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I started using GMATWhiz earlier this year to move my score up from 700 to a higher threshold. Here are my thoughts on the platform:
1) Verbal: The framework that GMATWhiz provides for CR, RC and SC is fantastic. It clearly defines concepts, and most importantly tells you which kinds of questions and which kinds of incorrect answers to expect. For me applying these two methodologies really helped me to be comfortable with the verbal section, and efficiently understand the patterns that GMAT tests. That being said, the verbal question bank
was, according to me, quite average. To be fair, I found it to be comparable to those of other test prep sources such as Kaplan and Veritas Prep. I think the verbal question banks of each prep source apart from Official GMAT questions need to be taken with a pinch of salt- GMAC spends around $3000 per question, so it is no surprise that the verbal questions of other prep providers are not exact matches.
2) Quant: The quant section was extremely detailed and felt nothing was left amiss. To be quite frank, it was so detailed that I thought I was being overtrained. Nevertheless I stuck to the GMATWhiz prep and it eventually paid off when I saw a question on that actual GMAT that I thought would never be there; thanks to the "overtraining" I was well prepared for it. I found the questions on average to be of higher difficulty than actual GMAT questions, which I thought was advantageous in the long run.
General comments:
The team is quite helpful and accommodated calls with me late into the night to account for the time difference. Saquib Hasnain, my assigned mentor, was also supportive when I bombed the first GMAT and provided solid test day advice.
Conclusion:
I would highly recommend this prep source!