I discovered e-gmat through GMAT Club.

During April 2020, I took about 7-8 free tests (2 tests every weekend) from various portals and scored between 580-640. Then I decided that if I wanted to improve my score, I needed to get serious and commit my time for a solid preparation. After using the free trial from e-gmat for about a month, I registered for its full online course during the first week of May 2020.

Meanwhile, I had been reading/watching several success and failure stories on the GMAT Club’s forum. The last time I gave any “competitive exam” was over 10 years ago and I was running low on confidence and high on insecurity of failing to score above 700 in the first attempt.

I studied about 3-5 hrs every day and completed the verbal and the quant section within 3 weeks. On May 20, I took my second Sigma-Mock test and scored 740. I was happy with the progress and continued to practice questions in Scholaranium. However, after 2 weeks, I took the 3rd Sigma test and managed to score only 690. This got me worried and for the first time I contacted e-gmat. They responded quickly and told me how to use Scholarinium efficiently for better results.

Ten days later, I gave the 4th test and scored 700. I had solved almost all the questions in Scholarinium and even after over a month of preparation, I felt stuck. I wrote to e-gmat again and they gave me the much-needed encouragement to keep practicing. They told me that if I could score 700 in their tests, I could comfortably score above 700 in the final exam.

I realized that I was good with my concepts but I would usually experience a fatigue midway during the verbal section. The first time I scored 740 in the practice test, I answered the Verbal section first and then Quant. But because of the new rules of GMAT Online, I had to take Quant first and then Verbal. This resulted in me making mistakes in the Verbal section. Sometimes, I would mess up SC and then sometimes CR. I needed something to do to improve my consistency.

6 weeks into the preparation, I started solving GMAT OG questions through e-gmat. I felt that I needed more practice sitting for 3 hrs and giving the exam in one go. So, I bought a 7-test package from Veritas and 4 tests from official GMAT website. For the next 2 weeks, I took practice tests almost every day. Though my results did not improve a lot, since the score moved between 690-730, it definitely improved my test taking stamina.

Finally, I gave my final Sigma mock test on June 22 and scored 760. After 7-8 weeks of preparation and taking over 25 practice tests, I felt I was ready and booked the exam on 2nd July.

Everything was going well but when the examiner was about to release the exam, my laptop screen froze. I got a call from GMAT but my phone was in the other room and I couldn’t receive it. I restarted my laptop and did the whole verification process again. Finally, after 20 mins delay, I started the exam. I was really pissed at my luck and was definitely not in an “ideal” state to give the exam. But somehow, all my practice paid off. All I remember is that I had a sharp focus and I was in “the zone”. I finished the exam but I was so focused that I didn’t realize if it went good or bad. I felt that I gave my best and was satisfied with the effort.

After 19 days of delay, I received the score in the morning. During the whole preparation phase, my target was 740 and sometimes I would dare and dream of scoring 760. But when I saw 770 on the screen, it was something unexpected. I thanked God and went out for a morning walk.

I would like to thank e-gmat for their support and their excellent study material. I was good in Quant but e-gmat made it possible for me to consistently score Q50 in the practice tests and the final exam. I was not too good with the Verbal section. I would score around V27-28 for the first month of my prep. I struggled with SC the most but e-gmat’s SC study material is amazing. After going through their material, I improved enough to love solving SC questions. CR was the hardest for me to improve. Even until the final exam, I was not feeling too good about CR. E-gmat talks about “pre-thinking” to solve CR questions, but honestly, it never clicked for me until the very end. 3-4 days before the final exam, I went through all the practice tests that I had taken and that is when it all came together. I started seeing a pattern with CR questions. I did not practice much for RC. Overall, e-gmat has an excellent collection of quality questions and if one takes time to practice all of them, I am confident that one can face GMAT questions better.

Once again, I would like to thank e-gmat and I would recommend e-gmat to anyone looking for a good preparation course. They have easy to understand study material and they make it very easy to follow your progress. They are quick to respond to your query. Once I did not agree with their solution for a CR question and I wrote them a little angry post about how their “pre-thinking” was kinda BS and it only worked if you already knew the answer (I guess I was not in a good mood after failing to get any right answers that evening). The last post on that question was made over a year ago and I was not expecting any reply to a rather rude post. But to my surprise and delight, I got a response the next day and it was very helpful.

Finally, I would like to conclude by saying that GMAT is an interesting exam. It doesn’t take a lot of book-knowledge to score over 740. A few wrong answers can make a difference between a 770 and a 700. One needs to have complete focus and composure during the final exam and it can be achieved through honest practice and a little bit of faith.

Faith is a powerful tool that can get you through anything. Keep faith and trust God.

This week I received the admission letter from my desired MS Finance program and I feel happy. I have much more to talk about but for now I will end here. Maybe next year when I start my studies, I will revisit this post and write about the importance of faith when preparing for GMAT!

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After spending 3 months completing a big-name prep company’s online course, I scored 660 (Q47 V35 IR6) in my first GMAT attempt. Disappointed but not disheartened, I knew I need to level up my game, but how? I remembered what Albert Einstein once said, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." I decided to find a new approach to GMAT preparation.

e-GMAT first caught my eyes through its helpful articles and thoughtful solutions posted on the GMAT Club. After signing up, I was impressed by two things:
【1. Its systematic problem-solving approach, which is thoroughly explained in its engaging video content】
Right off the bat, the Master Comprehension course taught me how to read and understand GMAT passages more effectively, a foundation necessary to succeed in not only RC, but also SC and RC. Its meaning-based SC approach was a game changer for me: I’m no longer held hostage by countless grammar rules and obscure idioms—meaning-based approach did wonders for me, allowing me to achieve a 96%ile score in the SC sub-section (as per the ESR of my second GMAT attempt, in which I got a 720). RC was my weakest spot, but e-GMAT’s pre-thinking helped me gain the clarity of mind needed to excel in seemly convoluted questions, achieving an 88%ile score in the RC sub-section.
【2. Its data-driven exam prep process, which is embedded in each element of its course】
From working with machine learning (ML) models at work, I came to appreciate the beautiful God-given human brain and its powerful neural networks that can brilliantly learn, an ability that distinguishes us from other species. A ML model’s job is to teach a machine to discern patterns in a massive amount of data; however, not all ML algorithms are created equal—some are more effective than others in generalizing (i.e., predicting/scoring with new data). The best algorithms tend to be the ones that have rapid “feedback loops” to help the models incrementally improve.
Rapid feedback loops and incremental improvement are exactly what e-GMAT team has built. From the quizzes integrated in lectures, Scholaranium practice platform, and analytics-packed Sigma-X Mock Exams, e-GMAT provides tremendous amount of quantitative feedback to help learners know how well they are internalizing the concepts, so they can improve before moving onto another sub-section or concept. If this is not a beautifully efficient learning process, what is?

After relearning GMAT with e-GMAT for 3 months and one week before my 2nd attempt, I got an email saying I was selected to partake in the e-GMAT Mentorship Program (still a myth to me how they select students to join this unadvertised program? Does anyone know? I’m curious.). Although I got the invitation one week before my exam, I figured to give it a try since it’s a complimentary service. I thought there isn’t much I could do at this point, but my mentor, DJ, proved me wrong.

Although working from a different time zone and already had a packed calendar, DJ went out of his way to meet with me outside his normal working hours. He thoroughly analyzed my mock exam results and provided me with a 4-day game plan with daily action items, which was designed to help me strengthen my weak areas (timing and knowledge gaps in certain sub-sections). DJ’s encouragement also provided me with a boost of confidence before I stepped into the testing center.

Four days later, I scored 720 (Q47 V42 IR4) on 12/3, a big improvement from my previous 660 received on 7/14, but I know I could do better as I’ve scored 740 & 750 in my recent mock exams. I shared with DJ that I hope to give it another shot to achieve my full potential. DJ gladly offered to analyze my ESR and create a 2-week game plan to help me achieve my goal.

I’m grateful to have received help from e-GMAT experts such as DJ. I'm excited and looking forward to meeting him on Sunday to go over his assessment and my 15-day plan. Onward and forward—the journey continues.


【12/23/2020 Update】 I gave GMAT another shot early this week and felt very grateful to have received a 740 (Q49 V41 IR8) this time. In the last two weeks of my prep, I did three things in e-GMAT that really helped:
1) e-GMAT’s Scholaranium custom quizzes (daily) and Sigma-X Mock Exams (2) to practice applying concepts on a timely manner;
2) e-GMAT’s Quant 2.0 (https://e-gmat.com/blogs/gmat-quant-preparation/), a new course recently released. Although only had time to complete ¾ of the new Number Property module, I really liked it. I appreciated how each concept in the module starts with a diagnostic quiz, result of which is used to recommend a learning path unique to the student. Additionally, I was very happy to see that the process skills, such as Consider All Cases and Apply Constraints, are being explicitly taught and tested in the new Quant 2.0 course. e-GMAT's structured approach helped me to make a significant breakthrough in Verbal, so I wish I had access to this new course since Day 1—I probably would have scored higher in Quant.
3) e-GMAT’s IR module, an area I didn’t pay much attention last time, so I quickly went over the key lessons to learn the more efficient process to tackle IR questions.

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I got in touch with DJ towards the end of November, just under a month back. Since then, my GMAT journey has drastically changed (for the better). DJ has been by my side, answering any questions I had. Obviously, regarding content you can always write the GMAT support team, but it was very useful to have someone who could answer any overhauling or general questions which might pop-up when preparing for the GMAT.

After getting a very specific analysis of my first SIGma-X mock (700, Q49, V36), DJ recommended I follow the SC course, which would create a good base for increasing my Verbal score. Upon completing this course I felt a lot more confident answering Verbal questions, it started to become a second nature to me, but noticed that I still had quite some conceptual gaps in the Quant section after taking multiple cementing quizzes. Fortunately, the new Quant course was just published and I was lucky enough to be one of the first to test it. With less than a week to go before my GMAT, I managed to (very efficiently) improve certain conceptual gaps, though due to time constraints didn't manage to go through the entire course. DJ mentored me very carefully throughout the last few days of preparation, which helped me to really get the most out of my time. This included a very specific video-analysis of my most recent mock test which pinpointed the lowest hanging fruits as well as coming with a step-by-step plan for the last 3 days. Unfortunately, my actual GMAT (Online) test didn't go as good as I hoped it would, because of the Quant section (Q42). Nevertheless, I'm really happy with my increase in Verbal (V36 -> V41 within a few weeks). I'm looking forward to taking the new Quant course over the next few weeks and giving the GMAT another shot soon thereafter.

I'd like to thank DJ for his extensive mentoring and look forward to working together towards a 720+ score over the next month!

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My journey with egmat started at the end of October when I had been waitlisted in 2 of my dream schools, and I knew that there was 1 factor in my application that I can change - the GMAT score. Needless to mention, I was already aware of the great work e-gmat had been doing, because I had attended a few of their webinars, and found them very conducive.
The numero uno step was to deduce the right strategy. Because I was already at a 730, getting into the top 1 percent required me to be cognizant of my exact strengths and weaknesses. One call with the e-GMAT GMAT strategist and I was all set. The sigma-x mocks do a wonderful job in simulating the exact areas where you lagged behind, the areas where you spent more amount of time than you should have. And all of these analytics helped me form a base plan to achieve a minimum of 20 point increase in my score within 30 days.
The concept files of Quant and Verbal are amazing, extremely detailed and helped me identify the areas where I wasn't sure of my concepts. The scholaranium is huge, vast and has a number of filters that delve deep into sub-sections and difficulty levels, and allows us to practise exactly the problems that we significantly are weak at. Doubt clearances are all round the clock, and the solutions are extremely detailed.
Overall, the best value for money, and I highly recommend the course to every test taker who wishes to ace the GMAT.

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I cannot thank the E-GMAT team enough for the amount of improvement I made on the Verbal section of GMAT between my 2 attempts.

For my first attempt, I went ahead with a reputed live online coaching program in India. Although, my quant prep was decent, I was struggling badly in verbal. SC, which is by far the easiest section on GMAT verbal, was pulling my score down badly. A month before my first GMAT attempt, I came across e-GMAT's verbal course and took a free sigma mock to gauge my preparation and scored a V26. On the subsequent official test 1 attempt (2 days later), I scored a V33. I thought that the sigma mock was not an actual representation of GMAT verbal section. I trusted my preparation, studied for a month and went ahead with the actual exam, only to receive a reality check (Actual score – 630 – Q49, V27). I realized that the verbal section is the one which is going to make or break my score. I got in touch with Sandeep from e-GMAT and immediately took up its subscription.

The SC, CR and RC modules of e-GMAT course are so designed that their focus lies entirely on mastering a structured process. Trust me, this is the only way to consistently perform and succeed on the GMAT. If you learn to follow a structured approach for any question, nothing will stop you on the D-Day.

The online practice platform – Scholaranium is the best that one can ask for. It helped me identify the gaps in my preparation and I could track my progress on it with ease.

The e-GMAT support staff is great too. They are readily available to handle you doubts over a mail and their response time is less than 24 hours. They also paused my subscription when I needed that owing to work commitments.

All in all, e-GMAT verbal online course is your best bet if you are looking for a great verbal score or are struggling with your verbal preparation.

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After having bought another GMAT prep course material and not making much progress, at a serendipitous turn, i came across an e-GMAT webinar and related registration details on the Internet. I was intrigued by the great number of success stories of the course students. The focus of the webinar i attended was critical reasoning, my weakest verbal subsection. I learned about a pre-thinking, a real game-changer and was able to solve 700+ questions. I was seduced and decided to buy the course.
SC was my strongest subsection, i started at the 66th percentile, but i needed a more focused approach, not splits. As a non native speaker, i was able to improve to the 96th percentile on SC on exam day, by using the meaning approach, another competitive advantage of e-GMAT.
My final results were V40 Q48.
The laser-focused approach of the e-GMAT course is a great one. I received a great support from the whole team ( email replies within 12 hours, timing management strategies).

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I had taken the GMAT twice, with both of them resulting in below par scores. I had used other methods for preparation on both these attempts. In my third attempt I decided to use the e-gmat course as it was suggested to me by my colleagues.
The egmat course was very helpful in securing a decent score. The verbal section was excellent; it provided specific methods to attempt different sections. My weak point was CR, and the pre thinking method really helped me crack it. Apart from this, schoranium from egmat had gmat like questions that were really challenging and helped with my overall thought process.
For quants, more than the questions that egmat had, it was the free access that they provided for the gmat club tests that was instrumental in me achieving Q49. Scholaranium questions seemed a bit tougher and solving them equipped me with a calmer mindset while solving actual gmat questions.
Lastly the five mock tests were really helpful in estimating my level of preparedness. The score that I got from the mock test was what I got in the actual GMAT tests.
I strongly recommend taking the egmat course especially if you are a non native english speaker looking to improve verbal as the methods are easily understandable and the quizzes will help you put them into practice.

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e-GMAT has helped me immensely in achieving a great score in GMAT exam. I showed an improvement of 190 points from my initial GMAT Prep exam in which I scored 510. e-GMAT has helped me in the following ways:-

1) The Concept Files of SC, CR, RC and Quant course helped me to develop a deep understanding of the verbal and quant concepts and the Application and Practice files helped me to hone those concepts.

2) The scholaranium, with its vast question pool and analytics system, helped me to improve on my timing while attempting the questions and enabled me to identify and learn from my mistakes.

3) The Sigma X mocks are very close to the actual GMAT exam and are a very good source of practice in the actual exam environment.

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I had a reasonable amount of time before my GMAT (online). I looked through a lot of reviews for the various online courses/books people use for my preparation. To gain a little more perspective, I gave some mock exams at e-GMAT, GMAT Club, ExpertsGlobal and Jamboree. I found eGMAT test solutions to be the most insightful. The Sigma-X mocks gave a clearer idea of my strengths and weaknesses. I scored 640 (Q50, V28). I decided to buy the verbal+quant package (which cost me around $350). Since my Quant scores were consistently in the 49-51 range, I allocated more time to Verbal. I completed the theory from in the eGMAT modules, which was interspersed with application quizzes. As completed each subsection (order being RC, CR, SC), I gave some ability and custom quizzes with 700+ questions to hone these skills. I gave two more Sigma-X mocks and saw decent improvement (one after completing RC, one after CR). I completed all the quizzes in the Quant section and brushed up the theory only if I scored below 80th percentile in that topic. These performance markers were great to judge my progress. The theory videos gave a clear and concise explanation with a focus on mastering the basics first. The various quizzes required me to perform repeated application of those concepts in order to gain speed. In my final Sigma-X mocks I scored 750, and 720 which shows their accuracy in predicting the score of aspirants. I would recommend their course (bundled with 5 mocks) to anyone who is looking to improve their GMAT score.

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I felt everything was going in the right direction. I had completed all course material of e-GMAT, solved every question of OG, had completed and analysed multiple sectionals of GMAT Club and was scoring well in mocks. But just 11 days before my exam, I took a full length mock and made some serious blunders which could have been avoided. While wondering what I should do next, I reached out to the Support Team of e-GMAT and the very next day, fortunately, Dhanajay Lowe (DJ) got in touch with me and took the ownership of guiding me.

The fact that just 10 days before the exam, a member from e-GMAT comes forward and says, ‘I’ll help you get there’ itself speaks a lot about the attitude e-GMAT has for its students. Within 24 hours, Dhananjay organised a call and curated a customized 10-day plan of action. He created video analysis of my mocks and other quizzes and actually guided me on using the e-GMAT platform in a planned and methodical way. When you say that the expert knows it all, they actually know much more than you can gauge.

I have explored multiple course materials and quizzes online, but believe me, nothing will be able to match the content e-GMAT has on its platform. They help you customize your progress, give you a dashboard which reflects your strengths and weaknesses, create quizzes to sharpen your mettle and provide extensive explanations to every question. Though the strange fact is, you have everything in front of you but you are still oblivious of key factors that will define your score. This is where Dhananjay played the most important role in my last leg of the journey. He not only made me aware of my weaknesses but also gave me a plan of action to resolve the same. And yes, in 10 days, we saw great progress. The video analysis of my quizzes and the test readiness strategy worked wonders for me. The gruelling yet doable plan of action along with the constant feedback from Dhanajay, helped me gain confidence and put me on the right track. I was already impressed with e-GMAT course material and Scholaranium but with DJ happening at the right moment, I can guarantee there’s nothing better than e-GMAT in this industry.

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