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Joined: 24 Jun 2023
Last visit: 15 Jan 2026
Posts: 133
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Location: India
Schools: Oxford Said'25 (A) HEC Sep'24 Intake (A) ISB '24 (D) INSEAD Jan'25 intake (A$) IESE '26 (D)
GMAT 1: 670 Q48 V34
GMAT 2: 700 Q49 V36
GPA: 3.71
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Schools: Oxford Said'25 (A) HEC Sep'24 Intake (A) ISB '24 (D) INSEAD Jan'25 intake (A$) IESE '26 (D)
GMAT 2: 700 Q49 V36
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05 Feb 2024, 11:39
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I had planned to share a post about my experience for quite some time, but somehow always procrastinated. So here is my honest experience with the GMAT and various prep companies. I started the journey in Jan'22 when I enrolled in Wizako's live classes. At that point in time, I knew that I had to write the exam but had neither commitment regarding the dates nor a plan. I scrolled through a variety of prep companies. Wizako was the most pocket-friendly course that I could find!
Wizako - Jan'22 - May'22:
It is one of the most cost-effective course materials that one may find on the internet. The course neither has any fancy AI tools nor chatbots, and, to be honest, you may not need them. Mr. Bhaskar is very knowledgeable and explains the concept in great depth. However, I did not find the class useful owing to the following reasons.
Magoosh - 1 year Plan - Mar'23:
Hands down, it is one of the most user-friendly courses and contains some of the best questions of similar quality to GMAC. The course was extremely helpful in scaling my score from a 580 to a 650-660 level. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the material and practicing those questions. The best part of the course was the predicted score points, which were more or less accurate. Now that I have covered the pros, let me talk about some of the cons.
Target Test Prep - Monthly Plan - Aug'23 - Nov'23:
I saw their advertisement and I decided to give it a go. TTP, hands down, was a game-changer in my preparation. The course is so streamlined that I almost felt that if I stick to the activity list, I can cover all the course material. The best part was all the solutions made sense, and TTP never eliminated any option simply because they sounded "awkward." I mean the LOR was simple straightforward, and the basis was, 99% of the time, covered in the course. Being able to understand the LOR, I became confident in solving verbal questions. My score improved from a variable 25-32 to a more or less constant 36-37. My quant score also became consistent, being a Q49. I have faced no issues with TTP and cannot mention any specific cons. However, from my experience later, I feel TTP could have emphasized more on a "meaning-based" approach. This approach was later adopted by me when I joined GMAT Whiz (coming later in the review!). By this time, my mock scores were 710-720. I decided to book my first test and scored a 670 (Q48, V34). I was disappointed but was also happy that I had traveled a long way from a 580 to a 670. I attempted my second GMAT exam (Online this time) and scored a 630 (Q48, V29). I was devastated and could not understand why my verbal score fluctuated so much. It was at this moment when I realized that I might need one-to-one verbal tutoring. Since TTP's one-to-one tutoring was very expensive, I looked out for Indian tutors who could help me for a slightly lower cost.
GMAT Whiz - One-to-one Tutoring - Nov'23-Dec'23:
I booked a consultation call with Piyush (Strategy expert at GMAT Whiz) , and he suggested I try a demo class with Sunita Ma'am. After a 630, I did not have any other option but to try the demo class to understand my problem with SC and RC. I booked the demo call, and this was my second "aha" moment in my prep. She took time to understand my thought process and clearly informed me of my mistakes without sugarcoating it. I decided to take the ten classes, and we did only SC for the next one month (4-5 classes). Every class, we practiced a different concept. She stressed on a "meaning-based" approach, an approach that was so much helpful. The approach also indirectly helped me with RC and CR. I gave my last attempt in Jan'24 and scored a 700 (Q49, V36). By this time, I decided to go ahead with this score as I felt I should now focus more on the applications ( plus personally I was exhausted with the whole prep stuff!)
Anyway, now you know that I scaled from a 580 to a 700 by investing in a lot of prep material. I feel that I made a lot of mistakes. I am not endorsing any prep material but I do not want anyone to play ping-pong like I played with the prep companies. Having said that, I would still like to thank all the prep courses because either directly or indirectly, the courses helped me in some or the other way.
PS: These are my personal remarks and I do not intend to hurt or tarnish any companies image in the market. I think all prep companies are great. At the end of the day, it depends on who you resonate with the most.
Wizako - Jan'22 - May'22:
It is one of the most cost-effective course materials that one may find on the internet. The course neither has any fancy AI tools nor chatbots, and, to be honest, you may not need them. Mr. Bhaskar is very knowledgeable and explains the concept in great depth. However, I did not find the class useful owing to the following reasons.
- The questions were mostly very high level, and one may not see such questions unless you want to target a 780-800.
- The verbal classes were not helpful as the logic was not very standardized, and the LORs varied with each question.
Magoosh - 1 year Plan - Mar'23:
Hands down, it is one of the most user-friendly courses and contains some of the best questions of similar quality to GMAC. The course was extremely helpful in scaling my score from a 580 to a 650-660 level. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the material and practicing those questions. The best part of the course was the predicted score points, which were more or less accurate. Now that I have covered the pros, let me talk about some of the cons.
- The portal has only 2 mocks, which I feel is very limited.
- In some of the explanations on verbal SC, some options were simply ruled out because they were "awkward" or sounding "weird." I never understood how we confirm that a particular sentence is awkward or not -_-
Target Test Prep - Monthly Plan - Aug'23 - Nov'23:
I saw their advertisement and I decided to give it a go. TTP, hands down, was a game-changer in my preparation. The course is so streamlined that I almost felt that if I stick to the activity list, I can cover all the course material. The best part was all the solutions made sense, and TTP never eliminated any option simply because they sounded "awkward." I mean the LOR was simple straightforward, and the basis was, 99% of the time, covered in the course. Being able to understand the LOR, I became confident in solving verbal questions. My score improved from a variable 25-32 to a more or less constant 36-37. My quant score also became consistent, being a Q49. I have faced no issues with TTP and cannot mention any specific cons. However, from my experience later, I feel TTP could have emphasized more on a "meaning-based" approach. This approach was later adopted by me when I joined GMAT Whiz (coming later in the review!). By this time, my mock scores were 710-720. I decided to book my first test and scored a 670 (Q48, V34). I was disappointed but was also happy that I had traveled a long way from a 580 to a 670. I attempted my second GMAT exam (Online this time) and scored a 630 (Q48, V29). I was devastated and could not understand why my verbal score fluctuated so much. It was at this moment when I realized that I might need one-to-one verbal tutoring. Since TTP's one-to-one tutoring was very expensive, I looked out for Indian tutors who could help me for a slightly lower cost.
GMAT Whiz - One-to-one Tutoring - Nov'23-Dec'23:
I booked a consultation call with Piyush (Strategy expert at GMAT Whiz) , and he suggested I try a demo class with Sunita Ma'am. After a 630, I did not have any other option but to try the demo class to understand my problem with SC and RC. I booked the demo call, and this was my second "aha" moment in my prep. She took time to understand my thought process and clearly informed me of my mistakes without sugarcoating it. I decided to take the ten classes, and we did only SC for the next one month (4-5 classes). Every class, we practiced a different concept. She stressed on a "meaning-based" approach, an approach that was so much helpful. The approach also indirectly helped me with RC and CR. I gave my last attempt in Jan'24 and scored a 700 (Q49, V36). By this time, I decided to go ahead with this score as I felt I should now focus more on the applications ( plus personally I was exhausted with the whole prep stuff!)
Anyway, now you know that I scaled from a 580 to a 700 by investing in a lot of prep material. I feel that I made a lot of mistakes. I am not endorsing any prep material but I do not want anyone to play ping-pong like I played with the prep companies. Having said that, I would still like to thank all the prep courses because either directly or indirectly, the courses helped me in some or the other way.
PS: These are my personal remarks and I do not intend to hurt or tarnish any companies image in the market. I think all prep companies are great. At the end of the day, it depends on who you resonate with the most.
05 Feb 2024, 13:45
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Nice work, Aditya.
Getting something from each of the resources you used and putting it all together worked out.
May all go well with your apps and everything else.
Getting something from each of the resources you used and putting it all together worked out.
May all go well with your apps and everything else.
06 Feb 2024, 04:23
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All the best going forward. Consider writing a profile-review.
