During my prep, I was looking for personalized support along with great learning material. eGMAT had both!

eGMAT is known for their learning material, one of the reasons why I signed up with them. Their GMAT 2-month intensive course is very well crafted and has detailed solutions. They have a vast database of 800+ questions in each of the Verbal and Quant courses. I used to struggle a lot with timing and eGMAT's Test Readiness Quizzes really helped me mimic the sectional and full-length tests.

eGMAT also offers personalized support under their Last Mile Program. This is something that isn't heavily publicized by them. eGMAT selects few students who show promise based on their Sigma X Mock scores and provides them with personalized support at no additional cost. I had the pleasure of having two mentors as a part of the program - Atreya and Rida. While Atreya helped me with the initial steps of my preparation, Rida supported me during the last leg. She offered detailed videos to my doubts, created hyper-specific study plans based on my needs, and was very accessible during the course of my preparation. She is also really fun to talk to and had a lot of experience to share since she also had appeared for the GMAT and so understood the complete process in and out.

Overall, I would highly recommend e-GMAT to anyone who wishes to jump right into preparation and not waste any time searching for the 'right' resources.

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Spoiler : Just take the subscription !!!

Background:
My first dig at the GMAT exam was an e-gmat mock (sigma-X) where I scored a 600 (Q46, V26).

I moved onto OG, concept books, etc. and could see myself enhancing my knowledge significantly in SC and CR. I saw the improvement in my GMATPrep mock attempts too, wherein I scored ranges between 700 and 740 consistently.

Looking at the mock scores, I was certain that I was empowered with the skills needed to clear the 700-mark. I unfortunately couldn’t cross the barrier in the 1st attempt. Due to my higher mock scores in GMATPrep, I was certain that there was nothing wrong with my preparation methods and perhaps it was a one-off scenario. But, after analyzing the ESR of my 2nd failed attempt and noticing a below average performance across the whole of verbal section, I realized that there definitely were conceptual gaps which I’d needed to cover up.

E-GMAT:
Based on recommendations of my friends, I quickly moved onto e-gmat. The first thing one could notice immediately is how comprehensive the course is. As suggested in the course, I started off with SC -> CR -> RC.

SC modules are definitely the beast in the course. They are elaborately explained using really simple terms such as verb-ing, verb-ed etc. instead of terms such as gerunds, transitive verbs, etc. For somebody who isn’t a grammarian, these usages are alone a massive time saver. Probably the biggest eye opener for me was focusing on the meaning of the sentence and making sure that the sentence made sense rather than just relying on grammar rules to solve the questions. Towards the end of my preparation, I could easily spot the correct answer choice within a couple of seconds and was hardly stuck between two answer choices, simply because of relying on the meaning-based approach. My simplest recommendation to everyone would be not to follow any form of shortcuts to solve SC questions. I have experimented such strategies in my attempts, and found failure for most parts. There is absolutely no point saving time when you can’t get the question right.

The most critical aspect of CR was the art of pre-thinking. Going through the range of answers in the mind is exactly what saves one from selecting the incorrect answer choices. A tough but effective strategy, pre-thinking has been taught exhaustively throughout the CR course. I had reached a stage where I didn’t even need to go through all the options during my final attempt - the moment the correct option came up, I was confident it was the right one! That’s the power of pre-thinking. I also tried out PowerScore CR Bible, although the contents are pretty much in similar lines as in e-gmat’s CR course.

RC course is great for someone trying it out for the 1st time. I had gone through a very similar process of understanding main theme of passage and watching out for the transition/key words (but, however, nevertheless, etc.) to solve the passages effectively during CAT prep. One aspect that I did notice across my attempts (GMAT exam and GMATprep mocks) was that the passages were seldom difficult to comprehend. It’s perhaps the exam pressure at times that might get to us, but one calm and well-paced reading is enough to nail the RC questions that follow the passage. Sufficient practice would enable you to easily identify what the “well-paced” definition might look like for you.

During my 1st GMAT attempt I had scored a Q49 in quants, a score that sounded great since it was just 2 points below the maximum (51). However, only when I looked at the percentile column next to the scorecard, did I realize that it was a 74th percentile, making me feel that I need to up my ante in quants too. I had relied on my CAT material for majority of the preparations for Quants, but used e-GMAT’s quant time and again to fine tune my skills in topics I wasn’t completely comfortable with such as number systems and modulus (algebra). The structure of the course was well laid out wherein I needed to just do the concepts I was not familiar with, and the algorithm did well to identify such areas and helped me speed up my quant prep significantly.

Over time, I kept taking up sectional tests in verbal and quant repeatedly to figure out patterns in my mistakes and took actions to correct them.

The support provided through emails, general queries, etc. was great too. I was once asked to use the error-log for my verbal section and noticed that there were many aspects of analysis which I had missed out on. While I didn’t maintain an error log throughout my preparation, my analysis methodology changed and I could see myself doing more than simply going through the solutions of the questions.

Scholoronium provided me a massive question bank and was more than sufficient in terms of quantity to help solve a variety of quality questions. The most impressive part of scholoronium was its detailed explanation. I had spent a significantly longer duration analyzing my attempts in scholoronium compared to my attempts on any other platform.

I would definitely recommend e-gmat based on my experience.

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I started my GMAT journey by going through the Official Guide and rummaging through GMAT content on the Internet. I watched many videos online and read countless articles and blog posts to learn more about the exam structure, what resources are necessary and how to approach the exam. This primary research informed me that going to a local GMAT prep provider or trying to do this on my own probably would not be good. So, I searched for online GMAT prep providers who could help me through the process of tackling the GMAT and came across a webinar hosted by Rajat from E-GMAT on Critical Reasoning. It was the first time I was introduced to the idea of ''pre-thinking''. I went through some of the SC videos that one can access for free - I was hooked. I then proceeded to buy the entire E-GMAT course.

I first sat for a Sigma X mock (E-GMAT's own set of mock exams) to assess where I stand and what areas I need to improve. I scored a 580 (Q41, V29) and contacted the E-GMAT strategy team to provide me with a plan moving forward. The E-GMAT course also has a neat feature that allows you to personalize your study based on your target score, hours you can put in each weekday/weekend, and when you wish to sit for the exam. I sat down with Dhruv over a Zoom call to discuss my Sigma X mock, and after the call received an email with clear guidelines on what to do next in my preparation. The Master Comprehension course provided a solid introduction to the Verbal section. At the same time, the cementing quizzes that I took after completing SC, CR, and RC helped me identify problem areas.

The modules that helped me the most were the Sentence Correction and Critical Reasoning modules and Quant 2.0. The ''meaning-based approach'' helped me understand SC questions more clearly and look beyond grammatical errors - this helped me solve 700-level questions more confidently. I initially struggled to understand the nuances in CR questions. However, as I understood "Pre-thinking'' and tried to implement it in questions, I got a good grasp on more challenging CR questions.

Quant 2.0 covers every Quant topic and sub-section with great depth. The focus is on learning the process skills to help you solve GMAT questions. A diagnostic quiz at the start of each module assesses your initial ability. In addition, every part of the E-GMAT learning module (both Quant and Verbal) is now equipped with P.A.C.E (Personalized, Adaptive, Course Engine) that allows you to skip portions of each module based on your score in the diagnostic quiz. This feature can save students time that they can use elsewhere.

Scholaranium 2.0 is where you go from learning to implementation. It is a robust platform that provides you with hundreds of questions in each section. In addition, you get access to a whole range of data analytics on Scholaranium 2.0 - you can pinpoint weak areas, time taken on questions, and what level (easy/medium/hard) questions you are struggling on. You can also take customized quizzes based on your preferences. The question bank in Scholaranium has more than enough questions to provide you with solid preparation. I found the Quant Scholaranium questions more challenging than OG questions or the actual exam, which helps you prepare better when you sit for the GMAT. In addition, the detailed explanations provided after each question and the query threads where students can clear any doubts help you get a clear understanding.

While the GMATPrep mocks are the closest thing to the actual exam in terms of algorithm and difficulty level, they do not provide detailed feedback on your mock performance. What is the point of sitting for mocks if you cannot understand where you are lacking, right? This is where Sigma-X mocks help you with a complete debrief of your performance. The time taken on each question, performance on each sub-section, and detailed explanations are provided for each question. As you get closer to the actual exam, the scores on your Sigma-X mock will reflect your actual score. My scores on the Sigma-X mocks were within 20 points of my final score.

Finally, I would like to talk about how I went from scoring around 700 on my 2nd/3rd Sigma-X mocks to scoring 740 on the actual exam. After I scored a 710 on my 3rd Sigma-X mock, I reached out to the E-GMAT strategy team as I did not know what else I could possibly do to improve. I also had two and a half weeks left before my exam. The Strategy team informed me about the Last Mile Pledge program at E-GMAT. The Last Mile Pledge initiative provides students with a mentor who guides them through the final stages of preparation and a holistic plan leading up to the exam. I got in touch with Rida, who sat down on a call with me and patiently listened to all my concerns. She then shared a hyper-specific plan with personalized videos that catered to my weak points. She pointed out that I did not take enough cementing quizzes or quizzes that mimicked each section of the exam (31 Verbal/36 quant question quizzes). I took her feedback on board and stayed in touch over the next two weeks as she continued to share more plans with me to improve in problem areas.

Rida's best piece of advice was not to take too many mock exams. Many people on online forums suggest taking as many mocks as possible. However, I believe it is better to take fewer mocks and focus on the problems you are making rather than keep taking one after the other - something that I learned from Rida. I took just six mocks leading up to the exam, and I felt it was adequate. I would like to thank Rida for taking the time to listen to my endless questions, prepare a plan based on my performance in Scholaranium and Sigma-X mocks, and provide me with a clear path to getting a good score.

If you are reading this review and have made it this far, I would like to thank you for taking the time. If you are preparing for the GMAT, E-GMAT is the best support you can get out there. However, please do your own research before deciding since you will be investing a lot of time, money, and effort once you select a prep provider. Having said that, you cannot go wrong with E-GMAT.

The E-GMAT course and analytics are continuously improved, and more modules are added every few months. For example, the P.A.C.E feature was not there when I started the course but was later introduced. Overall, E-GMAT is one of the best GMAT prep providers, and my 160 point score improvement is a testament to their credentials!

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I would absolutely recommend this course to anyone out there to achieve their full potential for GMAT. The entire course is designed in very phased manner, and concepts are covered in a very detailed manner.

The full length tests are great practice for the actual exam, and very helpful for achieving exam day temperament. I think the Verbal chapters especially help in digging out the basics and were the reason for my robust verbal score.

Overall, the most easy to understand, well structured and effective course. Pace it to your liking, and ultimately you should achieve a great score. All the best!

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When i made my mind on taking GMAT test in early 2021, i started looking around for ways to study online. I read reviews of online programs on gmatclub, and what people said about e-GMAT's course content and approach struck a cord with me.

From my first encounter with types of skills and questions tested in GMAT, i understood well enough that i will be needing a tailored and 1 to 1 course that comes with a comprehensive plan and guide. There was no hesitation about choosing e-GMAT.

After i signed up and started my prep on e-GMAT's platform, i found it exceeding my expectations. The plan specifically tailored for my needs and weaknesses helped me navigate the course content and stay focused on study sessions.

For a student who is steeped in jumping to calculations right away without analyzing the problem at hand first, Payal's emphasis on learning the core process skills and not the sheer number of questions solved, have changed my entire outlook for taking a test such as GMAT. As analyzing, understanding and concluding whilst carrying out the solution was my modus operandi until now, deploying process skills first was an eye opener and habit changer. It was transformational.

I have previously studied and prepared for others tests. However, i have never encountered a course content that is broken down into easy-to-digest portions. Every practice question was followed by a detailed explanation and every explanation was demonstrating the actual "process skills" involved. Since i finished my bachelor's degree, my mind was a bit rusty about math, yet e-GMAT' step by step courses helped revive those forgotten concepts. (with the corresponding logic in real practice).

After any subject completion, there is a section (Scholaranium) that helps the learner cement and track his/her understanding and ability. It is not just solving question after question. I got to know the areas i was faltering with the help of data and statistics. (These very data and stats are indicating that i need to retake the test).

All these study sessions and preparation were taking place during the pandemic waves and quarantines. Yet i managed to brush up basic concepts and test taking skills without any added course related stress. All thanks to the support and good effort by e-GMAT team.

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Around 4-5 months back when I was considering to take the test, I approached quite a few people for their opinion on the test, and thus, I started researching about the different sections in GMAT, and what would the "Syllabus" and way of preparation for this test be. I talked to a few friends who had recently scored an amazing 730 or 760 with just a few months of preparation. So I had an Opinion that GMAT is a really easy test and as per their suggestions if I do the OG and some GMAT Club Questions I will be all set for a 700+ score in 2 months.

I would laugh hard at that thought even now. Not that it is unachievable, but that was definitely not the case with me. But there are no regrets except one, that I did not sign up for e-GMAT earlier than I did. I wasted around 2 months just solving questions and learning from singular topics in an unstructured way.

I’m enlisting a few interesting things from the e-GMAT pedagogy, which helped me increase my score from 540 in first mock to 710 in the actual exam:

1) Sigma X mocks helped me begin my learning journey by telling me the exact areas I should focus upon.

It provides you with tons of data and analytics, I guess even more than the official GMAT ESR which helps you analyse your ability and behaviour.

2) Direct guidance on mail and pre-recorded videos help you with a custom path. With every student starting from a different ability level, this becomes really important. For me this was the only reason I wasted the first 2 months, as I took guidance from people who had a higher ability or those who had prepared for CAT or similar exams.

3) Analytics in Verbal and Quant Scholaranium.
This is a pure blessing, as with every quiz you take, you can customize the type of questions (especially difficulty level - imp to judge current ability) and view your weak and strong areas in a really bifurcated manner.

And the guidance on mail which you receive from experts makes it truly BETTER THAN A PRIVATE TUTOR. Because these experts use such intensive data to analyse behaviour and use their experience to provide the exact way ahead. This was especially useful for a confused person like me.

4) Mixed way of visual learning.
Their interactive interface is the best I have ever seen. I tried quite a few free trials of others and the e-GMAT platform was the most engaging amongst all.

I needed this as I am a visual learner and engaging in non-GMAT style quizzes while learning made a major difference for me.

5) Individual attention.
While signing up, I was quite apprehensive of how will I be able to solve my personal doubts on an online platform. This was my first experience with online learning and I am way too careful in paying for online courses. But the support I got from e-GMAT was really helpful.

We have to mail our doubts to the experts which are then replied to within a day. They even have forums inside the e-GMAT portal (for each Module and Question !) which helps us research our question before posting it on mail.

In the beginning, I felt that mailing was too stretchy and tiring but I realised the beauty of structuring our thoughts on mail. In fact, this is even something that I am implementing in my office and my working style. Writing a structured mail allowed me to see my thoughts and half the doubts were cleared there and then. It was like writing a day journal.

6) The LEARNING PROCESS is seamless.
I studied a lot about HOW TO LEARN during my GMAT prep, and by the end of the prep I realised that e-GMAT had actually covered all the known methods and ways of learning through their course and their expert's suggestions.

Visual Learning, Timely repetition, motivating us for note-taking, Quizzes and summaries etc. So I was quite impressed by the behavioural science used while creating this platform and the course. Kudos to the creators.

And most interesting thing is that all this seems to backed up by data. Which makes these structural decisions of the platform even more reliable and trustworthy.

7) Speaking of data. Every question had a good amount of data behind it. Meaning I could judge my time average of answering the question as compared to others. And how the mean and median students performed on accuracy.

Each question had an elaborate explanation and a lucrative forum supporting it.

8) Structured approach towards Verbal. I was shocked to see how eGMAT tutors understood the psychology of a student and created the Verbal course.

They gave such a structure to approaching the Verbal section, which I am still in awe of how they creatively got it all together. So much data must have gone into the research to bring out a course that will suit all kinds of learners.

Lastly, looking back, I see this score jump from 540 to 710 and though I would even give the credit to the schedule changes I made, the learning habits I incorporated and the support I received from my family, I could not have gotten this result if it wasn't for the data-driven support from e-GMAT.

Ohh and a shoutout to DJ and Rida, the experts who were constantly and tirelessly answering my mails without judging or avoiding any silly questions. Thank you. Also thanks Rida for going a mile ahead and getting on a video call to solve my CR and SC related doubts.

There were many more points which I was impressed by. I am not sure if this is how other non-GMAT ONLINE Teaching portals are, but definitely, e-GMAT has created a benchmark for me that I will be using to judge the competency of the platform I am singing up for.

If I have to sum-up my e-GMAT experience with some keywords:
#data driven #personalised support #best and most accurate gmat styled questions #smart learning #structured approach

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Let me just start my review by thanking the creators of the course and Scholaranium .

I would like to mention beforehand that everyone's preparation method is different and mine may not resonate with others. I literally used the course for 30 days (around 10 hrs per week). Due to my personal circumstances (having a 6 months old baby and full time job) I did not have enough time to go through the official guide. My strategy was just to practice questions and learn from the solutions (only for the incorrect ones) and for that I extensively used the Scholaranium and the practice test ( I purchased the official tests as well),

For quant, when I gave the first official test, it became more or less clear that I needed to brush up the number systems and that's where I spent some time on (solving the number system questions) . Apart from that I didn't do much. I wonder if my quant score was a bit more only if I had spent more time on it. However, I made a point that every day I solved 2 questions each from different topics of quant such as geometry, algebra, numbers etc.

Verbal was the section I mostly concentrated upon (with whatever time I had). I solved almost all the questions on Scholaranium and solved it in practice test mode in order to keep time as well. My aim was to ace the sentence correction question as I thought these are the ones that can raise my score. Though , my final results say a different story. In my comprehensive test report, I realized that I aced the RC questions and my accuracy was 100% (Thanks to Scholaranium questions).

I cannot insist anymore that if one has got limited time then all they need to do is practice practice practice (obviously look at the solution of the incorrect ones)

I did not spend anytime on IRA (except while I was giving mock test). This is evident from my score of 5.
I did not spend any time on AWA (did not even practice during the mock tests) . While in the exam my sole aim was to find flaw in each line of the paragraph given and highlight it. I just followed a basic structure :
First paragraph mentioning that the argument is flawed and list down at least 3 reasons for it. Next 3 paragraphs were spent on expanding the reasons mentioned in the very first paragraph one by one. I made sure to mention that what else the author could have included to make the argument stronger. The final paragraph was just the conclusion that based on the reasons and the rationale above, it can be concluded that the argument is flawed.


Honestly, with my experience I would like to give whole credit to Scholaranium and the mock tests as they essentially helped me to get an alright score.

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I was really impressed with what e-gmat does for the prep. Their methodology works. Hands-down the best course that's out there. It was a unique experience and it has sharpened my verbal ability by a lot. The data that these guys give in scholaranium is just next level. You just need time to work on your weaknesses and you will be set for that elusive 700+ score.

I have other friends who bought the e-gmat course. No one got less than 700. The course feels a bit slow at some point, but i believe it builds up the required basics of the language. The verbal section was so so good. Can't even describe how good it was. It was just next level. I was skeptical spending hundreds of dollars but it was so worth it as i got my 710 in the first attempt itself. If you are looking for a course, buy this blindly and then spend time on this religiously, You will not regret it.

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Pros - Scholaranium to practice questions

Cons - Students may probably sleep listening to their videos for Verbal. No feature of listening to videos at 1.5x/2x plus lack of mentorship from the company. The experience was more of singing up for some AI based service.
SC may be a little average but a big big no for CR and RC.
Ideally such a well known company should have gone an extra mile to help students.
EGMAT team is quite unwilling to accept that their course was sub standard. I was wondering how a 4.9 review company can produce such a horrible course. Signing up with EGMAT is waste of both time and money.

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I studied for the GMAT for more than 3 months and gave the exam for the first time on Oct 17th, 2021. I was scoring an average of 710 in my official mocks and I simulated the experience almost perfectly. So I expected somewhere around that range.

During the exam, the verbal section was way harder than I had imagined. I remember rushing through the last 7-8 questions and ended up guessing about 3 questions towards the end. Even the quant was way harder than what the official mock prepared me for. I was devastated to see a Q47, V31.

I came back and took a few weeks off to figure out where I was going wrong. I knew all the Grammar rules, I had read the MGMAT SC book, I knew the basics of argument structures and attacking an argument. I realized I wasn't conceptually challenged but something was wrong in the process approach. I was getting my answer but it was taking too long and certain question types always threw me off.

I took a consulting call from one of the strategy consultants at e-GMAT and they pointed out that my approach needs some honing and what I could do about it (I was really impressed that they didn't even try to sell the product and focussed more on me). A few weeks later I signed up for their 2 month program. But literally the next day I had to travel for an on-site project. After I was back, I had a month to go through the material and give the test again.

Their SC module changed the way I looked at SC questions. I knew all the grammar rules and I was initially solving questions solely based on grammar. Their 3 step process for Sentence correction forced me to rewire my way of thinking about SC questions. After a few cementing quizes, my SC accuracy was higher than ever before and I was feeling very comfortable.

I didn't have the time to go over the complete CR or RC modules (I probably wish I could) but I quickly gleaned a few approach strategies from a few modules and modified the way I approached verbal questions. Eg: I started making summary notes for RC passages and I started tabulating my CR arguments and derived an answer even before looking at the answer choices.

I solidified my approach through quite a few practice quizzes and official mocks. The verbal question caliber was very high and indeed prepared me better for the real GMAT.

For quant, I kept giving the GMAT Club tests and that helped a lot! I used to spend about 30 mins analyzing each Quant mock and made notes on every single strategy I missed.

I gave the exam again just after recovering from the third wave hit. This time quant was quite seamless (I expected a Q50 but got a Q49) and I could complete the verbal section with a minute to spare.

My verbal score jumped from a V31 to a V38 and I knew what exactly had changed during that month of prep and it was the approach. Not concepts. I highly recommend everyone to spend at least a month solidifying the approach and the timing (mocks, question banks) before giving the final exam. That small step boosted my score by 60 points. I do plan on giving the exam again to get to the 740 range.

All the best for your test! Let's all nail it!

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