690 to 770.. Mike is a legend

My GMAT tutoring experience, like many others, has been a journey. I started with Veritas Prep, attracted by their low-costs - nearly half of the standard rate. Disappointed by the quality (not surprising right), I spent several hours of due diligence to locate the best GMAT tutor on web. I had wasted 2 weeks of my time essentially, and wanted to devote my energy and attention to the test, not on vetting my tutor. For context, I had self studied on and off for about 3 months, and was scoring around a 690 on practice exams. My goal was a 730.

When I stumbled across GMAT Ninja, I was intrigued by their site's content - Charles, the founder, was spewing GMAT wisdom like it he'd written a dissertation on it. While I was attracted by the content, I stayed ultimately for the reviews. Particularly, one reviewer shared her experience about how Mike helped improve her score from a 690 to a 730 in 3 weeks. For me, that was enough to pull the trigger, and specifically request Mike as my tutor.

On our first session, I immediately knew I had made the right decision. Mike was extremely friendly, open, and understanding to the strenuous and often frustrating process of studying for the GMAT. Like Charles, Mike had an incredible amount of wisdom to share regarding study habits, test dos and don'ts, best practices, etc. For one, don't touch fake verbal questions with a 10ft pole. After a few weeks together, it became abundantly clear that Mike wasn't just helping me master the content, he was helping me master the exam.

Without going too in the weeds and boring you with details, I'll say that Mike's approach to teaching made the process feel like less of a choir, and more like a challenge. He was very honest about where he felt my potential lay, and would constantly push me to strive for nothing less than my very best. In the end, I ended up surprising him and myself with a 770, greatly exceeding my goals and what I could even fathom as a possibility. I would 100% recommend Mike as a tutor. The journey won't be easy, but at least it's possible with the proper guide.