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Strengths:
The process of teaching the critical reasoning is absolutely the best. In the quantitative section, the AI adaptability of the courses, based on the student performance on the test is quite helpful.
Would make the product better:
The RC section has very exhaustive information. Many of which cannot be used practically. It should be modified as to provide explanation to someone attempting the test.
I was attracted to the GMATwhiz courses after coming across its RC videos on GMAT club's YouTube channel. The approach and the explanation provided in those videos exited me to subscribe the course. And it did not disappoint.
The RC section was as detailed it needs to be, covering each RC question and provided methodology that must be practically utilized in the exam for those questions. For RC, i felt that the course went over and beyond what it should have been about, without getting into the practical way to counter those questions.
In the quant section, the AI adaptability was of a great help, since it enabled me to concentrate more on the weaker sections rather than going on a wild goose chase. Also, the explanations of the quantitative concept were provided in a very intuitive level, which greatly helped in getting the concepts clear.
Strengths:
I found the videos quite intuitive as well as easy to understand, the examples provided helped to understand the topic clearly. Besides, the end of chapter practice questions helped me to develop my logic in both verbal and quants sections .
Would make the product better:
i would like GMAT Whiz to provide more exam like questions when explaining a particular topic. Mostly these questions come towards the end and easier questions come at the beginning. It will be better to demonstrate strong examples while explaining a particular topic as well
I would recommend GMATWhiz to individuals who are seeking to score 700+ in their GMAT exam. The online tutorials are super helpful and helps a lot to understand the topic clearly and thereby strengthen the basics.
Verbal section: My weak area was the verbal section, i went through all the tutorials and videos which helped me to develop the concepts and this helped a lot in the main exam
Quants: The topics were very elaborate and crisp in nature. The examples after each topic helped me to develop the necessary skill required for quant section
Overall: Along with the videos, online tutorial , the practice questions were of much help which gave me an idea about the exam and also enhanced my time management skills
Strengths:
affordable, nice guidance in strategy
I found the course helpful as there is a constant feedback provided by the experience counsellors. The quality of the house structure is very nice and covers most of the topics specially in sentence correction and overall verbal strategy.
The quants lectures also includes the basics and clears the concepts behind each and every formula. The course would be helpful for anyone starting from scratch or looking for a score improvement. There is a continuous communication with the counsellors and they help to recognise the grey areas, so it becomes easier as we don't need to spend time and analyse.
Overall the course is good value for money and will help you to build strong foundations.
Strengths:
- Structured course for verbal
- Focus on areas that are lacking in quant (evaluated based on diagnostic test)
- Detailed course with point to point explanation
Would make the product better:
- Error log needs to be maintained manually as the portal does not keep track of it even though you can put tags to each question
- Better interface for keeping track of scores on the portal itself to evaluate progress
Before my first attempt at GMAT, I had mostly self-prepared using the OG Guide, Quant Review, and Verbal Review. I had taken Quant classes from Wizako which I felt really strengthened my basics, and no classes especially for Verbal, except that one month before the exam, I had taken Magoosh but did not have time to solve all the questions.
I scored a 640 (Q49, V27) on my first attempt in Nov22 - I went into the exam with not much confidence, because my score was fluctuating even during the mock tests.
After the exam, I realised that I need a better and more structured approach for verbal because till then, I had focussed only on solving more and more questions. I took the GMATWhiz course mainly to tackle the Verbal section with more confidence. I had already referred to their videos and webinars before my first attempt and also read a few reviews on GMAT Club. I booked a consultation call and decided to take their course on Dec 22.
For verbal, the course was very structured and very detailed to be able to solve any question that comes along my way. Before GMATWhiz, I used to directly jump to the options after reading any question in CR and SC, and also in RC, I used to read the question first and then the passage. GMATWhiz helped me change this approach and molded me to pre-think and make assumptions which helped me solve any question.
For quant, the course identified my strengths and automatically added/deleted topics based on my performance in the diagnostic quiz. That way, I did not spend time on topics that I was already confident in.
I spoke to my mentor once in two weeks and he asked me to make an error log which was extremely helpful in understanding what exactly I had to work on.
My final score was 700 (Q48, V38). I had expected to do better in quant but due to certain unforeseen circumstances and exam day pressure couldn’t perform as well as I had expected.
Overall, I had a great experience with GMATWhiz.
The only drawback that I noted is that though the portal helps students create error tags (reasons for error) for each question, the portal itself does not generate the error log using this. It would be a great help if the portal itself provided the base for the error log for the student.
Strengths:
Gmatwhiz has good methodlogy for Verbal especially for SC section. Few mentors like Saquib and Piyush will help u out once u had a consultation call setup with them they will help u in need.
Would make the product better:
The Gmatwhiz tests needs improvement there is 50 points difference in actual tests and also some mentors like shreyansh cannot manage the students as such they dont remeber what they have last time dicussed which shows lack of commitment on their part. The only thing he was there to push you to buy tutoring classes from them in fact he was literally a sales person rather than a mentor.
Like the GMATwhiz concept although the videos are sometimes pretty slow and eating up much of our time plus the videos are like 35 minutes to explain the simplest concepts, also some of the videos are repeat telecast of those which are live sessions available on youtube,
Overall, great concept due to its personalization! The AI finds out weaknesses and trains them right away, but the mentors need to improve and they cant be sales person who will push you to buy tutoring sessions.
Overall the course is good and better than E-Gmat since i have used both and you can easily see the improvement of 50-60 Points
Strengths:
structured and comprehensive
Would make the product better:
Strategy can be improved
When writing a review, think of the time when you were looking for a course and think what was helpful to you in your course selection - were you looking for improvement?
Ans-It was my first attempt at GMAT
Did you have concerns about staying focused?
It was an issue in the way that some videos were too long .
Retake policy?
They were helpful in extension and retake policy .
Availability of instructors
Some of the instructors are helpful and some other are not so helpful
or perhaps something completely different?
Heads are doing a really great job and stretch their limits to help students
Strengths:
The RC part of the course is slightly on the higher side than what GMAT actually test on official exam. This will help improve your score in RC part considerably
CR part is at par with GMAT offical
Quant is explained in a crisp and easy manner. This is sufficient to score a 50 easily on quant section.
Would make the product better:
The test algorithm is not so perfect.
SC is not as good as other GMAT courses available. However one can answer 600 level questions easily. The 700 level would require little more content and
Overall the course is good for scoring 700+ on GMAT.
Quant section is more than sufficient to get 50.
Verbal section - RC is very good. The questions test your ability to decipher and comprehend the passage to a minute level. Solving questions of such level will help you increase your RC score to a great extent.
CR is also sufficient as the level is equal to offical GMAT.
The best part is the number of tests that the course offers. You will get 5 tests of GMAT whiz and 5 test of 800 score. These tests though are not an exact replica of official tests, they help to fine tune your timing to a great extent.
After months of self study, using different free and paid resources and a failed attempt, I came across GMATWhiz on gmatclub.com
I was looking for strong verbal prep and an in-person assistance for a foolproof study plan and guidance. The feature that stood out to me was the 1-1 mentorship - I could connect with a mentor whenever I needed to, and course correct, without wasting time in trial and error.
After few months of prep with GMAT Whiz and Zartaj as my mentor, I finally gave my second attempt but had a score improvement of mere 10 points, with my verbal falling. I was disheartened. I felt neglected. I realized that the mentorship provided by Zartaj was below average and there was no follow up from anyone post my exam too.
But I had made my mind to give a third attempt, and I really liked the quality of Verbal courses and the approach to certain topics, especially the ones taught by Sunita, which is when I decided to give the platform another chance. I had heard from a couple of peers and from the reviews posted here that Shreyyash as a mentor could prove to be quite effective. I requested for his mentorship. I could see a considerable difference in my Verbal performance with his guidance. I ended with a score improvement from V29 to V34.
All in all it's good for the quality and price point when compared to the other learning portals out there.
Content quality - great; AI based user experience - great; mentorship - some mentors are great, some not at all; GMAT Score prediction algorithm - average; Mocks - could be improved for verbal.
Verbal section is not good. It could be better. Verbal question quality is not up to the mark. Still, the sc section is good.It helped me a lot. RC questions are very poor.
Quant section is very good.From basic to advance whatever is required for quant is there.The whole course is adaptive kind in nature.They has used some AI to create this adaptive thing.
The dashboard showcases our weak areas in a better way. The overall experience was good, especially for the Quant section. The Materials available are divided into sections andd represents the right amount of difficulty.
The Verbal Section is excellent, and the videos helped me a lot. The Quant Section could be better, but I did not utilise it well, coming from a Quant rich background. The Sentence Correction did help me, and the reading comprehension techniques were good. The Quiz mode lags a lot and the team needs to improve it a lot. Overall it was helpful and would suggest someone utilise it. The AI approach is unique and actually showcases our weak areas in a better way. The overall experience was good, especially for the verbal section. The Materials available are divided into sections andd represents the right amount of dificulty.