Strengths:

1. The online platform built by e-GMAT which helps you assess you strengths and weaknesses with respect to sub-topics, difficulty level and timing.
2. The dedicated support through mentors (part of the Last Mile Program only) who chart out a prep plan allocating time to be spent on learning concepts and solving questions.

Would make the product better:

1. The Quant problem banks have some unnecessarily difficult questions. These are beyond what is tested by the GMAT.
2. The Last Mile Program and the terms and conditions should be described clearly during the first introduction call. They are brought into the picture only after the test taker has purchased and enrolled into the course.

I gave my final GMAT attempt on 4th March 2023 and scored a 740 (Q49, V42). This was my second attempt, less than three weeks after my initial attempt (690 - Q48, V37) on 13th Feb 2023. In between both attempts, I signed up for e-GMAT's $149 course.

I first came to know of e-GMAT through their Youtube channel when I was watching their Sentence Correction videos on the Meaning-based Approach. I liked their approach because it felt quite natural and relatable to how I had approached SC questions when I had attempted them without any preparation. Most importantly, it took the focus away from Grammar rules, at least partially, which I had dreaded from the time I was in middle school. After my first attempt, I felt that I needed professional help to identify and address my weaknesses in a pin-pointed manner but in a short amount of time. After my introductory call with Mansi from e-GMAT, I was convinced that they would be able to help me in the hyper-customized fashion that I was looking for.
Based on my ESR from the first attempt and a few diagnostic quizzes I took over a week during the evenings, the strategy expert from e-GMAT, Rida, helped me with a day-wise plan to address my weaknesses. Within 3-4 days, we were able to cover most of the topics and were ready to re-evaluate my test-readiness through a Sigma-X mock. While my overall performance on the mock was not as expected, it did give me confidence on some of the topics I had worked upon during the preceding week. Eventually, during my second attempt, just 12 days since my journey with e-GMAT started, I was able to apply the learnings from the concepts, practice questions and mock that e-GMAT provided to land on a score I was glad to accept.

The concepts that were instrumental to boost my confidence were around Sentence Correction - Comparisons and Modifiers. The deep-dives into topics like As vs Like were extremely helpful. I was also able to brush up my concepts of Geometry and Inequalities as it had been a while since I had put them to use. While I do feel that the phase-wise prep style at e-GMAT is extremely helpful as a comprehensive prep strategy, what worked for my time-sensitive use-case was the analytics-driven approach to identify my weaknesses across topics, difficulty level of questions and the time taken to solve questions.

I would definitely recommend e-GMAT to test-takers who are at a stage where I was when I approached them, i.e., if you are scoring 650+ and need the help of tools and a professional to pin-point your weaknesses and work on them to achieve a 700+ score. I’m sure e-GMAT has a lot more to offer to a lot more people, but in my limited interaction of 12 days, they were able to help me in a time-sensitive hyper-customized manner. The motivation that Rida, my strategy expert sent my way was the icing on the cake.

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Strengths:

- Well-structured course plan
- Decent price/value ratio
- Consultant - Rida Shafeek who was willing to schedule call with me very fast and gave a lot of quick tips and motivated me when I felt down and needed to improve rapidly in 20 days
- Very fast responses of instructors in discussions

Would make the product better:

- Length of some video courses. Sometimes the instructor went too much in detail (e.g. devoted a 17-minute video) with relatively easy and obvious topics

- Inaccurate calibration of easy, medium, hard questions. When I turned on some custom test and selected medium questions - it also gave me some easy and hard ones...

- In Verbal sections some correct answer choices were very poorly defended by instructors in discussion queries. However, this does not happen often.

Overall satisfied with this product.

Advantages:
- Well-structured course plan
- Decent price/value ratio
- Consultant - Rida Shafeek who was willing to schedule call with me very fast and gave a lot of quick tips and motivated me when I felt down and needed to improve rapidly in 20 days
- Very fast responses of instructors in discussions

What to improve?
- Length of some video courses. Sometimes the instructor went too much in detail (e.g. devoted a 17-minute video) with relatively easy and obvious topics
- Inaccurate calibration of easy, medium, hard questions. When I turned on some custom test and selected medium questions - it also gave me some easy and hard ones...
- In Verbal sections some correct answer choices were very poorly defended by instructors in discussion queries. However, this does not happen often.

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Strengths:

1. The course is organized and follows a logical structure.
2. Good Customer Service
3. Provides a customized plan
4. Tracks Milestones
5. Analytics

Would make the product better:

1. Quality of Math Questions
2. Simpler solutions - specifically math
3. Reading Comp passages are much longer than official version

I am a repeat GMAT test taker. I had a good experience with e-gmat. I did not see any improvement in my score. However, I did see improvement in my overall skill. I scored a 710 on my first test and was hoping to improve to 740. Unfortunately, even though my verbal raw scores improved V35 vs V39. Because of a 1 point drop in quant Q50 to Q49. The algorithm calculated my score to be 710 on my last attempt.

I started to prepare for the GMAT in July 2022. I took a free MGMAT mock test to establish a baseline and scored 630. After a 2 week of studying Manhattan Prep SC and Quant I took an offical mock and scored 660.

For my first attempt I utilized Magoosh, Official Prep materials and LSAT RC to prepare for the exam. I studied ~10-12 hours/week between August - November 12, before taking the exam, and scored 710 (V35 and Q50). My overall score was exactly the same as the official mock test #6 (710).

The biggest weakness prior to e-gmat program was SC. Specifically, I was very slow at finding the correct answer for the SC question type. For my second attempt I utilized e-gmat and the OG advanced/guide 2022. My SC and CR improved by ~10-15 percentile points. The methods used by e-gmat are very effective.

I highly recommend utilizing e-gmat's mock and SC sections during the initial parts of your preparation. Once you have mastered all the concepts I recommend using the official guide quesions. You will find that due to nature of the e-gmat question bank you will find the official questions a lot easier to process. The OG questions are typiclly shorter and more concise and e-gmat definitely helps with time management.

I did use the E-gmat mentorship program as well. My mentor Abha was very responsive and provided me with a customized program. The program itself recommends using OG material as you get closer to the test. If any one has 3-4 months to prepare for the test and definitely recommend using the scholarium question bank to cement the concepts.

Overall, I was not as impressed with the quant modules. The questions are different from OG and real GMAT. However, the questions do allow you to master important concepts tested in the GMAT.

Finally, I took all 5 mock exams. The mocks are harder to complete than the official test as the question prompts can be a bit longer. However, the mock exams predictions and analytics are quite accurate and help identify one's strengths and weaknesses.

My final sigma mock was v39, Q49 - 720, and was the same as my official score. I never broke V40 on e-gmat and have yet to do so on the official GMAT as well!!

In conclusion, I rate the egmat program to be a valuable tool in GMAT preparation. The mentors can provide a lot of value to an individual who is not sure on how to structure their study plan.

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Strengths:

Verbal Course is very comprehensive and very GMAT oriented.

Would make the product better:

I would personally recommend you to hide the color coding(Green/Red) in the answer choices upon answering a question. If I get the question wrong, While reviewing I could see the correct answer choice(Highlighted in Green color) at a glance as in which option is the correct one but I personally wanted to give it a try again whether I got the question wrong because I rushed through or I had some gaps in the concept.
But, if there is another agenda for showing the color scheme as it is in the course,then keep going but I would like to know the agenda though😊.

Here’s my review of e-GMAT.
After completing my BTech in 2021, I wanted to start my MBA preparation. So, I started without any guidance as I thought I wouldn’t need it.
Now, Having the zeal to prepare on your own is important so does having a right mentor, if not more.
After countless hours of research, I started using resources available on the internet but didn’t follow correct strategy nor was I on the right track. Despite all the hard work, I was stuck at mid 600s and the reason was obvious that I was just solving questions randomly under the impression that I knew all the basics already and that practice makes a person perfect.
But let me tell you this-It’s the RIGHT PRACTICE THAT MAKES YOU PERFECT.
Then I subscribed to e-GMAT(a friend suggested) to improve my VERBAL score as I was already good at QUANT.
Trust me when I say this- You only think you knew everything in verbal until you come across the course provided.
The attempt that the Verbal course designers made to try to make one understand each and every concept(relevant to GMAT Verbal) without one having to memorise is truly commendable.
I gave my Exam again on 1st March,2023 and scored 730(Q50,V39).

Here are the things I liked in the course from each of the three sections:

Sentence Correction(SC)-
I never would have thought of the concepts/application of the same, had I not come across the course. I loved the meaning based approach. I loved how the course sticked to the concepts relevant to the GMAT(I mean it was obvious of the amount of research you guys did while developing the course). The teaching really helped me to solve medium to hard question within 90secs.

Critical Reasoning(CR)-
Previously, I used to read the question,scan through the options directly and wonder how in the world could those options be relevant/correct in the context of the question. But the PRETHINKING process taught in the course not only helped me solve hard questions with ease but also developed my problem solving skills. Thanks team for this process. This process will help me in the real world too😎.

Reading comprehension(RC)- The strategies mentioned surely helped to speed up my reading and comprehending skills. And personally I believe that this section depends on the ability of the test taker ultimately.

Quizzes:
I liked the concept of cementing. I followed the plan to the tee and it is absolutely necessary to do so too. Reviewing the solutions to both correct and incorrect questions helped me to solidify the concepts.
Thanks to the team for responding to all my silly doubts/queries😅 within a day.

QUANT-
Kudos to the team for the PACE AI. I felt like it was tailed-made especially for me as I was already good at Quant and It helped me to save a lot of time by letting me avoid concepts that I was already good at and concentrate on solidifying the concepts in which I had some gaps.

Last mile push-
Last but not the least,
Let me talk about LMP(Last mile push though I thought it was Last minute Prep at first😂)
While there is no doubt about the Verbal course significantly improving my Verbal ability, I would also attribute my improvement (from V28 to V39) to LMP.
I followed the plan given to me, attempted test readiness quizzes and attempted two Sigma-X Mocks and scored 740,730 respectively. To my surprise, These mocks were very reliable as I got the exact score in my official GMAT as in my Sigma Mock.
Thanks Dhruv for prepping my plan, for conducting 1-on-1 sessions and giving me valuable insights, and responding to my mails immediately.

Thanks Payal for such a wonderful GMAT prep product.

My suggestion to all the aspirants,who feel at sea as to which prep course to go with, is to give it a try and you won’t regret.
To those who started your e-GMAT/already in the midway through the course, I would suggest you to trust the process, follow the course to the tee, make a habit of maintaining error logs, and analyse each and every answer choice to reassure yourself why you got it wrong or whether you got it right for the right reasons.
All the best!!

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Strengths:

Superiror analytics which tracks progress, Emphasises on building ability and reaching the higher percentiles, detailed course and modules depicting all the required skills and knowledge

Would make the product better:

the browsing and navigating experience needs to be effortless

The e-GMAT course's emphasis on individualized training and assistance is one of its highlights. Students get access to live online sessions with professors who may provide criticism, answer questions, and offer suggestions on how to improve their performance.

An additional characteristic of the e-GMAT course is its interactive learning style. The course contains quizzes and practice exams that help students to apply and reinforce their knowledge of the subject matter. This helps pupils boost their confidence and enhances their GMAT performance abilities.


Overall, the e-GMAT course is an excellent resource for students who wish to improve their GMAT performance. The course is thorough, well-structured, and highly engaging, making it a great tool for individuals seeking to enhance their GMAT abilities and attain their goals.

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Strengths:

The modules are designed in order to really focus on meeting the student across all learning stages - concept understanding, retrieval, cementing, to actual applications. The modules are sequenced in a manner that gradually helps one apply concepts & "cement" the knowledge for its application in a very new/foreign environment (actual exam) which reduces the chances of guesswork.

Would make the product better:

I personally felt that the question banks especially for the verbal section could be improved/made tougher to give a real sense of the exam environment. The verbal section for the sigma mocks was easier than the actual exam.

Additionally, a lot more supporting materials for certain hard topics (750+ level) could be provided that are more targeted/less generic.

Would definitely recommend taking this course for someone who is planning to get massive improvements in their score via a dedicated/clear action plan, especially for the verbal section. The math section also prepares one pretty well for the actual exam (which is much easier).

Kudos to their mentors & the LMP program in general - this program really enables one to focus on the right thing at the right time, without wasting much time in planning what/how one needs to study. The structured study plans/programs are definitely a highlight for a working individual who doesn't have much time to think/plan their prep. Mentors also enable you to move in the right direction & have a clear trajectory of what is needed/not needed in the whole preparation journey. Special shoutout to Akash who was always up for helping/guiding/supporting & mentoring me through the different learning phases!

In addition, the modules are structured in a manner that meets you in your own learning journey, without making it too generic/specific.

Lastly, the analytics/algorithm adds to your reflection journey by helping you pinpoint your weaker areas or areas of concern so you can create a more targeted revision plan & focus more on the weaker/strength areas.

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Strengths:

Personal attention to each candidate in the LMP program is great. On the platform itself, the cataloguing of the questions and the kind of original questions are good for practice.

Would make the product better:

The platform needs to have a better correlation in certain topics with the actual GMAT. Also with the mock tests, the UI should reflect the actual test UI as it makes it easier for the actual attempt.

It's a great platform to start a serious GMAT preparation. The way the concepts are taught and tested in a progressive manner creates a good learning curve to be able to solve real world GMAT questions at different levels. Especially for those who prefer a more logical approach to problem solving, the platform provides the entire decision making framework for each question to be able to learn more off of the questions on the platform. I primarily used it enhance my verbal skills, and the platform was helpful in building the foundation for the various skills tested in the test. In addition, the customer success taken up in the LMP program is great in the last phase of the journey as it helps in getting the right guidance for the target score.

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Strengths:

The approaches to all sections and topics are very effective in creating strong foundations. the three step process along with Xpert review and Sigma Mocks help you in understanding your performance and boosting it without any hassle.

Would make the product better:

The instructions on how to use the course can be clearer. a seprate onboarding should be there to ensure the students joining understand how to use the platform.

I scored 730 on my first attempt. It was E-GMAT who helped me in reaching my goals. I started my journey in September by buying my E-GMAT Course 360 for 4 months. Initially I could not dedicate much time to my preparations but in the later months I committed at least 10 hours a week. Being a medical intern in a government college, it was not easy to find time and analyze how to study. E-GMAT helped me a lot by preparing a personalized study plan for me. I started my journey with 620 on my sigma x mock. I set my targets and E-GMAT helped me create a dedicated timeline to create a timetable effectively dicing my time in required areas.
The quant section was beautifully divided and broken down into topics and sub topics. The initial diagnostic quizzes in each topic helped me save a lot of time by segregating topics I was weak at needed to study vs topics I was good at. These modules, followed by practice quizzes, helped me create strong concepts. The framework for various topics and approach to the questions has been effectively covered by E-GMAT course.
The verbal section had ample of application files and quizzes to help me understand the process to approach a question and help me arrive at correct solutions. Pre-Thinking, Meaning Based Analysis, Frameworks, among other tools, were strong weapons in my arsenal which helped me conquer my verbal fear.
The strategy of dividing the preparation in three stages to effectively create concepts, cement them and then achieve accuracy was the best part about the course. This strategy helped me create a strong foundation which enabled me to score 730 on the first attempt.
I improved especially in the verbal section, from scoring V26 to V39. The Xpert analysis of quizzes and the Sigma Mock was very insightful in helping me understand my weakness and improve my score. But the guidance from the E-GMAT mentors, especially Dhruv, helped me a lot during my preparation, without whom, I would have never reached my goal.
I highly recommend the E-GMAT course. It is very useful, whether you are starting the preparation from zero, or are looking for a score improvement. On starting, kindly go through all instructions on how to best effectively use the course and follow their instructions, even if you feel that you don’t need them. It is their experience which has enabled them in creating this course, and I have realized my dream of scoring 720+ (110 points improvement from initial score of 620) with them.

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Strengths:

A) The course modules are designed carefully to build/improve the basic concepts.
B) The structured methodology of e-GMAT helps build a process to approach every question. For the verbal section, I am confident that it is one of the best courses for non-native speakers.
C) Cementing process (Medium, Hard level) helps to solidify the learning.
D) AI-based analytics by e-GMAT helps to analyze the areas of improvement. This tool is fantastic.
E) PACE engine helped me to save a lot of time on the quant section.

Would make the product better:

SME support on few SC section questions

I want to thank e-GMAT for helping me to achieve a score of 740 on the GMAT exam.
Brief introduction:
A) Bachelors & Masters: India
B) Work experience: 10 years, Location: Japan, Role: project engineer
C) Sector: chemical, Industry: Electronics
D) Reason to pursue MBA: move to management and leadership role in the same sector
1st attempt
I gave my 1st attempt at the GMAT exam in Oct’21. My score was 610. I aimed to achieve around 720 as this score was around the average score of my target B-schools (1-year program in IIMs, ISB). I used officia1-year books for preparation. During the exam preparation, I found several verbal solutions posted by e-GMAT on the GMAT Club portal. The answers from e-GMAT were based on a structured approach and were easy to understand for a non-native English speaker like me. Therefore, I decided to enroll in the e-GMAT course.
e-GMAT course
I enrolled for GMAT online 360 course. This course covers Quant, Verbal, and IR. I chose this course because I did not want to spend my limited time searching resources for Quant.
2nd attempt
I gave my 2nd attempt at the end of Sep’22, and my score was 640.
Here I want to share critical information:
As I shared above, I have worked in the electronics industry for the last 12 months. I worked around six days per week and 14-15 hours per day. All the credit goes to the unanticipated surge in demand for semiconductors due to the COVID-19 pandemic circumstances. This work schedule only allowed me to study for around 45 minutes per day on working days and 2 hours per day on holidays. Therefore, I was able to give my 2nd attempt in Sept’22.
After scoring 640, I wrote to e-GMAT for their expert guidance. And from there, Rida Shafeek strategy expert, guided me to score 740.
3rd attempt (all thanks to Improvement Plan by Rida Shafeek, the e-GMAT strategy expert)
Based on my ESR report, she shared the improvement plan for all sections (one by one after I was able to clear the passing criterion) for each section:
A) RC
B) SC
C) CR
D) Quant
Even before completing Improvement Plan for Quant, I appeared for the e-GMAT exam, and the final score was 740 (more than my target score, I was so happy).
My strategy during the GMAT exam
Based on my experience of cementing quizzes, I realized that my mind needs some time to warm up. So, I attempted sections in the following order:
i) AWA
ii) IR
(AWA, IR: helped to warm up the mind)

iii) Quant

iv) Verbal
Advantages of the e-GMAT course
A) The course modules are designed carefully to build/improve the basic concepts. Please complete the course in an order prescribed by the e-GMAT team.
B) The structured methodology of e-GMAT helps build a process to approach every question. For the verbal section, I am confident that it is one of the best courses for non-native speakers (I am not sure about the grammatical accuracy of native speakers).
C) Cementing process (Medium, Hard level) helps to solidify the learning. Please complete these stages.
D) AI-based analytics by e-GMAT helps to analyze the areas of improvement. This tool is fantastic.
E) PACE engine helped me to save a lot of time on the quant section.
Finally, I want to share a couple of points.
A) Plan for the GMAT exam based on your work/academic commitment.
B) Consistency is key.
C) A higher score always helps to strengthen your chances in your target B school.
D) Do not compare your performance based on the success stories of other applicants. The capabilities and circumstances of each person are different.
All the best for preparation!!!

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Strengths:

A very comprehensive course with detailed approach to each type of question and a team of strategists for personalised help.

There are four things that I loved about the whole process:
1. Comprehensive and structured course
2. The emphasis on meaning & Pre-thinking Approach
3. Personalised support for strategic performance analysis and planning
4. The accuracy of the mocks

I decided to attempt the free mock by e-gmat in July'22.
I got a 560, which was quite discouraging. However, as part of their process, the e-gmat team asked me to get on a call with them and encouraged me to give it a go. Moreover, considering that I had attempted this mock without any preparation, it seemed like I could achieve a better score with some practice and concept revision. So after returning from a work related trip, I enrolled to the course in September'22.

Over the next two months I studied 2-3 hrs a day and completed the video lectures and the practice & cementing quizes, which btw are well structured to give a holistic exposure of certain topics, build process skills, and practice varied question types.
Then around October-end I decided to give my first mock and got a 640. Seeing the improvement of 80 points, I felt there is a good chance that with more practice I could get 700+. However I lacked direction of what approach to take. I was confident about my quant yet was unable to cross 48, and in verbal I was having difficulty crossing even 30.

At this point I remembered that in the early lectures a 3-step approach had been mentioned.
1. Concept & practice,
2. Cementing, and
3. Test readiness.
Since I was done with 1 & 2, I emailed the support team and asked about the 'stage 3' process. This is when I started interacting with Dhruv, who did an in-depth analysis of my performance so far and gave me a step-by-step personalised plan to improve. He also helped me whenever I faced a blocker and encouraged me every step of the way.

Finally as the January application deadlines approached, I gave another mock scoring a 700 and rushed to book a GMAT slot. Dhruv supported my decision with some last minute steps to improve, which led to the official score of 720 (Q49, V40).

I'm grateful for all the support, and really recommend all GMAT aspirants to consider the e-gmat course.

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