I started my GMAT journey last March, when COVID shut everything down. I figured it'd be a great time to shut myself in and prepare for a few months. When I started studying, I took a diagnostic test from the GMAT Official Guide, and I remember stopping something like 15 questions in because I was guessing on every single question. I didn't remember any math at all from my high school days, and I didn't study math in college either. I never got my diagnostic score because I was so bad at it I couldn't even finish the exam.

I tried the Target Test Prep trial version and found it very accessible and well constructed. After the trial ran out, I bought a subscription and started studying for 1-2 hours a day every day. I only used it for Quant, and over the past year, I re-learned everything I had forgotten about math over the past decade. I found TTP to be extremely helpful. The video explanations and problem solutions were easy to understand, the pacing of the course was perfect for me while I worked a full time job, and the lessons were constantly updated to be more comprehensive. I took the GMAT last month and scored a 50V / 48Q / 770 total, and I wouldn't have been able to do it without TTP. I don't know what my original score would have been since I quit the diagnostic halfway through, but I imagine I improved by a margin of at least 150 points, if not over 200. Strongly recommend for anyone struggling with math like I was!

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When I started off with my GMAT preparation, I was under the impression that I would not need a structured program to get 700+. Afterall, how difficult could high school math and elementary verbal reasoning be? Right? WRONG!

GMAT, across both quant and verbal sections is a test of one's logical thinking prowess and mental stamina. A structured preparation is a must and I realized this the hard way in my initial endeavor.

It was then that I reached out to eGMAT and was told about the LMP (last mile push) program which is aimed at providing the right course content along with highly personalized 1-to-1 coaching. I was glad to get assigned DJ (Dhananjay) my mentor who promptly put me on a study plan comprised of the right combination of video lessons and practice on Scholaranium.

Since I had already got a head start in my preparation before subscribing to eGMAT, DJ advised me to go through specific lessons in Verbal while focusing on practicing questions under time pressure. However, I was so enamored by eGMAT's brilliantly crafted verbal section that I ended up completing the entire course - every single video lesson and practice question.

eGMAT's structured approach to cracking CR is extremely helpful in hitting a high accuracy in difficult 700+ level questions. And their SC methodologies are almost guaranteed to enable 90%+ accuracy on even the most convoluted and tricky questions. One just needs to trust in the process and remain patient while the course builds up the ability to take on even the most difficult questions head on.

Since I was focusing mainly on improving my verbal performance, I did not go through the entire quant course. However, the sections that I did go through were very comprehensive while retaining the trademark eGMAT structured approach. Their frameworks are gold standard across topics - the meaning based approach in SC and the pre-thinking mandate in CR being a couple of top-of-mind examples.

Scholaranium 2.0 is a massive upgrade and an extremely useful tool and throws trenchant insights into one's strengths and weaknesses. In terms of making one cognizant about areas of improvement, it is just about as subtle as a sledgehammer! With the level of granularity of inputs it provides on sectional ability and the pointers for improvement it assists with, it is the best "digital coach" that I have come across to build test readiness.

And talking about coaches, I cannot thank DJ enough for all the support and multitudinous insightful recommendations he shared with me throughout my preparation. He was very prompt in responding to my queries and gave sharp weekly action plans for me to execute. With a fortnight to go for my test, he helped me with a hyper-specific, completely personalized plan basis the insights that Scholaranium 2.0 had thrown. This helped me focus on areas of improvement at a time sticking to a sagaciously chosen study schedule mattered the most.

In my first attempt, I got 720 (Q48, V41). I could have done better in quant and will go for a retest. In verbal, I was consistently in the 35-38 zone in prior mocks and the 40+ score in the actual test was thanks to the rigor I was exposed to in the well rounded eGMAT course and ofcourse to DJ's inputs.

All in all, try as I may but I find it hard to critique eGMAT's offerings. It is a rock solid, profoundly well-thought through, robustly crafted, comprehensive course for GMAT preparation and test readiness. In my opinion, easily the best course out there. I would highly recommend it.

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I loved working with Dana.

I wanted to break the 700 point barrier and managed to do so thanks for Dana's methodical way of tackling my weaknesses.

Having tried my luck with two other tutors, I especially enjoyed Dana's commitment to understanding my weaknesses before offering solutions to my GMAT difficulties. At the end of the day, the sessions were very focused and I don't think I would have been able to break that barrier without that focus.

I will also say that I benefit from great mental support from Dana and the rest of the team. I ended up taking the GRE and they were able to guide me through the process and coach me on that front too.

I am now very happy at Chicago Booth!

Thank you again

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Loved the Target Test Prep service - it allowed me to work on my own time and really grind on the Quant. It can seem a bit minimalist, but I really enjoyed how simple the lessons were and TTP was always on hand in case I had any additional questions. The videos were also very insightful and really focused on understanding the concepts rather then gaming the test. I also liked the feeling of incremental growth as TTP employed a tracker that indicated where you were on your progress. Would definitely recommend to those starting out or are unsure about your time commitment as it is very flexible!

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Course overview(Verbal) :
The e-gmat courses on verbal are best suited for people looking for a considerable improvement in their ability in SC, CR and RC. My personal favorite is the SC course with detailed applications for each of the concepts to cement the learning. The approaches provided are really handy and I would recommend this for aspirants with weak SC.

CR and RC for me were majorly about slight improvements here and there and I felt the course structure is straight forward to build your skillset specific to GMAT.

Scholaranium acts as the guiding tool for measuring your ability.
Important tips :
1. Do not jump into scholaranium practice before finishing at least Level 1 of any course. I made that mistake and ended up losing a lot of precious time.
2. Attend the onboarding session which is conducted regularly. This will help structure your preparation. I attended the session by Nava later in the preparation and it helped not lose valuable time.
3. Do go through the comments/questions in each of the lessons, you will end up clarifying most of your doubts.
4. Work with the mentors and create a personalized plan tailor made to your needs. This is really important and can save significant time in your preparation.

While I plan for my retake, I am working with DJ and others for a personalized plan. Hope this review helps aspirants get an overview of the e-gmat course.

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The best part about GMATWhiz's course structure is its approach, to both the Quant and Verbal section.
First, the usual pain points are laid out clearly, in quant, the tendency to miss important information in the question and in verbal, the inability to understand the meaning in the first go.

The whole curriculum then seeks to address these issues by adopting a detail driven approach in quant and a meaning driven approach in verbal. The verbal section is particularly interesting as the first teach you where to pause while reading so that meaning can be assimilated better.
Apart from this, there is a scheduling tool (the AI) which can help in planning the sequence in which topics are to be studied and allocation of time between verbal and quant.

The course however covers only quant and verbal. IR and AWA are not included

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Good quality Quant questions of all difficulties that are overall a little harder to solve than the actual GMAT questions. You only need to ace the advance topics questions if you're looking to score 51.
Great test taking system that recreates the exam environment. Though I didn't have the chance to fully utilize it, the new Scholaranium 2.0 with all its metrics looks promising in terms of performance analysis.
Both these factors helped me warm up for Quant just before taking the GMAT online exam.

On a final note, the quant section has all the study material, questions, practice tests and other sections you need to score 50 or above.

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GMAT Ninja was recommended to me by a friend and it was the best decision to prepare for the GMAT with them!! I would never have been able to obtain my 750 score without the very structured and efficient approach of Mike (and this in only 4 weeks of preparation!). Mike really was great at convincing me to trust his experience and his process of preparation, he offered me candid feedback at all times and the online tutoring sessions were very efficient thanks to his preparation work of reviewing my homework mistakes. As a non-native English speaker, sentence correction was a challenge, but through the tips&tricks I quickly improved and achieved the level needed. Lastly, I actually enjoyed the process of preparation thanks to the diverse homework and enjoyable sessions! Thanks to GMAT ninja!

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Definitely worth it! Mike was my tutor for the GMAT. My GMAT score jumped 100 points. I started getting tutored in March, took the test in May.

I took the test once on my own. I went through the Manhattan Strategy Guides. I didn't have a lot of structure. I didn't study consistently. Mike brought structure and confidence to my studying. When I was shopping around for tutors, I met with two tutors via skype. The first tutor was lackluster and didn't seem to care about my background (e.g., education, strengths, weaknesses). Everything was very cookie cutter. When I met with Mike, it was the exact opposite. He was full of excitement and positive energy. I had a good feeling ending that call. Turns out my intuition was right. He had a big smile and great energy every time we chatted! It got me motivated. He believed in me, which made me believe in myself.

For the next two months, Mike gave me weekly hw assignments for ~12-15 hours a week. What I loved was that I didn't have to review or analyze my mistakes. I just did the problems and logged them into a Google Sheet. We met once a week for 2 hours, where we reviewed problems I missed and new topics. It felt well paced, not too fast, not too slow. Homework was personalized to my needs. I struggled with sentence correction -- but on the GMAT I got 40 on my verbal, so quite an improvement.

While I did improve by 100 points (590 to 690), I think I could have done even better. A lot happened from March to May, I quit my job, got a new job, moved across the country, and moved in with my boyfriend. Basically a lot of change that was not conducive to studying.

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I had a great experience working with Mike! He is an insightful, efficient and supportive tutor who has a real gift for identifying weaknesses and providing concrete strategies to overcome them. He is very methodical in helping students tackle the test and his prep work and testing strategies made a big difference for me on test day. I enjoyed our sessions very much and felt our time together was always productive. His friendly nature and clear articulation of challenging concepts made studying GMAT content less overwhelming. Mike genuinely cares about the success of his students and I would highly recommend him to anyone in need of GMAT support!

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