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I was recommended TTP by a friend. When I started, I had no prior experience with the GMAT. Throughout my 4 months of preparation for the GMAT, I exclusively used TTP – no other resources. At the end of this period, I achieved a score of 695 on the GMAT in my first attempt. What stood out to me about TTP was the structured course design. Each chapter was meticulously crafted to help test-takers feel comfortable with the syllabus and avoid panic on test day. Frequent tests interspersed between chapters facilitated thorough revision and highlighted any weak areas that needed additional focus. Overall, I highly recommend TTP to anyone preparing for the GMAT.
eGMAT's online 360 course starts with the creation of an extensive study plan which helps outline a schedule for preparation - this I think, is a very crucial step. Besides the theory lessons, they also have numerous practice questions, detailed solutions with expert assistance to help with doubts (and also a lot of people who've had similar questions, answered, in the past, available to view), the PACE AI tool helps optimise prep time with classes and five high-quality, single attempt mocks. The fact that it is customisable makes it ideal for working professionals. The course introduces concept of cementing and strategies to achieve it, which are very effective.
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My journey from 555 to 685 in GMAT Focus:
I have started my GMAT journey in April 2024 by taking a Sigma-X mock test from eGMAT. I scored a 555, and understood that I need to strengthen my basics, especially in Verbal and Data Insights sections. I chose eGMAT based on a plethora of positive reviews by GMAT achievers, and I'm happy that my choice was apt.
The first and foremost thing I loved about eGMAT was a clear and personalized study plan, having which I fel confident about the preparation at the beginning.
I started with Verbal section, where the course has worked wonders for me. The clarity it gave on the concepts tested, and the well laid out methodologies for solving CR and RC questions were really helpful. Overall, it laid an excellent foundation on which I built my verbal ability.
Quant has always been a strong area for me, as I have scored 100% in Quantitative Aptitude even in my GATE-2019 examination. However, the depth of concept covered in eGMAT quant is unmatched in all sub sections.
Data Insights is one area where I struggled the most initially. But the simplified manner in which core concepts of graphical analysis, table analysis and multi source reasoning are presented in the course have made my life easier.
Cementing, as the name suggests, is a crucial building block of GMAT ability, and it played a pivotal role in my journey too.
Last but not the least, the Last Mile Push program, where we are assigned a dedicated strategy expert cum mentor is absolutely game changing. Akash and Abha, my mentors, supported me in every step of the way and helped me set accurate goals. Abha's analysis of my mock exams has helped me strategize the real exam in an efficient way.
Overall, eGMAT stands out in many ways and I recommend the course to serious aspirants looking for significant score boost.
I took 2 attempts on the GMAT Focus to reach to a 705 in my second attempt (with the first being a 655). It took me 3.5 months to reach my target score of 685+. In my first month, most of my time was dedicated to the course videos present in the e-gmat course and the rest of the 2 months were focussed on exam strategy and timing management. E-gmat's personalised mentorship was a gamechanger for me as I was given much important direction to build a solid strategy and identify areas of improvement comprehensively. My mock scores in official mocks ranged from 665 to 715, with most of the scores between 695-705. On the test day, I followed the sectional order of Q,DI,break, VR. I wasnt able to solve the first question on the QA and ended up spending 6 minutes initially on it. However, the rest of the questions were fairly easy, hence I was left with 12 minutes spare post completion of the section to return to the first question and edit it to the correct answer. The DI and VR section was fairly smooth. The E-gmat scholararium was key to facilitate necassary practice to master every GMAT topic!
Joined: Jul 13, 2024
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Verified GMAT Focus score:
775 Q88 V87 DI90 (Online)
TTP is as good as it gets, just like everyone else here has said. I think what I appreciate most about the course is the team. As you can see, the team is all over the forums supporting their subscribers and others alike. They are go-getters who want to provide an A+ experience and they do so. The material is deep enough where it would take a full 3 months to review everything, so you may need to be strategic on a limited timeline. The custom practice tests are a great way to find your strengths and weaknesses and continue to refine them
In the age of Artificial Intelligence it feels really nice to be catered by Human Intelligence. Egmat does exactly that. In my previous attempts I had tried things my own way with a subscription of a particularly famous organization. But it lacked the interactive aspect that is a usp for egamt.
All concepts are explained in videos. Their algorithm is carefully designed to gauge your skills and adapt with that.
The PACE feature allows you to skip skills which you are already confident in. But it feels like the olden days as if a coach is there to guide you. I have, on occasions not liked some explanations and replied to them and they have promptly replied and a proper argument led to a rectification of the issue.
Too many organizations have claimed to not use any 'gimmicks' or quick tricks to ace the exam. I can attest personally that egmat, (sometimes a bit annoyingly) always avoids quick fixes. This forces you to adopt the conceptual clarity and as they like to call it 'own the dataset!'
Following the basic principles of learning and no quick tricks the curriculum induced in me a regular habit of the pre-thinking and falsification techniques. I was able to handle complicated CR questions i.e. rejecting the right options for the right reasons and narrowing down the best option.
One ability that always felt impossible for me was completing the first RC question within 3.5 minutes. But egmat's resources allowed me to handle the same with ease.
They have a strongly crafted set of resources for the DI section which I felt was an apt reflection of the official test.
It goes without saying that the quant section is as good as expected.
If their methodical approach of learning, cementing and test readiness is adopted there is no reason why one can't ace the gmat.
Methodology
- Simply put, the methodology consists of learning content for each sub-module (e.g. CR), practicing this content to reinforce learnings (called “Cementing”), and then practicing all parts of each module together (e.g. Verbal)
-In my opinion, this works quite well, especially in cases like mine where I had no idea what was tested on the GMAT. With this, I could fill all “knowledge gaps” I had on each topic and reinforce the new learnings before moving on to the next one
-As a con, this approach followed to the letter may not be the most time-efficient, so those with less time available probably would need to adapt it. Also, I would’ve liked more focus on tips for facing the test (e.g., solve some Quant questions by choice analysis or other shortcuts, practice on timing and skipping, etc.)
-For Verbal questions, learning was based on "Pre-thinking", which is basically doing specific reasoning (depending on the type of question) before reading and selecting choices. In my experience, these strategies were valuable in the first stage of learning, although in my particular case I had to adapt them quite a bit for the real exam: as in my case I have some difficulties with English, I needed more time to read and understand the texts, and if I developed the complete pre-thinking then I spent too much time per question; as I could not improve this much, I developed a "simplified" pre-thinking in which my focus was on understanding the logical thread of the arguments. Basically, I would recommend doing these pre-thinkings at the beginning to reinforce learning, but then practicing to find the optimal distribution of time between reading the text, pre-thinking and reading/analysis of alternatives
-The platform also teaches some reading strategies that can be helpful in Verbal, especially in RC. In my case, it was difficult to apply them all and always, but I think that having some in mind helps improve reading speed and comprehension (practice them is key)
Resources
- In my opinion, the strongest point of e-GMAT. You can find both the material to learn and a good set of questions to practice, as well as 5 mocks (I took 4/5, and I consider that they were of pretty good quality). In addition, together with the e-GMAT subscription you are entitled to a few months of GMAT Club quizzes, which I found to be an excellent complement
- As a con, I think sometimes questions are more “complex” than in the real exam (e.g., in Quant, some Hard questions are too long, while in the real exam I found hard questions to be “trickier” rather than longer). For this reason, in my case it was useful to complement the study with the GMAT Focus Edition Official Guide (you can find OG questions in GMAT Club too).
Support
- With your e-GMAT subscription you are assigned a mentor, and in my case, my mentor was of great help for my improvement since she helped me define concrete actions based on my results. I would recommend being proactive in seeking help from your mentor, given that I found the base resources (like the study plan) quite generic
- I would also like to mention that I was part of The Last Mile Program, which consists of having a more personalized plan and greater follow-up by your mentor. I consider both points to have been very important towards the end of my study since, as I mentioned before, my mentor was developing specific action plans based on how I was doing, and the continuous follow-up also forced me to be more consistent in my study
I hope this review is useful. Good luck in learning and preparing!!
Joined: Jun 18, 2024
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Verified GMAT Focus score:
655 Q82 V88 DI78 (Online)
I highly recommend e-GMAT as a test preparation course. I particularly emphasize the Verbal section, which was incredibly helpful in achieving a high score, especially considering that English is not my native language. The Quant and DI sections are also excellent, and the way the material is taught is ideal for learning step by step, following a very clear structure. Additionally, the Scholaranium is very useful for practicing and tracking your learning progress and results.
Moreover, I greatly appreciate the personalized attention from the e-GMAT team, who are always available to resolve doubts and monitor the study process. It was truly positive to have that personalized support. In this regard, the Last Mile Push was extremely helpful in wrapping up the preparation and focusing on the final details that needed to be corrected to face the test successfully. During this stage, Rida provided exceptional support, being very attentive to the doubts and concerns that arose.
TTP is really an amazing platform that certainly helped me to score 715 (Q88, V85, DI83) in the GMAT Focus Edition. What I loved most about the course was the level of detail of each lesson, the Study Plan design and the Error Tracker. I feel the course is designed specifically to make you an expert in every topic, because it really makes you practice until you can answer each question with multiple strategies.
The only advice I would give someone that would like to purchase this course is to give yourself enough time to master each topic. It took me about 6 months to complete the course with a full-time job, which I know is a lot of time. There were days where I felt impatient or felt I was not advancing at the pace I wanted. However, I followed the TTP Study Plan as closely as I could, and I would advise all people to do the same. Trust the process. If you give you enough time to read, understand and master each topic, you will certainly achieve your dream score.
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Overall, I attributed most of my score improvement from my previous attempts to this attempt to TTP Flexible Prep Course. Some of the features and strategies recommended that were the most helpful to me:
+ Study plan featuring comprehensive syllabus of topics and question types that GMAT asks
+ Active review worksheet: complement the course syllabus closely. I would advise all students to actively take notes to absorb the contents from the study notes better. This really helped me memorize the knowledge almost instantly and become a quick source for reference as I was doing my practice tests.
+ lots and lots of practice questions and tests: nothing is more effective in upskilling than practice, practice, practice. and this course provides an abundance of practice tests, dedicated reviews, on-target practices (where based on your performance in practice tests & study notes, TTP picked specific questions for you to practice in a dedicated on-target practice test)
As someone who is inherently skeptical about paid test preparatory courses and attempted to take the GMAT twice just from studying on my own, TTP Prep Course really debunked my skepticism. It was, no doubt, my most worthwhile and rewarding investment in boosting my GMAT score. Highly recommended for anyone who just started looking at GMAT or who struggled to break through to achieve a score you desire.