Although I am an Engineer I had lost touch with Mathematics. Things haven't been that simple with verbal either. E-gmat's tailor made Quant 2.0 helped solidify my basics and also helped boost my confidence which in turn helped me with my overall exam.
Although I scored lower (quant) that what I score in my mocks (47-49), it still helped build my confidence. More than anything, GMAT is actually a test of confidence and patience.
The scholorarium helped immensely with Verbal. Especially with CR and RC. E-gmat's live sessions especially went a long way in terms of catching up on things and revising with the needful.
With a 10 hour work E-gmat helped me a lot by giving my preparation a structure and achievable targets on a daily basis.

Although 710 does not sound like an exceptional score, it does sound so to me. I scored 580 and 590 on my first two attempts but managed to score a 710 a month later with Q46 and V41. Some might think that I should have given one more attempt with the hope of an improved quant score, but trust me when I say this - I am ecstatic with a 710.

E-gmat's structured approach coupled with the continuous improvements they keep introducing in the platform really helped me reach my goal. If anyone else out there echos my words, then you now know where to look!

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My GMAT Journey began in April 2020. Like many others, I decided to make the most of the extra time on my hands to start preparing for the GMAT.

During the course of my preparations, I got married, moved to a different state in the US and settled into a new job and all through that process, e-GMAT helped ensure that I kept plugging away at my preparation to help me reach my target score.

Nearly 19 months later after taking the Enhanced GMAT online and scoring 710 (Q: 48 V: 38) I would like to pass on my learnings to future test takers in the hope that this helps streamline their preparations and reach their target scores.

Real-Life learnings from the GMAT:
The GMAT as a test fascinated me. Unlike many of the other standardized tests out there, the GMAT is a test that actually tests skills that you would need to apply in the long run to navigate a future career in business. For Example, Sentence correction is important to understand what effective communication looks like, wherein mistakes in sentence structure could convey a meaning different that what was intended. Critical reasoning is something that one would be expected to apply daily as a business leader to make key decisions, but also in your daily life as you navigate through difficult decisions. Reading Comprehension in my humble opinion is the skill that is the least talked about and probably the most important long term skill that preparing for the GMAT gives a test taker. The ability to process information however complex to understand, in a timed environment, is absolutely key in one’s development.

My Takeaways :
Hyper personalization
I was invited by Archit Bhargava to be part of the e-GMAT LMP (Last Mile Program) program, a program where he would support me as a mentor through my GMAT journey. Archit’s timely feedback and hyper personalized study plan based on my Scholaranium 2.0 quiz scores was invaluable. Whenever I had questions and/or needed to modify my study plan to better fit my schedule, Archit replied back with a plan to make the best use of the time I had available. Over the course of 2 months, Archit either sent me videos whenever I got stuck on certain key concepts or got me to connected to other members of the e-GMAT team for their insight to help me understand specific topics better.
At this time I would also like to give a shout out to Harsha, who provided me a comprehensive analysis of my CR performance that pushed me over a plateau of where I was stuck at the 65%ile all the way upto a consistent 90%ile and Atreya, who the weekend before my official GMAT provided a review of my performance of my last mock to give me target areas to focus my last reviews on, when Archit was unavailable.

The LMP program was exactly what I needed to cross the 700 barrier and I can’t thank the e-GMAT team enough for always being there to support me through my journey.

Approach
e-GMAT provides a structured curriculum, one that focuses on process and content in equal measure with special emphasis on test readiness and simulating section wise tests from Scholaranium 2.0 to ensure that students are ready to tackle the Sigma-X mocks that are also offered on their platform.
Their 3 step process of 1) Building conceptual knowledge ( core content) 2) Cementing test taking process and 3) developing GMAT skills helped me first understand and then apply the concepts in an organized manner.
One of the things e-GMAT does very well is offer structure. You can plan exactly what you need to do every day of your prep and account for how long your preparation could potentially take based on your current score and your target score and this helped me understand the scope of the task in front of me and the daily accountability that the schedule provided helped me stay on track with my preparations.

Platform
The Scholaranium 2.0 is by far the most powerful platform that I’ve seen out there for a few reasons. Firstly, The data gathered from the quizzes I took on the platform was translated into easy-to-understand actionable feedback that helped me identify any process flaws, timing issues and/or knowledge gaps that need to be worked on.
Secondly, the ability to design custom quizzes to ensure that I could simulate a real life test environment, where I would need to keep on their feet at all times, was a game changer for me and I believe strongly that this practice is what helped push me over my plateau.
Finally, The level of questions that I saw on my official GMAT was comparable to if not slightly easier than the ones that e-GMAT offers. Now, I know there is not substitute for OG content since the GMAC spends a lot of money developing each question, but I believe what the questions on e-GMAT taught me was “how to think”. This is an underestimated skill that I have not seen many platforms talk about. The quote that comes to mind that best explains this is : “If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.”

Sigma X Mocks
The Sigma-X mocks were a real eye-opener. I had always perceived my Quant skills to be at a high enough level since I came from a Quant heavy engineering background. I quickly learned that although my math skills were where they needed to be, on the other hand my Quantitative reasoning was definitely not. This was a very important distinction to make and one I hope others reading this review pay attention to.
My scores on the last 3 Sigma-X mocks were 700 (Q46, V39), 710 (Q47, V40), 710 (Q49, V38) with my last 710 coming 3 days before my official GMAT on which I ended up with a 710 (Q48,V38). As you can see, the scores are highly representative of actual GMAT performances.
Going into my Official GMAT, I was confident that I had seen enough content and variations based on that content that tested in-depth understanding rather than superficial knowledge and having that peace of mind prevented me from stressing about if I knew enough and tackle each question confidently.

My study mentor: Archit Bhargava
My journey would not have been the same without Archit. He was there to answer my questions or direct me to other personnel at e-GMAT as I reached certain plateaus in my preparation. Close to the end he also gave me personal number so that the turnaround times to my questions would be quicker. Without the feedback and assistance he offered, I can confidently say that I do not think I could have broken the 700 barrier. Archit was the gamechanger I needed.

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My journey of a 710 Q48 V40 on the GMAT was slightly longer than I had expected to be. I started preparing for GMAT in February 2021 with the hopes of getting a decent score that would put me in a competitive range. Initially, my preparation was largely self-driven, and I relied on my notes from early years. However, I quickly realised that Quant on the GMAT is not that straight forward, and enough time has passed since I graduated college that I have become rusty and will need help.

I evaluated a lot of programs GMAT preparation and ended up choosing e-GMAT. There were multiple things I immediately loved about the e-GMAT portal, especially the adaptive nature of the modules and how it helps you understand what your strengths and weaknesses are on specific sections of Quant and Verbal. SigmaX mocks are also helpful in gauging you preparation levels and help in general prepare for the D-day!

I really want to call out the help I received from my guide on e-GMAT, Atreya (Atreya Roy, if you are wondering what his full name is!). Gem of a person and one hell of a GMAT support! He played a pivotal role in me getting a 710 on the GMAT - from initially guiding me on how I should plan my overall preparation (with hyper-specific plans) to helping me daily whenever needed in fine tuning my preparation to helping plan a final 7 days schedule before my exam. He was always there and was always available for help. I remember him replying to my texts at 1 AM in the night and getting on calls whenever I had a clarification. I sincerely believe that he played a very big role in me getting the score of 710 and I genuinely cannot thank him enough for this help and support. While I would recommend e-GMAT to anyone looking for good quality GMAT coaching, I would very highly recommend you ask for Atreya by name in case you do end up choosing e-GMAT.

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I had taken E-GMAT's online intensive package in March, I was not particularly good at grammar, The course helped me improve my grammar and the package is structured in such a way that I was able to understand the basics in a concise and structured manner. Also at the end of every section, there is a review test to check our progress.
I am particularly fond of Scholaranium, where you can choose the type of questions and level of questions. I liked the quality of explanation and analytics provided by the E-GMAT team to help me understand my weak points and to work on them.
Sigma-X mock tests approximated the real GMAT tests, and here again, the level of analysis provided is exemplary.
I used to score above 700 in my mock tests, but when I scored 650 on my first attempt I was worried and reached out to e-GMAT team, they calmed me down and gave me pointers to focus on my strengths and not get tensed up. I am happy to report a fifty point increase. I wholeheartedly recommend e-GMAT for excellence in GMAT.

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When I first started my preparations for GMAT, I used only the Official Guides as I thought that my subject knowledge was good enough to crack the exam. But boy, was I wrong !!

When I figured out that there's more than just subject knowledge needed to crack GMAT, I started looking for an online course that would help me in the same. That's when I took a trial session with E-GMAT.

The course is so comprehensive that I didn't find the need to look further. E-GMAT not only helps understand the concepts but also helps with the approach to get above 700.

The course has everything you could ask for, and more. I would strongly recommend E-GMAT to any person, be it a professional or a student, preparing for the GMAT.

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Content : The content for Verbal is extremely thorough. The concept files are probably the best you have ever seen from 2 aspects, first of course is the actual material, second aspect is the progression it follows.

Practice: the platform that E-Gmat uses to help you in practicing questions provides more than enough data for you individually analyze your weak sections and subsections.

Quant: The new quant 2.0 prep material is extremely targeted. The idea is that you can focus on areas that you need particular help with (if that's the approach you need to take due to time constraints)

Mocks: The mocks are slightly tougher than the actual test (quant is tougher, verbal is very representative). But the best part is you can get an ESR like analysis after each mock test you give you more than enough metrics to actually strategize to improve on your next mock.

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My GMAT journey started back in February. I had a goal in my mind to give the exam latest by July to apply in R1 for the MIM program in Europe.
I started with clearing my basics from Manhattan. Since I have always had a comfort level with Quant, it hardly took me 3-4 weeks to get a stronghold on GMAT quant. And later, I began with Verbal – starting with SC, followed by CR, and finally RC. Together with Verbal, I made sure to practice Quant daily so that I don't lose the grip on the concepts.
Though I struggled with Verbal in the initial days, I started doing better as weeks passed by, and ultimately, I started giving the official mocks. My score on the official mocks ranged from 740 to 780 and henceforth, I booked my exam for the second week of September. I was pretty confident on the day of the exam – Considering my score on the official mocks!
I started with Quant (my comfort zone) and bombed it pretty bad. I had to guess the last 10 questions and my confidence went down pretty bad, which impacted my Verbal as well. I couldn’t perform to my best and I was certain that I wouldn’t get anywhere near 700. But when I clicked on END EXAM – I got the shock of my life. The screen showed 600 (Q41 and V32)!!! I wasn’t expecting a score this low.
I was highly disappointed with my quant score specifically since I always scored a Q50 or a Q51. And the Quant on the real exam is way tougher than the one provided on mocks

While I was exiting from the Exam center, I was certain that I would go with E-Gmat for my second attempt, give it a month and apply in R2. I decided to go for E-Gmat since I have seen amazing reviews of the platform on GMATCLUB and YouTube and people getting a 100+ score improvement in a few weeks.
I took a break for 10-15 days and bought the e-GMAT plan for a month. I started with giving the first mock and analyzed my weaker areas in both Quant and Verbal. The personalized study plan further helped me in following a structured approach in my preparation. I booked the exam for the second week of November and studied diligently.


E-GMAT, to be precise, has helped me in several ways. Not only did it help me in improving my Vimprove my Verbal, but it with good methodologies in Quant. Which ultimately
E-GMAT helped me in the following ways


1. I was able to equip myself with better and structured methodologies in Word Problems and Number Properties – the areas in which my accuracy was relatively low and I used to take more time while solving these questions (even below 600 level).

2. I learned the Meaning Driven approach in SC and my accuracy became way better just in 5-6 days. The Practice Files and GMAT skills file helped a lot in grasping the techniques and methodologies. The best and the most unconventional thing I found was "Breaking the myth on ‘being’.

3. Coming to CR – MY WORST FEAR! The falsification conclusion and Pre-thinking techniques in E-GMAT helped in solving CR questions in a timely and efficient manner. MY accuracy in CR was as low as 35% and it sky-rocketed to 85% in just a couple of days- thanks to E-GMAT!

Now Coming to the best part about E-Gmat – The Last Mile Program.
I was invited by Archit Bhargava to be a part of this program, 15-16 days before my exam. He analyzed the SIGMA-X Mock my ESR report of the previous attempt and designed personalized improvement plans for the sections in which I lacked the most. He gave me 2-3 days' targets accordingly and would see if my accuracy has improved or not in the respective section. He helped me understand where I had conceptual gaps, where I had to focus on process skills, and where I was good at but still needed to work on the timing. His plans were precise and realistic to follow. He helped me overcome my fear of CR. Even if I was doing good in CR before coming in touch with him, he asked me to visit the process and GMAT skills file again and re-learn the methodologies, and to be honest that was the most beneficial advice for me in this whole journey. He made sure that I attempt all the hard level questions of CR- I was running away from them but he made me face my fears and conquer them.

Archit even recorded a personalized video of my mock attempts and made sure that I learn from my mistakes. The video revolved around the timing strategies, the concepts, and how to go about the real exam. He made me understand that things can go South if you spend more than 4 minutes on a question and still get that wrong – certainly because of which I flunked my first attempt. The best thing about Archit was that he responded to me even during the weekends and Diwali, he understood that my exam was approaching and never backed off from responding to my queries.

I inculcated his insights and advice in my second attempt and was able to come closer to my target score. I got a 700 (Q50, V35). When the score flashed in front of me- all I could think about was that it wouldn't have been possible without e-GMAT and the endless support of Archit.

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E-gmat course helped me improve from 640 in the initial sigma X mock to 710 ( Q50 V37) in a span of four months even though I was working in shifts during this period. Coming from a Hindi Medium background, I was skeptical about verbal section, but the e-gmat course made it so systematic and easy that I was able to score V37. I will recommend E-GMAT to everyone who wants to score high on verbal section.

What I liked the most?
Hyper personalization
I was invited by Archit Bhargava to be part of LMP (Last Mile Program), a program where he would support me as a mentor. I cannot thank Archit enough for his support during my GMAT prep. He analyzed every single part of the Six Sigma X Mocks I took, beginning with my initial diagnosis one, and designed personalized improvement plans for each of the sections of the exam. He helped me understand where I had conceptual gaps, where I had to focus on process skills, and what areas I had already “conquered”. Archit also supported me until my exam day, helping me overcome any fall, to arrive at the GMAT with full confidence.

Approach
e-GMAT has a very structured approach to achieve test readiness. Each of the subtopics of both Quant and Verbal is structured around a three-step learning process: (1) concept, (2) process, (3) GMAT skills. This method allows one to be certain of the readiness to move to the following step, and to calibrate the time dedicated to each subtopic in a very personalized way.

Platform
The Scholaranium 2.0 is a very powerful platform. It provides as many KPIs and metrics as one can imagine to identify the process flaws and knowledge gaps at a very detailed level to know exactly what to do to improve. It keeps track of the results for the different levels of questions. With Scholaranium 2.0, one can design custom quizzes and can even choose the subtopic! For example, one can design a quiz only on hard-level questions on modifiers within the SC section. The explanation of how questions should be resolved is very detailed and allows one to identify what went wrong or to confirm a correct.

Sigma X Mocks
The Sigma X Mocks very well represent the real exam. The adaptative software makes the experience very similar to that of the GMAT. From my own personal experience, I can say these mock exams even have more difficult questions than the GMAT, which allows one to be confident that when preparing for this hard questions, one is for sure covering the difficulty that will be find in the exam.

My study mentor: Archit
My journey would not have been the same without Archit. He was there to take my phone call at whatever hour each time I felt I would not make it in time, to adapt my study plan around my crazy work schedule, to help me define concrete next steps. Archit was the game changer in my GMAT journey.

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When I started my MBA Prep journey, I was preparing in a very unstructured manner. I bought an Official Guide and had a few other resources from a friend but it was all scattered. That's when I decided I need to get enrolled in a course to get everything streamlined and I came across e-gmat. I found the reviews really good and read stories about how it had helped people score good in their first attempt.

The course is well-structured and cover most of the basics. The modules have illustrative videos which help you grab the concepts quicker. The quizzes between different sections are really helpful to test what you have understood and tells you if you have to revisit the concepts. The videos and the methodologies explained really helped me to solve questions faster. I would like to specially highlight their methodologies for the verbal sections. They are well taught and help you understand the question and analyse the question really well. Every question is broken down into several parts in the concept videos and that has really helped me get a good grasp of the concepts.

Another useful tool in the e-gmat course is the Scholoranium which has a good collection of questions and is designed in a way to help you get valuable insights about your performance - on average time taken to solve questions, sectional accuracy, topic-wise accuracy, performance graphs over a shorter period of time, etc. It's definitely the USP of e-gmat.

Mock tests are also available with the course which further helped me acclimatise to the GMAT test. The questions and the flow of questions are quite representative of the official GMAT test.

To sum up, e-gmat really helped me and I managed to score a 700 in my first attempt. However, I plan to seek mentorship guidance from e-gmat further to improve my score to attain my target score.

Additional Feedback after I took the mentorship -

To add on, I took a mentorship from e-gmat and my mentor is Dhananjay Lowe from e-gmat. After I took the mentorship, Dhananjay provided me with a study plan which was personalized based on my weaknesses and abilities. He helped me analyze my key areas on improvement and suggested ways in which I could improve on my weak areas. In my first attempt of GMAT, I was not so confident but in my second attempt of GMAT, I was much more confident and was able to complete the sections in time. This was possible only after working on my weak areas continuously and taking custom quizzes as suggested by Dhananjay. I followed his instructions and was able to perform better. I got a better idea on how to analyze customized tests and mock tests after he shared videos with me.

To sum up, e-GMAT really helps you prepare in a hyper-personalized manner, constantly focusing on what areas you are faltering in.

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I purchased the e-GMAT Course (Quant and Verbal both packages) after going through a free trail version. What really set them apart from other test prep companies is the analysis provided after every Scholaranium test which helps you gauge your strengths and weaknesses.

The verbal course is phenomenal. Some reading strategies taught in the course have helped me immensely through the journey. Quant questions are good for practise.

Coming to the Sigma-X mock tests - I scored a 700 in the fifth and the last mock which is very close to my actual GMAT score of 710. Dhananjay (DJ) mentored me during the final phase of my preparation. The kind of dedication that he and others at e-GMAT show is remarkable! Thank you for being a part of my jouney.

If you're preparing for GMAT, do check them out.

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