When I first started my prep for the GMAT, I started in the usual way of buying the OG and solving the questions there. Soon I realised that my accuracy on the OG was high and I wasn’t really learning anything new. To solve this, I started researching about online GMAT prep and came across e-GMAT. The main point for selecting them being the insights provided by Scholaranium and I must say it has exceeded my expectations.

Firstly, my first interaction with e-GMAT started when I requested them for a study plan. They insisted that I go section by section and me beating me I said I’ll do both Quant and Verbal together. In hindsight, I know I could have saved a lot of time and effort if I would have just followed their simple advice. So everyone reading this, trust your mentor !!! They do this day in and day out and know what it takes to get a good GMAT score in a predictable manner.

When it comes to the course, I used to rely heavily on how sentences SOUND before starting this course. But the structured way of teaching me to spot errors and the meaning based approach to understand what the sentence really wants us to communicate have been game changers for Sentence Correction.

When it comes to Quant, the cementing quizzes really do cement the concepts and help you improve in the subsections. Do not repeat my mistake of not doing the cementing quiz immediately after the section. Following the strategy of Learn concepts and then cementing the concepts using timed quizzes will help you reduce the time you spend for your preparations.

Further, Scholaranium and the level of granular data that it provides is what everyone needs for having efficient GMAT prep. It helped me pinpoint my weak areas to as granular as absolute values in Algebra or comparisons in sentence correction and helped me tackle that and improve my score.

Lastly, a special shout out to Atreya Roy who has been guiding me and helping me get a good score on the GMAT. His support and advice has been extremely prompt. My emails to him have always been late in the day and I have always been shocked to receive his response with strategies to improve and focus areas even before I wake up the next day. In my first call itself he said, don’t hesitate to call/text if you need help even on weekends. This really shows the dedication that Atreya and the entire e-GMAT team has for helping you succeed.

Thank you once again !

Regards
Amar

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TTP is hands-down the best way to learn quant concepts. The course is thorough and challenging, with a lot of practice problems to reinforce the lessons. They really build reinforcement into the course, and you can tell how the concepts build on themselves throughout the course. It's ordered in a very logical way, so you build your skills over time.

Sometimes it will feel like you're not making progress, but if you keep pushing, re-read the chapters, watch the question explanations, by the end you will be surprised how much you learned.

There's no way I would have reached my GMAT score goals without TTP.

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My journey with e-GMAT was nothing but special during my GMAT Journey. I scored a 710 and was pretty happy with my score. Let me pen down a few learnings and how e-GMAT (especially DJ from the team) went about helping me in my journey.
Initially, I had issues in my Quant and had timings issues as well. If you are someone who finds yourself cruising in the first 10 odd questions but suddenly has 7 minutes for their last 10 (sorry for the exaggeration, but you get my point) – this was me. Exactly my situation. We figured that my ability to solve M-H questions wasn’t good and which is why I spent more time than required on those questions.
The solution? The Quant 2.0 course that e-GMAT offers. It not only gives you very clear instructions on your weak areas but also outlines next steps, in a very clear, crisp and concise way. In my opinion, if you are able to complete the Quant 2.0 course in a very comprehensive manner (without hurrying, skimming or rushing), you would have built an ability to score a Q48/Q49 – that’s how awesome the course is! From the xPERT AI tool, Diagnostic Files to help you pinpoint your weak areas, Process Skill files which help you build and cement your process, the course has it all required to ace the Quant on the GMAT.
Coming to Verbal, I was particularly strong in SC but CR and RC were my Achiless Heel. I used to jump into the answer choices with really no basis apart from the fact that it sounded right while eliminating. While this approach might get you a V40 on your most lucky day, it fails 99% of the time. (The GMAT is a very clever exam in that aspect). Pre-Thinking is a very important concept that I learned in the Quant course. Taking that extra 10-15 seconds to pre-think really changes the answer choices in your brain and CR and RC become more like a Quant exam – where you know for sure what the right answer is. Finally, add “Error Logs” to your artillery and you have a winning combination for Verbal as well. Maintaining Error Logs is really helpful and helps you identify your weak areas and where exactly are you making errors, helping you identify and rectify.
Finally, I haven’t spoken about any human element till now. After all, the most important functions in any equations are humans and I couldn’t have achieved my goal without DJ, my mentor at e-GMAT. He wasn’t just a great mentor and teacher but a wonderful person as well. From creating specific videos for me analysing my mock, giving me insights on my performance and even telling me to chill when I scored a 640 on my last mock, which was 3 days before my exam, DJ went the extra mile to ensure I was able to hit my goal. Infact, there was a time when I was so unsure of when should I take my exam that I panic-called DJ and very calmly he helped me out. He gave me a Day-By-Day plan for my last 10 days which was super super helpful! DJ – I salute you and your ability to help your students.

I had a wonderful experience with e-GMAT. In today’s world of Data and Analytics, this is the perfect course to help you ace the exam. When else have you had a software giving you percentages of what your weak areas are and what should you work on?

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I started my sincere GMAT preparation with a diagnostic test from Kaplan. As I wasn't prepared with anything I didn't want to waste an actual official mock but just get a baseline idea of where I was in the Verbal and Quant section. It was immediately clear that I was struggling with the Verbal and was already doing good in Quant. That's why I started looking for various courses that would be a right fit for me in Verbal.

Before settling on buying the e-GMAT course, I tried a lot of free trials and attended webinars for a lot of other courses. But I really liked the course structure of e-GMAT and their approach to solving GMAT questions.

I went with the e-GMAT verbal course and straight-up started with the Sentence Correction section. Sentence Correction was my weakest section and sometimes I was even struggling on easy and medium questions, so I didn't skip any files in the course and made proper notes.

Looking back, I should have started with the Master Comprehension course as it is very helpful, especially if you're struggling with Sentence Correction or Reading Comprehension.

However, I finished the Foundation Course on SC first and then went on with the cementing section for SC. I struggled with the cementing part of the course even after finishing the foundation course and was scoring only 50%. That was when I wrote the support team at e-GMAT and got a reply from Dhananjay. He suggested going back to the foundations, creating an error log, and trying to understand where exactly I was faltering. Once I went back, did some analysis and thorough revision, I was consistently able to hit 70%+ in medium and hard SC cementing quizzes.

Then I moved on to Critical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension and finished the foundation courses and cementing sections for these two parts.

After I was done with this, I wrote to the support team again after which I was constantly in touch with Dhananjay who gave me advice on my GMAT preparation. He started by asking me to work on my test readiness skills. That was when we figured I was struggling with time management on Sentence Correction and also hard questions on Critical Reasoning. Then, we got on a call and charted out a plan. DJ also gave me honest feedback and advice and set the expectations.

With DJ's help, I created a detailed error log to keep a track of all the questions I had answered wrong and to understand the root cause of the problem. This was done especially to focus on the difficult questions in SC and CR as that was what I was struggling with the most. Also, DJ figured out that I was lacking in the application of the meaning-based approach in SC so he asked me to go back to the Master Comprehension section and finish the last two modules in that section. He also gave me some links to videos where the SMEs like Shraddha and Harsha solved some SC and CR questions step by step to help me understand what was the step I missed.

Overall, I can confidently say that DJ's mentorship throughout this whole GMAT journey really helped me to hit a score of 700+. I wouldn't have been able to get here in the short duration of 3 months without the constant support I received from the e-GMAT team.

If you are a student at e-GMAT or are considering buying the course, I'd just suggest you to follow the e-GMAT's process thoroughly in order to get your target score. Trust the process and work diligently and you will get there.

Many thanks to Payal, Rajat and DJ for all the help and support they offered in my GMAT journey. It was worth it.

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I purchased the e-GMAT Verbal online twice.

The e-GMAT course was helpful to understand the basics for non-native speakers like me in the Verbal section. I could understand all the aspects clearly and in that sense, I would rate it 4/5. It reduced my complexity at many levels.

I did all the questions and went through the material 4 times in my purchase of twice of the course in one year but I couldn't improve my score in the Verbal section. In terms of improving the score, I think the course is not helpful as they promise to be. They are excellent for understanding the basics of the Verbal section.

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Target Test Prep was everything I needed! The pricing was very reasonable and the quant prep (my focus) brought me to exactly where I wanted to be! Verbal prep was also excellent.

The course format makes you extremely comfortable with the types of questions you will see on the GMAT, so it feels simple on test day. Beyond the typical prep for the key GMAT sections, I really appreciated the strategy lessons from Target Test Prep. They encouraged you to take a step back and think about the test in the context of your whole MBA application, which helped to take the pressure off.

Their team was also very responsive and respectful. I would definitely recommend!

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TargetTestPrep is really a great course and helped me get a perfect Quant score and a great GMAT score overall: 760 (Q51,V42). A 100 point improvement over my already decent cold score of 660.

Pro's:
- extremely detailed quant lessons and lots of quality practice questions (about 3.5k quant and 1k verbal)
- fixed study plan that you simply have to follow and that will cover every topic
- really detailed SC lessons, which will make you familiar with all grammar concepts needed
- nice and clean design
- completly digital course, with automatic error log and performance evaluation

Con's:
- you will need quite some time to finish the course in its entirety (i needed about 250 hours, but you could very well need even more time)
- CR lessons are good, however i don't think you need to finish every single CR lesson (focusing on the crucial topics is probably sufficient)

All in all a really nice course, all the positive reviews exist for a good reason :)

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I can wholeheartedly and honestly endorse the Target Test Prep products and recommend them to anyone looking to improve their GMAT score. The approach is thorough, methodical, customisable, and doesn't make false promises of instant improvements or secret techniques.

From the get-go, Target Test Prep shows that it was built by a team with a deep understanding of not only the GMAT, but of the people who are preparing to take it. It bases itself in the solid principles of consistent study, practice, and review, and warns against cutting corners or "cramming". If you are looking for a quick and easy way to boost your score, this course will not deliver that, and never pretends that it can.

What it does deliver is a slick, polished, start to finish course that has proven time and time again that in return for time and effort, it can get you the score you need. The user interface is immaculate; progress is tracked and remembered, lessons are broken down into "missions", and the whole process is gamified to provide a satisfying and rewarding experience. The course allows you to make quick and easy notes that can later be recalled for review, has a built in error log, and blends reading, practice, and video reviews into each page.

Scott and the team clearly care deeply about user experience, and their marketing matches their passionate approach to customer satisfaction. Every page invites feedback, there's a live chat available, and Scott will even give individual call time to those who request it. The team are very active on social media and will respond to queries and requests quickly and thoroughly. It was nice to receive an email (automated or not!) asking how my GMAT went, and the TTP team were kind enough to allow me further access to the course in exchange for this review. I should note that while I have been compensated for this review, this is standard practice, and the endorsement is genuine.

I hope that anyone looking to start their GMAT journey strongly considers TTP, and at the very least tries their 1 week 1$ trial. I am confident that you'll love the product, and if you find it early enough, will have no trouble getting the score you're looking for.

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I had attempted the gmat twice prior to using ttp. First time I used OG resources and second time manhattan prep. My scores, respectively, were 580 and 600. I needed the most help on math. After some research online I found TTP and signed up for the free trial. The course is incredibly organized and I really liked that. They completely take away any hassle of having to plan your study yourself. They do it for you, all you have to do is show up and put the work in. There were concepts I NEVER grasped before that after doing the module on TTP, i'd sit back and laugh at how well i then understood it. For example, overlapping sets. Prior to TTP, an overlapping set was a skip for me, no questions asked. After TTP, they were my favorite. Same with work problems. They break down the concepts, and starting with the fundamentals, build you up to expert level. The practice problems then solidify the newly learned knowledge. The review before each new module really puts it all into long term. I went from scoring in the low 30s on Quant to officially a 47! I owe it all to TTP.

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TTP was a gamechanger for my GMAT performance. I wanted to achieve a score of 750 to get into my desired programs, but TTP helped me exceed that goal within two months of prep. At first, I was concerned that the course would be too long, but I found it to be the perfect length for me to accurately learn all concepts.

The course follows a structured and methodical approach to learning. It allowed me to master each concept before moving onto the next one. I honestly believe that following the lesson and test plan laid out in TTP is enough to take any test taker to a Q48 on a consistent basis.

For the verbal section, the TTP curriculum really helped change my approach. Previously I relied on my ear to determine if an answer sounded right. TTP taught me to instead analyse every answer option and understand why it is correct or incorrect. This took my verbal score to the next level. The critical reasoning resources were fantastic. I found them to be more challenging than the options presented in the actual test. This meant I would rarely get any critical reasoning questions wrong in my official GMAT practise tests. The TTP curriculum was invaluable in providing enough practice to quickly analyse these questions.

Scott and the TTP team provide second-to-none customer service. You can tell that they are passionate about helping their clients fulfil their GMAT scores. I'm very glad I used TTP as a learning resource and believe they are responsible for helping me exceed my score target.

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