The platform helped me improve my score by a great extent, by strengthening by basics and providing me a variety of questions and video lectures. The platform also provided good mentorship facilities which helped me strengthen my weak areas and clarify doubts regarding concepts and applications. One of the major advantages of the platform vis-a-vis other platforms is that its mentors understand most of the uncomfortable areas of students and approaches it with the right approach. One such example is the way in which there are dedicated video lessons about the issues faced in reading comprehension, such as dealing with unfamiliar topics, long passages and complex questions. In a nutshell, the platform provides a comprehensive approach towards acing the exam, by understanding its computer adaptive process.

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What stands out above all else in my experience with GMATWhiz is the personalized attention to the minutest of detail that they’d give me during my preparations. Having a super busy work schedule, strategizing the prep for GMAT could be truly overwhelming. While their course, which is personalized by itself, is quite helpful and intuitive, for me personally it was the strategy sessions I had with Zartaj and Shreyyash that proved a game-changer. In essence, I simply had to focus on the implementation. Zartaj and Shreyyash worked out detailed quizzing and mock plans for me. They even worked out which quiz should include how many questions, what topics and of what difficulty level. The detailed analysis that they’d give me post the quizzes made it easier for me to understand my areas of improvement.
Next, their quizzing platform is also highly customized which helped me target my efforts. The quality of questions in the Whiz Quiz and in their mocks are fairly representative of official GMAT Prep and hence you really get an accurate idea of where you stand. I had also taken a RC doubt clearing session with Shreyyash in which he gave me a simple but effective technique on understanding passages and answering Main Point questions – which used to be a constant weakness for me till that point.
A critical feedback – I’d want more number of mocks. Also, I’d want video solutions in the mocks, they have video solutions currently for the OG and for the course material. They are however always receptive of such feedback and try to inculcate these to the maximum extent.
The personalized attention that I got – which by the way wasn’t charged anything extra – was so satisfying that I was convinced that I wanted to work with these guys for my Admission Consulting as well. And inevitably, I ended up enrolling to their Admission Consulting service as well where Shreyyash is my principal consultant. Till now, we’ve managed to get an interview call from Kellogg and fingers crossed for what comes next. All in all, highly impressed with GMATWhiz and I’d recommend that you give their free trial a shot.

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I had taken the GMAT twice before I started working with GMAT Whiz and had scored a 710 each time.

First attempt in 2017: 710 (Q49, V39)
Second attempt in May 2022: 710 (Q48, V41)

I had been using TTP for Quant and the Manhattan Guides for Verbal till then.
Even though I had a decent score (710), somewhere deep down I knew I had it in me to score much more. I felt like I had underperformed each time I had taken the GMAT till then.

Determined to give the GMAT another shot within a month or so, I started looking for other tutors/resources on the internet that could give me a focused action plan to follow. By then I had figured out that I needed some help to figure out my gaps and for someone to tell me what I needed to do on a day-to-day basis. (I had completed self-prep and was pretty confused about next steps, hence the decision). I got in touch with GMATWhiz after a free-consultation session with Shreyash.
I told him that I needed someone to work with me simply on priming me for the exam. I had covered all of the fundamentals and needed finishing touches.

Shreyash told me about GMATWhiz’s mentorship offering that comes along with their GMAT Prep course. I was sold. I spent about 2 months working with GMATWhiz - initially starting off with Verbal. Shreyash had analysed my ESR and had recommended that I start off with CR and then we gradually moved to SC and RC practice. He used to give me a plan of action for the week and we would get in touch over the weekend to review.
After spending about 20 days on CR and SC practice, Shreyash introduced me to Saquib for Quant.
Saquib is one of the kindest people I have spoken to. Immensely patient and equally intelligent. He worked with me to analyse my weaknesses and recommended resources for both concept building and then building my test taking and timing skills. I initially started off with the GMATWhiz platform for certain math concepts that I needed to brush up on. I went through all of the relevant videos at 2x speed and then solved the questions that were included in each module.
Saquib then recommended that I start taking practice tests on GMATClub. After struggling initially, I got comfortable with the level of questions and the speed at which I needed to take the Quant section.

After investing about 1.5 months building myself up to test-taking level. I took the GMAT once more in the middle and got a 710 again. I was shocked. I had felt substantially better prepared by then, but nothing had changed. Shreyash and Saquib both recommended that I book another attempt in two weeks (the earliest possible) because they felt that I just got unlucky.

In the last two weeks leading up to the exam I took a couple of practice tests from Manhattan Prep to refine my timing skills. Finally took the GMAT on August 24th and scored a 740 (Q49, V41).

I cannot recommend GMATWhiz enough to people who are equally willing to invest the time and energy in their GMATPrep. Their mentors are accessible and know what they are talking about. In case you do read this review and decide to opt for GMATWhiz, do let the folks there know that Suraj said Hi! :)

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I will be honest about this review. Since, I had very less time ~3 months to prepare for my GMAT, I decided to take the GMAT whiz tutor course.

Quant: The quant course material is very well designed to get you going with the basics, so you can advance your level prep in tutoring sessions.

Verbal: Sunita ma'am is great. She understands your weaknesses and helps you fine tune your concepts. In verbal, I believe that GMAT Whiz needs to improve on the online course structure. I opted for the tutoring thats why I had a swift ride.

I am thankful to Piyush, Sunita Ma'am and Shubhankar sir for their support and help.

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I took my first GMAT attempt after preparing from a renowned course but ended up with only 640. So, I decided to retake the GMAT because I wanted to score a 700+. This time, I did not want to drag my prep for too long and gave myself only two months before my second attempt. GMATWhiz was the perfect course for me mainly because of how well it is structured. I religiously followed the study plan the platform had built for me and did exactly what my mentor advised at every stage. For instance, my accuracy in Verbal was quite low. I was advised to start with SC first, then CR and then RC. I was so well versed with GMAT Verbal by the time I finished with the CR module that I did not need any prep for RC. I could simply use my learnings from SC & CR to accurately solve RC questions. It was amazing.

The feature that I found the most helpful is the GMATWhiz AI. Since I had only 60 days to prepare, the AI allowed me to directly start with my prep. The platform asked me a few questions initially related to my time available and target score etc and that was it. It gave me a detailed study plan which I followed consistently and diligently. Another thing that I found helpful was the detailed solutions to questions on the platform. That helped me to quickly understand where I went wrong. In the previous course that I used, I was never told that there is a correct method of reading sentences too. I knew that understanding the meaning of a sentence is important but even that has a depth to it which I learned at GMATWhiz.

Also, the mocks were so GMAT-like. The score prediction on my mocks was quite close to what I actually got. It also helped validate that I was going in the right direction prep wise.

One thing that I feel was quite important in my journey to GMAT 720 is that in my previous attempt I was pretty much on my own. I had no clue about so many aspects of GMAT prep such as the right order of learning or the right time to take mocks. This time, I had a mentor who guided me well.

We divided my 60 days of prep into 4 sets of 15 days each and went exactly as per the plan. I can say that my prep journey was pretty smooth. I don’t recall getting nervous at any stage because I knew we were getting things done at the right pace without skipping a topic.

Overall, GMATWhiz has been a special part of my journey because the aggressive approach I took is not what most students might be comfortable doing. Only a personalized course could help me in my special scenario, and I believe I utilized the personalization feature in the best of my capacity. I improved from V27 to V40 and got a 720 overall in just 2 months with the help of the course and constant guidance from my mentors Piyush and Shreyyash. Thank you GMATWhiz for the full proof plan! Highly recommend!

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I started preparing for GMAT in Feb'22 with the Official Guide. It was very confusing because I was feeling direction less and my preparation was completely disorganized. I started looking for free tutorials on YouTube and then I came upon a video of GMATWhiz. I signed up for free course and within an hour, I paid the fee and took the subscription.
Their course structure is very streamlined, thorough and explanations are very clear.
For Quant section, it took me around 3 months to finish the course, I used to study for around 20-22 hours a week. They have difficulty level marked for each question which is extremely helpful to make the judgement. Probability and Permutations & Combinations have always been my weakest part, GMATWhiz helped me a lot to improve. They have a huge question bank for Quant, all difficulty levels.
For Verbal section, they have an excellent course, I went through the Verbal course two times, first time at normal speed and second time at 1.5X speed. Going through the course second time made me appreciate the concepts and techniques a lot.
My mentor was Satyam Gupta, he knew that I was facing issues in Verbal, he guided me to focus on solving the question and not pay much attention to the timings. I did that and my accuracy increased. He also provided me with some study materials outside of what is available on their website. Not paying attention to timing created problem for me in the first two mocks and I was left with hardly 1 min per question for the last 8-10 questions. In the final stages Satyam guided to improve my timing and within a week I was able to give enough time to each question.
This is my first attempt at GMAT and I got 690 (Q48 V35) and this is the exact score (650-690) GMATWhiz predicted based on my performance during the course. I am very thankful to GMATWhiz team.

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I started my preparation with the Official guide. However, very soon my prep was all over the place, I mean complete haywire. I realized I needed a course to add rigor and a good structure to my prep. While exploring various resources, I signed up for GMATWhiz’s free trial. The way the whole course was designed was so impressive that after using it for just 2 days out of the 7 days free trial period, I went ahead to subscribe the course.
Signing up for the GMATWhiz was probably one of the best decisions of my life that I am never going to regret. It made my dream come true. This time my preparation was a lot more structured as I just had to follow my study plan. The AI took care of everything and made my life quite easy. GMATWhiz allows you to customize your study plan based on number of hours you can weekly devote and the choice of section you want to start with. I was assigned weekly tasks as per my schedule and I only had to focus on doing those. And the good news is I could very smoothly switch between Quant and Verbal as per my wish.
There was no more of “WHAT to do?” or “HOW to do it?” on my mind and only “DO it.” The diagnostic tests before starting every topic helped to evaluate whether I need to spend much time in learning that particular topic or straightaway move to the practise questions. There is a keen focus on learning the right methods for application of concepts learnt in their course. If I did not score well, the AI immediately provided me with the concept boosters for the topics in which I was struggling and added content along with quizzes based on the same. All I had to do is accept the personalisation and the AI added everything automatically to the plan. There is no need to take any mental notes or do self-analysis. Whiz Quiz was truly a striking feature where you get to see your score in percentile, difficulty level and even performance in each topic. Those customised quizzes and constant tracking of the dashboard on GMATWhiz portal which shows performance graph and predicted score, helped me move in the right direction by working on my weak areas.
Whiz 2.0 Core weakness analysis functioned as a true game changer as it saved a lot of prep time, and I could simply focus on working on my weak areas then and there. The Whiz 2.0 also helped me to track my progress and analyse my performance. I knew topic wise where I need to solidify my learning and where fine tuning is to be done. Also, it helped me identify the kind of questions or topics that I am solving quickly and where I need to work on my timing. The key is to focus on quality and not quantity.
After completing around 80% of the coursework, when I started giving mocks, I realised that the official GMAT mocks seemed easier compared to the GMATWhiz mocks. GMATWhiz mocks are a bit on the higher side of difficulty level. In fact, their verbal is more challenging than actual GMAT. My highest GMATWhiz mock score was 750(Q50 V41), however, I ended up getting a higher score i.e., 770 with V44 which is amazing in just 2 months of preparation. So, basically, if you are able to fare well in those GMATWhiz mocks, you are probably going to rock your GMAT exam.
I can firmly vouch that GMATWhiz lesson videos are enough to prepare you for come what may (For people from non-math background as well for even topics such as Permutation & Combination and Probability). The Meaning based approach for SC and Framework driven pre-thinking for CR helped me do well on RC (which was the weakest area for me) and in turn, enabled me to master the Verbal Section overall.
Before GMATWhiz, the approach was pretty much random for me. I was clueless how exactly to about my GMAT prep. But GMATWhiz introduced a structure and direction to my prep which helped me ace my GMAT prep. It was all so smooth.

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I started my GMAT journey with Jamboree (2.5 months class program) in early 2020 when I was planning to apply for deferred programs. After the course completion, it provides the students with a post-course study plan which I followed diligently and scheduled my exam in March 2020 considering myself well prepared. However, the study plan, being a static one, did not help me as I could barely identify the topics that I was weak at and had put no special effort into any topic being unaware of my weak areas. As a result, I could not hit my target score of 700+. It was only after reviewing my attempt I realized that the course didn’t help a lot me strategically and I needed a more structured prep along with a study plan that actually adapts to my progress
Deciding to write the GMAT again sometime in 2021 after giving my prep more time, I started exploring some online courses for my retake amidst the pandemic where almost everything turned virtual. Out of all the courses, I shortlisted GMATWhiz as my preferred choice because of various reasons, some of them being:
1. The program is so well designed and organized
2. Customized study plan with weekly tasks
3. Their pedagogy
4. Artificial Intelligence based learning
5. The mentorship support they were offering
I subscribed to their GMAT Prep 6-month online program which consists of both verbal and quant prep. I was assigned a mentor from the initial days. I must say the interface of the platform is intuitive. It is categorically organized and that helps with navigation.
I feel the way the course is designed helps with structurally tackling each segment of the GMAT. From getting the basics of a sentence right to using those in CR and RC, this approach helps with understanding the meaning the author tries to convey in an argument and ace Verbal prep. Even in Quant, the difficulty level increases with each question which helped me pinpoint my weaknesses and work on them.
The best feature I feel the platform has is the analysis offered on the questions tackled. It assisted me in understanding the areas where I lacked and then focusing on the same by solving questions related to those topics. The AI provides you with some concept boosters based on your weak areas and then you have some improvement modules to take care of your weaknesses then and there.
I scheduled some mentorship calls with Zartaj (my mentor) at regular intervals, who monitored my progress, provided some beneficial insights and helped me plan the rest of the preparation. I couldn’t have been luckier because she helped me devise a strategy that reduced yield loss while ensuring that I stayed in touch with the concepts covered earlier in the course. I trusted her, followed the plan she suggested, and this helped me elevate my performance to a great extent. She goes that extra step for her mentees which really makes a difference
The strategies the course offered, the difficulty level of the questions coupled with the unparalleled mentor support helped me ace my prep and get a 730 on the GMAT.
With so many courses in the market, GMATWhiz is a dark horse I feel. The focus is on quality ensuring continued support for the candidates and not stressing too much on marketing (which is the primary activity for many). Having interacted with many people who completed the course, I can vouch for the content in the course and then the added support is just the icing on the cake. Thank you, GMATWhiz for helping me ace my preparation.

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After studying 2-3 months of random prep, I decided to go for a prep plan. Whiz was best in terms of cost, I got 10 sessions for 550$. My verbal score was stuck between V18 to V21 in official mocks. So I needed some expert, who can guide me. I talked to a representative about the plan and he assured me that he and his team will provide full support to me.

Lets discuss pros- I liked their meaning based approach, It gave me a new insight to tackle question. My tutor was Sunita Mam. She was always supportive throughout the journey. She told me to do untimed practice and before every class there is a certain task to complete. So its good, you approach every question deeply. My SC skills improved a lot. CR was ok. For, RC, my approach changed. I liked the new approach. Overall, I liked it. But,

Cons- Their management is weak. I felt that I wasn’t getting ample attention. The representative, completely changed after I bought the plan. Even after complaining about this, Instead of improving, he blamed on me for everything. I might be wrong, but I bought their best plan, I was expecting a premium service.

Many of their explanations in their platform are not standard or matches with official explanations. Some of their questions had mistakes, They even accept and correct them, if you can point them. All this leads to doubt the material. You don’t even know whether their tutors have taken the GMAT themselves or not, which is extremely important to me. Their explanations are not up to the mark. I am not doubting about the lead tutor. She is very experienced.

Lastly, when I started getting good accuracy, I couldn’t improve my timing, because I was told to do everything untimed. I build this habit of untimed practice, as a result I couldn’t switch back to timed practice. And for this, you have to improve yourself. I didn’t get right strategy to tackle this. After 6 months of intense prep my Verbal score improved by 10 points. Good but not enough for me at this moment. Need extra 5 points.

Lastly, you have to put your own effort a lot, don’t expect them to reach out to you. You have to reach out to them, even if you buy their best plan. If say you haven’t talked or aren’t active for 2 months, nobody cares. Don’t even expect to get an email saying where are you? How's the prep going? Even if the plan expires. Its the end. So you have to put efforts, be blunt and Keep asking questions. Good luck!

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After spending more than 6 months experimenting with different platforms, I came across GMAT Whiz. After much deliberation, I decided to sign up for the full online course (verbal and quant) and take 10 private tutoring sessions across verbal and quant.
I benefited from GMAT Whiz in multiple ways. The format of the videos worked very well for me. Sunita was my verbal tutor - her personal attention, flexibility (especially with timings of sessions, as we were based in different time zones), intuition, responsiveness, and knowledge of the subject were commendable. Shubhakar was my quant tutor - I was impressed with his command over the quant topics, useful tips and tricks to solve difficult questions speedily, and patience. He was also very flexible in scheduling sessions at timings convenient for me (often meant that he would be taking sessions post midnight his time).
An aspect worth mentioning was the personal touch throughout - Sunita and Subhankar both checked in with me on the progress of my MBA applications months after my classes were over. I really appreciate the help and support I got from GMATWhiz and would highly recommend the platform to aspiring MBA applications preparing to take the GMAT.

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