Score improvement from V31 to V44

Hi Everyone,
I started my GMAT prep in Nov’2020. Aiming to achieve 720+, I bought a course from a leading test prep institute and gave my first attempt in May’2021. I scored 630(V28, Q48). I knew I was good in quant, so I was confident of scoring Q50 with little preparation. The bigger problem was verbal, I contributed majority of my time to verbal preparation. I was scoring 700+ in my mocks but in the actual exam I could only score 640(V31, Q49). I was devastated this time. I knew my concepts were clear and that I was lacking in the application of the concepts. I stated looking for an affordable verbal private tutoring course to improve my weak areas and after talking to Piyush, I was convinced that Gmatwhiz is the right platform for me.
1. They emphasize on meaning-based approach in SC. The golden rule framework works wonder in solving the any SC question within time. I was particularly struggling in SC when I took the course, But with the meaning-based approach and by following the right framework, I could solve 700+ questions with high accuracy.
2. In CR, what stood out most for me is that they not only explain the importance of pre-thinking, but they also have laid out a proper framework on how to pre think for different types of arguments in CR that GMAT usually focuses on. This framework helps to come up with at least 2 assumptions before reading the STEM. They have also explained the approach in situations where one couldn’t come up with assumptions during the pre-thinking stage.
3. I found their RC modules difficult compared to the passages in OG. But that really helped me in actual exam as I could solve the RC passages in less than 6 mins. They emphasize on how understanding each line and questioning what the author wants to say give a better understanding of the passage. They also suggest to connect every line to what you have read till now and what role the new piece of information plays in the overall understanding of the passage, this way you have a complete understanding of the passage and can solve each question in less than 45 secs. Initially one might take more time in applying the whole process for solving but trust me with enough practice each passage can be solved in less than 6 mins.
The course is very comprehensive and well structured. The new AI really helps to understand the weak areas and recommends ways to improve the same. They have identified OG questions for each topic and have included these questions for practice at the end of each topic. This really helped me in strengthening my concepts and approach. The personalized quizzes and quizzes recommended by the AI helped me to improve my speed and accuracy. They are also very quick at answering your doubts in the forum. The explanations given are very detailed and one could clearly understand where they went wrong.
I must mention the role my mentor Abhishek played throughout my preparation. He had very good understating of my weak areas and always insisted me on using the right approach. In SC sessions, he would ask me to solve the question and then ask me to explain what I understood, why I chose the answer which I chose and why I didn’t choose the other. This method improved my accuracy and I could confidently choose the right one and confidently eliminate the others. Similarly, in CR and RC our sessions were very interactive with most importance given to the meaning and approach. Whenever I was stuck in any question, he would patiently wait for me to solve the question and then later discuss why I was struggling in the first place. He has been very encouraging throughout my preparation and I feel I couldn’t have asked for a better mentor.
Overall, the GMATWhiz verbal private tutoring helped me in improving my score from V31 to V44. I scored 770(V44, Q51) in my last attempt and I would highly recommend this course.