the meaning right, then the rest comes alone. Therefore, I was feeling ready to go for the GMAT again and starting taking mock exams that the platform offers you. Since I was still struggling with CR and RC, I wasn’t getting to my target score. It was there when Payal, co-founder of E-GMAT, wrote to me personally. She is so deeply committed with the students of E-GMAT that she does a routine audit of student progression. She noticed that though I was doing some things right, I wasn’t getting other things right and gave me specific instructions on how to proceed with my hyper-specific study plan. Payal then assigned me to Rida, one of the experts from E-GMAT. Rida really helped me plan everything. She gave me insights into my performances based on my Scholoranium performances. She continuously helped me create a plan to improve my weak areas until I was finally ready to move on. Overall, I had a wonderful experience with Rida and I would really recommend her.
I then continued with the CR course, and although it does not have many concepts to master, the pre-thinking approach used by E-GMAT really helped me master CR. It helped me understand the importance of classifying the arguments into conclusions and premises and pre-think all the possible approaches to work on it. I then finished the verbal section with the RC course, which is centered around really getting the meaning of the passage, by connecting sentences and inferring what the authors intends to say, emphasizing not to read fast or skip-read, but take your time to understand the passage. In the end, it takes you less time because you don’t have to come back to the passage for every question.
Finally, I would also give a 100% vow for the Scholaranium platform and question bank. It includes detailed analytics on sub-sections that make it so easy to identify your weak and strong areas. Scholaranium also includes 5 mocks, which are almost the same to the real exam (and I’ve tried many free mocks from different sources, all have flaws and do not resemble the real exam).
Summing up, having tried other platforms, E-GMAT is the very best among the market. If I were you, I wouldn’t doubt a second about choosing it, especially if you are struggling in Verbal.

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This review is only about the e-GMAT Verbal course. It is not a reflection of e-GMAT Quant whatsoever.

The e-GMAT Verbal course (especially SC and CR) is very comprehensive and very well planned. For someone like me who did not know where to start and how to proceed with learning, the course provided a very good structure which was easy to follow.

It seemed too tedious at times, but I trusted the hard work put in by the course creators and followed them diligently. It has everything, right from learning the basics to methods for problem-solving. There is a reason behind the extensive course and the taught methodologies. They make problem-solving intuitive and fast. I fully embraced the course and only slightly tweaked the taught methods to suit my style.

After completing the course, one moves on to Cementing Quizzes which establish test readiness. There is even a thorough process prescribed to approach these quizzes. Following this method completely was also very crucial. The ‘Scholaranium’ not only provided loads of questions to practise but also helped in reviewing progress and highlighting areas to improve.

I maintained a detailed Error Log as recommended. It seemed like a waste of time at first glance but was very important in providing focus and direction to my preparation.

The advice to write down a summary for each paragraph in RC was very helpful. The Scholaranium was also very useful for practising RC passages.

e-GMAT was a major reason behind my 99th percentile in SC and 91st percentile in CR. Thank you e-GMAT.

P.S.: I additionally solved all the questions in the GMAT Official Guide at least once. That also had a big role to play in my score.

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Hey,
Since this platform Gmat Club has been super beneficial to me while preparing for GMAT, it is only justified to share my journey! I hope this adds value to your journey for GMAT prep.
I am currently a final year student pursuing Computer Science and Engineering! I mention this fact as it was super hectic to manage uni and prepare for the exam at the same time. Nevertheless, it is indeed possible. During my first month of prep, I revised the basic concepts of Mathematics. It was not very hard for me as I had covered almost all the topics in high school. Also, engineering kept me in touch with mathematics!
For reference, I covered the Veritas Course Books for mathematics. By the end of the month, I easily scored around 49-50 on Quant. Verbal on the other hand was dicey for me. I had covered Manhattan course books as well as veritas and those helped a lay a strong foundation with grammatical rules and made me familiar with the question types. Unfortunately, my verbal score had a wide range, from 37/38 on a good day to 32/23 on a bad one. My confidence skyrocketed on one day and dropped on the other. It was only then that I started looking for a good verbal course. Reading the reviews on GMAT Club Forum, I thought to go with E-GMAT as it had good reviews and a 2-month flexible period, which was right what I needed. I had planned to give my GMAT in the month of March-April, but it got dragged to May due to my fluctuating verbal score.
Hands down, e-GMAT was what I needed to give me that push!
To describe e-GMAT, it had a three-step learning process.
1. Learning the concepts (Foundation Videos) Pre-thinking is a major learning concept that helped me get through the Verbal section easily.
2. Cementing ( Applying the concepts learned in the concept videos to real GMAT-like questions ). Honestly, it takes you from a beginner to an expert in that particular section. The solutions are well detailed and explained. So the major learning happens here. It was at this stage that I maintained an error log to understand and analyze the errors I was committing over and again.

3. Quizzes - A mix of questions from various blocks!
For my nerdy friends, here are statistics of Verbal: Verbal Prep

1. Completed MC, SC, CR, and RC courses

2. Solved 536 verbal questions during cementing and test readiness phases
▪ You solved 100 questions in SC – 75 for cementing and 25 for
improvement of your accuracy SC to 70%
▪ You solved over 86 CR questions – over 50 for cementing 36 for
improvement of your accuracy in CR to 60%
▪ Solved 78 RC questions in the cementing phase and improvement
phase
▪ Solved over 70 questions in the test readiness phase
▪ Reattempted close to 126 questions across all the sub-sections

3. Demonstrated excellence in SC as indicated by 70% accuracy in hard
questions and proficiency in CR and RC as indicated by > 60% accuracy in
hard questions

Finally, there was the last mile program which is offered by e-Gmat, in which I was contacted by E-Gmat mentors for personal guidance on how to navigate and follow the course better tailored to my needs.
Overall, it was a fantastic experience with the course. I was confident of my score based on the last three mocks I gave on the platform. I ended up scoring a 41 on verbal, and 51 on quant! An overall score of 760!

PS: If you are looking to improve your verbal, you need to check out the e-GMAT course! Depending on your time and need, you can choose either a 2-month course or a 6-month course!

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