Strengths:

PACE Engine for Quants is quite unique adaptive interface which helps you cover quants very fast in case if you are strong in quants.
The approach for verbal especially in sentence correction and critical thinking is quite exhaustive and hence very effective. Cementing quizzes were also quite effective.

Would make the product better:

The interface for verbals section could be made similar to that of quants sections as was no option to re-attempt the practice quizzes as a quiz.

Overall, e-GMAT online course is quite comprehensive package for your GMAT preparation. Some of the key features like PACE engine for quants section and the cementing quizzes made the preparation quite effective. . The verbals section was altogether had a different approach as compared to quants section. It has a go through example based interactive application covering many of the concepts in SC,CR and RC. In addition you will be assigned a personal mentor which will guide you through the entire coursework. I think taking up e-GMAT course turned out to be really fine decision ending up with a 710 score!!!

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Strengths:

Structured approach
Scholaranium
SigmaX
Comprehensive coverage of all topics in Quant and Verbal
Master Comprehension
Summary PDF for quick revision
Application Files & Concept Files

Would make the product better:

Possibility to change the speed of the video
Better error log
Better mentorship

The e-GMAT course has amazing content and can be highly beneficial to certain individuals. However, I personally don't think it's suitable for someone like me. GMAT preparation involves two factors: self-study and mentorship. While e-GMAT offers mentorship, I didn't find it particularly helpful because after the initial connection with my mentor, the follow-up was irregular. As someone who requires constant reassurance but hesitates to ask for help, this was a drawback for me. Regarding self-study, the material for Verbal was excellent, although I didn't spend much time on Quant, but I believe it would be good as well.

Here's a breakdown of the different sections:

1. Master Comprehension: This section was a game changer for me. I used to struggle with RC, but the strategies provided helped me improve my reading and understanding of passages.

2. Sentence Correction: The course covers all the necessary topics, and anyone who completes all the modules will definitely see a significant improvement. The verbal explanations and webinars by Shraddha Jaiswal were particularly great.

3. Critical Reasoning: This section was controversial for me. While many people have seen improvement using the prethinking method, it didn't resonate with me personally.

4. Reading Comprehension: Overall, the strategies mentioned in this section were helpful in boosting my confidence and understanding of passages.

5. Quant: I didn't focus much on Quant, but the material seemed fine to me. I attended some webinars hosted by their Quant Expert, Shweta Koshija, and they were amazing. However, I found those webinars more helpful and concise than the course itself. The concept videos were neither impressive nor disappointing. I had already learned better strategies for those types of questions from other sources.

Regarding the additional features:

1. Scholaranium and SigmaX: I really liked the concept of Scholaranium, and I scored well on the cementing and ability quizzes. However, the SigmaX section was quite different. I never scored above 680 in the SigmaX mocks, but I ended up scoring 710 on my actual GMAT. It's not that the questions on SigmaX were harder, but I didn't like the quality of some of them. No test company can perfectly replicate the official scoring algorithm and question quality, but Scholaranium and SigmaX still give you a good idea of how to approach the exam. I would advise not to worry too much about scores in any mock exams other than the Official mocks.

2. Video speed option: It would have been helpful if there was an option to change the speed of the videos. While I understand that the content creators want students to absorb the material at a specific pace, having the option to fast forward would save precious time for those who need a quick recap of the concepts.

Lastly, one of the reasons I didn't invest much time in Quant is because I had previously scored Q50 and wanted to either maintain or improve my score. Going through the concept videos at the given pace seemed like an unnecessary time investment for me, so I decided against it.

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Strengths:

This course is great to help build upon your foundation within Quant and Verbal (especially SC). Each video is interactive and data-based so that you stay focused on the right materials. Each question has a thorough explanation and video attached as well as mentors who will respond to follow-up questions from students in case you are still stuck.

Would make the product better:

I would recommend that the GMAT mentors give more specific feedback on how to pivot your strategy when you reach a plateau. Additionally, I wish there were more practice tests than what was provided.

eGMAT was fundamental in helping me build a strong foundation in both Quant and Verbal. I did a Manhattan Online course right before eGMAT and found that it was lacking data-backed algorithms to help tailor where I needed to spend my time. Each video provided thorough explanations of the concept and there were a plethora of quizzes that ensured you understood the concept before moving on. You could also flag which concepts to return back to in the future. The eGMAT mentor that is assigned to you was also helpful in providing general advice and motivation to get you to your end goal.

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Strengths:

1. Well Structured
2. Flexible
3. Mentorship for students

Would make the product better:

1. Hard Level Verbal Questions
2. Engagement with students while teaching basics

I came to E-GMAT with a score of 710 already in hand. I had completed Manhattan Book set 6th edition, OG material and GMAT Ninja Videos but was clueless on how to achieve my target score of a 770. After realizing that I was in desperate need of a mentor who could help me understand the gaps in my preparation, I landed up on the e-GMAT course and was offered a free mentorship program by them. Within the first 7 days of my enrollment, I was allotted Rashmi Vaidya as my mentor.
This turned out to be the best decision of my entire preparation. Rashmi was to me what Ramakant Achrekar was to Sachin. She left no stone unturned in helping me reach my target. From convincing Subject Matter Experts to have one-on-one sessions with me for hours just to fill in preparation gaps, to going out of the way to get me extensions on my course, to counselling me on various occasion to keep me motivated, Rashmi was rock solid dedicated to help me achieve my dream score. I was pretty sure she would have arranged for a Mars Rover had I asked for one during my preparation.
Although the mentorship was the best thing I could ask for, I did feel that the quality of 700+ level questions on e-GMAT especially on verbal could have been more reflective of the actual GMAT content. But I would highly vouch for the course for anyone who is on track to build basics. The entire course was well structured and all modules beautifully crafted. The products that e-GMAT has developed especially the scholaranium are awe-inspiring.
Overall, I would highly recommend the course, especially the mentorship program, to someone stuck in a similar situation.

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My GMAT journey began in 2021 when I started preparing using an online teaching course from a private institution. Within 5 months of preparation, I took the GMAT and scored a 650 (Q 48, V 31). I was definitely unhappy with the score and was sure that I needed to re-attempt. Post that, I tried to prepare again by myself using the available resources but due to lack of consistency and a guided approach, I never went forward with another attempt. Just when I almost gave up on GMAT, a friend who got success with eGMAT suggested that I give it one last shot. That’s when I signed up for the eGMAT (GMAT Online 360) course.

Once I signed up, the onboarding process started. At first, I gave a SIGMA-X mock and I understood where I stand and how far I am from my goal. I was then assigned a Strategy Expert, Akash, who analyzed my entire mock and gave me a way forward about how I should start with my course. First, I prepared a customized day-by-day study plan for myself which gave me visibility and a guided approach on how much time I need to dedicate each day. I initially started with Verbal as it was my weakest area. The eGMAT Master Comprehension helped me strengthen my basics. The structured approach - Practice File, Application Files followed by the Cementing Quiz- is where eGMAT excels at. At every stage there’s a threshold for Medium and Hard difficulty which you need to clear to progress forward. In case you fail to follow that, the strategy expert is just an email away and will share an improvement plan for you based on where you stand. There’s a similar approach for Quant as well. The eGMAT P.A.C.E module helps you save significant time with Quant and helps you focus on your weaker areas. After almost 4 months of prep, I took the GMAT and scored a 710 (Q49, V36)!

Here’s are some aspects of eGMAT that helped me:

1) Dedicated strategy expert: Akash, my strategy expert was more like that one person who helped me understand where I faltered and what I needed to focus on. Analyzing my mocks was one thing I was amiss and he was available to analyze each mock and suggest areas of focus and improvement.

2) Sigma-X mocks: The post analysis that these mocks provide is very similar to how your ESR would look like. It gave me an idea which quartile was bad for me, helped me figure out where I took the most time and how was the progression during my mock. This actually gave me visibility on what I need to focus on in my next mock and areas of improvement too.

3) eGMAT Scholaranium: The collection of questions for each subsection, the quality of questions and the level of each question - all of this together especially for Verbal stands apart and gives you ample of questions to practice, review, and replay questions. You can also create custom quizzes to focus on weaker topics and also get topic wise breakdown of your performance.

4) The eGMAT approach: The sentence structure approach for SC, the pre-thinking approach for CR or strategies such as keyword and predictive approach for RC - you might consider it time consuming but as you keep on practicing it becomes a part of your approach while solving questions and makes the approach very structured.

Overall, the eGMAT course is definitely a course one should look at incase you’re struggling with your prep (especially Verbal) and need a guided approach. However, it does demand consistency and applying whatever you learn to get the desired results. I would suggest that you don't rush through the course and give it enough time during your prep journey and only when you’re confident about a particular subsection, move forward to the next. I expected my prep would end in 2 months since it was a re-attempt but I finished it in 4 months. It will be frustrating at times, but hold on to it and don’t give up, and you won’t be disappointed. And one last piece of advice: please maintain an Error Log, it definitely helps!

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Would make the product better:

The course becomes monotonous in betwen the prep. The creators should give a option to skip some of the videos according to the performance in the cementing quizzes.

I recently embarked on a challenging journey to conquer the GMAT exam, and I can confidently say that e-GMAT was the key to my success. With its comprehensive resources and effective strategies, e-GMAT helped me improve my verbal score from V-27 to an impressive V-38, as well as enhance my performance in the quantitative section.

The e-GMAT platform offers a wealth of study materials tailored specifically for the GMAT. The verbal section, in particular, exceeded my expectations. The Sentence Correction (SC) module was a game-changer for me. It provided me with a structured approach to tackle SC questions and enabled me to identify common errors with ease. The explanations accompanying each question were clear, concise, and enabled me to understand the underlying grammar concepts thoroughly.

e-GMAT's Reading Comprehension (RC) section was equally remarkable. It offers an extensive collection of passages, allowing me to practice various topics and gain familiarity with the different question types. The detailed solutions provided for each question were invaluable in honing my comprehension skills and improving my accuracy. The strategies I learned helped me develop a systematic approach to tackle RC passages effectively.

When it comes to the Critical Reasoning (CR) section, e-GMAT stands out yet again. The course provided a comprehensive breakdown of the various question types and equipped me with the necessary tools to dissect arguments, identify assumptions, and evaluate the strength of reasoning. The interactive quizzes and practice questions gave me ample opportunities to reinforce my learning and track my progress.

Moving on to the quantitative section, e-GMAT didn't disappoint. The Quant module covers all the essential topics tested on the GMAT, presenting them in a clear and concise manner. The instructional videos were engaging and made complex concepts easier to understand. Additionally, the practice questions at the end of each lesson allowed me to apply what I had learned and reinforce my understanding. The personalized progress tracking feature helped me identify my areas of weakness and focus my efforts accordingly.

One of the standout features of e-GMAT is the Scholaranium, a powerful practice platform that allowed me to fine-tune my skills. With its vast question bank, I was able to create custom quizzes based on specific topics or difficulty levels, enabling me to target my weak areas effectively. The detailed analytics and performance metrics provided insights into my progress, helping me identify areas that required further attention.

What truly sets e-GMAT apart is its exceptional customer support. The team was always prompt in addressing my queries and concerns, providing me with valuable guidance and support throughout my preparation journey. The community forum also proved to be an invaluable resource, allowing me to connect with other aspirants, seek advice, and share experiences.

In conclusion, e-GMAT proved to be an exceptional GMAT prep resource, helping me achieve remarkable improvements in both the verbal and quantitative sections. With its comprehensive study materials, effective strategies, and personalized approach, e-GMAT enabled me to boost my confidence and conquer the GMAT exam. Whether you're struggling with verbal or quantitative skills, e-GMAT is undoubtedly the ultimate companion for GMAT success.

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Strengths:

Very detailed SC and Quant.

Would make the product better:

CR.

The couse has very detailed SC and Quant. They both helped me iron out few key areas and cleared my confusion about certain concepts. It solidified my learnings and gave me confidence.
The most beneficial area, as per me, is the egmat mentor, who guided me along the way with systematic plans and metrics to achieve. Sometimes it was tough to achieve the metrics. But it meant that i needed to work on that topic. But, whenever i achieved the prescribed metrics on 2 or more quizzes, it meant i have achieved sufficient competency in the topic. All of this helped me achieve the increased score.

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Strengths:

Sentence Correction - Meaning based approach
Critical Reasoning - ABC, Negation of conclusion to find the assumption
Quant

Would make the product better:

Reading Comprehension

My journey with GMAT has been far too long, and it is still going on. E-Gmat did help me get a score improvement of 40 points over my previous best score. If one would fully dedicate oneself to the methodology, chances are high that you would get to the target score. However, I was not able to and the blame is on me.
Below is my honest review about the course.

In the verbal concept building phase, the questions discussed are too easy. There is a sudden increase in difficulty and complexity when you start with practice. The answer explanation is not upto the mark and I had to refer to gmatclub discussion many a times. For any particular question, there is an entire discussion thread that one must sift through to check whether anyone else had the same confusion as you did. If yes, great! If no, then you ask the question and wait for an unsatisfactory answer. (Exception: Answers by Harshendra are great!) The discussion thread contains a lot of stale answers as well. So, beware of going through an inaccurate explanation.

In quant section, there is no complaint.

Overall, the course did help me develop my basics. I have a better grip on the individual concepts. I faltered in the application phase, but that's my issue. Maybe it will work out nicely for you. All the best!

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Strengths:

The curriculum design and flow. The 3 stages of learning approach.

Would make the product better:

I think Question quality can be improved for Critical Reasoning. I found some answer choices to be ambiguous and so did several other subscribers.

Overall I would recommend this product especially for someone looking for major improvement in Verbal. They have excellent content on Sentence Correction and RC.
The Quant content is also good but I was not very happy with Quant questions and curriculum because I found some of them not to be of GMAT type and I have given GMAT 6 times so I have a sense of the type of questions. Their support team is excellent and responsive. Their Mocks are very good and are a close approximate of the real GMAT.
Overall, a good option considering the price, quality of content and support.

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Hi,

I took the GMAT course from the e-gmat and improved my score by 160 points. The course is very interactive and self-paced. As a working professional, It is very easy for me to grasp concepts in this interactive course. In addition, each section in the course has different modules/concepts and hence it helps us better understand our weaknesses and focus on correcting our mistakes.

The methods learned in this course especially in verbal helps you to solve questions even in a stressed environment as in the test center. The pre-thinking approach and the meaning based approach in verbal helped me a lot to improve my verbal score. The mocks in this course very much stimulate the actual GMAT mocks . In fact, they are a bit tougher when compared to actual GMAT. One can expect to score a greater than or equal to the score we got in e-gmat mocks.

The one thing that worked very well for me other than the course is the mentorship programme. GMAT is not just a test of concepts but it’s also a test of resilience, consistency and calmness. We might get a good score over the mocks but screw up our actual exam if we do not maintain our calmness. My mentor, Rashmi, from e-gmat provided me with the much needed confidence and boost along with detailed study plan throughout my journey keeping in view of my weakness and strengths. Thanks a lot to the e-gmat team, especially Rashmi, for being there throughout the journey.

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