Before my first attempt at GMAT, I had mostly self-prepared using the OG Guide, Quant Review, and Verbal Review. I had taken Quant classes from Wizako which I felt really strengthened my basics, and no classes especially for Verbal, except that one month before the exam, I had taken Magoosh but did not have time to solve all the questions.
I scored a 640 (Q49, V27) on my first attempt in Nov22 - I went into the exam with not much confidence, because my score was fluctuating even during the mock tests.
After the exam, I realised that I need a better and more structured approach for verbal because till then, I had focussed only on solving more and more questions. I took the GMATWhiz course mainly to tackle the Verbal section with more confidence. I had already referred to their videos and webinars before my first attempt and also read a few reviews on GMAT Club. I booked a consultation call and decided to take their course on Dec 22.
For verbal, the course was very structured and very detailed to be able to solve any question that comes along my way. Before GMATWhiz, I used to directly jump to the options after reading any question in CR and SC, and also in RC, I used to read the question first and then the passage. GMATWhiz helped me change this approach and molded me to pre-think and make assumptions which helped me solve any question.
For quant, the course identified my strengths and automatically added/deleted topics based on my performance in the diagnostic quiz. That way, I did not spend time on topics that I was already confident in.
I spoke to my mentor once in two weeks and he asked me to make an error log which was extremely helpful in understanding what exactly I had to work on.
My final score was 700 (Q48, V38). I had expected to do better in quant but due to certain unforeseen circumstances and exam day pressure couldn’t perform as well as I had expected.
Overall, I had a great experience with GMATWhiz.

The only drawback that I noted is that though the portal helps students create error tags (reasons for error) for each question, the portal itself does not generate the error log using this. It would be a great help if the portal itself provided the base for the error log for the student.

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When I began my GMAT journey, I took the GMAT official practice mock test and scored 560 (Q46, V22), slightly less than the global average score of test-takers. I immediately knew that the Verbal section (SC & RC) is my Achilles' heel and needs significant improvement to reach the target score of 660 to be eligible for an MBA course at my target university, The University of Warwick. After spending two months learning from the GMAT Official Guidebook and GMATClub practice forum, I took another mock test once more and was surprised to improve by only 20 points to 580! At this point, I knew my learning method was not right and needed to up my game as I only had slightly more than one month left before my GMAT exam.

It was from GMATClub as well that I found e-GMAT and other courses. In the end, I decided to choose e-GMAT because of the great reviews on its verbal section. Moreover, a friend of mine, now studying for an MBA in a top UK business school, recommends I try e-GMAT. So I think nothing will go wrong and I needed to decide quickly.

I am glad that e-GMAT taught me not only practice questions but also a great understanding of the verbal section from its Master Comprehension. Before this, I did a wrong approach to verbal questions because I never really focused on the meaning of the passage itself, but rather answered by mere instinct. Another plus point was it also improved my daily writing skill to have better clarity and structure! Unfortunately, I cannot say much about the Quantitative section because I skipped the tutorial videos and dive into practice quizzes directly. But, I think Payal and her team did a great job as the section is adaptive, an improvement I'd love to see in the Verbal section as well.

For the mock tests, I can say the Verbal section is at the same level as the official GMAT, while the Quant section seems to be more complex than the official one. Nonetheless, it is a really good practice after all and boosted my confidence significantly before the real test, in which I scored 700 (Q49, V36, IR 5, AWA 5), a 140 points improvement from my initial score!

Overall, I highly recommend the e-GMAT to the GMAT aspirants and some tips for you to ace your test :
1. Start really, really, and really early on your GMAT preparation. At least 6 months of preparation should be ideal.
2. Begin by taking a mock test and understand where your weakness is. Be specific and honest about it, it helps!
3. Pick a course with abundant great reviews, especially a course that guides you through the process of understanding the learning materials.
4. Don't jump between sections before finishing one.
5. It's a good idea to listen to your body and take a break if you start feeling overwhelmed during practice. Enjoy the whole process - it is a marathon and not a sprint.

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eGMAT was fundamental in helping me build a strong foundation in both Quant and Verbal. I did a Manhattan Online course right before eGMAT and found that it was lacking data-backed algorithms to help tailor where I needed to spend my time. Each video provided thorough explanations of the concept and there were a plethora of quizzes that ensured you understood the concept before moving on. You could also flag which concepts to return back to in the future. The eGMAT mentor that is assigned to you was also helpful in providing general advice and motivation to get you to your end goal.

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E-GMAT was and still is one of the highest rated courses one can find on the web and that is how I got introduced to it. For me, verbal was the weakest point, and I was looking for guidance in the same. I was very intrigued by the last mile push program which was advertised to me in the start of my preparation.

The master comprehension course was a ray of hope for me, as it became my ground zero. Instead of worrying about what to do and what not to do, I had a starting point, which in just a few hours of preparation made me confident about myself and built up my skills.

I used the platform for 2 months, and saw a score jump of 90 points. I went from V29 to V38, and it was all thanks to E-GMAT. I did not use the platform much for quants as I was comfortable in it, but the PACE AI found out specific topics I was weak at and gave me a chance to work on them.

Cementing was a fun exercise, as it quantified my prep, I knew if I was going on the right track or not. Overall, the number of specifically selected questions helped me save time.

The highlight of my preparation was the mentorship and Last Mile Push program. I tried to diligently follow the E-GMAT process and trusted the process. I saw immediate results and I contacted the support to get to know about my mentor.

My mentor Akash walked with me on the journey from start till finish, he guided me what questions I should do, where should I do them from, and what should I do based on the results of it. It was really helpful.

Concluding, I would say this course is a no brainer for verbal, it will help you a lot, and you just have to trust the process and never look back!

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TTP is absolutely spectacular man.... My first dry score at the gmat was a 520, Q32/V34. Both sections were also UNTIMED, meaning that my skill gap was arguably much worse than what the 520 reflects. Well, after a year, and easily 1000 hours of work, I have just gotten my official score of 760 - Q48,V46,IR7,AWA6. Now look. The TTP course takes a lot of time. I would say about 500 of these hours are attributable solely to their platform. But for individuals who need to build the skills up the time is necessary and TTP gives you all the tools. I would not have been able to have this improvement without the team. I wish I could give them 10 stars. You cannot go wrong with TTP!

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Had a great time working with alex in improving overall my gmat score. When signing up for GMAT ninja service i was a bit skeptical how can i improve my score from 650 to 700 in order to make it to my target schoo. Whats most valuable to me was how Alex coached me to approach the GMAT with strategy that suits my situtaion.

Alex constantly reminded me to focus, how to approach specific verbal questions and continuously support my progress.

Alex was also really friendly and casual - he doesnt mind my eating schedule, occasionally snacking on chocolates and toast during the 2 hour of our weekly tutoring

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I have divided my review into the following categories:

1. User Interface
It took me some time (3-4 days) to get used to their interface. Some of their videos, especially Concept Videos of Sentence Correction, don’t have a “Playback Speed” option. This worked out in my favour, since I soon realised that you need to give yourself some time to register SC concepts, and watching the Concept videos (of SC) in the original speed is the best way to do that.

2. Course Structure
They have structured all the sections of their course really well. There are easy quizzes after every concept which test your conceptual understanding at a very basic level. And after every completing every topic (eg. SC), you are advised to take Cementing Quizzes before moving to the next topic. This structure helps you cement each topic, making revision in the later stages very easy. The same structure has been used for both the sections (Quant and Verbal), just that in Quant and RC, there are a lot more quizzes within each topic.
The question pool of EGMAT for all the sections is absolute gold. You can also select the type of ‘Question Pool’ (Correct, Incorrect, Bookmarked, Answered, Unanswered, Answered & Unanswered) for Custom Quizzes. This is really helpful in revision. Also, you can select the mode in which you want to take the quiz (Practice vs. Quiz Mode) – again, very helpful for revision.

3. Content – Verbal
Sentence Correction – The meaning-based approach used by EGMAT was really helpful. Also, the concepts were explained in the best way possible, not going into too much depth while still ensuring that you understand the concept – just what is needed for the exam! Almost all the concepts tested in my actual exam and all the mocks I took (including OG mocks) were covered properly in the course.
CR – They suggest that you use a ‘Pre-Thinking Approach’ to solve CR questions. This approach is really helpful in the earlier stages of your prep since at that point, you have time to train your brain. Once you get used to this approach, even if you don’t pre-think, you will be able to evaluate the answer choices in a better way. I did not use the pre-thinking approach in my mocks and actual exam since you can’t spend more than 2-2.5 mins on a question but the approach definitely trained me to evaluate the answer choices more effectively.
RC – While I watched all the conceptual videos, I did not go into too much depth while preparing for this section. I relied mostly on solving questions for this section so cannot comment on their content for RC. The passages were good though, and the questions prepared me well for the exam.

4. Content – Quant
The Conceptual videos in this section (for all the topics except Word Problems – I did not watch conceptual videos on Word Problems since I was already pretty good in this topic) are very basic. Perhaps, if you are good at Quant, you don’t even need to watch all the videos, you can just download Summary PDFs available at the end of each concept and quickly go through those just to make sure that you’re not missing anything. Also, there are ‘Diagnostic Quizzes’ before every concept. These quizzes evaluate the level of your current understanding and accordingly suggest you to skip some sections, wherever possible. This saves a lot of time.
That being said, Quant quizzes were really helpful. I would say that some questions are slightly difficult than those in the actual exam but this prepares you well for the exam. I took a lot of quizzes for Quant as well and found them to be really useful.

5. Mocks
I think that the Sigma X Mocks are an accurate indicator of your actual performance since my scores in the Sigma-X Mocks, the OG Mocks and the actual exam were pretty similar. The questions in the mocks were good as well.

6. Last Mile Push (LMP) Program
After I scored a 760 in Sigma X Mock 2 (towards the end of April), Abha Mohan from eGMAT reached out to me. She asked me a few questions on my background and Prep. She had also gone through my performance in the eGMAT quizzes and Mock and identified a few areas of improvement. Basis this, she shared a few suggestions.
I was struggling with the timing in my mocks and her suggestions related to that really helped. She was quite proactive in identifying my areas of improvement and very honest while sharing the feedback.
I was offered this Program for free (in the beginning of May), and this program gave me a proper test schedule to follow after I was done with my preparation. The schedule was good but not something you NEED for your preparation. You can make the schedule yourself as well.
In my opinion, LMP is a good program to enrol in but only if you’re offered the program at a reasonable price.

P.S. I bought the GMAT Online Focused Course (2 months) initially but extended it 3 times (1-month extensions).

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My GMAT journey started in February 2023. After getting familiar with the exam formalities, I bought several guides (the newest OGs (also verbal and quant) and the Kaplan Guide). I faced several difficulties to begin with. First, as a non-native speaker, I had troubles reading complex GMAT passages in a short amount of time and understanding them on a "between the lines"-level. Second, I missed the year in high school where most of the math basics needed for the GMAT were taught, so I had to start from scratch with quant. And finally, taken the first two difficulties together, I obviously did not have the language skills to understand English math expressions.

After a few weeks of studying the basics, working my way through the guides and reading English fiction books and articles (the New Yorker, the Guardian, National Geographic, etc.), I took the first mock exam (btw: for your own good, please DO NOT WASTE THIS VALUABLE RESOURCE!). I scored a 460. One week later, I scored 370 points. Something was wrong, although I studied 6 to 8 hours a day. I knew that I needed guidance to get a grasp of the problem.

I knew GMATNinja through their helpful YouTube videos and GMAT Club posts. I contacted them, but, as they are quite booked, the next free spot opened at the end of April. I continued studying and had my first appointment with Mike via GoogleMeet on April, 27th. In the meantime my mock exam scores improved quite a bit (590, 610, 610). Mike had looked at my attempts in advance and was perfectly prepared. We talked about my approach so far, my goals and worked on a plan on how to achieve them. Also, he provided advice on how to make the most of the remaining material and mock exams. He was very understanding, calm and I always felt like I was in good hands. We went through the quant questions I did wrong during my mock exams and discovered that a lot of them were manageable for me. His expertise put everything into perspective and made me feel more secure. For example, he told me to focus on the easy and medium questions and to let the hard ones go to avoid loosing too much time. Also, he told me to stop investing those endless hours and instead to focus on quality, not quantity. During the classes, we mainly focused on improving my quant scores, because they can be improved more easily in a short amount of time. During the lessons, Mikes explanations were super helpful and I learned a great deal.

I took the first official exam on May 1st, because I did not want to risk it all on one attempt on May 18th. I scored a 550 (Q: 37, V: 28) mostly because I had no time left on verbal and hurried through the last 10 questions and was very worried. But I trusted the process and kept up my pace and work. On the fifth mock exam I scored a 620. My quant score went up and my verbal score stayed solid.

Mike urged me to take things easy during the last days before the exam. On my second attempt, I scored an unbelievable 680 (V: 40, Q: 43). I am still super grateful for the helpful advice, Mikes dedication, patience and support and I would recommend GMATNinja tutoring any time - it is worth every cent.

Also as a hint: Plan your exam early enough! My second attempt had to be revised separately and it took them two weeks. Even when he wasn't my tutor anymore, Mike, and also Charles, provided me with support regarding the revision from GMAC.

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I came to E-GMAT with a score of 710 already in hand. I had completed Manhattan Book set 6th edition, OG material and GMAT Ninja Videos but was clueless on how to achieve my target score of a 770. After realizing that I was in desperate need of a mentor who could help me understand the gaps in my preparation, I landed up on the e-GMAT course and was offered a free mentorship program by them. Within the first 7 days of my enrollment, I was allotted Rashmi Vaidya as my mentor.
This turned out to be the best decision of my entire preparation. Rashmi was to me what Ramakant Achrekar was to Sachin. She left no stone unturned in helping me reach my target. From convincing Subject Matter Experts to have one-on-one sessions with me for hours just to fill in preparation gaps, to going out of the way to get me extensions on my course, to counselling me on various occasion to keep me motivated, Rashmi was rock solid dedicated to help me achieve my dream score. I was pretty sure she would have arranged for a Mars Rover had I asked for one during my preparation.
Although the mentorship was the best thing I could ask for, I did feel that the quality of 700+ level questions on e-GMAT especially on verbal could have been more reflective of the actual GMAT content. But I would highly vouch for the course for anyone who is on track to build basics. The entire course was well structured and all modules beautifully crafted. The products that e-GMAT has developed especially the scholaranium are awe-inspiring.
Overall, I would highly recommend the course, especially the mentorship program, to someone stuck in a similar situation.

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I would highly recommend TTP for anyone looking for GMAT prep. The course is very comprehensive and does an awesome job breaking down and explaining each topic. I felt very confident that I had covered all my bases after taking the course. It helped me effectively identify weak spots and address them quickly. I found the quant section particularly helpful, and the content in TTP closely mirrored the questions of the actual exam. While balancing work and studying, it was always nice to know all I had to do was find the time to login and I could trust the TTP process!

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