I discovered e-gmat through GMAT Club.

During April 2020, I took about 7-8 free tests (2 tests every weekend) from various portals and scored between 580-640. Then I decided that if I wanted to improve my score, I needed to get serious and commit my time for a solid preparation. After using the free trial from e-gmat for about a month, I registered for its full online course during the first week of May 2020.

Meanwhile, I had been reading/watching several success and failure stories on the GMAT Club’s forum. The last time I gave any “competitive exam” was over 10 years ago and I was running low on confidence and high on insecurity of failing to score above 700 in the first attempt.

I studied about 3-5 hrs every day and completed the verbal and the quant section within 3 weeks. On May 20, I took my second Sigma-Mock test and scored 740. I was happy with the progress and continued to practice questions in Scholaranium. However, after 2 weeks, I took the 3rd Sigma test and managed to score only 690. This got me worried and for the first time I contacted e-gmat. They responded quickly and told me how to use Scholarinium efficiently for better results.

Ten days later, I gave the 4th test and scored 700. I had solved almost all the questions in Scholarinium and even after over a month of preparation, I felt stuck. I wrote to e-gmat again and they gave me the much-needed encouragement to keep practicing. They told me that if I could score 700 in their tests, I could comfortably score above 700 in the final exam.

I realized that I was good with my concepts but I would usually experience a fatigue midway during the verbal section. The first time I scored 740 in the practice test, I answered the Verbal section first and then Quant. But because of the new rules of GMAT Online, I had to take Quant first and then Verbal. This resulted in me making mistakes in the Verbal section. Sometimes, I would mess up SC and then sometimes CR. I needed something to do to improve my consistency.

6 weeks into the preparation, I started solving GMAT OG questions through e-gmat. I felt that I needed more practice sitting for 3 hrs and giving the exam in one go. So, I bought a 7-test package from Veritas and 4 tests from official GMAT website. For the next 2 weeks, I took practice tests almost every day. Though my results did not improve a lot, since the score moved between 690-730, it definitely improved my test taking stamina.

Finally, I gave my final Sigma mock test on June 22 and scored 760. After 7-8 weeks of preparation and taking over 25 practice tests, I felt I was ready and booked the exam on 2nd July.

Everything was going well but when the examiner was about to release the exam, my laptop screen froze. I got a call from GMAT but my phone was in the other room and I couldn’t receive it. I restarted my laptop and did the whole verification process again. Finally, after 20 mins delay, I started the exam. I was really pissed at my luck and was definitely not in an “ideal” state to give the exam. But somehow, all my practice paid off. All I remember is that I had a sharp focus and I was in “the zone”. I finished the exam but I was so focused that I didn’t realize if it went good or bad. I felt that I gave my best and was satisfied with the effort.

After 19 days of delay, I received the score in the morning. During the whole preparation phase, my target was 740 and sometimes I would dare and dream of scoring 760. But when I saw 770 on the screen, it was something unexpected. I thanked God and went out for a morning walk.

I would like to thank e-gmat for their support and their excellent study material. I was good in Quant but e-gmat made it possible for me to consistently score Q50 in the practice tests and the final exam. I was not too good with the Verbal section. I would score around V27-28 for the first month of my prep. I struggled with SC the most but e-gmat’s SC study material is amazing. After going through their material, I improved enough to love solving SC questions. CR was the hardest for me to improve. Even until the final exam, I was not feeling too good about CR. E-gmat talks about “pre-thinking” to solve CR questions, but honestly, it never clicked for me until the very end. 3-4 days before the final exam, I went through all the practice tests that I had taken and that is when it all came together. I started seeing a pattern with CR questions. I did not practice much for RC. Overall, e-gmat has an excellent collection of quality questions and if one takes time to practice all of them, I am confident that one can face GMAT questions better.

Once again, I would like to thank e-gmat and I would recommend e-gmat to anyone looking for a good preparation course. They have easy to understand study material and they make it very easy to follow your progress. They are quick to respond to your query. Once I did not agree with their solution for a CR question and I wrote them a little angry post about how their “pre-thinking” was kinda BS and it only worked if you already knew the answer (I guess I was not in a good mood after failing to get any right answers that evening). The last post on that question was made over a year ago and I was not expecting any reply to a rather rude post. But to my surprise and delight, I got a response the next day and it was very helpful.

Finally, I would like to conclude by saying that GMAT is an interesting exam. It doesn’t take a lot of book-knowledge to score over 740. A few wrong answers can make a difference between a 770 and a 700. One needs to have complete focus and composure during the final exam and it can be achieved through honest practice and a little bit of faith.

Faith is a powerful tool that can get you through anything. Keep faith and trust God.

This week I received the admission letter from my desired MS Finance program and I feel happy. I have much more to talk about but for now I will end here. Maybe next year when I start my studies, I will revisit this post and write about the importance of faith when preparing for GMAT!

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After spending 3 months completing a big-name prep company’s online course, I scored 660 (Q47 V35 IR6) in my first GMAT attempt. Disappointed but not disheartened, I knew I need to level up my game, but how? I remembered what Albert Einstein once said, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." I decided to find a new approach to GMAT preparation.

e-GMAT first caught my eyes through its helpful articles and thoughtful solutions posted on the GMAT Club. After signing up, I was impressed by two things:
【1. Its systematic problem-solving approach, which is thoroughly explained in its engaging video content】
Right off the bat, the Master Comprehension course taught me how to read and understand GMAT passages more effectively, a foundation necessary to succeed in not only RC, but also SC and RC. Its meaning-based SC approach was a game changer for me: I’m no longer held hostage by countless grammar rules and obscure idioms—meaning-based approach did wonders for me, allowing me to achieve a 96%ile score in the SC sub-section (as per the ESR of my second GMAT attempt, in which I got a 720). RC was my weakest spot, but e-GMAT’s pre-thinking helped me gain the clarity of mind needed to excel in seemly convoluted questions, achieving an 88%ile score in the RC sub-section.
【2. Its data-driven exam prep process, which is embedded in each element of its course】
From working with machine learning (ML) models at work, I came to appreciate the beautiful God-given human brain and its powerful neural networks that can brilliantly learn, an ability that distinguishes us from other species. A ML model’s job is to teach a machine to discern patterns in a massive amount of data; however, not all ML algorithms are created equal—some are more effective than others in generalizing (i.e., predicting/scoring with new data). The best algorithms tend to be the ones that have rapid “feedback loops” to help the models incrementally improve.
Rapid feedback loops and incremental improvement are exactly what e-GMAT team has built. From the quizzes integrated in lectures, Scholaranium practice platform, and analytics-packed Sigma-X Mock Exams, e-GMAT provides tremendous amount of quantitative feedback to help learners know how well they are internalizing the concepts, so they can improve before moving onto another sub-section or concept. If this is not a beautifully efficient learning process, what is?

After relearning GMAT with e-GMAT for 3 months and one week before my 2nd attempt, I got an email saying I was selected to partake in the e-GMAT Mentorship Program (still a myth to me how they select students to join this unadvertised program? Does anyone know? I’m curious.). Although I got the invitation one week before my exam, I figured to give it a try since it’s a complimentary service. I thought there isn’t much I could do at this point, but my mentor, DJ, proved me wrong.

Although working from a different time zone and already had a packed calendar, DJ went out of his way to meet with me outside his normal working hours. He thoroughly analyzed my mock exam results and provided me with a 4-day game plan with daily action items, which was designed to help me strengthen my weak areas (timing and knowledge gaps in certain sub-sections). DJ’s encouragement also provided me with a boost of confidence before I stepped into the testing center.

Four days later, I scored 720 (Q47 V42 IR4) on 12/3, a big improvement from my previous 660 received on 7/14, but I know I could do better as I’ve scored 740 & 750 in my recent mock exams. I shared with DJ that I hope to give it another shot to achieve my full potential. DJ gladly offered to analyze my ESR and create a 2-week game plan to help me achieve my goal.

I’m grateful to have received help from e-GMAT experts such as DJ. I'm excited and looking forward to meeting him on Sunday to go over his assessment and my 15-day plan. Onward and forward—the journey continues.


【12/23/2020 Update】 I gave GMAT another shot early this week and felt very grateful to have received a 740 (Q49 V41 IR8) this time. In the last two weeks of my prep, I did three things in e-GMAT that really helped:
1) e-GMAT’s Scholaranium custom quizzes (daily) and Sigma-X Mock Exams (2) to practice applying concepts on a timely manner;
2) e-GMAT’s Quant 2.0 (https://e-gmat.com/blogs/gmat-quant-preparation/), a new course recently released. Although only had time to complete ¾ of the new Number Property module, I really liked it. I appreciated how each concept in the module starts with a diagnostic quiz, result of which is used to recommend a learning path unique to the student. Additionally, I was very happy to see that the process skills, such as Consider All Cases and Apply Constraints, are being explicitly taught and tested in the new Quant 2.0 course. e-GMAT's structured approach helped me to make a significant breakthrough in Verbal, so I wish I had access to this new course since Day 1—I probably would have scored higher in Quant.
3) e-GMAT’s IR module, an area I didn’t pay much attention last time, so I quickly went over the key lessons to learn the more efficient process to tackle IR questions.

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My journey with egmat started at the end of October when I had been waitlisted in 2 of my dream schools, and I knew that there was 1 factor in my application that I can change - the GMAT score. Needless to mention, I was already aware of the great work e-gmat had been doing, because I had attended a few of their webinars, and found them very conducive.
The numero uno step was to deduce the right strategy. Because I was already at a 730, getting into the top 1 percent required me to be cognizant of my exact strengths and weaknesses. One call with the e-GMAT GMAT strategist and I was all set. The sigma-x mocks do a wonderful job in simulating the exact areas where you lagged behind, the areas where you spent more amount of time than you should have. And all of these analytics helped me form a base plan to achieve a minimum of 20 point increase in my score within 30 days.
The concept files of Quant and Verbal are amazing, extremely detailed and helped me identify the areas where I wasn't sure of my concepts. The scholaranium is huge, vast and has a number of filters that delve deep into sub-sections and difficulty levels, and allows us to practise exactly the problems that we significantly are weak at. Doubt clearances are all round the clock, and the solutions are extremely detailed.
Overall, the best value for money, and I highly recommend the course to every test taker who wishes to ace the GMAT.

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After having bought another GMAT prep course material and not making much progress, at a serendipitous turn, i came across an e-GMAT webinar and related registration details on the Internet. I was intrigued by the great number of success stories of the course students. The focus of the webinar i attended was critical reasoning, my weakest verbal subsection. I learned about a pre-thinking, a real game-changer and was able to solve 700+ questions. I was seduced and decided to buy the course.
SC was my strongest subsection, i started at the 66th percentile, but i needed a more focused approach, not splits. As a non native speaker, i was able to improve to the 96th percentile on SC on exam day, by using the meaning approach, another competitive advantage of e-GMAT.
My final results were V40 Q48.
The laser-focused approach of the e-GMAT course is a great one. I received a great support from the whole team ( email replies within 12 hours, timing management strategies).

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I had taken the GMAT twice, with both of them resulting in below par scores. I had used other methods for preparation on both these attempts. In my third attempt I decided to use the e-gmat course as it was suggested to me by my colleagues.
The egmat course was very helpful in securing a decent score. The verbal section was excellent; it provided specific methods to attempt different sections. My weak point was CR, and the pre thinking method really helped me crack it. Apart from this, schoranium from egmat had gmat like questions that were really challenging and helped with my overall thought process.
For quants, more than the questions that egmat had, it was the free access that they provided for the gmat club tests that was instrumental in me achieving Q49. Scholaranium questions seemed a bit tougher and solving them equipped me with a calmer mindset while solving actual gmat questions.
Lastly the five mock tests were really helpful in estimating my level of preparedness. The score that I got from the mock test was what I got in the actual GMAT tests.
I strongly recommend taking the egmat course especially if you are a non native english speaker looking to improve verbal as the methods are easily understandable and the quizzes will help you put them into practice.

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e-GMAT has helped me immensely in achieving a great score in GMAT exam. I showed an improvement of 190 points from my initial GMAT Prep exam in which I scored 510. e-GMAT has helped me in the following ways:-

1) The Concept Files of SC, CR, RC and Quant course helped me to develop a deep understanding of the verbal and quant concepts and the Application and Practice files helped me to hone those concepts.

2) The scholaranium, with its vast question pool and analytics system, helped me to improve on my timing while attempting the questions and enabled me to identify and learn from my mistakes.

3) The Sigma X mocks are very close to the actual GMAT exam and are a very good source of practice in the actual exam environment.

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I had a reasonable amount of time before my GMAT (online). I looked through a lot of reviews for the various online courses/books people use for my preparation. To gain a little more perspective, I gave some mock exams at e-GMAT, GMAT Club, ExpertsGlobal and Jamboree. I found eGMAT test solutions to be the most insightful. The Sigma-X mocks gave a clearer idea of my strengths and weaknesses. I scored 640 (Q50, V28). I decided to buy the verbal+quant package (which cost me around $350). Since my Quant scores were consistently in the 49-51 range, I allocated more time to Verbal. I completed the theory from in the eGMAT modules, which was interspersed with application quizzes. As completed each subsection (order being RC, CR, SC), I gave some ability and custom quizzes with 700+ questions to hone these skills. I gave two more Sigma-X mocks and saw decent improvement (one after completing RC, one after CR). I completed all the quizzes in the Quant section and brushed up the theory only if I scored below 80th percentile in that topic. These performance markers were great to judge my progress. The theory videos gave a clear and concise explanation with a focus on mastering the basics first. The various quizzes required me to perform repeated application of those concepts in order to gain speed. In my final Sigma-X mocks I scored 750, and 720 which shows their accuracy in predicting the score of aspirants. I would recommend their course (bundled with 5 mocks) to anyone who is looking to improve their GMAT score.

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Hi Reader,

I took the e-gmat course and found it to be extremely helpful for my gmat preparation. I first took the verbal course and then took the quant course as well. E-gmat's structured approach really helped me a lot.
1) Scholaranium: I found scholaranium and the data analytics behind it quite useful. The ability and custom quizes were quite useful in addressing the gaps in my preparation
2) Theory / Modules: I also found the modules, practice and concept quizes quite useful they helped me build a good understanding of the subject and have a strucutred approach. Sentence correction was particularly useful. Also, the ability to refer back to the modules as and when needed further helped in my practise.
3) I think e-gmat is a very good course, good value for money and the e-gmat team is always quite supportive. After my first attempt their team personally evaluated my ESR and then provided me with a strategy to improve my score. Overall I recommend e-gmat course without any reservations.

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An exam in which the abundance of resources and lack of clarity regarding the syllabus often confuses the aspirants about their study plan, EGMAT becomes the perfect guide. Not only is the course very well structured, but is also crafted precisely for GMAT. While my overall experience with the course was phenomenal, the Verbal section in particular exceeded my expectations. On top of that, the course has a very quick response time (within 24 hours) to any of your queries. The live sessions offer an ever better insight into the hurdles that the test makers throw at the test takers, further making the GMAT journey even simpler for its students.

To sum up the pros:
1. Well structured;
2. Detailed and exhaustive;
3. Affordable;
4. Quick response

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I might fail to keep this short because I really want everyone to know how great a job has eGMAT done. I have tried a lot of platforms to prepare for GMAT.

1.eGMAT is different in the sense that it understands the process better than anyone else. It is difficult to excel in GMAT based on intuition, eGMAT builds a whole narrative to help you approach a problem. Right from how to read a sentence to help effectively attain a step by step process to actually arrive at the right answer and reject all others on the strong ground.

2. eGMAT has done an excellent job in that their special scholarium portal not only focusses on the questions answered incorrectly but also why one spent those extra seconds even if they answered it correctly. It is a rigorous process that ultimately leads you to solve any question in a structured manner and eliminate the answer choices. 

3. The analytics is massive, you will know exactly where you need to focus and there will be a personalized email to follow these 2-3 steps to get a stronghold in your weaker sections.

4. The mock tests are beautiful. They are probably the closest to the actual GMAT.

In all, it is a brilliant package especially for people who struggle in Verbal. eGMAT's Verbal Section, Scholarium, and the Mock test series are hands down the best in the businesses out there. 

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