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December 06, 2022
gtlink300

Joined: Dec 06, 2022

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Verified GMAT Classic score:
740 Q48 V44

Achieved a 740 on my first GMAT attempt after studying with TTP

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When I first began my GMAT preparation journey, it had been more than 10 years since I had last taken a math class or utilized anything beyond basic addition/subtraction/multiplication/division. Thankfully, this was not an issue once I began studying with TTP. The sections are laid out in a logical manner so they build on one another, and each section goes incredibly in-depth on the content being covered. After studying exclusively with TTP for three months, I earned a 740 on the GMAT on my first attempt. As a native speaker with strong verbal skills, it is hard for me to assess the efficacy of TTP Verbal, but I would 100% recommend TTP Quant.

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December 05, 2022
Apoorv1999

Joined: Jul 29, 2022

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Verified GMAT Classic score:
720 Q49 V38

A comprehensive guide to get a commendable score

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I got to know about e-GMAT from a friend of mine when I had just started to research about GMAT prep. I hadn't looked at any material till then and luckily, didn't need to after as well. e-GMAT was a perfect match for me mainly because of how structured its course structure is.

I found the verbal section of the course the most helpful and I spent considerable time on it (about 2 months).
I started with Sentence Correction (SC) as it was a clear lacking point in the only Mock I had given prior to taking the course. (First SigmaX Mock - 540 Q40 V24). Evidently, I needed to improve drastically in both verbal and quant. The e-GMAT course helped in just that.

The depth to which the SC course was taught was incredible. The core skills such as identifying grammatical errors, understanding meaning, and answer choices analysis got firmly built due to the course. The Critical Reasoning section was equally thorough. I started solving OG questions after going through the entire verbal e-GMAT course and found all the questions pretty doable mainly becuase of the core skills and concepts learned in the course. One can safely assume to tackle even the toughest or the trickiest verbal questions accurately if one goes through the whole verbal course meticulously.

The Quant section helped with that extra nudge required during the last few weeks of my prep. I studied specific sub-topics from the course where I thought my speed was lacking and that helped a lot in the actual exam.

Overall e-GMAT was undoubtedly instrumental in helping me achieve a decent score of 720 (Q49 V38) on my first attempt. The thing that helped me the most was not getting distracted by multiple study sources/strategies. I stuck to one study schedule without distortion and gave it all while executing it.

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December 14, 2022
egmat

Hi Apoorv1999,

Thank you for posting your review!

Congratulations on the 720 score! Your improvement of 180 points from 540 is phenomenal and a testament to the hard work and effort that you have put into your preparation!

I can see that you have really given it all during your preparation. In SC, the time and effort you put into mastering the meaning-based approach really paid off. The image below shows that you were clearly able to maintain 90th percentile ability-

Image Link - https://success.e-gmat.com/Apoorv1999-SC-90thPercentile

In CR as well, I can see that you took the time to go into the depths of the approach and then spent the time to master the same. This meticulous attention to detail enabled you to achieve a 14 point Verbal improvement from V24 (34th percentile) to V38 (84th percentile) with ease.

Image Link - https://success.e-gmat.com/Apoorv1999-CR-Improvement

You used the Quant course to streamline your preparation. By using the modular nature of the course, you were able to focus on your weaknesses and convert them to strengths.

You really hit the nail on the head when you said what helped you get to success was a laser-sharp focus on just one source of study. By streamlining your prep in this way, you were able to put yourself on the best path to success.

All the very best in your next steps Apoorv1999!!

Regards,
Rida

December 04, 2022
Chhavi21

Joined: Mar 10, 2021

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Verified GMAT Classic score:
740 Q50 V40 (Online)

Amazing product with incredible support team

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I have taken the GMAT after preparing for almost a year with another prep team. But I scored 680 while my target was 740. So, I decided to start with another prep company and I came across TTP for the good. I immediately bought 7-day access. The product is well structured with great UI and an amazing support team that responds in under 2-5 hours. The VA course covers everything that can ever be tested on the GMAT. Even after preparing for the GMAT for a year, I found a lot of information in the VA course. In QA, I used the accelerated plan which worked best for me as I had already scored Q50 before, so I didn't want to spend more time on QA. Only with the chapter tests for QA, I was able to achieve Q50 again. Anybody planning or studying for GMAT should check out TTP once as the complete course is available for just $1(7 days).

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December 03, 2022
miguelhandalr

Joined: Dec 09, 2021

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Verified GMAT Classic score:
710 Q44 V44

640 to 710, thanks to Charles and Harry!

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Coming from an extremely weak quantitative background and 8 months of studying using various programs and resources, I had taken the GMAT four times before reaching out to GMAT Ninja. I was feeling quite hopeless (to be honest) about achieving my target score of +700, but after tutoring with Harry and Charles, I was able to score a 710. They helped me become confident in my skills and knowledge, and they enhanced my thought process to optimize my test-taking performance. I am forever grateful for their patience and support throughout my journey. I give GMAT Ninja the highest recommendation to anyone looking to improve their score. Not only are they brilliant and experienced, but they are also wonderful people.

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November 29, 2022
sk1010

Joined: May 04, 2022

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Verified GMAT Classic score:
730 Q50 V38

eGMAT Prep Review

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I enrolled for eGMAT after extensive research on all major prep providers.

eGMAT's Verbal supremacy clearly stood out in reviews and it was evident throughout my course as well.

Started off with a 670 in my first mock, and after 2 months of intense focus on verbal and quant I was able to improve this to 710-730 across mocks and eventually a 720 on the actual exam.

In-depth concept videos, a massive repository of questions and easily accessible support from experts really helped ease off the preparation stress.
Thanks especially to my strategy expert Abha Mohan who was extremely helpful during the Last Mile Program to ensure I bridge some key gaps in my preparation. Her detailed performance analysis, tailored preparation pointers and consistent mentorship in the final few weeks were some of the key factors that helped me with score improvement. She stayed invested in my progress throughout the LMP and leveraged platform analytics extensively to make sure my verbal foundation was strengthened.

Would highly recommend the course!

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December 06, 2022
egmat

Hi sk1010,

Congratulations on the 730!

Abha this side from e-GMAT. As your mentor, working with you these past few months has been a wonderful experience- your attention to detail and focus on the approach have helped you ace the GMAT and get to the top 4th percentile.

You truly immersed yourself in the process and mastered the applications by completing the cementing stage for each of the sub-sections which in turn translated into exceptional accuracies in Scholaranium stats.

Here is an image reflecting how you consistently hit 90% accuracy in CR hard-level questions using the pre-thinking approach.

Image Link - https://success.e-gmat.com/CR-trendplot-predicting-96th-percentile-ability

You are the perfect example of how one can ace the GMAT through a consistent, diligent, and process-oriented approach. 

I wish you all the best for the next steps!

Regards
Abha Mohan

November 28, 2022
rajanmech09

Joined: May 29, 2013

Posts: 1

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Verified GMAT Classic score:
700 Q48 V38

My journey from 620 to 700 in less than 30 days .

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After deciding to give the GMAT Exam in April 2022 , I decided to study through the OG and the material available on the internet . Though I was able to solve Quant questions but Verbal was giving me nightmares specially the under confidence in SC questions. In June 2022 , I attended free webinars on SC, CR and RC sections organised by e-GMAT and was impressed by its approach to the verbal section.

Finally, with less than 30 days of my GMAT exam date , I decided to sign up for the course as I prepared to give my shot at the GMAT EXAM . But the reality shook me hard when I gave the mock on the EGMAT platform and scored a mere 620 with Q48 and V27 . I was disheartened , and immediately seeked support of EGMAT team . They were very considerate and assigned me a mentor , who came as a saviour to me . My mentor Abha Mohan , helped me charting a structured approach of targeting my exam . She gave me a schedule , task list to be completed wherein every task had to be completed in sequence , no hopping over ( which was the mistake I was doing earlier in my self prep ) .
The Egmat approach to verbal Section is top notch . The ‘meaning based approach’ tremendously helps you in attempting the toughest of questions.
. The CR section emphasises the ‘pre-thinking’ approach. The RC section teaches you ways to effectively read a GMAT passage, focussing on the bigger picture without getting bogged down into the details . The EGMAT approach of RC helps you to understand the passage very well and saves you time from jumping back and forth to look into the passage for every question( mind you this approach helps save a lot of time) . It takes time to master it but once you do , RC becomes a lot less time consuming .

Another important part of EGMAT course are the cementing quizzes. The structured approach of attempting the cementing quizzes gradually progresses you towards to your targeted ability. The Sigma - X mocks match the actual GMAT exam to a very good extent .

In the end, I would like to highlight the importance of sticking to the process. Believe in the process taught in the modules and no matter what do not change your process while under pressure during the test.

The process helped me in achieving a major 11 point jump in verbal in just 25 days and I obtained a 700 Score ( q48 v38) in actual GMAT exam. A major 80 point jump to my mock score.

This would not have been possible without support and motivation of my mentor Abha Mohan . She had been a constant support through my journey , very quick in responding to my queries and resolving them .

I would also like to thank Rajat and Payal for the awesome Platform they have created and also the entire EGMAT team who work tirelessly to provide quality GMAT Prep to students worldwide.

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December 06, 2022
egmat

Hi rajanmech09,

Abha from e-GMAT this side. 

Congratulations on your 700!

Your path to improvement from 620 to 700 in less than 25 days shows that with diligence, determination, and perseverance, nothing is impossible.

A 11-point improvement in Verbal from V27 (45th percentile) to V38 (84th percentile) is highly commendable. Your Verbal skills improved as you took the right steps to build your ability by learning the concepts and mastering processes across sub-sections by completing the cementing stage, here is an image showcasing your improvement from 51% to 78% (90th percentile) accuracy in SC questions using the meaning-based approach.

Image Link - https://success.e-gmat.com/SC-plot-predicting-90th-percentile-ability

I am glad that the RC strategies helped you understand the passages and save time which in turn helped improve your accuracy. Here is an image below reflecting how you aced the RC approach and improved to 90% (96th percentile) accuracy in RC Hard questions.

Image Link - https://success.e-gmat.com/RC-trendplot-predicting-96th-percentile-ability

Your journey is a great example to justify, I quote, “When you trust the process, you learn. When you learn, you score well. When you score well, you succeed! “ 

I, on the behalf of the entire e-GMAT family, would like to wish you all the very best in your future endeavours.

All the best!  

 Regards, 
Abha Mohan   

November 28, 2022
Papu8820

Joined: Apr 14, 2021

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Verified GMAT Classic score:
730 Q51 V36

Perseverance

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I decided to join eGMAT course when I scored only 640 (V25 Q50) in dec'21. Obviously, I cancelled my score. At this point, I understood that I needed to change my preparation strategy, mainly in the verbal section.

For Sentence Correction, the meaning-based approach is the real game changer. Even though I did not manage to get all SC correct under 90 seconds per question, I improved overall accuracy and planned to sacrifice few questions at the end of the verbal section (It is a risky strategy but somehow worked for me). My real intention was to get the first 20 questions right at any cost.

For Critical reasoning, approach for assumption, evaluation and boldface questions was very useful. My boldface question horror story ended immediately after starting CR module. (Pre-think was never my cup of tea and I relied solely on process of elimination)

For Reading comprehension, I watched two video links of recorded live classes by Harsha. He did not say anything new or fancy, but whenever I struggled in RC, I watched these two videos.
Finally, Thanks to Kanupriya who guided me during the course. She analyzed my weak areas and assigned tasks on daily basis to attack the low hanging fruits (I do not know why like this term, but I like it).

Being a non-native speaker, it was never an easy task for me to get a decent verbal score on the GMAT exam. With the strategical approach of eGMAT, I got a score of V36 (from V25).

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December 07, 2022
egmat

Dear Papu8820,

Congratulations on the 730! A massive 11-point Verbal score improvement from V25 (37th percentile) to V36 (79th percentile) and a perfect Q51 are both truly amazing feats! Achieving V36 as a non-native speaker is just the cherry on top.

I can truly see that the different approaches across SC, CR and RC helped you achieve success. In the image below, we can see your perseverance to imbibe the meaning based approach and the RC strategies has really paid off!

Image Link - https://success.e-gmat.com/Papu8820-Verbal-Scholaranium

In SC – I can see that the time and energy you put into imbibing the meaning-based approach had a huge impact on your accuracy, as you went from 56% accuracy on hard questions to 80% accuracy –

Image Link - https://success.e-gmat.com/Papu8820-SC-Improvement

Having mentored you through this improvement journey, I can say that you have shown grit and perseverance throughout and I am excited to see what challenges you take up next!

All the best!

Regards,

Kanupriya

November 27, 2022
cfcyash

Joined: Jun 08, 2020

Posts: 21

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Verified GMAT Classic score:
710 Q49 V38

Thank-You E-GMAT - Best Verbal Course in the Market

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In 2021, I decided to work towards pursuing an MBA to accelerate and grow in my career. This is when I started to prepare and give the GMAT entrance exam.

After taking guidance and suggestions from a lot of people, I believed that I can self-study my way through this exam. I solved the original guides and questions from many other free resources. I was fairly able to cope up in all the sections except the Verbal section. Specifically, my sentence correction was very weak.

In my first two attempts, I got a 660 (Attempt1 - Q50/V30; Attempt2 - Q51/V28). After my first attempt, I was shocked since I scored above 700 in nearly all my mocks. I thought that maybe it was just a bad day and gave another attempt within a month. I was devastated to see similar result.

After taking a break to focus on some personal commitments, I gathered courage and decided to give one last push. I realized that I had to do something different to improve my Verbal score. After a lot of research, I came across the E-GMAT course. The reviews were fantastic.

I signed up for this course strictly to improve my Verbal. After going through the course I realized that all the shortcuts I learnt from free materials were absolutely inapplicable to the difficult questions. E-GMAT's unique meaning-based approach is actually what is essential to crack the Verbal section. I learnt the importance of understanding the meaning before evaluating the options and grammar part of sentence correction questions. I realized that there are no proven shortcuts for solving difficult sentence correction questions. Yes, it initially took me 3 to 4 minutes to solve each question but slowly with ample practice through the quizzes and scholaranium's question bank helped me improve speed as well as accuracy. I first focused to improve accuracy, and then focused to improve speed. After being comfortable with my speed and accuracy through practice questions and Sigma-X mocks , I was finally confident enough to take the actual test. I felt a lot more comfortable while solving the verbal questions and landed a 10 point increment (from V28 to V38). I comparatively fell slightly in Quants section, but nevertheless landed a 710 (Q49/V38/IR8/AWA5)!

To summarize, E-GMAT helped me realize and work on the following three aspects which helped me finally cross the 700 mark:
1) Comprehending trumps Grammar - Just applying grammar rules without understanding the meaning will not help you solve the 700 level questions correctly
2) Accuracy trumps speed - If you are not able to get questions correct initially, your score will drop even if you solve the questions at a fast pace.
3) Official mocks are outdated and easier - I am sorry to break this to you. Although official mocks are the closest in terms of exam environment and scoring algorithm, it is much easier than the actual exam you will take. This is because the mocks are old, and candidates on average have improved on solving difficult questions because of which the level of actual GMAT is higher than the official mocks. E-GMAT's Sigma mocks maybe slightly lengthy, but the difficulty level is pretty much what you will face in the actual exam.

Once again, thank you E-GMAT for devising this fantastic course and helping students like me to channelize our efforts in the right direction for achieving our dream score!

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December 01, 2022
egmat

Hi cfcyash ,

Heartfelt Congratulations to you on your 710 score!

Despite 2 unsuccessful attempts, it takes great courage and will to give it one more shot. Your journey justifies the quote ‘Try, Try, till you succeed’

Your decision to build a strong foundation by learning concepts and application helped you improve your verbal abilities from V28 (49th percentile) to V38 (84th percentile). This image is a testament to how diligently you built your basics.

https://success.e-gmat.com/Yash-Focus-On-SC-Fundamentals

I am glad that the ‘Meaning-based approach helped you 1get better at solving SC questions. Your insight that it will initially take longer but eventually the ‘Meaning-based approach’ does become instinctive will guide many GMAT aspirants to follow a structured approach for SC. You improved exponentially in SC using this very approach. Here is an image showing your extraordinary SC accuracy (85th Percentile)

https://success.e-gmat.com/Yash-SC-85thPercentile-Accuracy

We are glad to know your opinion about our mocks. I would like to commend you on the lessons you took out of your mock attempts and ended up achieving this wonderful score of 710 that you truly deserve.

Yash, we wish you the best for your future endeavors.

Regards,
Dhruv

November 25, 2022
sumit99kr

Joined: Aug 12, 2022

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Verified GMAT Classic score:
650 Q50 V28

15 mocks at super-affordable price

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I had only enrolled for the 15 mocks at $50. It's both affordable and accurate. I don't think one requires more than this. The solutions to each and every question is explained concisely, which itself is much of a relevant content to study.
The IR as well as AWA section is good for practice.
You just need to refer the points mentioned in solution section for AWA to get hold of the section.
My actual GMAT score was inline with the scores of mocks, which makes them to be quite accurate.
Experts' Global website includes a much helpful repository of short videos related to concepts and that to for free, but
I seldom used them.
The best part about the mock was its analytics that you get after you complete a test. It's quite insightful to identify you strong/weak areas.
I cannot say whether the exam is adaptive since, they themselves mention on their site that the test doesn't start from extremely low-level questions but it was not much of a concern for me.
Their YouTube channel is equally helpful as it includes a number of short videos to the explanations of the questions asked in their mocks.
I would definitely suggest to go for the mocks.

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November 25, 2022
Arka1993

Joined: Oct 05, 2021

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Verified GMAT Classic score:
740 Q51 V38

How I scored a 740 in GMAT even after working 10 hrs a day ?

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I started my GMAT preparation in May 2022. After reviewing a few of the online courses and after consulting with my seniors who have aced GMAT before, I enrolled for the 4-month course at E-GMAT on 5 May 2022. I gave my 1st Sigma-X Mock Test and scored a 700 (Q-47, V-38).
I was quite elated with the score and thought that a little practice in verbal will help me improve my score to 720+.
I prepared a Personalised Study plan in the E-GMAT portal with the aim to complete the course within 1.5 months. I was supposed to study for 2 hrs on weekdays and 4/5 hrs on weekends
However, working in an essential service sector has its own problems. With extended work hours and extra duties, I could not dedicate more than 1 hr to preparation in the initial days and I could complete much less than I planned in the 1st one month.
I realised that only studying at night after returning from office will not help me. Hence, I decided to study for 1 hour in the morning before going to office and study for 1 hr after returning. I realised that this was a much more effective technique.
The Verbal module at E-GMAT is very structured and concept-wise exhaustive. I followed the recommended study plan for the entire verbal module. It was quite effective and I would suggest everyone to follow the recommended path and not jump around among the topics.
The path I followed was Master Comprehension, Sentence Correction, Critical Reasoning, and then Reading comprehension. What’s important is to complete and solidify the concepts of each Topic before moving to the next one. Hence after completing the concept files, application files, and practice files, complete the cementing quizzes (1 Medium and 2 Hard) before moving to the next topic.
The techniques taught for Verbal at E- GMAT such as Pause points for comprehension, Pre-thinking for Critical Reasoning, and Meaning-based approach for Sentence correction really help to ace the verbal questions irrespective of the difficulty levels.
Since I scored high in quants in my 1st mock and being from an engineering background, I thought quants will be quite easy for me. However, soon I realised that being out of touch with Maths for around 6 yrs has impacted the agility and confidence with which I used to solve math problems. I realised that there were some concepts that require some policing. The PACE system in Quants helped me in this regard. From my performance in the initial evaluation quizzes for each topic, it identified the modules that I can skip and those I have to go through. This saved a lot of time. The difficulty level of harder quant problems at E- GMAT was a bit more than the actual test. Hence it helps us prepare better for the actual tests.
I took the other Sigma-X Mock Tests and scored 670-720. However, in the official mocks I scored 740 & 750.
It took my 1st official GMAT test and scored 700 (Q 46, V 40).
I was a bit disappointed with the result, considering the high scores I got in the Official Mocks.
I approached E-GMAT for guidance and they inducted me in their Last Mile Program (LMP) program. Mrs. Abha Mohan, one of their experts, made a thorough analysis of my ESR report and prepared a customised plan for me with milestones and timelines, and guided me through my journey. She guided me to identify the areas I have scope for improvement and advised me the topics that I should revise and even provided additional study materials. She prepared customised exam plans and even gave me mental support during times I got panicky and worked up during the preparation time. The entire E-GMAT team was also kind enough to provide me free access to the entire portal for around 2 weeks during my last leg of preparation.
I gave my second GMAT test on 20 November 2022 and scored a 740 (Q51, V38).
I owe my success to the entire team of E-GMAT. Without their support, this wouldn’t have been possible.

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December 01, 2022
egmat

Hi Arka1993, 

Congratulations on reaching the top 3%ile!  

Abha this side from e-GMAT. A GMAT 740 is an amazing score, and we are glad that we could be part of your journey.   

The sheer determination you have shown to get to this point is phenomenal. You followed a structured approach throughout your preparations which helped you improve from 700 (88th percentile) to 740 (97th percentile). 

 You laid a solid foundation by completing the concepts files and applications files and then mastered the concepts and processes by cementing each of the sub-sections. Here is an image reflecting that with the help of the meaning-based approach your accuracy improved from 64% to 83% (90 percentile ability) in SC questions .

Image Link: https://success.e-gmat.com/Skill-data-indicating-90-percent-accuracy

I am glad that you could identify that time management was an issue for you in the initial stages itself and were able to rectify the same by judiciously dividing your study hours into smaller intervals which turned out effective for you. 

You leveraged Quant 2.0 and the PACE engine on the e-GMAT Platform ensuring that you took the swiftest route to a Q51. Here is an image showcasing you were able to save 11 hours in your Algebra preparations using the PACE engine. 

Image link: https://success.e-gmat.com/PACE-enabled-time-saving-Algebra-preparations

I remember the mail you sent to us after you scored 700 on your 1st attempt. I remember telling you to have heart and that all we needed was a little bit more hard work and you were more than willing to give it your all which resulted in 740 (97th percentile) in your next attempt. 

I, on the behalf of the entire e-GMAT family, would like to wish you all the very best in your future endeavors - any program would be enriched to have a diligent student like you as part of its cohort.   

All the best! 

Regards,   
Abha Mohan  


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