I was scoring around 630 with verbal somewhere around 30s and decided to take up e-gmat verbal online first around April. The meaning based approach for the SCs was a game changer. The grammar rules are very clearly explained and the Scholaranium’s archive of questions helped me cover all types of concepts I had struggled with. After that my verbal score improved significantly. I later purchased the quant course too and the tricks for some of the concepts came in really handy. Although i was on and off with the practice due to full time work, the mocks made the final exam super easy. I felt that the quant questions on mock were a little tougher than the ones i received in the final exam but they gave a good practice to all kinds of questions. E-gmat also provides free tests with sites such as gmat club and 800 score, so overall it was a really good platform to get myself accustomed to the testing environment. On top of that, the support team was always quick to respond to the queries posted on the forum, giving clear explanations to the correct approach and faults with other approaches that trick us into wrong answers. Thanks to the-gmat team for their services !

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I took the E-GMAT one month prep course and found a marked improvement in my performance. Few of the things that particularly worked for me:
1. The module structure of the course and individual module assessments to Identify your pain points followed by the custom and cementing quizzes to boost your performance on the same topic - be it Quant or Verbal.
2. A Round-the-clock team of coaches and experts who help solve each one of your doubts - right from clarifying your conceptual gaps to potential next steps that you should undertake
3. A dedicated expert (DJ in my case) towards the last 2 weeks of preparation who went through my performance across quizzes and mocks, schedule 1v1 calls for identifying target areas to focus on and periodically checked-in on the improvement. Also provided video analyses of my quizzes and tests, reviewed mocks live with me and gave me some last minute tips and tricks along with D-day routine that helped me improve my score.

All in all, pretty satisfied with the process the team and DJ took me through at quite an affordable price.

P.S - I also got a week's extension at no extra cost - go EGMAT team!

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My verbal score was stuck since I was a non-native English speaker and I was not well versed with the rules required to crack SC .

The CR and SC tactics explained in the e-gmat course helped me pass through that hurdle unscathed.

Another struggle that I faced was with RC. I took a lot of time to solve the RC questions. Once I started applying the RC tactics suggested in the e-gmat course, I was seamlessly solving the questions well within a stipulated time limit.

The scholarium was very useful with the cementing quizzes helping me to bolster my concepts

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Tl;dr - e-Gmat provides you with ALL the tools necessary to ace the GMAT.

If you're still reading through the reviews of GMAT courses, chances are you are still looking for that "perfect course", the course that will take your GMAT scores through the roof. I'm here to shatter your dreams. There's NO such course.

However, e-GMAT is pretty darn close to that. e-GMAT will provide you with the tools necessary to ace the test.

Out of all the options, WHY would you go for e-Gmat? I'll tell you why you should.

1) Structured Approach - No more ambiguity on how to approach a problem. Whatever the GMAT throws at you, you're equipped with the right approach to tackle it.

2) Discussion forums - Whatever doubts you may have, chances are some of the tens of thousands of other students who went through the same materials might have thought just like you did, too. Their questions (your questions) will be in the discussion forums, which is btw conveniently RIGHT under each question, and the questions are, most of the time, already answered.

3) EXCELLENT Customer Service- Remember that time you wanted to contact the customer service of some company and you had to wait days on end to come to a solution? Well, that won't happen with these guys. They are dang fast.

4) Scholaranium - With these particular tools, you'll be able to focus on the areas that you're weak at. You can figure out where you are going wrong and fix those. What better way to improve yourself?

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I used egmat 3 times can you believe that?
In 2018, i gave my 1st prep test got 640. Saw the Egmat standard videos claiming x hours into our course gives Y results.
So i believed and took the course. I prepared using the course, didnt finish their scholaranium module. Went through videos once.
So their claim might be true provided those X hours you are extremely focused.

That claim of X hours for Y results is the worst thing that happened to me.

So now why 5/5 review?

Its not the course that changes the trajectory, its YOU.
The course really is best in market, the quality of both verbal and quant is too good. It has everything one needs to cross 700.

For a person who is weak in verbal, this course can help greatly. Provided you understand and listen to whats being told in videos.

There are dozens of techniques in market for verbal, and Egmat techniques are best suited for a non native like me.

Overall, i for quant club tests are GOAT. However the difficulty level of club quant tests is lower than actual tests.

For verbal egmat is a handsdown best course in market. I would still opt for Egmat because i believed in their methods.
I purchased the course in 2018,2019 2020.

Although i wish they gave better deal but thats ok. The journey was worth it.

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During the time I was preparing for the GMAT exam I always wished to have a personal mentor, who could identify my weak areas and provide me with personalized guidance. That wish became a reality when I signed up for e-GMAT's mentorship program under Dhananjay, e-GMAT's Strategy expert.
Right from Day 1 when he analyzed my ESR (from my last attempt) he focused on addressing my weaknesses and pointing them out without any inhibitions. He prepared a day-by-day action plan to work on and improve on my weak areas. Throughout the journey he made sure that I stick to the plan and imbibe all the learnings from the e-GMAT course deeply into my subconscious mind.
This helped me a lot in my final days of the prep when I was refining my test-taking strategies to better my time management skills. Frankly, this was the one area where I had always struggled, and Dhananjay through his plan made sure that I specifically improve upon it.

All of this culminated with a GMAT score of 720, and I would really thank the e-GMAT team for the same.

As an additional help during the process of finalizing my GMAT date, the Support team was also kind to give me a free-extension for a couple of weeks as I was unable to find a suitable date for the exam.

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The best part about the e-GMAT course is that I could mail the team with any questions, not just related to the subject, but anything related to preparation plan, strategy, etc and they would always reply within a day. This really helped me refine my study plan at a time when I was not seeing any improvement.
The SigmaX mock also helped me accurately predict my verbal score. Though the quant score was slightly off. (I got a 640 - Q48, V30), one day before the exam.

My only negative feedback point that I have for the course is that they don't have an option to watch the videos at a higher speed. Given the amount of recorded content available, I took way more time than I was hoping to, just to finish watching all the content for Verbal. Since I was already doing fairly well in Quant, I did not spend much time there.

Overall, I would say the free portion of the course available is a pretty accurate representation of the whole. If you are planning to purchase this course, I highly recommend that you go through the free content available, to make sure this course is the right fit for you.

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It was during the Covid lokdown that I decided to prepare for the GMAT. A friend had suggested e-gmat and I attended a couple of webinars on 2-3 weekends. The verbal webinars specially were pretty interesting and I ended up subscribing to the Online course (both Verbal and Quant).

I started with the SC section as the first step of my prep. The course was so comprehensive and the number of data points and analytics available on the performance were mind-blowing. Specially, the scores in the before and after quizzes give you such a good idea on how much you have improved post the module. In all, I would say the SC module was very useful and is a must-do for any first-time GMAT taker.

Then came the most interesting module of all, CR. Boy, the way in which each argument is broken down is wonderful and it actually helps you develop a unique way of looking at each of the CR question types.

Due to personal reasons, I did not get to spend as much time as I would have liked on the RC and the Quant modules. So, I would not be able to comment on them in detail.

In addition to the course, the most powerful tool offered as part of the e-gmat course is the 'Scholaranium'. The way in which each of the verbal questions and all the options are explained is a complete game-changer. The data points available actually help you strategise and work on your shortcomings and time management. I cannot imagine a better tool which could be made available for GMAT prep.

I had attended a couple of live sessions on SC conducted by Payal and I really liked her meaning-based approach and was able to appreciate the methodology outlines in the course even more after I attended the live classes.

After the live classes and before I gave my GMAT, I also gave 3 e-gmat mocks. Dhananjay from the support team analyzed my performance in these mocks and gave valuable inputs on how I should approach my weak areas so that I could maximize my score in the limited amount of time I had. In addition to providing inputs via mail, he also made videos of my mocks which outlined the areas/time management techniques I need to adopt. This was incredibly helpful during my last leg of prep.

Thanks e-gmat for being a part of my GMAT journey and making it memorable :)

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I gave my first GMAT attempt in July 2019, with little preparation, and got a 680 score. When I decided to re-attempt in 2020, I realized I had many conceptual gaps and lacked any understanding of test-taking strategies. In the few mocks I gave before starting preparation, I would always fall short of time and repeat the same mistakes over and over again. I, thus, decided to take the e-GMAT online course for GMAT preparation. I opted for the 2 months course (had to e-mail them for the same) and got it for $199.
The e-GMAT course is very comprehensive, in terms of concepts (verbal and quant), strategies (difficulty-wise and time-management) and practice. I started with Verbal, as that was my weak area, and went through all the concept videos and practice and application files. This is very important. Doing these will greatly cover any conceptual gaps you have in your Verbal section and will help you develop a process to tackle different types of questions.
The biggest boost in my preparation came with the e-GMAT mentorship program. I was contacted by Deepak to sign-up for this program, for no extra charge. I had a call with him where we discussed my GMAT target score, plan and timelines, and he identified various places where I was lacking in my prep. For example, I had no strategy to manage time during the test and was not practicing enough to increase speed and apply concepts and the process. He sent me weekly targets, with daily schedule, to complete my preparation and practice, following which my prep speed increased. Also, we had a weekly/bi-weekly call to update my progress.
After I was done with concept videos (and simultaneous practice) for both Verbal and Quant, I had around 15 days to go for the exam, during which I had to practice very efficiently through mocks. I still was lacking in managing time and questions of various difficulty levels. Deepak made a time-table for me to take mocks, review them and practice questions. I used:
1. GMATclub Quant CATs for Quant
2. e-GMAT Scholaranium for Verbal
3. OG (Online) for both

For Mocks, I used:
1. Official Mocks (1 to 4)
2. e-GMAT Sigma-X Mocks 2 & 3

Both these give a very accurate simulation of the real exam and provide the closest estimate of your ability.
After each Sigma mock, Deepak would analyze each section, focusing on difficulty level, timing and accuracy, question-wise and section-wise. This helped me in setting a strategy that worked for me and helped me perform most effectively. Having a one-o-one mentor helped me a lot as I could route all my questions and doubts to Deepak and since he knew my weak and strong areas, he could guide me accordingly.

Would definitely recommend the e-GMAT course and the Mentorship program to anyone struggling with GMAT preparation.

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I toyed with the idea of signing up for GMAT (or GMAT prep course) for a reasonable amount of time before I actually took the plunge. Hence, my decision to buy E-Gmat course was not an impulsive one but a well-researched one. Moreover, this was not the only platform I explored. E-Gmat conducts quite a few free webinars on various topics in quant and verbal. I attended all those webinars and I attended free sessions offered by 2-3 other platforms as well. I found that while the other options that I explored were more focussed on providing short-cuts and so-called smart tricks to ace the GMAT, E-Gmat focussed on mastering concepts and process, an approach that appealed to me.

Why E-GMAT course stands out?

 Verbal course is extremely good. It starts with Master Comprehension which makes life easier in understanding (solving) all the sections of verbal. SC course builds concepts right from the basics and covers each area tested by GMAT comprehensively. The meaning-based approach emphasised by E-GMAT is the best to solve hard questions, which can never be answered by just knowing the grammatical rules

 Although CR does not have many concepts to master, the process of breaking down the argument into premises and conclusion and understanding the author’s reasoning behind the conclusion helps eliminate even the options which would otherwise seem very strong contenders. Pre-thinking the assumption (or strengthener / weakener) would involve some conscious effort, since natural instinct would be to jump right to the options. However, it’s worth putting in that effort because pre-thinking not only improves the accuracy but also reduces the takt time.

 Reading strategies taught right since the start of the verbal course help gain a really good understanding of the RC passages, key to answering the RC questions.

 Quant course gives all the concepts required for the test and trains us on the process which makes solving difficult questions in less than two minutes easier. E-GMAT’s quant question bank is very comprehensive and difficulty level of the questions is higher than that of the ones in the official guide or GMAT prep. Once we get used to solving harder questions, quant in the actual test turns out to be much easier.

The data points (analytics) provided by E-GMAT course are truly commendable. We get a lot of feedback on time and accuracy subsection-wise (in fact, question type-wise; eg: we know how good we are at answering assumption arguments compared to answering boldface ones). This is extremely useful in mocks. I took Sigma-X mocks and mocks offered by GMAT Prep and by third parties. While GMAT Prep mocks give a very good idea about what we can expect from the actual exam, difficulty level, etc, we cannot analyse our performance and how we can improve. Sigma-X mocks (by E-GMAT) are top-notch in this regard. We can have a complete debrief of the mock; I did not find such kind of data in the mocks offered by other third parties (I tried 2-3 sources). So, if you are looking for mocks that are a very good replica of actual GMAT and which can tell you your areas of improvement as well as provide best possible solutions to all the questions, Sigma-X mock is your answer.

Also, the kind of support you get during the entire duration of the course is worth mentioning. A lot of doubts get clarified just by going through the existing threads and you get prompt replies from the support team for all the new queries. Moreover, the team really supports you in the last few days/ weeks leading up to the test. I reached out to the support team after my first mock after course completion. Dhananjay helped me out in analysing my key areas on improvement, suggested the kind of customized tests I need to take to overcome them, even shared video analysing my mock performance. He pointed out that time management was the main thing I need to address; I followed the schedule suggested by him and in my actual GMAT I finished verbal on time and had ample time to spare after my quant section.

Summing up, looking for an all-inclusive GMAT package that can help you prepare despite a demanding job? E-GMAT is your answer!

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