The Impressive nature of the eGMAT mentorship program

When I decided to take on the GMAT, I knew nothing about GMAT Club or eGMAT. Most of my preparation was pretty much self-learning from the preparatory book I bought. I was not aware of many things such as the other methods of learning (if you are reading this review, that means you are aware of GMAT Club and eGMAT, that’s definitely a plus!), what scholarship scores looked like, what a Q** or V** actually meant for the overall score etc.

A few weeks after my speculative test (660; Q47, V34), I came across the GMAT Club (euraka moment) and discovered different ways of solving questions, learned what a >700 score looked like etc. About 4 weeks after discovering the GMAT Club world, I did the exam and had a 690 (Q47, V39). Because of other personal plans, I literally had 4-5 weeks to either do another test or stick to the 690 score. I had to do something different if I planned another test.

One day, I randomly saw a note about the free weekend eGMAT classes (another euraka moment) and attended a few of these. Then, I contacted eGMAT (spoke to Dhruv and then Dhananjay), and the hospitality was amazing. On my call with Dhananjay (DJ), I told him about my history with GMAT and my plans to take another test within 5 weeks of meeting him. DJ was very responsive and told me that my target score at the time (720) was achievable within that 4/5-week period if I diligently followed a personalized study plan which he sent to me. We also spoke about what I needed to do specifically in Quant and Verbal to achieve a 720 score, and in fact, what I needed to do in each sub-section of both sections to achieve that score. For the first time in my GMAT process, I had a tutor.

During this period, I was in constant communication with DJ, and 7 days leading to the test, we had another frank status conversation. At this point, he created a 7-day plan for me, and I was required to provide daily updates leading to the exam which I did. At this point, I had completely forgotten that I wanted a 720 score because I was aiming for much higher based on the progress made so far (my latest mock exam scores were between 710 and 760). So, I wrote the actual exam and had a 720 (Q49, V39) thankfully. I had mixed feelings though (I felt l could have done better, then I also realized I had made good progress over a short period).

My takeaway is that the tutorship/mentorship process worked a lot for me. I made more progress in few weeks of this than in a few months of self-learning. The eGMAT portal is as diagnostic as it gets, and DJ was quite helpful in detailing what to exactly focus on. I asked myself ‘what if I had started this way a lot earlier?’. So again, if you are reading this at the beginning of your GMAT journey, you are in a very good space, trust me. I’ll recommend eGMAT for anyone who’s willing to put it in the effort to achieve his or her target scores.