I tried multiple resources for my first attempt and solved hundreds of questions to get a 700+, but I ended up at 670(Q49,V32). I decided to enroll for e-gmat after reading lot of success stories and answer explanations by e-gmat mentors in gmatclub. I believe this was the best decision for my GMAT prep.

Master comprehension module is the best module I have come across. It is the gateway for GMAT Verbal and a must go through module. This module was an eye-opener for me in understanding and following a comprehension based approach.

SC course covers all the rules and strategies needed to score 700+ level questions. Focusing on just the grammar rules or 2/3 splits (or any shortcuts), etc. would yield a score of 670-680 but if you want to break the 700 barrier, you need to master the Meaning based approach.

CR course is very well designed and you need to follow the given order to master every concept and solve all the concept and practice files. Breaking down a sentence, taking notes effectively and pre-thinking are the core skills that you need to master to ace CR.

7 RC strategies, when put to practice, yield great accuracy in less time.

Scholaranium is the only platform that I used to solve questions apart from OG. You can customize your tests as per your needs and get a detailed feedback on your performance. This helps to improve the weak areas and reduce the preparation time.

Quant scholaranium has higher difficulty level questions than the official guide ones. This prepares you for the worst case scenario. If you get a Q49 here, you can definitely get a Q49-51 in the actual exam.

Sigma-x mocks are very close to the GMAT exam. Do not waste these mocks and give them appropriately to get the best results( I wasted a couple of mocks :( ).

My 15 day plan with Dhananjay:
I got a 640 close to my exam after 2 months of preparation in which I reached a 730 long back. I reached out to the support team and Dhananjay helped me exactly figure out the weak areas and suggested a hyper-specific plan. I realized giving lot of mocks hindered my performance. I postponed my exam by 15 days and followed the plan that he suggested and solved entire OG. I could reach a 730 (slightly inflated score since I had given this mock for my first attempt) in the last official mock two days prior to my actual exam and ended up at 710 on the D-day.

Last but not the least, you always get a quick reply from e-gmat support team throughout your preparation time. So, if you want to break the 700 barrier in a short span of time, go for e-gmat and follow the entire process that e-gmat proposes. Good Luck!

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I scored 740 in my first official GMAT attempt (V44, Q48). While there are many resources and people that helped me achieve my dream score, E-GMAT is definitely one of them.

I purchased the online 360 course from E-GMAT which included both verbal and quant resources. To start with, E-GMAT verbal is very good. I trusted the process oriented approach that E-GMAT teaches and promotes for all subsections - SC, RC, CR. The videos are very well structured. Going through each of the SC and CR concept files really helped me build a strong base to tackle the different types of questions. The focus that the SC course lays on meaning based approach really works wonders and becomes the go to weapon while tackling 700+ level questions. And the "Pre-thinking" approach for CR is also extremely beneficial. Although, I developed a modified approach (selective pre-thinking) for the CR questions, pre-thinking undoubtedly leads to high levels of accuracy. I can compare the E-GMAT verbal course to a gym - if you are regular and diligent, spend a good amount of time and most important, trust the process oriented approach, results will definitely follow.

The quant videos are not as good as verbal, but they are also good enough. Specially, the new Quant 2.0 course, which is much better than the previous one. It is quite exhaustive and helps you understand and solidify all the concepts. I used the E-GMAT quant course to brush up the concepts and then the GMAT club tests (which come complimentary with the course) to strengthen the topics and increase my speed.

I will surely recommend the E-GMAT course to everyone. Just one caution - if you are not studying full time and at the same time are looking for a course that's fast paced, then E-GMAT is probably not the right option. But if you have time (min 3 months) and are willing to put in the hours, then you should definitely go for E-GMAT.

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Well, a 30 point jump in 3 months might not sound that great to someone. But, for me, it was a huge jump going from a 720 to 750, thanks to e-gmat!
Before getting into the review, bear with me while I give a brief background of my struggles with GMAT. After contemplating giving the GMAT for a good 6 months, I finally decided in January 2020 to give the exam and booked an appointment for May 1, 2020. However, covid hit, starting a series of appointment cancellations due to closure of centers. Finally after months of struggle with the after-effects of contracting covid and motivating myself, I was able to finally book a test on November 23, 2020! While I thought I had done all there was to do to excel, I was unhappy looking at the 720 score. While I was more than happy with the Q51 score, the V35 felt like a slap on the face.
In those 2 minutes I contemplated not accepting the score but then accepted it thinking it was too late to retake it before the second round applications. So, I went ahead with the score and got rejected at all the schools I applied to. (P.S.: I am sure it was not just the score that got me rejections, it was a combination of gaps in my profile and application)
Anyways, fast forward to April-May 2021 when I finally decided to retake the GMAT and registered for e-GMAT, impressed by the structured program with fixed timelines that can help students achieve their target scores. As per the roadmap constructed by them based on my previous and target scores, I was supposed to re-take the GMAT in first week of June 2021.
Happy with the structure and timed schedule, I started the course, naturally with the SC section and I am very happy to share that I learned a lot of things with that course - idioms I hadn't heard of earlier, new methods that helped me solve SC questions quickly and apt practice quizzes that cemented the concepts well.
Due to a family emergency, there was a gap in my preparation and I started questioning my whole purpose of giving the GMAT and pursuing an MBA. After a few weeks of self-doubt, I finally opened my e-gmat account and saw the activity chart on my profile - I hadn't done any substantial study for a long time. The bar chart showing the number of hours spent daily and the pie chart in each section showing what percent of the activities are pending gave me the push I needed to get back to it.
Completing the concepts and practice quizzes in the SC section gave me some confidence that was boosted further with the improvement I saw in my SC cementing quizzes. Next were the CR and RC sections. E-GMAT's way of explaining the CR question types and how to deal with each of them is just perfect. Though I took some time to grasp and get used to the pre-thinking approach, I realised its importance once I started doing its cementing quizzes. Pre-thinking makes CR questions look so easy!! Same goes with the RC section. In my first attempt at the GMAT, I was over-confident with the RC section and that is what pulled down my score. But, with e-gmat I learned new things about the RC section such as the kinds of wrong answers that can come up and how important it is to read the RC questions and their answers very minutely to find the correct answer.
By the time I finished the verbal section, I was totally free of my earlier misconception that the course couldn't really help me much.
So, even with a starting score of Q51, I immediately jumped into the quant section and let me tell you, I am glad I paid attention to the quant section. This is because there were some shortcuts, methods and formulae that I was unaware of, before e-GMAT.
Nonetheless, I did leave out a few sections that I though I knew, because I was short of time and I had booked my appointment for July 19, 2021. While the test center exam got cancelled just 3 days before, I was lucky enough to book the at-home version. But, torrential rains in the two days before the exam resulted in network issues that didn't let me take the test!
It seemed like the struggle wasn't ending anytime soon. However, soon I realized it was a blessing in disguise. It gave me time to go back to the topics I had left out and get a hold of some of e-GMAT's jewels - the Wavy Line Method of solving inequalities and some other concepts.
Along with getting a good grasp of all the concepts, I was also able to practice more with the custom quizzes (where you can select specific topics to practice) with the medium and hard level questions of both the sections. I believe that those additional two weeks of practice actually helped me improve my ability and score the 750!
I would like to give a special mention to the Sigma X mocks of e-GMAT! They are a decent representation of the official GMAT and the analysis - Wow!! Having taken as many as 20 full mocks, I know the importance of full mocks and I recommend everybody to take the full mocks to get an idea of the format of the exam and getting used to the 3.5 hour marathon that is the GMAT. However, the official mocks only tell you the right or wrong answer, they don't tell you where and why you went wrong. On the other hand, the Sigma mocks of e-GMAT contain only the verbal and quant sections, but the analysis they give post the test is very essential for the GMAT prep. The software analyses in detail the answers you give and the time you take and helps you determine what topics you need to work harder on. A fun fact - My final GMAT score (including the quant and verbal breakup) is the same as the score I got in the first Sigma X Mock!
All in all, I believe that e-GMAT was a good investment for me and I am sure the 30 point jump will help with my applications as well! So, thank you e-GMAT!

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I took GMAT on 16th August 2021 and scored a 700. eGMAT played a big role in helping me reach this score. I purchased eGMAT course in February 2021.

The best thing about the course is that it is structured, and it focuses a lot on cementing the process of applying concepts. Both quant and verbal courses had their own features:
• Quant 2.0- Here, one doesn't have to do all concepts. Every module will start with a concept diagnostic quiz whose results will recommend which concept we should do in detail. This accelerates the prep. Besides, multiple application files will help you do GMAT-style questions with the right and effective approach.
• Verbal- I found its SC course very helpful. Their meaning-based approach is now embedded in my process and has helped me every time in my practice and official exam. For both CR and RC, while I took time in embedding their pre-thinking and reading strategies in my approach to solve questions, I could see the difference in my attempts. These strategies do work.

Scholaranium is eGMAT's differentiator. It not only helped me track my performance and improve areas but also gave detailed explanations of each question attempted. These explanations are way better than the answers explained in OG.

Sigma X Mocks- I am still not sure about the accuracy of these mocks. Official ones are the best in terms of accuracy. But these will definitely help one in identifying the weak areas- where are you getting questions wrong, where are you taking time, and why are you taking time. Eventually, they will help you in building your test strategy at the final leg of your preparation.

The game-changer in my entire experience with eGMAT program was their Last Mile push program, in which they reach out to dedicated students, assigning a mentor to each of them at the final leg of preparation. My final leg went on for 2-3 months. Atreya Roy was my mentor, and he not only built weekly plans for me but also motivated me throughout my journey. He shared personalized videos during my final prep, which further increased my confidence in specific areas such as Inference for RC. He made my review process easier too. Looking at multiple weak areas, I used to get overwhelmed. But he always calmed me down and built plans around specific topics. Whenever I gave mock, while I could see the improvement, that was very less as compared to the efforts I was putting. Due to this, sometimes, I felt that I was wasting his time as well, but he didn't give up on me. And I am grateful for that.

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First, I got interested by eGMAT course because it is not just video lessons, but an interactive study platform with a clear path and strategy. Secondly, when I first logged in, I was surprised by design, user interface, how well-detailed and nice the whole platform looks - I know its not a key element, but it really helps for something you spend 200+ hours looking at.
I started doing courses one by one, sometimes skipping, not truly following the recommended path - my bad. Actually, the course is designed in a "fool-proof" way, so as long as you follow the structure, one have no chance but to improve its ability.
For any topic, you do Diagnostic quiz (thats where you understand you are NOT good at Geometry, for example, after go with basics, all the small quizzes after each concept, after Application quizzes, Process quizzes, and finally GMAT skill quizzes. Such a structure is really amazing way to gradually build confidence and reach the GMAT level hard questions.
For Quant, some topics looks to easy and there is temptation to skip, but truth is better do each and everyone, and make sure there are no gaps.
Same for Verbal, the level of details is really impressive, and some lessons, like "ING modifiers" I have done 3 or 4 times (that make me feel really dumb) but I was able to understand it very well.
In the CR, the "Pre-thinking" concept is not only explained, but kind of substantiated by many examples and quizzes, so it really drills into your brain. I found it much, much useful.
What was funny for me, when I did Quant "Advanced" module, Combinatorics and Probability, I checked my ability in Scholaranium (it was low), so when I came back to course 2 weeks later, there was already updated files for each topic, much more detailed - I felt bad I need to do all again, but was great to see that improvements are constant, even product looks good, eGMAT team (I dont know, thousands of experts, coders and designers?) are constantly updating it.

I did not understand fully at once, but transfer from Study Course to Scholaranium is also very logical and makes a lot of sense. After course done, you do Cementing quizzes, where you solidify all you learned, and after can do specific quizzes.
When you first open Scholaranium, you think it is just a question bank, so one may want to rush and exploit all the 3000+(?) questions for Q and V, but that is actually the worst thing to do.
Scholaranium have immense number of questions, yes, but it is best use as a very detailed analytics tool for each topic, sub-topic, question type. Yes, it is greatly designed as well (especially I witnessed changed from Scholaranium to Scholaranium 2.0, and was impressed by amount of refinements made.
Another great thing about Scholaranium, that every question, (for me especially valuable was SC) has a QA under it, with all the questions asked and experts reply. Actually, I got immense knowledge from this QAs, and only sometimes asked question, and got reply fast.
Speaking about feedback or customer support. Well, that was the most impressive part. eGMAT have one email for all questions, and any question you ask, they kindly answer within 24 hours, which impressed me the most. And it is not small replies but a step by step to-do lists, which really made me feel that I am guided and not alone in my preparation.
Most importantly, somehow I was selected for "Last Mile Program", which is essentially a free private tutoring, and Dhananjay DJ took time to make call with me to go through my ESRs, went through my Scholaranium statistics (and extracted much more insights from it than I had imagined possible), and created a super-detailed plan what to focus on in my last 2-3 weeks before the GMAT. Such a kind and supportive help was really what touched me, and I thought I was very lucky to be selected for this Tutoring Program.
With DJ support, I was able to break my 690 plateau: he forced me to make error log for SC (was the best action in my whole GMAT prep.) , recommended to go through some course topics again (while I just wanted to do more, more questions :D ) , and he was able to empower me to be confident in the last couple of days - I am so much greatfull for his heartful support.
To sum up, all I got from eGMAT is amazing study platform, extremely helpful and kind (and free!) support, and piece of mind that I have all I need in one place; I have the path to follow to reach my target. -> That is why I think eGMAT is a unique value proposition, and I recommend it to all my friends; and to anyone who starts preparing for GMAT.

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I did not research very extensively on which prep course to take for GMAT but rather went ahead with the course that 2 of my friends were preparing from – E-GMAT. I was skeptical about whether or not I should be paying a high amount for the study material mainly because I believed that I needed help with only some of the sections of GMAT. My quant was good to begin with and I was of the opinion that I couldn’t improve some areas of the verbal (RC and CR) much in a short duration of time by using some sort of study material because I thought that these sections mainly hinged on factors that could only be changed by engaging in long term activities and habits such as reading different types of texts. So I was apprehensive about paying the amount just for the SC section’s study material.
What convinced me was the sigma-x mocks and the EGMAT’s scholaranium since my friends told me that the difficulty level of the questions of the scholaranium is very close to that of the questions you see in the actual exam and the sigma-x mocks had an adaptive grading algorithm that is also very close to that of the actual exam. I also realized that just finding such exams that are similar to the actual paper and give a good reflection of the score that you can achieve was a big deal and hence these sigma-x mocks alone were very valuable.
The platform also has other useful features. It has a section where you can create your modifiable study plan, good extensive study material, a very good and apt question bank, options for creating quizzes in which you can even customize the difficulty levels, the number, and the topics of the questions that you want to have, a good test series, detailed customizable analysis of your progress, active forums for asking your queries and also a very prompt customer support service.
Following is a description of how I utilized the platform for various sections :
1) Verbal (SC) – This was the section I spent the most of my time on. I went through all of their study material, which is very extensive, and I also made some notes so that I do not have to go through the videos again. Then I followed the approach that they had defined for the questions and I performed well in it. I got all the questions correct in SC in my final exam and this most likely has to do with me spending my largest proportion of time on it.

2) Verbal (CR) – I did not go through the study material of this section extensively but I did see their pre-thinking approached. I went through the quizzes that were spread throughout the study material. I used to get most of the questions wrong at first, but since their questions are very good and have detailed explanations attached with them, I soon got the hang of this section and the pre thinking approach. But I mainly learned it through practicing the questions from their scholaranium and OG. I got just 1 question wrong in this section in the final exam.

3) Verbal (RC) – I did not go through the study material for this section but again went through the quizzes that were spread throughout the study material. My accuracy slowly improved as I practiced the questions but this was till the end the toughest section for me. I have a slow reading speed and that is mainly what was my weak point. I got 4 questions wrong in this section in the final exam.

4) Quant – I have good quantitative aptitude and hence did not have to go through their study material. But I did take some quizzes from their scholaranium. I then analyzed my section wise accuracy using their platform, and gave some more quizzes for my weaker sections. I got only one question wrong in my final exam for quant.

5) IR – I went through all of their quizzes from the study material. The difficulty level of the questions was higher than the actual paper but the question types and the explanations were good.

Apart from this, whenever I did not understand the explanation properly or was not convinced by it (did not happen many times tho), I went through their forums for that particular question and 90% of the time had my doubt already posted by some other student in the past. The experts had also already answered that doubt. This usually helped solve the doubt. In case it did not, I wouldn’t scratch my head too much over it and just move on to the other questions but again, there were not many instances of this.
Also, whenever I mailed the E-GMAT team regarding any issue or when I was stuck, I got a very prompt reply. Their Last Mile Program also helped me where they assigned a mentor – Atreya Roy to me for making a customized plan for me. Although I did not follow his directions a 100% (because of my other personal commitments and shortage of time), he DEFINITELY gave me a lot of important insights. He nudged me into giving the exam sooner than I had planned and also helped me identify my weak areas and accordingly devise a study strategy for my final week. He was very helpful with the process and also helped me have more self-confidence and take less stress for the final examination. He also offered to help with any type of questions that I was having difficulty with. This made me feel like I had a private tutor/expert with me that I could go to for help if I needed.
In conclusion, although I did not research extensively on other prep courses and also did not use a lot of material and features of the platform (mainly because I did not spend enough time in exploring the features), I can say with confidence that the platform has everything that you would need for your preparation for the final exam and the quality of everything is also top notch.
Finally, if you’re thinking of taking GMAT, I would advise you to do the prep with a positive mindset and not take stress or set unrealistic timelines for yourself. Rather, just try to enjoy the process and give lots of time to any section that you think is not saturated for you yet. I was able to improve my score by a 100 points with just 120 hours of preparation because I took proper rest, enjoyed myself and did not pressurize myself too much with the preparation. The quality of time you spend on studying is more important that the quantity. Don’t just keep on doing questions for the sake of it and try to learn as much as you can from a whatever you can – be it the study material or the explanations and analysis of your attempted questions. All the best!

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My journey with eGMAT from a 640 to a 730 has been wonderful. There are too many things to write about eGMAT. I will try to sum it up under a few sub-topics.

Content: It is extensive and covers all topics well. It is ideal for anyone who has been away from quant or verbal for some time. You really don’t need to search for concepts anywhere else. The course literally spoon-feeds you. The diagnostic and practice tests at the end of each chapter helps you apply your learning. An extra module on how to read helps a lot especially where to pause while reading and what keywords to look for.

Scholaranium 2.0 and Sigma X Mocks: Scholaranium 2.0 provides a lot of insights. The interface allows you to investigate every aspect individually and address your weak points. The questions are very standard and very similar to GMAT patterns. The solutions are well crafted and helps to strengthen the concepts so that a path can be worked out even if a question does not seem familiar in the exam (I am saying this from my own experience on the test day). Though the question banks may seem a bit too difficult at times, they really improve you thinking and application skills. The SigmaX mocks are exceptional. They are a wonderful mix of medium and difficult level questions. Be it the question bank or the mock, each question comes with an “Ask an expert” option at the end of the solution. This helps a lot, especially when you have used a different approach or have applied a different concept to reach the solution. Simply post the issue/approach/concept and the expert team gets back within 24 hours. It gives that sense of 1-on-1 tutoring to be frank.

Mentorship Program: I will certainly suggest this to anyone who signs up with eGMAT. Having a mentor really helps. I worked with Archit for 3 months, and it certainly decreased the amount of time I would have otherwise needed to reach my target score. The mentorship program allows you to work under a timed and structured fashion with weekly milestones to be achieved. The program provides customized plans to suit each student and that sets it apart. It keeps you on your toes and if you can stick to it efficiently, it will certainly prove beneficial.

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Background

In 2020 I planned to take the GMAT and started the self-preparation using various free material. I scored a subpar 660 (Q49, V30). This score was not going to get me into any decent school for a Full Time MBA. In May 2021, I gathered the strength and decided to prepare for GMAT once again. I had heard from friends that e-gmat was a one stop shop for all my preparations for the GMAT. Right from video lessons to Scholaranium2.0 to sigma-x mocks, e-gmat offered a complete package.

The Study

To make life easier, I was offered a pilot program at e-gmat - “Last Mile Touch”, which is essentially a one on one mentoring program to ace the GMAT. I got in touch with Archit and my journey resumed. Archit assessed my performance in the first sigma-x test and my ESR from 2020 and immediately came up with a 4 week plan for Verbal, the section where I needed most help.

CR was a strong sub-section and Archit without changing my approach much, asked me to just revise and practice questions on Scholaranium2.0. In the RC section, I had a weakness for passages on Humanities. Archit shared various sources where I could find GMAT level passages and asked me to start reading at least 2 passages every day. This helped me comprehend such passages much easily and hence the propensity to get its subsequent questions correct.

SC was a nightmare for me and this is where Archit’s contribution was the most impactful. The 18 day plan to restructure from a random approach to a meaning based approach based on the e-gmat video lessons helped me improve my skill in the SC section. But my timing was still way off and took me 120-150 seconds to solve medium level questions. The next plan was to improve the timing by taking sub-sectional quizzes from Scholaranium2.0 - initially with extended time and slowly and gradually towards the 90 seconds mark, which is the standard for GMAT SC questions. Within a week, I had a decent accuracy and timing at the same time.

Test Readiness

The next step was to improve test readiness and the ability to switch quickly within there 3 sub sections. Archit helped me simulate the exact Verbal section from Scholaranium2.0 and helped me improve my accuracy from 64% to 86% within 2 weeks. Now, I was ready for the mock tests and I took a week off from work. I attempted a mock everyday in these 7 days at the exact time of my exam. I also had a good mix between the sigma-x mocks and the official practice tests.

On the exam day, I followed the exact same schedule and was super happy to see a 740 score pop up on the screen.

Last, I’d strongly recommend e-gmat and Archit to anyone trying to improve his/her score. E-gmat has all the resources to fill the conceptual gaps and an exhaustive list of more than 700 medium and hard level questions in the Scholaranium2.0 forum for anyone to practice from. All these questions also have a solid explanation to solve these questions. Archit is an expert and has helped many people achieve their target GMAT scores. He knows the test in and out and will quickly identify areas of improvement, improvising the study accordingly. A massive thank you to e-gmat and Archit.

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I joined E-gmat with the pursuit of improving my verbal score. I reached out to DJ when I was unable to cross the 710 marks. He was not only extremely patient, responding to all my emails but also put together a structure that helped me improve.

Though, my overall GMAT score did not improve. I ended up getting a V-39 on my attempt that definitely highlights my improved comprehension.

I also really wish I had reached out sooner to DJ - he made my life structure by putting together a plan and walking me through each step. Furthermore, he even helped me squeeze in prep just before my exam (not a usual practice) for me but I just needed a confidence boost.

The course structure is very straightforward and breaks down through concepts in easy-to-understand videos and slides. The section modules are studied in a fun way and offer ideas and methods to solve the GMAT questions.

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After months of trying to ace the gmat through self study, I decided to attend a free webinar offered by e-GMAT. Post the webinar I decided to purchase the course and I only wish I had taken this step a bit sooner.

The entire course is structured so well that the need to refer to other sources doesn't arise at all. The course lays great emphasis on conceptual understanding and application, and this is exactly what is required. I saw great improvements in both RC and CR. The e-GMAT reading strategy helped me tremendously in understanding complex passages, and the meaning approach in SC and the pre-thinking strategy in CR made an even greater difference for me.

I would like to highlight one of the best features of this course - the Scholaranium. This huge question bank was my favourite. The interface allows one to tailor the quizzes as per ones requirements. It is a great tool to help strengthen the application of concepts. Another aspect I loved about the Scholaranium was the detailed solution provided for each question. These solutions helped me further my application skills.

The course includes 5 sigma X mocks. I found these mocks in line with the level of difficulty of the actual test. The scoring in the mocks is also quite accurate. One might feel that 5 mocks are too less, but honestly, they are more than enough, and using the option to create quizzes, one can definitely create full fledged sections.

Finally, I'm grateful to e-GMAT's Last Mile Program and my mentor Atreya Roy. Atreya really helped me identify my weak areas quickly and ensured that I focus just on them. He kept me motivated even on days when I wouldn't do well on my quizzes or mocks. Without him, I don't think I would've been able to improve my score in just one month. A big shoutout to him!

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