665 with E-gmat

Strengths:

What I Loved About e-GMAT
After scoring 665, here are the features that made the difference for someone who understood concepts but struggled with execution:
✓ Cementing quizzes with detailed explanations
✓ Pre-thinking methodology for CR
✓ Custom quizzes for targeted practice
✓ Scholaranium question bank with error log
✓ Xpert AI analytics
✓ "Owning the data set" strategy for DI
✓ Sectional mocks (15+ taken)
✓ Sigma-X full-length mocks
✓ RC reading strategies
✓ NEURON platform with official questions
✓ Gamified progress tracking
✓ Diagnostic quizzes

Would make the product better:

Three Features That Transformed My Preparation
1. Cementing Quizzes with Detailed Explanations
These quizzes made conscious strategies become automatic. Before e-GMAT, I'd consciously force myself to eliminate answer choices and sometimes skip that step without realizing it. After hundreds of cementing quiz questions, elimination became second nature—my mind automatically analyzed each option systematically. What made this permanent were the explanations for every option. They didn't just identify correct answers; they addressed the exact assumptions I'd likely made: "You probably chose this because you assumed X, but that assumption is flawed because Y." This fixed my fundamental thought process, improving my hard CR accuracy from 50% to 80%.
2. Custom Quizzes for Surgical Precision
Diagnostic quizzes revealed that boldface and inference were my weakest CR question types—something I hadn't realized. Custom quizzes let me create practice sets focused exclusively on these weak areas, selecting difficulty levels and even drawing from my error log. This wasn't random practice; it was surgical precision targeting exactly what I needed. I practiced over a thousand questions on Scholaranium, but every session was purposeful, driven by data showing my specific gaps.
3. Sectional Mocks for Building Confidence
I gave 15+ sectional mocks but only 3 full-length tests. Sectional mocks let me approach each section with maximum concentration without worrying about managing stamina across sections. They helped identify pacing issues, build stamina gradually, and validate that my strategies actually worked under timed conditions. This sectional mastery gave me genuine confidence before attempting full-length tests.

Other Valuable Features
Pre-thinking methodology: Taught me to pause after question stems and think "What answer am I looking for?" before viewing options—crucial for avoiding trap answers.
Xpert AI: Analyzed whether I got questions right for the right reasons, distinguishing systematic analysis from lucky guessing.
Error log: Tracked every mistake across all practice, revealing patterns invisible to me otherwise.
"Owning the data set" for DI: Taught me to invest 3-4 minutes in the first MSR question to build a mental map, making subsequent questions faster—transformed my DI77 to DI81.
RC reading strategies: Building mental storylines and focusing on broader themes rather than details completely changed my approach.
Sigma-X mocks: Remarkably predictive—scored 675 on one mock, got 665 on test day.
NEURON: Official GMAT questions with e-GMAT's superior explanations, perfect for quick 5-10 question practice sessions.
Gamified tracking: Progress percentages and green grades kept me motivated and showed exactly where to focus next.
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Final Verdict
e-GMAT excels at taking students who understand concepts but can't execute consistently and transforming that knowledge into automatic, high-percentile performance. For anyone at 60-80th percentile looking to break into 90th+ percentile through targeted improvement, this platform delivers.