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April 24, 2020
wkh297

Joined: Nov 28, 2018

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700 Q50 V34

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TTP has a really huge test bank which I took advantage of to prepare myself on my speed and pacing of taking questions. I also really liked the questions for they felt really similar to the real questions you will see on the official test in terms of how the questions are worded and structured. The explanations for the questions were also really well versed which was very important in order for me to learn new topics.
I did not personally have a strong math background and this course really helped me a ton on building a strong foundation by finishing almost the entire test bank, which took me a month or two.

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April 24, 2020
vikram152

Joined: Aug 09, 2017

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Verified GMAT Classic score:
700 Q49 V36

Experts' Global

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During my initial days of my GMAT preparation, there was a lot of confusion in my mind regarding the nature of the exam, the online format, study material and so on. Although there was a lot of material/courses available on various websites, I still wasn't able to gain the confidence to give the exam. Fortunately, I cam across Experts' Global's test series which helped me gauge the true scale of the GMAT exam. initially, my score barely crossed the 600 mark. By the fifth test, I was clear what my strengths and weakness were. I understood that 45 in NOT a good score in Quant but it is a very good score in Verbal. By the end of the test series, I was comfortable getting 680-690. The test series was instrumental in me reaching the 700 mark.

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April 21, 2020
MegW

Joined: Oct 29, 2012

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Self-reported Score:
640 Q48 V31

Not good

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I went for this course as I saw many positive reviews. However, it is not really good. I studied for 2 months using this app. Used to score 730 in its practice tests. But on actual test I scored 640. I don't know how that happened. It used to feel that the app is good but since it didn't give me the desired result I am giving it 1 star. Plus if you buy the program, be ready for annoying voiced videos with very bad grammar. The person speaking in the video will talk about a grammar concept but will not follow it in the next sentence he speaks.
I'm rating it 1 star but in preview it keeps showing all 5 stars.

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July 01, 2020
ExpertsGlobal

Hello,

This is the first such review for us in a long, long time. We respect your point of view. However, in the interest of complete information to anyone reading this, we must respond and objectively share facts.

Regarding the difference in scores between our mocks and actual GMAT:
We spoke with you and you confirmed that the scores in our mocks were in great sync with scores on GMATPrep- the official mocks. You said your sentiment behind this review is- "I worked hard, I didn't get the score; I will give 1-star".
Plus, your scores were fluctuating a lot and you touched 730 only once. We tried encouraging you to consolidate your prep, give mocks under GMAT-like conditions, and give the test again.

Regarding incorrect grammar:
With all humility, we contest this allegation; please share examples. We do not claim that there cannot be an occasional, minor slip in 200+ hours of our video content but, sorry, "very bad grammar" means something else. A student long ago said something on these lines and when we inquired, it turned out that she was pointing at a sentence spoken in subjunctive mood; her contest was about why a plural verb was used for a singular subject in a sentence like "if it were..."; to her, it was a basic grammatical mistake but those who really understand grammar would appreciate the usage of the plural verb here, given the subjunctive nature of the information. It is likely that your misunderstanding is on similar lines; please share examples.

Regarding poor voice quality:
If you mean poor sound quality, technically- this is factually incorrect; each of 3000+ videos on our YouTube channel and 2000+ videos embedded in our software was duly tested for all technical parameters before making the cut; we continue this practice. Anybody reading this can randomly check any of our videos for voice quality, it is consistent everywhere.
If you mean you did not like the voice of a trainer- on a lighter note, we give a weeklong free trial; we encourage a user to try the course for all such preferences and more... :)

We have every student's best interest close to our hearts. As suggested earlier, we only mean good for you and if we can be any help at any stage, please reach us.

Best wishes.

July 05, 2020
MegW

Hi,
Yes of course I have a "sentiment" attached to my opinion. You can't be serious that I give your course more stars even when it absolutely did not help me improve my score at all! Do you even know how hilarious that sounds! You guys want people to give you 5 stars even when it didn't help them at all!

I know why you guys had a bad review in a long long time. And that is exactly why I did not agree to take down my review even when you approached me and told me to do so. I want my "sentiment" and my "opinion" to be out there. Ultimately, you gave me my money back but the time and efforts that I put in your course could have been utilised in some other course that would have got me better results, and that you cannot return me.

You people were very clear from the start that it was a pre-recorded "purely on-demand program and doubt solving support is not a part of the offering" course and there was absolutely no "encouragement" from your end. I request you stop playing the victim here. There are no victims here. I took your course, couldn't improve my score, I rated it bad. That's it. By the way the person who wrote this seems to be one of those persons who when I sent in a math correction on one of your videos sent me an email saying that I should not complain and "when I disagree with something, I should ask myself 'what am I missing?' rather than declaring the source to be incorrect". Later, you guys recalled that email and admitted that there was a correction indeed.

Regarding the bad grammar, I meant the spoken English that we speak in India. It is obviously flawed and the thing with the videos is that the speaker just tells you the correct grammar and in the next sentence he speaks he is violating the grammar rule he just mentioned. What can I say, it is hard to not pay attention to the audio that you are listening to; to differentiate between the rules and ignore what's being said.

Just to be clear, I have no intent on maligning you guys but I just want my opinion to be out there and let the students decide for themselves.
Take care

April 20, 2020
rdb2019

Joined: Jan 17, 2020

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Self-reported Score:
750 Q49 V42

Essential GMAT Quant Prep

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Absolutely essential quant review service and particularly helpful if you are looking to score 48+ on quant. TTP digs into all key concepts covered on the GMAT and helps build a really solid foundation in quant. If you are serious about understanding all quant concepts / questions before you take the GMAT (which is important if you want to break the 48+ threshold), TTP is going to be right service for you.

The materials themselves assume the user wants to actually learn quant concepts and not rely on tricks and shortcuts (generally), so you are prepared for everything come test-day. Coming from a math background, this is exactly what I was looking for in a review package.

I used a combination of TTP and GMAT Club questions to prepare for the exam, and without TTP I would not have been able to get a 49Q score on test-day (improvement from 47Q on first try, with consistent 49-50 quant scores on mock exams after I completed the course). Really a game-changer if you take the materials seriously

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April 20, 2020
shubham1492

Joined: Aug 15, 2017

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Self-reported Score:
700 Q49 V35

Must Have for GMAT Preparation

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The online course offered by Experts global for GMAT preparation is a comprehensive package that includes a detailed analysis of your performance topic wise so that you can focus on your weak areas and improve them with practice. Also, their interface is very user friendly with enough mock tests to prepare you well for the actual GMAT exam. Also, during your revision, you can use their short videos which is created to give you much-required information related to each topic just a few days before the exam. I would highly recommend this course to anyone who is preparing for GMAT.

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April 18, 2020
Suhaas25

Joined: Jul 06, 2019

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Verified GMAT Classic score:
570 Q47 V22

Not great for someone who wants to improve on the concepts

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Not a great value addition for me. the course material has all sorts of shortcuts and stuff but no clear valuation of concepts or analysis on why and where i am going wrong.would suggest these kind of online courses only for people who are confident on their verbal abilities and just want a set of practice questions.i would suggest people to go for personal tutors for gmat if they really want to improve their gmat test taking abilities.also never depend on shortcuts and always believe in learning the concepts and understand why the mistake is happening and logic behind every mistake and answer choice

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April 15, 2020
raubid1

Joined: Jul 13, 2018

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Self-reported Score:
710 Q40 V35

Amazing

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Thank you e-gmat for such an amazing & insightful product. It was very helpful. e-GMAT helped me change my view towards verbal.
The kind of process that is followed is comprehensive. The SC course is amazing! The concepts were explained methodically and from the basics.
Short Quizzes for assessing the weaknesses and conceptual gaps was one key aspect that helped me throughout my preparation.

The ability quizzes are great in terms of their measurement of section- based readiness. Take them routinely, especially if you haven't touched a topic for a while. Unfortunately for me, they introduced the Official Guide Scholaranium just as I took my attempts.

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April 15, 2020
shristi20

Joined: Jan 19, 2019

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Verified GMAT Classic score:
740 Q50 V41

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I took the e-gmat verbal + quant course, including the GMATclub tests. The main purpose of taking up the course was that I was struggling with improving my verbal score. I was stuck at the V30s and my target was V-40s. The best part of the course was the SC- the classes were followed by short practice exercises, which I believe increases retention rate. The CR part was excellent in terms of understanding the different parts of an argument, the different kinds of questions that can be asked and mainly getting to know the traps involved in official GMAT questions. The RC course was good for learning the way to understand any given passage, and increasing retention while reading anything.
Quant could be helpful for people who have lost touch with the subject.
The mock tests from e-gmat and GMATclub, combined with other tests (Veritas, Manhattan) are probably enough when you have an understanding of the Official guide.
Overall, it was a pretty helpful course. It helped me in navigating through the traps and nuances during the real GMAT.

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April 14, 2020
raviochoudhary

Joined: Oct 31, 2018

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Verified GMAT Classic score:
680 Q46 V38

Very long course and not very helpful

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Though there are great reviews for the EGMAT course and seeing those reviews I took their complete course, verbal+Quant. In the verbal section, I just did their sentence correction which is ok for learning grammar rules but didn't help me in achieving any results in sentence correction. Their method of understanding the sentence is good but seeing the time constraints in GMAT, it was not very helpful in practice. If you plan to take their complete course Quant+Verbal, be ready to have 3 months of complete break, they are very long and monotonous, I only did their sentence correction and a few other parts. What really helped me is the GMAT Club, where I used to practice every day with the Question bank. Though my official GMAT score was less than expected, as I was scoring 720-740 in mocks but it got me admitted to my dream college. For this, I want to thank GMAT Club and it's awesome members. There are people at GMAT Club who have explained every concept very beautifully.

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April 12, 2020
Pumaman5

Joined: Jun 30, 2018

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Verified GMAT Classic score:
680 Q44 V38

Hands down, the best program for quant

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The only negative thing I have to say about this program is that I only found it after my 3rd GMAT attempt. In the mean time, I got my verbal on track but saw that my quant score fluctuating heavily (basically from 33-45). I realized that my quant knowledge was spotty. Meaning, in some topics I could answer 700+ questions with ease while in others I failed <550 type of questions. While it is very hard to identify the weak spots, I was looking for a comprehensive math program that builds up the required quant knowledge gradually, starting from scratch.
That is exactly what TTP does, it has a user friendly and modern interface and an insanely well structured curricula as well as fantastic analysis functions. It made me practice a lot, often >150 quant questions a day and only allows you to progress once you master a topic. While some concepts I knew very well it revealed my weak spots merciless. I felt more confident day by day and more importantly, my scores improved consistently and stopped fluctuating. Getting rid of these fluctuations is key in the GMAT and maximizes your chances of getting the score you want.

In my case, I had to stop this program after completing half of it. However, the bottom up structure of the curricula (you learn basics in the beginning that build your skills for later topics) already made me feel better prepared, not to mention that I had practiced ~2k questions with ttp in 3 weeks. I scored a 44 in quant and it just made me wonder what other score would have been possible if I would have finished the entire program.

Lastly, during my GMAT preparations, I have learned that there is not one course that suits everyone so bear in mind while one program might resonate with me and the way I learn, it might not work very well for someone else. As I mentioned in my GMAT debrief, a good way to understand whether this is the right course for you is to check the expert solutions / replies on the gmat forum. I found the answers from scott (founder of ttp) always very helpful.

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