I am a non-native speaker and frankly speaking I was terrified about the verbal section of GMAT when I started prep for the first time. Moreover, I am not an avid reader of books or magazines which adds up to it. I actually found about eGMAT through an advertisement on facebook, for a free webminar on a quant topic. When I took the webminar the next hour I decided to go with eGMAT for my prep although I knew nothing about the verbal course. However, I unknowingly made the right decision or rather the best decision by purchasing the entire course and not just quant online.
eGMAT verbal online is THE BEST resource anyone can ever get for his/her GMAT prep. The course has not only helped me in acing the GMAT but also helped me in improving my writing skills and comprehending skills. The eGMAT courses doesn't teach you tips, tricks or shortcuts. Concept, concept and concept is all that matters. When you know the core of the concept and can understand what the test maker is trying to examine you in, getting a good verbal score is a piece of cake and eGMAT helps you in going to that level.
Weirdly, while going through the eGMAT verbal course I never felt like I am learning something extraordinary or something out of the box. The instructors make tough things look so simple that when you answer 700+ level questions you still donot feel that you ate answering a high level question. This helped me a lot in building up my confidence.
The primary concepts such as prethinking, etc. which are mastered through the eGMAT course are the key for a good verbal score. I can go on and on about my experience with the course and the words won't be enough. You'll have to experience it yourself and trust me this would be one decision you'd never regret in your lifetime.

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Let me keep this review neat , crisp and straight to the point. I am an Indian engineer and yes the stereotype is true. I am good at quant. I have always been topping my math classes from childhood. Hence, I started my GMAT prep considering I need no support from any external resources. But obviously I was wrong. I was falling in the test makers traps again and again. It was then when I realised a professional classes for GMAT prep.
I went through many online and offline options, but one day I came across an advertisement for a free webminar on GMAT number properties by eGMAT. I have attended the webminar and the next half an hour I purchased the entire course. I style of learning I experienced in eGMAT is phenomenal.
eGMAT courses donot teach you tips, tricks or shortcuts. With tips, tricks or shortcuts you'll only reach probably a Q48 and not a Q51. The courses teach you the simplest ways of understanding and tackling a quant question. No shortcuts whatsoever. This made it easier for me.
For example, since I am good at math , whenever I see a DS question I start solving it immediately and it is when I went through eGMAT course I understood wch questions are not supposed to be solved. Similarly for equation based questions, I never knew I could keep the variables till the end without substituting to make the problem simpler, or where to stop your calculation and move on to options. eGMAT had the most effective instructors and amazingly crafted videos which are suitable for students of any educational background.

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EGMAT has a systematic approach to teach the concepts, to provide basic application question and then to provide advance practice question. This helped to learn and improve my accuracy. The audio visual aids helped me remember concepts .The Scholaranium is a perfect tool to provide the GMAT exam experience Moreover, it also helped me to look at the areas where I needed improvement .The different approaches to algebra and the concepts of P&C has made it easier for me to understand .
I am planning to take GMAT in a month and I highly recommend it to everyone that e-gmat quant's structured approach is going to help you increase your score .

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I originally signed up for e-GMAT primarily for the SC course based on its reputation for having great SC concepts, but I ended up finding out that the other two courses were equally as helpful. The pre-quizzes before each concept gave me a good indication of how prepared I was for each concept, but I discovered that the concept files provided very good explanations of the fundamental rules of grammar and sentence construction. The quizzes at the end of each concept file allowed me to test and solidify my understanding of the lessons I had just completed. 

I found the Manhattan Prep SC to provide me a solid foundation, but the e-GMAT course solidified the concepts and provided with different tricks and shortcuts that other courses did not fully implement.

Although the SC course was my main reason for signing up, I ended up trying out the CR portion as well since I had also used the PowerScore CR Bible, but I kept struggling in applying certain concepts properly.

I scored relatively lower on most CR quizzes for quite some time, but the pre-thinking concept as well as the concept on identifying the conclusions allowed me to focus on the important portions were most assumptions come from. Once you patiently apply pre-thinking steps avoid rushing through each questions, you can answer solutions accurately and quickly, allowing you to spend more time on RC passages, which can take up most of your time. 

I originally was scoring in the low 30s despite having studied Manhattan SC and PowerScore CR, but the concepts and strategies from e-GMAT helped me identify wrong questions quickly to find the correct answer and my scored have increased up to low 40s.

I strongly advise going through the concept files multiple times even if you score highly since certain concepts are tougher to master and you may forget how to apply them since they are not naturally engrained in your mindset.

I recommend going through the concepts in order especially the CR portion since it is important to master identifying conclusions to be able to infer, and it is important to learn inference questions to allow you to pre-think for assumptions.

Although it is recommended to skip certain answer explanations if you got them right, I highly recommend going through the explanations that e-GMAT provides since most of the times many questions can have multiple assumptions you don't necessarily notice or you may have gotten a question right by chance and not by proper techniques.

I also think going through the CR portion before the RC portion helps since many RC questions are based on inference and assumptions skills that you can master in the CR portion.

Make sure to use both the Scholaranium and the OG questions to test out your skills since both these sources provide the most similar types of questions that you will see on the real test.

I strongly recommend signing up for e-GMAT since many courses have good material and provide you with most of the information the GMAT tests, but e-GMAT Verbal shows you the best way to answer questions efficiently. I will be taking the GMAT once again in April and will post my results from results..

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I had taken the GMAT for the first time in September 2017. After having prepared for 3 months incessantly with a demanding job in Private Equity, i was scoring a modest 690 on my mock tests. I come from a convent school and have decent command over English language. Thus, I primarily studied from the Manhattan series (which is regarded as the holy bible for Verbal and thought that would be enough to crack the Verbal section. Being an engineer, Quant was never a struggle for me and i was scoring a consistent Q49 on my mock tests. This was going to be my first attempt and i was confident that i could get a decent score with this level of preparation. However, the GMAT taught me a lesson and showed how much i underestimated the test and especially the verbal section.
I scored a mere 640 on the actual exam and realized just how different the Verbal section was from what i had been practicing during my mocks. The GMAT tests very specific skills for the Verbal section. The meaning is of essence and not just the Grammar. I had focused only on the grammar rules during my preparation. At the same time i realised that the course material i used for practicing the Verbal section was far from what the actual questions were on the GMAT.
I was extremely confused about my strategy for prparation for the next attempt. More so because i had exhausted all the material - Kaplan, Veritas, Manhattan, OGs, in my previous preparation. This is when my friend recommended e-GMAT to me and i cant thank him enough. e-GMAT gave me a structure approach to tackling the Verbal section. Kudos to their support team for being so prompt and from the time i made my purchase they have been extremely helpful in guiding me through my preparation. Not only is the course content exhaustive, the approach to teaching the videos is simple yet detailed. The feature i love the most apart from the scholaranium of course, is the detailed explanation of each question and the trailing QandA. Reviewing the trailing QandA helped me understand what are the areas where one can go wrong and how to avoid those. Also, having answered GMAT once, i am now certain that e-GMAT's verbal section comes closest to the type of questions on actual test and difficulty level of the Verbal section.
I have been now getting a consistent 39-40 on my Verbal in mock tests. My next attempt is scheduled in June 2018 and i am hopeful that i can make it to my desired score this time around with the help of e-GMAT.

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First of all i would like to congratulate all the educators of e-gmat that they are teaching the students and guiding them to right path.
Egmat properly guide students who really need to learn from scratch.
As always said nobody can reach everest in one day or ROME was not build in one day.
This course gradually builds your concepts and convert your weak points to strong points.
How this works?
First the conceptional video will help you to learn the basics and then you have to take the practice quiz (which is MUST to hone your quant skill). this quiz will build you more confident in applying concepts.
As we know GMAT is NOT A MUGGING exam. Its not that you learn the formula and start hitting the questions.
But, you should have solid understanding for the applications of the concepts that are mentioned in GMAT syllabus.
After this quiz , you will have chance to practice OG questions under time bound conditions. this will help you to be more self-assured. After that you can take assessment quiz which will tell you where you stand overall.
This part is my fav as this helps me a lot in knowing my weak and strong points. The Quant Online is not a course meant to be just get done with. It is designed in a way to make sure that you remember the concepts for times to come. I have been able to complete the course and during my practice sessions, keeping a score stable.
Even if you have any doubts , just go through forum or write your query. believe me they revert you within 48 hours. it means each student for them is valuable and paying close attention to his/her queries.

HATS OFF to team to have such a unique and best software that precisely measures your skills.

The questions that this team builds seems more related to Official questions that helps you more to be ease with application of process.
the best part of course is animation videos that doesn't make you feel bore. Moreover, if you are night owl and after work you are tired, i seriously suggest this course as it builds interest and makes you less sleepy in solving questions late night :).

Last but not least,Scholaranium will help you gauge precisely the areas of strengths and weaknesses and that too at a comminuted level. Because of this, you will know precisely where to focus your efforts on in the days leading up to the test.
in addition to perfect Scholaranium , Looking forward for CAT quizes also under this course soon :)

Pick up the tab in building these concepts with reference to right kind of practice material from the OG and Quant Review (stick to the official material). And get ready for D-DAY.

Special thanks for quant team for making me equanimous in solving hard questions with such a fantabulous course.

ALL THE BEST E-GMAT TEAM.
My wishes are with you and keep growing ........... :)

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I was lacking in a suitable strategy . I was following raw methods . For sentence correction , I never understood the meaning of the sentence. With the 3 step strategy of egmat I could comfortably solve tough questions in decent time . How ever , there. was some problem with the videos and I had to oft en reload . Interactive questions helped to learn concepts effectively. Initially I took lot of time in learning the strategy . As I moved to the sectional tests , I started gaining momentum . Don’t concentrate on timing in the beginning . All concepts were not videos and few were in the form of articles

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If you have a day job and you’re working 5 days a week and you want to crack GMAT so badly in a go, the eGMAT online course is exactly what you need. Currently, I am preparing for my second GMAT as my first one didn’t go as planned. It was all Self-study with assistance from online videos from different sources and of course, OG’s. But for the second attempt, I really wanted to do it differently and avoid the same mistakes that I did before. I was looking for one course that would help me develop a methodical and structural approach to solve any GMAT problems and also help manage time in this busy schedule of mine.

After doing a lot of research myself, reading online reviews, I enrolled in eGMAT Quant Online Course. The eGMAT Quant course is a very well-designed and elegantly presented prep tool. After eGMAT’s latest enhancement, the look and feel is top-notch. It is so easy to navigate and everything is self-explanatory. The biggest advantage for Working Professionals like me is that it lets you study at your own pace.

The Quant Online course has everything that you need to ace GMAT Quant section. It helps you develop a Study plan depending on your target score and also it comes with an online tool to help you realize your sectional abilities. This is actually very cool! The Course is categorized into 5 sub-sections: Number Properties, Algebra, Geometry, Word Problems and Advanced Topics. Each sub-section has a lot of content and study material along with a lot of Practice and Application Files. After eGMAT’s latest enhancement, the course also includes problems from OG 2017 and 2018. This is saving me a lot of time.

The Scholaranium is where you can take customized quizzes and also test your individual section abilities. This is really helping me to identify my strong and weak areas and focus more on the weaker sections. This is a great tool and the way it considers the candidate's performance and does all the planning for the candidate is a big help. It is easy-to-use, versatile and flexible.

The Course is definitely a Confidence booster! It’s been few weeks since I started my prep using this course and I feel so good about it. I am confident that I will be able to hit Q50 mark this time. It was Q47 in my first attempt.

I would strongly recommend eGMAT online courses (both Verbal and Quant). The program is interactive and focuses on your weaknesses, with plenty of exercises and a full explanation on why each of the answers is wrong or correct. You get to learn many time-saving tips and techniques. The Support team is very helpful and excellent in responding to any queries.

Don’t ponder over. Trust eGMAT and go with it. Good Luck.

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I have joined e-gmat Verbal on-line after reading many reviews with positive feedback about it. I have used both the on-line course and also scholaranium practice tool for verbal. Although I am still in the process for re-taking the exam I already can provide some insights about how the scholaranium tool is robust. The tool has the followings benefits:
1- It is close to GMAT question type to great extent,
2- It has the option of customizing practice to certain verbal areas to focus on weakness areas
3- It provides great analytics about your weakness, strengths
4- The e-gmat staff are great, they provide answer to any clarification, also the already existing feedback under each question is already helpful.
Overall a great tool, and can be enough as practice tool beside OG books practice questions.

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I took the Verbal Online Prep, in Aug 2017 when I was restarting my preparation for the GMAT. The Verbal Course is phenomenal and truly helps a non-native English speaker understand the core rules of spoken and written English. The course is very well structured and divided into easy-to-do sections. I took up the Gmat preparation after 5 years in service and the course got me up to speed with the format of the GMAT, the structure of the questions and the quickest methods to solve SC/CR and RC questions. In the next couple of sections, I will explain what worked for me in the Verbal Online Prep

Verbal-Online

Background
I am an engineer with an Oil and Gas E&P Company in India and I have been working since 2012. As with any regular engineer in my country, I was pretty decent on my Quant and average on my Verbal. Since I manage operations in my company, my work is pretty dynamic and I spend anywhere close 9-10 hours a day working, sometimes even on weekends. I started my GMAT preparation back in Nov 2015 but achieved my desired results Jan 2018. Over the years I sampled almost all the test prep products in the Market and I can safely say that the E-GMAT course is the best strategy and test prep course on the market.

Before I started with the E-GMAT. I had tried Classroom Coaching, which I never felt was as helpful as the E-GMAT course. After realising that my classroom prep was insufficient, I started doing self-study. The highest score that I got on Verbal was a V34. However, I was always aiming > V40 score on the GMAT. By July 2017, I had given multiple GMAT attempts and was out of ideas as to how to increase my score. A friend introduced me to the E-GMAT Verbal Prep. Since the test prep module was online, I was skeptical whether I would be able to clarify my doubts on the E-GMAT platform because the online course follows a fixed structure. I thought I would miss the attempt to speak to someone and get my doubts clarified. However, my skepticism was unfounded. The E-GMAT answer forums are a Gold-mine of information and there were days when I just went thru the Forum to understand how people think about, how do they deconstruct the questions.

Course Structure
The Course Structure is very straightforward. You start off with the Strategy and the Master Comprehension Module. Both these modules are essential to kick-start your preparation. The Strategy Module will help you prepare a strategy to get to your desired score. The Master-Comprehension Module was an eye-opener. The Module introduces the meaning based approach and gives you a complete low-down on how to effectively apply the meaning based approach.
After going thru the basic modules, the real action starts on the individual section modules. The Section modules are fun and I gleaned a lot of information, ideas and methods to solve the Verbal Questions. Mind you, by this time I had already given the GMAT thrice and I thought I already knew quite a lot about verbal section on the GMAT. The E-GMAT Verbal Online Prep changed that notion. Daily I was learning about new things that I had not read and found during my self-preparation.

Course Concepts

The course breaks down tough concepts into easy to understand videos and slides. Before starting the course, I knew I had trouble with SC and RC. The SC course started with the meaning based-approach to solve the questions and the approach was carried on to CR and RC question solving as well. All the 3 sections are nicely done and they give you a feel of complete control of the Verbal Section. One of the best things about each of the sections is that each section starts from the basics and then keeps building up towards tougher questions. Further, the concepts that you learn in SC are useful for both CR and RC.

Scholaranium

Scholaranium is the best tool for analysis and rectification. The Verbal online Scholaranium is quite detailed and really gives you an idea about your weaknesses and helps you prepare by practising more questions of a certain type. The scholaranium has the option of letting you choose between Easy, Medium, Hard questions. The Easy, Medium and Hard Categories are true representations of the Questions on the GMAT. The hard questions of all the 3 sections are fantastic. For the attempt in which I scored 740 (Q49/V41), I figured thru scholaranium that even though I was doing the questions correctly, but I was taking a lot more time to do the questions. My timing was way above the "takt" time and this timing issue was causing me all sorts of problems on the real test. Once I figured out in which sections I had the worst timings, I started to work on the questions selectively and kept on improving my timings. Another benefit of the platform is that it provides detailed solutions with a great forum discussion topic and an ability to bookmark and review the questions.

Verbal Workshops
The Verbal workshops are tests conducted by the E-Gmat team. These tests give you a detailed feedback on your strengths and weaknesses. This is a must-try for anyone who is looking to improve his/her score. In my first attempt I got a score ~ 69 percent in the Verbal Workshop and in my Final attempt I got a score ~ 89 %. Once I checked the scores, I knew I was ready for the real test.

Overall, I wholeheartedly recommend the course to students. The course is flexible enough to adapt the different requirements and will truly help you understand the areas of improvement. The course is really great for new test-takers as well as seasoned test-takers.

For further details on my experience of testing multiple time on the GMAT you could also read my debrief at https://gmatclub.com/forum/a-lifetime-journey-gmat-259969.html

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