My journey with E-GMAT started on May'22.

I fell in love with the platform immediately. The platform is super easy to navigate and use. e-GMAT's Scholaranium question bank is one of the best. The platform saves a lot of your time. Maintaining and revising error logs became very convenient.

The platform helped me identify my weak areas and the time I took in each section by providing analysis of all my quizzes.
This analysis was important to me as it gave me new insights and helped me identify where I had to focus more.

e-GMAT's meaning based approach for solving SC questions is the best

I used to take 1minute 45 seconds to 2 minutes to solve an SC question and my accuracy was also not high, but after going through e-GMAT's meaning based approach the average time I took to solve an SC question came down to 1 minute 15 seconds to 1 and half minute and my accuracy also improved a lot across both medium and hard level difficulty questions.

Apart from the course the thing that most impressed me is the support and encouragement they gave.

I requested for a personalized study plan and I was assigned Ms. Rashmi as my mentor.

She gave my preparation a direction and helped me get out of my comfort zone.

She was really concerned about my preparation and kept pushing me to be consistent with my preparation.

Her pep talk and last minute tips before the exam helped me calm my nerves and helped me do well on the exam.

I want to genuinely thank e-GMAT and Ms. Rashmi for being a part of my GMAT journey.

Happy Learning!

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Having scored a 640 (Q48, V28) in my first attempt at GMAT after preparing on my own, I knew that I needed to take some preparation course that would set me on the right track and help me achieve my target GMAT score and that’s when E-GMAT came into the picture.

When I was preparing for my first attempt, I thought that the official guides were enough to help me reach the 700 mark. So, I just solved the questions from the OGs and would sometimes randomly look up certain topics on YouTube where some of the top videos that would come up were from E-GMAT. From there, I understood that E-GMAT is a trusted source. Anyway, I wanted to take my first attempt without any external help, and I scored a 640 then.

After that, I explored a bit more about E-GMAT and it seemed like everything I had wanted for GMAT. So I signed up for the course. The things that I liked the most about the course were the personalized approach and the expert guidance that I got throughout my preparation. Every step of the way I was getting constant feedback and corrective measure plans for the areas I was faltering in. Abha Mohan (one of the E-GMAT experts) who was mentoring me made sure that I was not leaving any stone unturned and constantly motivated me to push further.

I also want to break down my learning experience in various sections/subsections:
Sentence Correction: I think I can safely say that this course changed the way I read sentences. The meaning-based approach that E-GMAT teaches compels me to understand the logic behind every sentence.
Critical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension: These courses taught me to read between the lines and get as much information as can be extracted from a set of sentences.
Quant Section: Starting from the very basics of mathematics to teaching how to tackle difficult and tricky questions, the quant section is divided into various subsections and teaches in a way that does not involve any memorization or shortcuts.

Scholaranium (the E-GMAT question bank) is an extremely resourceful tool that offers carefully selected questions (resembling those that are asked on the real test) that can be accessed through various types of quizzes. The cementing quizzes that are ought to be done after completing each subsection helped me retain my learnings while moving on to the next subsection.

So after preparing for two and a half months, I started with the mocks. And even though I did not perform well on the first 2 mocks and felt demotivated, Abha was there as always to my rescue; she helped me gain my confidence and provided a corrective plan, setting me on the 700+ track.

Then I booked my test date 10 days in advance and just practiced with the already solved questions in the last few days. Through the entire preparation period, I solved 850+ questions from both Verbal and Quant with more than 60% overall accuracy in hard questions. On the test day, I was confident and calm, and as I clicked on the next button to see the final scores I kind of already knew that my hard work had paid off. I scored a 710 with a Q49 and a V38.

All in all I can say that E-GMAT was the best choice I made in my GMAT journey. I had a wonderful experience. I really want to thank Abha Mohan (my mentor) and the whole E-GMAT team for tremendously helping me achieve my target score. I highly recommend E-GMAT to anyone who is looking for a preparation course for GMAT.

Additionally, I would advise that once you take up the course and if you have sufficient time, then don’t rush through the learning part. That’s the most crucial segment and if you do that right you won’t face many problems with the questions later. I wasted a lot of time coming back to certain files again and again. And also make full use of the discussion forum. I wish all the best to anybody who is reading this post. Thank You.

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Great course.
Verbal-
The frameworks in CR and RC are instrumental. The sentence correction course structure was fantastic. The way the concept quizzes were created ensured that you would get similar questions of increasing difficulty levels, making it easier to identify areas of improvement. The strategies adopted by egmat are effective and well explained.

Quant-
I went through only a few topics I had faced difficulty with earlier. The EGMAT course helped me clear my doubts and cover all concepts. Also, the PACE feature enables you to trim your course prep to only those topics you have issues with, determined by the diagnostic quiz at the beginning of the module. I used to not tune into quant modules because I used to feel slowed down. Still, the PACE feature helped me focus only on the relevant portions, thereby ensuring I could cover topics faster without the fear of missing concepts.

Mocks- The Mock's UI was similar to the actual GMAT exam, which helped me immensely on the test day. The questions are also well balanced. While I did not score very high on mock tests, those were more because of the gaps in preparations and time management than the EGMAT mocks being unrepresentative of GMAT.

In my opinion, the EGMAT course's outstanding feature is its Scholarinium analytics. The Scholarinium product is data-driven, and I felt that they kept throwing up questions in which my understanding was suspect earlier. The questions are on the tougher side, especially the Hard questions, which help you formulate your concept application strategy. I would recommend everyone to use the dashboard analytically, and when used in tandem with your error log, it can help you dig deeper into your preparation.

All the best on your GMAT preps !!!

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I bought the EGMAT online focused course which gives you 2 months' access. Very comprehensive and quite reasonably priced, would strongly recommend this, especially for people who prefer interactive videos to reading off a book.

For quant, EGMAT does a great job of dealing with bite-sized basics and the concurrent practice quizzes help you test yourself on individual concepts in an incredibly precise manner. I followed the course from top to bottom.

For SC, I went through the EGMAT course (~30 hours) - covers everything - verbs, pronouns, modifiers, comparisons, parallelism, and idioms. EGMAT keeps things simple and easy to comprehend, avoiding any unnecessary grammar jargon (which GMAT does not expect you to know either).

I found EGMAT mocks' difficulty level to be quite close to the actual exam.

I've put up a slightly more detailed debrief as a post.

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I started my GMAT journey June 2021, yup it took me more than 1 year and four attempt to score a 730.

First attempt in August 2022 : 670
Second Attempt in October 2021 : 700
Third Attempt in March 2022 : 680 :(
Fourth Attempt in July 2022 : 730 :)

So EGMAT technically helped me improve my score by 50 points, I was struggling with SC a lot but EGMAT helped me work on my SC skills, the meaning based approach is perfect. In none of the question I looked at options until I know what the sentence was trying to say and this approach became wired me in mind, I was hitting 90-100% accuracy on SC questions.

CR again I was facing a lot of issues and the questions I used to solve were always repeated since by my third attempt I have solved almost all the official question. EGMAT with its scholarium product brought 100s of new questions and helped me build my brain muscle to understand the CR passage and follow a right path while eliminating the wrong choices.

RC and Quant I didn't use much of EGMAT since I was already at 90th percentile.

I would say go for EGMAT and a tip make sure to connect with a strategic partner and no matter what make sure to share with them your daily progress.

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I started my journey of GMAT with official guidebooks and online free material. I studied for three months and gave my 1st attempt. To my surprise, I scored just 560 on GMAT with very less verbal score. It was at that time that I understood the need for a study platform to prepare systematically for GMAT. I did my research on GMAT club for few days and selected e-GMAT as the best choice to improve my score.
I found the verbal course very attractive and apt for solving sentence correction question in systematic approach. In my opinion, understanding the meaning of the sentence was the key to solve all sentence correction questions. I was surprised to see that rather than looking for single mistake in given sentence and eliminating the option, analyzing complete sentence, and then eliminating other options more helpful. Initially, it was time consuming, but after solving practice quizzes in Scholaranium, I was confident to solve difficult questions. Technics such as prethinking in critical reasoning, getting immersed in reading comprehension helped me a lot to achieve decent score in verbal section.
Quants sections was good in terms of application and practice quiz. I learned how to solve difficult questions without consuming too much time.
I just wished that I would have solved more questions and sigma-X mocks available on Scholaranium in e-GMAT.
Thank you e-GMAT !!

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I recently used the e-gmat platform to prepare myself for the GMAT test. It was an absolutely positive experience and I am tremendously grateful for all the help they provided.

E-gmat’s platform is a one-stop shop for all your GMAT needs. It contains a dedicated section for the verbal and quant parts of the exam, and even provides support for integrated reasoning section. Ii was super easy to use and I was able to focus all my needs in just one place. The only outside material I used was the official GMAT essays as additional preparation as I approached my exam date.

One of the things I found most convenient about e-gmat is that it gives you a personalized study plan. When I set out to start studying, I realized that there was a lot of information available on the internet, books, courses and it became a bit overwhelming the amount of options and methods I found. With e-gmat I didn't have to worry about anything at all. The platform provides a clear method that guides you step by step on how to approach your study session. It helps you define when to study what topic and in which way. The fact that they gave me a personalized study plan was an absolute relief, and it reduced many hours of preparation that I was able to put to better use by studying.

For the verbal section, e-gmat was able to provide a very clear and structured method for addressing the questions. Although I had a strong performance in verbal from the beginning, initially I was answering the questions purely by intuition, which not only resulted in mistakes, but also made me feel insecure and nervous. Thanks to e-gmat, I was able to apply a structured thought process that helped me become much more precise in my answers and gain confidence. In addition, given the personalized study plan, I was able to focus on those areas that were the most difficult for me, and quickly review those areas where I felt more comfortable.

In the quant section, e-gmat provides an incredible tool called PACE which diagnoses your knowledge of concepts and then gives you specific material to fill in the gaps. The tool worked wonderfully and helped me understand concepts in depth, thus avoiding having to resort to memory during a stressful situation like the GMAT exam. In addition, the number of questions offered in the database is so large that it allows you to practice constantly. At the end of a few weeks of focused practice, you can easily identify the types of question you will encounter during the GMAT test, leaving little room for surprises.

In addition to the videos and extensive question bank available, I think what I valued most about e-gmat was the study method provided, which helps you feel super confident during the test. They support you with an impressive number of taylor-made quizzes and cementing quizzes so you can make sure you absorb the concepts properly. In addition, they provide tools for the process of reviewing incorrect or time-consuming questions, which positively impacts your performance.

After only 2-3 months using the platform conscientiously, I managed to go from a score of 640 in my first mock test to a 770 in the official exam. I am super grateful for all the tools provided and absolutely recommend e-gmat!

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I used e-gmat online course that included both verbal and quant. I must say, the verbal explanations are by far the best I have seen. I only rely on 2 sources for detailed verbal explanations- egmat shraddha and GMAT intensive. You won't find explanations using the words awkward at all because that is not a genuine reason to reject an answer. I love their approach although it's very long and tedious and one can master the timing using that approach only through a lot of practice. The team is fantastic. They helped me even after my access expired and that too within 24 hrs. Although I did not score well, that was totally my mistake ( I panicked so much) and my inability to utilize the course fully.

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I took my first attempt at GMAT in 2016 when I could score only 670 after 3 months of preparation. This year I wanted to get a really good score with the help of a proper guidance, and I decided to go for eGMAT. I knew about eGMAT from my own research but I got convinced to take this course once I got recommendations from a couple of my friends.

The experience with eGMAT has been really great. Starting from the foundation course in both verbal and quant section to the advanced topics, they have captured every topic in a very detailed and structured manner. I personally needed a lot of improvement in the verbal section and I absolutely loved the way the verbal course is crafted, and the way they have created strategies to solve each SC, CR and RC question along with their subsections is amazing. They also make sure that they provide enough practice questions for these strategies so that we eventually get used to them and start using them subconsciously going-forward. The quant section is also pretty well structured, with enough practice questions for both PS and DS. I needed improvement primarily in the DS section and the strategy they offer for it is foolproof if applied correctly.

The two best things about eGMAT apart from the course is the analytics section and the personal coaching. The analytics sections provides all the details of each subsection and gives us a better view to select specific questions based on our performance in these subsections, so that we can target our weak areas and not just keep practising question from our strong areas.
The personal coaching came into picture after my second attempt at GMAT when I scored a 710. Payal personally reached out to me after analysing my performance on eGMAT and convinced me to take another attempt at it to get a better score. This time she helped me connect with one of their consultants, Rashmi who talked to me regularly to plan my next steps within the month, focusing specifically on my weak areas. She kept me pushing and motivated throughout the journey and it felt really good to know that the counsellors in eGMAT are very much invested in our journey to make sure we reach our target.

Even though I scored a 710 in my official GMAT, the scores in my eGMAT and OG mocks ranged between 730 to 780, and this exemplifies the kind of impact this course has on me, irrespective of my final score which could be because of my unfortunate luck on that day.

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My GMAT prep started sometime around Nov ‘21. I gave a mock and scored 670 (Q47V35) which I knew was nowhere close to the target score which I had in mind.
So, I immediately got to work and diligently started preparing everyday for a couple of hours in the morning before I began office work. I started with practicing questions from OG and would select 20 questions each from quant and verbal and test myself in a timed environment. My quant accuracy was good and I gradually got better with time. With Verbal my accuracy was poor and more importantly, I had huge conceptual gaps.

So I decided to start learning verbal concepts and since I tend to do better with video based learning, I started looking for an online course to help me with this. I enrolled in eGMAT based on a recommendation from a friend and because I was impressed with a lot of their answers on GMATClub. What I liked about their answers was the fact that they followed a structured approach for solving SC questions wherein, the first emphasis was on meaning followed by litmus testing the sentence against a fixed set of grammar rules. I found this quite effective because I felt this method was easy to replicate on the exam and left very little to chance.

After completing the course, my verbal score improved to V38 but it was still far from my target verbal score of V42. It was quite puzzling for me because I was solving questions every day but my score wasn’t improving. I reached out to eGMAT for help and they responded to me and gave me a customized plan which targeted my conceptual gaps and addressed issues in my approach. In a very short amount of time(2 weeks), my verbal score jumped from V38 to V42. I booked a test and scored 740(Q49V42).

Here is a list of things which I did that helped me immensely in acing the GMAT.
SC and CR: Knowing the grammatical concepts that the GMAT tests on is crucial. You can learn these concepts from a good test prep provider like eGMAT. Once you master these concepts, start practicing questions everyday in a timed environment and make sure you spend a good amount of time on questions which you failed to answer correctly. Be honest with yourself and introspect on why you got it wrong. Identify whether it is a conceptual gap, time issue, or anything else you might have faced. Once you identify your problem, take corrective actions to fix your mistakes. Making mistakes in GMAT is fine but making the same mistake twice is unacceptable. For CR, what really helped me was pre thinking. It is a practice where you read the question stem and try to prethink the answer that could answer the question. This was helpful to me because it eliminates the need to evaluate and introspect every option in depth because once you’ve prethought the answer, all you need to do is mark the answer choice that is closest to your pre thought assumption.

RC: Being a lifelong reader, I thought RC would be a piece of cake to me. I couldn’t be more wrong. Casual readers tend to skim through content a lot but skimming equals death in the GMAT. You have to understand every sentence clearly before moving on to the next sentence. The two things to always keep in mind when you read a sentence are a. What does this sentence mean? b. What value does this sentence add to the passage as a whole? This can be a bit time taking in the beginning, but with practice it will become second nature and your RC accuracy will soar.

General tips:
Error log: I solved nearly 600 questions before reaching out to eGMAT for help. I solved only 150 questions when working under their tutelage. I’ve learned more from solving those 150 questions than I did from the 600 questions I solved earlier. The differentiating factor was an error log. If you make an error log and regularly refer back to your notes, you’ll make a lot more incremental progress than you would if you simply solved questions without introspection. Quality matters more than quantity when practicing.
Read: Spend at least 15 minutes a day reading good quality content on the internet (The Economist, FT, etc.). Imagine that you are going to be questioned on the essays that you’re reading. Doing this improve your reading comprehension and will work wonders in RC and CR
Use analytics to track performance: eGMAT offers Scholaranium which is an excellent tool that contains 100s of good quality questions and amazing analytical tools to track your performance. You can very easily track your performance and check your accuracy and pace w.r.t topic, difficulty and section. I earlier did this in Excel when I was practicing from OG but it can be quite time taking and having the analytical tools in Scholarinium saved me a lot of time.
Mocks: Take mocks periodically to track your performance. While practicing quizzes regularly helps in improving accuracy and conceptual gaps, mocks help you in learning time management, train your brain to stay active for long hours and help you stay in touch with GMAT’s adaptive algorithm. I did 5 mocks in Scholarinium and I felt that the scoring and quality of questions were quite similar to the actual test.
Stay calm: It is good to push yourself to the limits of your capability but don’t let this affect your mental wellbeing. In the end, GMAT is just an exam. If you crack it, good, if not, life goes on. No big deal.

Happy Learning!

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