TLDR: Used their quant program to improve my score to above a 700! Would recommend! I first decided to self study for the GMAT with the purchased official guide book and free materials online. I got a 700 and was happy with my score, but had 3 more weeks in between jobs to try to improve my score. With only about 7 days on e-GMAT, I learned enough quant skills to get from a 700 to 720. If I would have spent 14 days, my score could have been even higher. The lessons are so thorough and you learn SO MUCH about approaches to tackling quant. I didn't focus on verbal because I did well on verbal and my score was very much lacking in quant. If you are trying to get this done in a time crunch, reach out to the team at e-GMAT. Dedicate as much time as you can. They don't cram the information, they ensure you are internalizing concepts and approaches, so you cannot cram it all in a few hours. Would definitely recommend- thank you e-GMAT!

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I began my GMAT preparation in April 2021. At first, I did not plan to purchase any GMAT course but after around a month of preparation I felt a shortage of good questions and thus I began my research for a good GMAT course. I looked through all the options and took up as many free trials as I could. In the end, I found the E-GMAT course most appealing of all the courses as it was cost-efficient and provided a dedicated tool to practice the concepts(Scholaranium). Also, as I had already used the E-Gmat free trial, I was convinced that the E-GMAT course material is good enough.

I only enrolled for the verbal section as verbal was my biggest weakness and I believed that I do not require any assistance with quant.

The E-GMAT Verbal course description:
The course is extremely detailed and covers all the aspects of GMAT Verbal. The course consists of Master Comprehension, SC, CR, and RC modules, and each of the modules is divided into three stages. E-GMAT according to your performance in Sigma-X mocks provides a personalized study plan. The course offers a ton of questions in the form of concept quizzes and application files as well so that you can practice the concept you just learned. These application files allow you to solve each question on your own and then provide a detailed explanation for the same. Additionally, E-GMAT teaches a simple yet efficient way to tackle each of SC, CR, and RC and this novel way definitely worked for me.

What I liked the Most:
The E-GMAT support team is the best feature of E-GMAT. Whenever I had a doubt on any question in Scholaranium, I posted on their forum and I got an answer in less than 18 hours. Apart from this, the support team helps with almost every query you may have regarding the GMAT. This personalized my preparation to an extent that I can't begin to describe. The support team deserves a huge shoutout for the work they do. All of them including Atreya, Shweta, Dhananjay aka DJ, and many more helped me tremendously in my preparation.

For instance, I fared badly in my first GMAT attempt, scoring just 700 and I immediately contacted E-GMAT as I was confused about whether to give another attempt or not. In response, I received a complete questionnaire in order to find out what went wrong from Atreya, and soon after I was contacted by DJ. He consulted me regarding my score and provided insights as to whether my current score can get me an admit to my dream schools. This meeting was very helpful as it helped me decide to have another go at the GMAT. For my second attempt DJ provided a revision plan as well as various invaluable tips to improve my score.

Overall the GMAT verbal course is great because of some key features such as Scholaranium, the support team, and the data insights that Scholaranium provides. Although there is just one drawback that you cannot access the Sigma-x mocks if you have enrolled for just E-GMAT verbal or E-GMAT Quant. Sigma-x mocks are accessible only to those who have enrolled in the E-GMAT Quant + Verbal course.

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I started preparing for GMAT from Mid May21' and most of my preparation in the beginning centered around Official Guides. I used to solve a fixed number of questions everyday. This part of my preparation helped me by familiarizing with the different type of questions that are asked in GMAT. However, solving questions did not help me in creating a framework that I could replicate in solving questions. During this phase I gave a number of mocks and I realized that SC was my weakness and my current method of preparation was not helping me in improving accuracy in SC section.

It was then that I researched extensively on GMAT CLUB platform and I came across the meaning based approach. I attended the E-GMAT's SC webinar and the meaning based approach appealed to me. This is when I decided to enroll for the E-GMAT verbal course. I made extensive use of the SC modules and they proved to be extremely helpful in improving the way I approached an SC question.

After going through the SC modules I started implementing the strategies on questions that were available on the Scholaranium platform. There I found detailed solutions to all the questions along with analytics that helped in benchmarking my performance with that of other course takers. Scholaranium helped me immensely as I was able to internalize the framework that I had developed using the modules and was able to work on specific topics.

Also, the constant mentoring that is provided during the course is worth mentioning. I was struggling with the time management in the verbal section and that is when I came in contact with Dhananjay. We got over a call and discussed in detail various issues that I was facing and planned out a strategy to work on those weaknesses. I followed his advice and was able to complete my Verbal Section before time in the actual exam.

Overall, I believe that the e-GMAT team has done a great job in creating a very well structured and easy to follow program and I would strongly recommend it as a one-stop shop for complete GMAT prep.

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I had started my GMAT prep back in Aug, 2020. Took the usual route of going through the OG Bundle, Advanced guide and Manahattan prep books without any guidance. My study was quite inconsistent until in Feb 2021, I realised that I needed to book a date for GMAT.

So, I took my first GMAT in June, 2021 and ended up with a 720. Although the score was decent, I knew I could do better. I really want to aim at those top b-schools and did not want my GMAT to hold me back. However, I really needed a direction to proceed in and areas to improve upon.

That is when I came across e-GMAT while browsing for suitable prep courses. I was naturally weaker in Verbal (got a V39 on the 720 attempt) compared to Quant (Q49).

I got in touch with e-GMAT and Karan from the team went through my ESR. He was very helpful in providing insights into where I could improve, examples of previous success stories as well as how e-GMAT could help me achieve my target score of 750+. I immediately signed up for the course as I knew I could reach my target with e-GMAT's guidance.

Hence, I took up the GMAT Online course for a 2 month duration. I am really grateful to e-GMAT for assigning me a mentor - Aditee through its LMP program. She was a constant support and a source of motivation throughout my journey. Her deep insights into my performance really helped me to understand where I was going wrong and her advise of maintaining an error log was truly outstanding.

She started off by analyzing my ESR and we understood that I needed work in Geometry and WP (Quant) and Critical Reasoning (Verbal). Also, a few topics in SC and RC.

It would not be a stretch to say that in my 720 attempt, I did not even know how to approach CR questions. In fact, I did not even know how I ended up with a 84 percentile, considering how I would get confused in each CR question and end up choosing a random choice. Pretty sure, it was by chance.

I started off by taking ability quizzes in the above sections and they truly demonstrated that I was in fact weak in those areas. Aditee, then helped to create a detailed study plan for me, explaining each step to follow. I followed each step diligently.

This brings me to my next point - e-GMAT's GMAT Online course (Quant + Verbal). The structured approach to each section, the level of data insights and nature of the questions are truly phenomenal.

I started off with CR - was literally mind-blown by the Pre-thinking approach. By the end of the CR module, I could make sense of every CR question. Although it takes some time to master this approach, it is truly rewarding once you get the hang of it. In fact, CR slowly became my strongest areas.
In my 750 attempt, I am pretty sure I nailed CR since I was able to tackle every question using the Pre-thinking approach and the correct answer stood there crystal clear.

I also took this opportunity to go through some of the RC, Master comprehension and SC modules as per Aditee's analysis of my sectional test and mock test scores.
These other sections were equally at par with CR.
In fact the low RC score in my first attempt was because I used to rush through the passage in order to reach the questions earlier. e-GMAT's RC and Master Comprehension modules taught me how to slow down, understand each word and tie it back to what you have read so far to assimilate the gist of the passage. SC's meaning based approach taught me to how to crack those 700+ level questions where grammar can only help you so much.
The data analytics engine in the course was very insightful and helped to identify my lagging areas quickly.

Quant was equally great. In fact, I would say the medium and hard Quant questions were at the GMAT club test level. I am pretty sure if you do the Quant questions diligently, you can be sure of a Q50+. The way each solution is broken down is commendable and very well written. Each of them take you through the Process Skills approach and nail those concepts in your mind.
I would also like to thank the quant experts and verbal experts who constantly provide valuable comments to students' queries on the forums and through the video solutions. I learned new tips and tricks by diligently following these posts from the experts. Special shoutout to Harsha and Shraddha for their simplified verbal explanations, which really ingrained the concepts in my mind.

Coming to Scholaranium 2.0, the question bank therein and the analysis provided is stupendous. It is a question bank pool one can truly rely on to practice on GMAT-like questions. They are really close to the type of questions you can see in the exam. Moreover, the difficulty of each question is also accurately set. The quality of explanations is also fantastic. New questions are constantly added and you can be sure to never runout of quality GMAT-like questions.

Next, the Sigma-X Mocks are one of the most accurate mocks out there which come with their own detailed ESR. The mock I took right before my exam accurately predicated my score as I got a 750 there also. The predicted quant and verbal scores were also similar. Hence, apart from official gmat prep mocks, you could blindly rely on the 5 Sigma-X mocks to see you through your GMAT journey. The level of insights there is also phenomenal and accurately pinpoint the areas you need to work upon.

This post cannot be concluded without thanking the entire e-GMAT team for creating such a fantastic course and a huge shoutout to my mentor Aditee. I cannot thank her enough.

So, what are you waiting for? Go join e-GMAT and see for yourself how that dream score turns into a reality.
Good luck :)

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I am sharing this from my personal experience as even after 2 months of preparation with Manhattan books and solving all the OG questions my verbal score only improved from V25 to V29. SC was the area where I was faltering most at. A friend recommended me e-gmat to help me improve my score. After coming across so many reviews I felt confident and decided to invest in e-gmat. It was truly the best investment I had ever made. You do not even need OG books if you enroll for e-gmat. I found their SC course to be the most helpful along with their pre-thinking skills for CR. Their math is also really good if you are aiming for that high score as they help you strengthen your math base with really tricky questions. Particularly, E-gmat helped me alot as just two weeks before my exam I contracted the COVID-19 virus and I was bedridden for 10 days. They helped me develop a personal study plan and I was able to give my exam just two weeks after recovering. Dhananjay was really helpful as he helped me devise a plan for when to take mocks and how to review my key areas. The main thing after learning concepts comes down to strategically reviewing the areas you falter at. Scholararium by e-gmat helps you do that as it is the most advanced analytical tool I have ever come across in the education sector. It provides you with a detailed analysis on each topic and areas you are constantly faltering at. All in all I would highly recommend e-gmat to all those who are stuck with their gmat preparation. Check out their success stories on youtube which helped me motivate a lot during my preparation.

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I started preparing for GMAT in June 2020. I started studying from the OG. After few months, I realized that OG was necessary but not sufficient. I started looking for an appropriate course and came across EGMAT. Since, I needed the most attention in Verbal , I decided to join the EGMAT Verbal course.

SC: I found this section to be the best. The meaning based approach and the 3 step strategy to answer the question was just the kind of approach i was looking for.

CR: The emphasis on the pre-thinking approach was the highlight of this section. This approach made me realize the importance of taking a moment to think about the probable answers first and then proceeding with the answer choices.

RC: I found this section to be the most basic yet the most effective. The emphasis on taking a couple of seconds extra to "Comprehend" is the forte of this section. I was surprised to see my accuracy shoot up by just applying the strategies covered in this section.

Scholaranium: This is the forte of EGMAT. It is surely one of the most well structured interface to practice and assess the GMAT like questions. Kudos to the EGMAT team for designing this unique platform. It is surely a game changer.

To all those who are looking for a structured way to prepare for GMAT , I would highly recommend EGMAT to you all.

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I enrolled for the e-GMAT Verbal Online course solely to improve my verbal score. I reached out to e-GMAT experts who responded to all my emails but also put together a structure that helped me improve.

Though my overall GMAT score did not improve more than 30 points, I ended up with a score of 39 in the Verbal section - most of its credit goes to the e-GMAT verbal course.

I really liked the SC modules focusing on meaning-based methodological approach which really helps in 700+ level questions. All the concept and practice quizzes in between modules really helped me to fine-polish the specific concepts.

Overall, really good course for folks who wish to improve their Verbal score.

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E-gmat offers one of the best verbal online courses right now.
Everything from videos to quizzes are very well curated to mimic the actual exam questions.
There question bank, scholaranium, is exceptionally great, as it provides useful insights into our weak and strong areas, helps design further quizzes to work on the critical areas, and offers precise explanations for all questions.
Thier mock exams are slightly tougher than the actual exam.
Best part is that, these guys put in all the efforts to make themselves a companion in your journey of the exam. You wont feel alone and confused midway.

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Background: I am a married 32-year-old individual working in India’s biggest manufacturing enterprise in the energy sector for 10+ years. I was completely out of touch with exam preparation. I started with a score of 560( Q46 & V21) in the eGMAT SigmaX mock. I would recommend that you try eGMAT for its data-driven analysis.
Preparation:
1. Quant: I started with a score of 46 and always scored above 49 in all the mocks after going through the basics. (except some GMAT club practice tests). Please take my advice in this context.
· Resources: Inline with commandments of Slingfox (https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmatclubbing-administered-770-50q-45v-86239.html) build a very solid foundation in GMAT centric maths. Even if you have a very solid background in Maths, it is worthwhile to refer to Manhattan GMAT Maths books and refresh your basics. These guides are enough to reach a score of 48/49. For more advanced concepts, refer to GMAT MATH BOOK in downloadable PDF format by Bunuel and be grateful. I would refer Manhattan Advanced GMAT Quant for cementing the score of 50/51.

· Practice: I solved all the OG questions using the GMAT club error log (very important to use a timer). If you are looking for Q50/51 score, solve the most difficult questions of any source on GMAT club with error log & timer.

· Practice Test: Build your Math Muscles with GMATClub Tests. DO NOT TRY THIS BEFORE FINISHING THE BASICS. These are one of the hardest questions available on quant. Initially try to solve without a timer and don’t get disheartened if you cannot solve questions even in 10-15 minutes. I found most of the questions much harder than Official prep questions.

· Actual Exam: I found actual GMAT Online quant questions were much lengthier and harder than official questions. It served me very well that I had attempted almost 20 GMAT club quant tests.

2. Verbal: I started with an ability of 16% in Sentence Correction, 16% in RC, and 63% in CR as per eGMAT Sigma X mock. Harshit recommended me the e-GMAT course for verbal and I cannot thank him enough.

· Course: eGMAT Online Verbal course is very structured and comprehensive. I religiously followed the order in which I needed to study the individual sections. I believe that it is the best course for SC. I devoted 2 months totally to the Sentence Correction module. The animated modules of eGMAT improve upon the efficiency of a student and for this reason, the retention ability remains on a higher side. The success of Sentence Correction is your ability to understand the meaning, logic and learn core skills. The 3-step approach to SC is extremely helpful. eGMAT sentence correction course takes the journey from basic concepts to advanced skills very smoothly.

In CR, Structure and pre-thinking steps gives a solid understanding of the argument. In RC, the solution technique for Inference questions was best. In my opinion and as in my case, you will have to practice a lot (I limited my practice to official questions of GMAT only on GMAT club). You can also attempt LSAT questions.

The team at e-GMAT is extremely helpful. Payal always promptly responded and helped me. The eGMAT team is very friendly and really invests in your preparation.

I owe an increase of 15 points in my verbal score (from my mock score to actual score) solely to e-GMAT. The process and structure of the course really helped me improve my skills. The way the concepts are taught, I am sure I will carry this knowledge throughout my MBA as well.

· Practice: Practice on Scholaranium. The quality of the explanations is very high. The level of data insights on your accuracy & ability is pure gold.

3. AWA: Like me if are not good at writing and you are happy with a score of 5 or 5.5, just go to this page 1 or 2 days before the actual exam and write one AWA answer based on these templates (https://gmatclub.com/forum/how-to-get-6-0-awa-my-guide-64327.html).

4. My Story: I started my preparation in Sep’20. After 3 months of preparation was ready to book the exam in Dec’20/Jan’21, but fate had some other plans for me. I got Covid-19 in December and it took me one and half months to recover and regain my strength.

I started preparing for GMAT again from the last week of Jan’21. In Feb and March, my work schedule went crazy. I could hardly study for 1 hour or less during this time. With a proper study of 4-5 hours in April & May, I booked the GMAT exam on 17th June at Hyderabad Test Centre. One week before the scheduled exam, my scheduled test was canceled by Test Centre without providing any reason (I assumed that it must be owing to Covid-19).

I immediately scheduled the test again on 23rd June and it was canceled again by the Test Centre.

I really wanted to finish off the exam when I was scoring high in official GMAT prep. I was exploring the option of the GMAT Online Exam. I read a lot about the online experience on GMAT club and it helped.

GMAT Online Exam Requirement:
Physical Whiteboard: I ordered one physical whiteboard from amazon but the quality was average and I received a damaged product You must order very good quality fine-tip marker.

Duster: I struggled a lot for getting a good quality duster and could not get a good quality duster. I ordered and checked these dusters. They were useless. I tried other dusters too from a local shop. I stuck a bundle of cotton cloth on three dusters and used them. In quant, I am a step by step solver kind of person, so I write a lot, it was not supposed to be an issue at the test center, but it became an issue in GMAT online exam. As I had limited space of whiteboard to write and I had to erase many times during Quant section, non-availability of good quality duster did cost me at least 2-3 minutes in the quant and 1-2 minutes in verbal section.

Backup wifi connection: Arrange for a good wifi connection as the primary connection. I would suggest that you arrange for a backup connection too. I arranged one backup jiofi device (4G Hotspot device in India). It is better to be prepared with backup wifi or a Hotspot device. I did not need a backup connection during the actual exam. I showed the backup device to the instructor online and he had no issues with it.

GMAT Online Experience: The experience was good but not great. The exam started smoothly. I went for both scheduled breaks after Quant and Verbal.
· Difficulty Level: I felt that Quant was super difficult compared to GMAT official prep questions. However, the GMAT Online exam was forgiving and I scored 50.
Verbal was also very difficult for me. I had improved my RC accuracy to 90% and solved most of the 700+ RC official passages on the GMAT club, but I was stumped by the difficulty level of RC. I got short but very convoluted RC passages and questions were very difficult too. It was very difficult to eliminate even 2/3 answer choices. CR & SC were difficult too.

· System Hanging Issue: This was one teething problem throughout the exam - the system was hanging for a few seconds whenever I clicked the answer or submitted the answer. I was using a Lenovo legion 8 GB Intel i-5 laptop with Windows 10. I lost approximately 2-3 minutes on each section due to this issue. It was very frustrating.

During AWA also, the system was hanging and I lost more than 2-3 minutes. It did not matter that I lost time in AWA but it was frustrating to wait for few seconds for the text to appear on screen after typing.

Overall, the experience of GMAT Online was average. Finally, I completed the exam and a score of 720 appeared. I breathed a sigh of relief!! I was expecting a lower score!!

Final Advice:
1. Value your time and choose the right material/course for yourself: There is a lot of material available for GMAT preparation and research very well before you commit your time. The eGMAT team is very friendly and really invests in your preparation.
Aim high. Track & monitor your performance (Use two types of error logs)
One type of error log to track your ability, accuracy & timing. I used the gmatclub error log
The second type of error log is a simple excel sheet to keep the list of mistakes and learning. This type of error log comes very handy in identifying blind spots and mistake patterns. I cannot recommend this enough.
Persevere – Be ready to hit few bumps along the way. But persevere and Do not lose hope. Book the exam only when you are ready and have already scored at least 20-30 points higher than your target score in the official GMAT prep mock.
Read slingfox Test Day Tips!

Thank you Note: Thank you gmatclub team for managing such a wonderful website and the quality of content is top-notch!

Thank you eGMAT team for one of the best verbal courses! Special thanks to Payal for her prompt response to my queries!

Thank you for reading this long debrief!!

Extra:
Do yourself a favor and visit these pages for the best stories/advice ever:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/best-gmat-stories-period-98512.html?fl=menu
https://medium.com/@sankalpgarg/my-gmat-exam-strategy-f937630f0bbf
https://gmatclub.com/forum/from-520-in-mocks-to-740-in-actual-gmat-282814.html)

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eGMAT verbal course has helped me in improving my grammar a lot. I was able to improve my score by +70. You will understand the contribution of eGMAT in my GMAT prep journey if I give you more context on where I started : when I started the journey I wasn't even aware of Subject - verb agreement rules or correct usage of verbs in a sentence. This course helped me learn the basics and build confidence I need to score my target score. I haven't achieved my target score so I am planning to retake the exam soon. Scholaranium 2.0 is one more product which I will highly recommend. It will help you in identifying your weakness. Unfortunately, I didn't spend enough time on this product. I could see progress I made in CR which reflected in actual exam too. Scholaranium 2.0 helped me in identifying my weakness in some of the SC topics too but I didn't have enough time to improve those. I will recommend you to go through all the concept videos and Scholaranium 2.0 questions to achieve your target score.

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