Gmat Whiz Private Tutor or Manhattan Prep 27 hours (9 sessions)?

Question

Hi all,

I'm not new to the gmat but i've been studying for about 9 months for the gmat. I've scored 570 and my target score is 680. I believe I have some gaps in my concepts and will need help in refining strategy and methodology approach to the test. I've previously used these in my preparation, e-gmat prep course, official guides 2019 and gmac test.

I feel that i've exhausted most of the official questions and test and I'm not sure how to proceed.

Would it be better to take a private tutor from GMAT Whiz or join a group class from Manhattan Prep?

I've signed up for the trial session with Gmat Whizz (not the trial private tutor session) and I find it similar to the e-gmat course, the only difference is that the course is somewhat tailored to your weakness.

Could anyone provide any advise which should i go for?

Appreciate it!

Thank you.

shameekv1989 · Answer

My suggestion would be for you to go for Private tutoring. Manhattan 9 sessions class wouldn't teach you a lot more than you already know as you are already studying for 9 months now. I attended one of their free sessions and it seemed very basic to me. You can try 1 free class as well btw and decide.

As for GMAT Whiz, I am not sure about that. But you can try them or others. But private tutoring in my opinion would be most effective if you can afford.

As for GMAT Whiz, I am not sure about that. But you can try them or others. But private tutoring in my opinion would be most effective if you can afford.

Russ19 · Answer

Hi,

If you select the right tutor, manhattan prep will be an excellent option. Although 9 session course covers all the basic concepts, my tutor provided strategy and showed how to approach 700 level and more challenging problems in each session. I exploited the starting, ending, and session break time in discussing personal queries and strategy in 9 session course, and my tutor, Jeff Vollmer, helped me sincerely. He gave us notes after each session on each type of topic via mail, so I highly recommend the manhattan prep 9 session course.

Good luck!

pullwad · Answer

Thank you shameekv1989 and sjuniv32 for your advices!

I'll enroll for a trial on both sides to see which is better.

vamshikaithi · Answer

Hi pullwad, I enrolled in GMATWhiz and found it helpful. I scored 570 in my first attempt and later improved it to 680 and then to 720 by studying using GMATWhiz. Yes, I agree that GMATWhiz helps you to work on your weak areas. The study plan and mentorship services provided were very helpful. You might find my debrief helpful. https://gmatclub.com/forum/my-journey-f ... l#p2648110 And not sure about the other resource you mentioned. I enrolled in GMATWhiz online course. But, if you want their private tutoring, I think there is a free demo session available. Try it out. All the best

Russ19 · Answer

vamshikaithi , You have got a great score! How long did it take to reach 720 from 520? How many hours did you study per day?

pullwad · Answer

Thank you for sharing your experience vamshikaithi! And congrats on your score! A little boost to see some light in this journey!

vamshikaithi · Answer

Thank you sjuniv32. My first attempt was in Nov 2019, in which I scored 570. Then, I started studying from GMATWhiz in mid-December 2019 and took my second attempt on March 3rd 2020. That's when I scored 680. I thought of giving another attempt by the end of March but unfortunately lockdown was imposed. So, I had to wait till the test centers opened (because I did not want to take Online GMAT). So, the final attempt was in October. That's when I scored 720. So, if you remove the gap because of the lockdown, it would come down to somewhere around 3 months. And I used to study for 4 hours on weekdays and on weekends it used to be somewhere around 6-7 hours. So, make sure you don't lose the momentum of studying. As you see in my debrief, it was very difficult for me to maintain that momentum during the lockdown. So, make sure you finish it off in a single go. All the best

vamshikaithi · Answer

Thanks pullwad. Happy that it helped. Just be patient and believe in yourself. As long as you do the prep in the right way, you will get your desired score. All the best

Russ19 · Answer

vamshikaithi , a colleague of mine used egmat, and he is interested in another course. Do you have any idea whether on whether egmat and gmatwhiz kind of similar?

vamshikaithi · Answer

Hi sjuniv32,

Both have pre-recorded videos but GMATWhiz focuses more the strategy part. I did not find e-gmat to be very great for quant, CR and RC modules. Whereas GMATWhiz was good with all of them. Mainly it has a very good framework for CR and it has an elaborate module for RC. All in all, GMATWhiz is a lot more structured course and it is on point. And it is more personalized as well. It provides you additional modules for the topics in which you are weak. These are the main differences I found. And GMATWhiz has a mentorship service as well. Not sure if e-gmat provides the same.

GMATWhizTeam · Answer

Hey pullwad,

Thanks for signing up for the free trial of GMATWhiz. I hope you are enjoying studying using the course. GMATWhiz is a personalized course which focuses more on the application part. We designed our course in such a way that it rightly addresses the student's concerns. As every students has one's own requirements, we made sure that the course is more personalized and adaptive to suit the students' requirements.

If you wish to know more about the course structure, we could have a detailed discussion regarding the same over a zoom conference call. Or as you are looking for private tutoring, I can arrange a free demo session for you so that you get an idea before going ahead with it. You can use the below link to either schedule a call with me or schedule a free demo session.

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