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The manhattan prep self-study tool kit is an excellent resource for quantitative aptitude. It is not all that great for verbal, in my opinion.
It includes the following - You get 12 Manhattan GMAT Books + 3 Official Guides
- Includes a one-on-one session with a GMAT instructor
- Includes GMAT Navigator tool
- 5 Video lessons from GMAT Interact
- 6 Manhattan GMAT CATs + online quizzes
- 6-month access to GMAT Club Tests is included, a $250 value
The five video lessons were really helpful. Also, the 6 tests are quite high in rigor. It may not replicate the exact GMAT level but will give you a fair estimate on where you stand.
I feel that their philosophy of being prudently priced has been fulfilled in their execution. They offer useful content. Mike (One of the main Guides) is amazing. Mark my words. The Math section videos are a must watch. view some of them 3 times. and the high level math should be reviewed before the test ass it has some excellent 'Big Ideas" which got me through some high level quant problems in seconds as I knew information that took the fun out of the question. The verbal is good I would watch the videos twice. However I had gone through Powerscore Cr bile so critical reasoning was set. In case of sentence correction I suggest use Magoosh don't waste time on an ebook like MAnhatan prep unless ur taking it slow. Magoosh has it all for SC and supplement Magoosh SC with challenging questions and resources of leading companies such as veritas which offers free tests. RC I did not study too much as I am an avid reader. Overall Math Videos are a must and the quality of questions for practice is amazing- They have a smalller number of questions - around 800 and 2 practice tests. The questions are designed to test some trick or logical concept application so that no question is useless. I think if you Review your prep with Magoosh you will find it tested properly. I gave both practice tests and 1 MG prep , 1 GMAT prep. The videos on essay (AWA) are good and other than OG I think Magooah is a very calm and competent guru. And worth the money (120 - discounts) and access to gmatclub tests and quizzes. I think do OG study from Magoosh and review With it.
It seemed better than Math revolution and I had recommendations for magoosh.
Hi All,
I had the subscription for both GMAT online and GMAT verbal live prep programs offered by e-gmat.
The most important thing I liked was their course content ,which has been split into little chunks. This makes it very easy to focus on the weak areas and learn the concepts thoroughly. They also have a pre-assessment and a post assessment quizzes before/after each lecture that helps you gauge your existing and improved skill level.
The responses to various posts both in the forum is quite impressive. In many cases , I used to post content in order to check my understanding . So it kind of gives a feeling like you're in a classroom program.
The scholaranium is a tool that I used most extensively. This has helped a lot in checking your current ability and fixing the same. They have certain really tough questions which test your core concepts in a very different way. This is particularly helpful for people who would want tough questions to practice so that they are ready to face them when the actual GMAT test throws one.
They have included a lot of grammatical nuances that are rarely tested in GMAT . This for sure helps you if you're shooting for V40+.
I have certainly improved a lot from my existing skill level as the course made me look at the approach in a new light.
E-gmat is the best verbal course for non-natives. The content makers have done a great job in simplifying the verbal section and have actually made it interesting. Before starting my GMAT preparation (at the cost of sounding boastful), I thought I had strong verbal skills so I should be OK in this section. However this was proven wrong immediately when I took my first test. Shattered with my score, I decided to sign-up for e-gmat after reading all the reviews and my score started increasing pretty much after the first few SC videos. Their scholariam is also a great tool to test your level periodically and make tweaks in your preparation as needed.
The SC and RC section go into in-depth anaylsis for each questions and help is in clearing your basic doubts.
The verbal section is extremely comprehensive and you can individually focus on your weak areas through the use of scholariam to improve your score.
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I took my first GMAT on March 15th 2017 .I did not take any coaching help and only relied on the Manhattan GMAP prep books and official guides and some free online stuff. I scored a score of 590 (Q 47 and V 24 and IR 2) .I realized that I have considerable concept gaps in verbal and that I cannot simply overcome them by studying Manhatten Prep books and Office guides. So I started looking for Online / Live session courses and reviewed them on Gmat Club.I trusted Gmat club reviews simply because there were verified reviews and I found that E-Gmat stands out as a clear winner in the Verbal online segment courses not only with the maximum number of reviews but also reviews from successful native Indian speakers whom have done well on the Gmat.
So selected the E-Gmat course and tried to complete it from beginning to end. I was pleasantly surprised to find how each and every tops have been framed and different pitfalls and common tested errors for that topic has been discussed at length. Each and every chapter is followed up with a concept check with real GMAT like problem. Each such exercise helped me to rectify the grey areas that I had in those topics and move on.
The Verbal scholarium is such a meticulously planned exercise tool that gives you 730+ Gmat like questions that you can use to practice either to develop your accuracy or your sense of timing , a factor that is crucial and extremely handy in actual GMAT test.
Although I am confident that the sentence correction module of EGMAT verbal course is truly the best one that is available in the market and prepares you holistically towards a better verbal score, CR section is also elaborate and there are over 230 gmat like practice question in the verbal scholarium that is sufficient to elevate your CR accuracy.
Only thing that might be slightly made more relevant is the approach one needs to take for the RCs as sometimes I have felt that the approach is lengthy.
Overall I would say that it is fantastic product and provides much more value than it is priced.If it is followed holistically , it is bound to improve your GMAT verbal score .
I went with the egmat course. I went through the SC and CR courses of egmat, and they were, no doubt, a great stepping-stone to a better understanding of the subtle concepts in SC, and the pre-thinking way in CR.The questions in scholaranium are very good.What worked for me in SC was that I understood the meaning of the sentence in question and always questioned myself about the modifiers used in that sentence.For CR, the pre-thinking, as obvious as it sounds, tremendously helped me.
In summary, e-gmat verbal online is a great course for non-native english speakers
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I am a non-native English speaker and verbal section was my weak area. After several months of preparation I scored a 660 (v31, Q49) on GMAT. I felt like the score didn't do justice to my preparation and I could do better. I prepared for another 3 months and this time focussed exclusively on verbal. I used MGMAT, Official guides, Kaplan, PowerScore, GMAT club verbal guide, and various resources in GMAT club for my preparation. I thought I was well prepared this time, but I wasn't. When I was attempting SC, I had no idea what the question was trying to test me on. RCs on exam were so much more difficult than what I practiced. I would read the passage, not grasp much, re-read it, this time feeling tensed and not grasp much either. I would continue in this loop until I was panicking and feeling frustrated on why the passages were so difficult. I scored another 660 (v28, Q51 ). In spite of preparing verbal exclusively I actually scored lower. At this point anyone would realize he needs help, but not me. After another 8 months I started preparing for GMAT again. Long story short I prepared for another 3-4 months (pretty much only verbal) and scored 650. I wanted to give up but at this point I had nothing to lose in giving another attempt. So I decided to take classes from E-GMAT.
I chose E-GMAT because I went through several articles on GMAT club by Payal and Shraddha during my verbal preparation and really liked their approach. I could only spend 2 months for preparation before my next attempt.
In these 2 months I learnt more than what I learnt in 2 years since I started preparing for GMAT. I considerably changed my approach in all three sections on verbal. Scholaranium is the best resource for practice that I have seen so far. The RC passages were as difficult as I found in the exam. I scored 700 in my next attempt. I am happy with my score, but just regret not having registered sooner to E-GMAT. I can't help but think that I might have scored better had I spent more time using E-GMAT for my preparation.
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The E-GMAT course is very efficiently designed to cater to the Verbal section, especially for non-natives. I especially liked their SC section which is extremely comprehensive. The strategies mentioned in the CR and RC sections are equally important and beneficial. I found the CR course to be the best compared to other Test prep companies.
The Scholarium section helps you test the concepts you learn in the course. Scholarium is adequately designed to give a comprehensive analysis of the errors you make and help you test your Ability and Accuracy while solving the questions. Overall, an excellent course which one must have to mange your GMAT preparation.
English is my second language and I really recommend this product for anyone who is planning to take GMAT and English is not their first language for them.
There are many examples that make you familiar with the GMAT tests.
The RC section is really helpful. It covers all the details and give you a great perspective of what you might see in the GMAT.
I also love the scholaranium. It really helped me to be more focus and improved my RC and SC abilities. The scholaranium helped me to improve my time management and answer the verbal section in the specific time frame.
I have used Target Test Prep, almost exclusively, for improving my quant. I first sat the GMAT in December 2015, and re-sat it again last week, moving from a Q40 to a Q49.
I can only speak highly of the program - I dabbled slightly in the other options out there, but am extremely impressed at the diligent approach of the course. Taught me many tricks and things that to be frank I simply had to memorize.
What I appreciated the most was:
- Giving a formulaic approach that I can instantly apply to a broad swathe of questions - this is great for someone like me, a History major, who has zero natural talent for quant.
- Excellent practice questions.
- The comprehensiveness of the material covered. There was nothing on the actual day that surprised me or left me nonplussed, a massive contrast to when I first sat the GMAT.
If you JUST want to improve your quant, don't waste your money on these blockbuster companies that demand thousands of dollars worth of your cash.