My GMAT journey began in July, when I figured that I need to start preparing for the exam right away - considering that admissions to masters courses would probably start in October. I had roughly 2-3 months to study for the test and attempt it thereafter.

I started preparing with some free resources on YouTube. After a couple of weeks of doing this, I attempted an official practice exam to gauge my strengths & weaknesses. I got a 610. The score was surely in the range that I expected considering I wasn't in touch with various concepts like geometry, permutations & combinations. Additionally, I realised that the verbal used in the GMAT was extremely different to what I was taught through school and university. What sounded right to me was in most cases wrong, and I knew I had my work cut out.

I subscribed to TTP after speaking to a couple friends who got a great score. They recommended TTP.

The platform in itself is extremely comprehensive. It divides the entire course into various topics. You're expected to study each individual topic and attempt tests of that particular topic. It also creates a study plan for you considering your timelines and personalises the course for you. You're expected to get a certain target score in each topic. You can go through the concepts repeatedly until you get the target score. Each topic has multiple tests in 3 difficulties, so there's no lack of practice questions! As you go through this process for each topic, you automatically get better and more confident in these topics.

I repeated this for each topic. Once I was done with the whole course, I attempted the official practice tests on mba.com. Focused on time management and that was essentially it.

I'd recommend TTP for most people who are studying for the GMAT. The verbal is a little hard to study through, but if you focus through it, you see the questions differently and instinctively see errors. You could also couple the verbal course along with free videos on YouTube for whichever topic you feel you're lacking in. For quant, it is absolutely optimal.

Since there is a lot of reading, it is essential that you have your mind fully prepped, how you do that is up to you. I worked out, played football and meditated daily and made sure I was in the right headspace to study.

This is what worked for me. Keep in mind that TTP is extremely comprehensive. That's good if you need the extra reinforcement, like I needed. But if you're short on time, you wouldn't be able to complete the course. If you have time on your hands, I'd recommend the course 100%.

All the best!

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The platform helped me improve my score by a great extent, by strengthening by basics and providing me a variety of questions and video lectures. The platform also provided good mentorship facilities which helped me strengthen my weak areas and clarify doubts regarding concepts and applications. One of the major advantages of the platform vis-a-vis other platforms is that its mentors understand most of the uncomfortable areas of students and approaches it with the right approach. One such example is the way in which there are dedicated video lessons about the issues faced in reading comprehension, such as dealing with unfamiliar topics, long passages and complex questions. In a nutshell, the platform provides a comprehensive approach towards acing the exam, by understanding its computer adaptive process.

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I started prepping towards GMAT in end Dec 2021. I had been working for the past 10 years and had lost touch with studies, and highly competitive exams like GMAT were an uphill task.
I did my research and enrolled in the eGMAT course. In my initial mock, I got a 640 with a V36. The score boosted my confidence and made me approach the course with my own strategy as opposed to eGMAT's recommended approach. I covered all the topics esp the quant but skipped the verbal and learnt it on my own. I later realized that this was a big mistake.
I studied in this fashion from Jan 22 to Mar 22 and started taking official mocks from Apr 22. My official mock scores improved from 680 to 740 (verbal score in the range of V40 - V42) in this period close to a month. In between I booked my official GMAT for 17 May. However, torrential rains played spoilsport as I reached the exam center late on test day, drenched from head to toe and very anxious.
I went through the exam wet and cold and ended up scoring a 670 (Q49, V32). I was totally disappointed by the score and straight away cancelled it. I assumed that anxiety was the reason for my poor performance and decided to redo the exam soon enough. The very next day I gave the last remaining mock in the eGMAT and scored a 710 with V40. I felt confident about my verbal level and concentrated on quant. Then again after rigorous preparation, on 22 June, I gave my exam again and got a 690 (Q50, V33). I was shocked by my verbal performance, but decided to keep the score.
I realized that I had a serious problem with verbal and I needed to address it. I sent an email to eGMAT seeking help and that’s when Rashmi, a strategy expert and mentor from eGMAT, reached out to me offering help. She prepared a one-month plan to improve my verbal score and reinforce my quant score. I diligently followed the plan and I was evaluated on every step. She also helped me out with the strategy and pointed out the mistakes I did in my prep.
Verbal is all about having a solid strategy, practicing it and putting it to work for the test. But my verbal strategy was loose and it sometimes worked and sometimes didn’t. That was what was affecting my performance on test day. I improved my verbal strategy through eGMAT’s curated course. I revised the quant topics and finally on test day on Jul 27, I returned with a score of 730 (Q49, V40).
These are certain things that I liked about the course and the eGMAT experience: -
(a) It is well-structured course with quality material
(b) The verbal section was really helpful in improving my verbal score through the application of meaning-based approach in SC and pre-thinking approach in CR.
(c) SC is one of the best courses that is available
(d) Questions on scholaranium are a great help after learning concepts and applications and helps master the section
(e) Timely support by the support and strategy team helped me take the right steps and make informed decisions at the right time
(f) Mentorship support during the preparation helped me with a structured approach to preparation as opposed to the haphazard way in which I was doing it
However, I also felt that for quant, the material and questions in eGMAT may be used for studying and not exactly for exam experience or exam practice. It is almost impossible to finish any of the questions in 2 min. Gmatclub tests were very helpful for my quant prep.
Overall I would suggest that if you are opting for the eGMAT course, take help of the strategy expert sooner rather than later as it would help you achieve your desired score asap.

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While I had heard about e-GMAT from various internet channels, I didn’t believe in its value until recently. My friend told me that she has done full prep course with e-GMAT over couple of months and she scored 760 at her first attempt. By that time, I had already passed GMAT exam after 4 month’s self-study (700 – V38, Q48, IR7, AWA6) and I was planning to prepare application for Columbia Business School Early Decision. The deadline was just 3 weeks away. I checked out e-GMAT’s free trial upon my friend’s advice and felt so much regret that I didn’t study for GMAT with this platform. I immediately understood that e-GMAT offers structured approach for verbal SC and CR, which were my weakest sides as it’s usual for nonnative speakers. While I had just 3 weeks and had to do the application as well, I reached out to Payal, she took my story very personally and immediately returned to me with thoughtful plan and wise advice. Since CBS is accepting EA as well, it was more rational for me to do EA in parallel with application submission process. Needless to mention how much support I received from the whole e-GMAT team on this journey. I registered for e-GMAT’s GMAT Online Focused course on 5th September and received detailed study plan from Rida how to use the course for EA prep. I first tried EA on 11th of September in 6 days after registration to check my starting level EA score without doing the suggested course from Rida, as was mostly focused on essay writing. I scored 156 (V10, IR11, Q15), which is equivalent of approximately 700 in GMAT. Since I already had 700 score in GMAT and I did not want to send application with this score to CBS, I started to study with e-GMAT for EA and in 11 days after the first try, I scored 160 on EA (V13, IR13, Q14). During the one-week study period, I concentrated on verbal and IR. I found IR section especially helpful, as well as cementing quizzes in SC were exactly what I needed. I want to highlight once again, how much motivation and emotional support I have received from Rida and Payal during this journey. That’s another major thing that makes e-GMAT platform incomparable along with its structured approach for studying. I strongly and enthusiastically recommend e-GMAT to anyone who is preparing for GMAT. It’s the best value for money in the least possible time (price is very affordable). I just applied to CBS and waiting for the Early Decision results. In case I’ll need to study for GMAT again, I’m sure e-GMAT will help me in GMAT score improvement- similarly like it helped for EA.

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I signed up for the e-gmat course after hearing good reviews from one of my friend, who had taken the course. After attempting one free official test (in which I scored 570), I realized that I needed to really improve my verbal score. The verbal course material was really comprehensive and made me develop a very logical approach to solving verbal questions. I believe, that one of the most important element that e-gmat taught me in verbal was the section. which helps you to understand, how to read strategically in the verbal section of GMAT. This really helped me to improve my score from 550 to 710 in my first attempt.
From my sigma mock-X scores, Payal reached out to me to tell me that she saw good potential in me and told me that if I needed, she could help me with a personal tutor without any additional cost – Rida, who would help me plan my study in the limited time I had. This really helped me to push the boundaries further and I was scoring in the 750's in official mocks. With the e-gmat team's help, i was further able to push my GMAT score to 730.

I am really great-full to e-gmat team for helping me with my gmat journey. I recommend e-gmat to all the fellow aspirants. e-gmat helps build a logical and structured approach, which really makes the difference and helps you tackle the GMAT with great confidence

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What stands out above all else in my experience with GMATWhiz is the personalized attention to the minutest of detail that they’d give me during my preparations. Having a super busy work schedule, strategizing the prep for GMAT could be truly overwhelming. While their course, which is personalized by itself, is quite helpful and intuitive, for me personally it was the strategy sessions I had with Zartaj and Shreyyash that proved a game-changer. In essence, I simply had to focus on the implementation. Zartaj and Shreyyash worked out detailed quizzing and mock plans for me. They even worked out which quiz should include how many questions, what topics and of what difficulty level. The detailed analysis that they’d give me post the quizzes made it easier for me to understand my areas of improvement.
Next, their quizzing platform is also highly customized which helped me target my efforts. The quality of questions in the Whiz Quiz and in their mocks are fairly representative of official GMAT Prep and hence you really get an accurate idea of where you stand. I had also taken a RC doubt clearing session with Shreyyash in which he gave me a simple but effective technique on understanding passages and answering Main Point questions – which used to be a constant weakness for me till that point.
A critical feedback – I’d want more number of mocks. Also, I’d want video solutions in the mocks, they have video solutions currently for the OG and for the course material. They are however always receptive of such feedback and try to inculcate these to the maximum extent.
The personalized attention that I got – which by the way wasn’t charged anything extra – was so satisfying that I was convinced that I wanted to work with these guys for my Admission Consulting as well. And inevitably, I ended up enrolling to their Admission Consulting service as well where Shreyyash is my principal consultant. Till now, we’ve managed to get an interview call from Kellogg and fingers crossed for what comes next. All in all, highly impressed with GMATWhiz and I’d recommend that you give their free trial a shot.

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When I began my GMAT journey I started with a 560. I spent 3 months using other GMAT study prep resources in conjunction with the OG resources, and ended up getting a score of 610. I decided that I needed to try a different resource, one that was much more thorough, and took a chance with TTP's 4 month dedicated study, and it was the best decision I made. The course is long and thorough, but if you follow their instructions/recommendations on how to approach the course and its material, you will reach your target score. I got a 730 on my official GMAT.

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I had taken the GMAT twice before I started working with GMAT Whiz and had scored a 710 each time.

First attempt in 2017: 710 (Q49, V39)
Second attempt in May 2022: 710 (Q48, V41)

I had been using TTP for Quant and the Manhattan Guides for Verbal till then.
Even though I had a decent score (710), somewhere deep down I knew I had it in me to score much more. I felt like I had underperformed each time I had taken the GMAT till then.

Determined to give the GMAT another shot within a month or so, I started looking for other tutors/resources on the internet that could give me a focused action plan to follow. By then I had figured out that I needed some help to figure out my gaps and for someone to tell me what I needed to do on a day-to-day basis. (I had completed self-prep and was pretty confused about next steps, hence the decision). I got in touch with GMATWhiz after a free-consultation session with Shreyash.
I told him that I needed someone to work with me simply on priming me for the exam. I had covered all of the fundamentals and needed finishing touches.

Shreyash told me about GMATWhiz’s mentorship offering that comes along with their GMAT Prep course. I was sold. I spent about 2 months working with GMATWhiz - initially starting off with Verbal. Shreyash had analysed my ESR and had recommended that I start off with CR and then we gradually moved to SC and RC practice. He used to give me a plan of action for the week and we would get in touch over the weekend to review.
After spending about 20 days on CR and SC practice, Shreyash introduced me to Saquib for Quant.
Saquib is one of the kindest people I have spoken to. Immensely patient and equally intelligent. He worked with me to analyse my weaknesses and recommended resources for both concept building and then building my test taking and timing skills. I initially started off with the GMATWhiz platform for certain math concepts that I needed to brush up on. I went through all of the relevant videos at 2x speed and then solved the questions that were included in each module.
Saquib then recommended that I start taking practice tests on GMATClub. After struggling initially, I got comfortable with the level of questions and the speed at which I needed to take the Quant section.

After investing about 1.5 months building myself up to test-taking level. I took the GMAT once more in the middle and got a 710 again. I was shocked. I had felt substantially better prepared by then, but nothing had changed. Shreyash and Saquib both recommended that I book another attempt in two weeks (the earliest possible) because they felt that I just got unlucky.

In the last two weeks leading up to the exam I took a couple of practice tests from Manhattan Prep to refine my timing skills. Finally took the GMAT on August 24th and scored a 740 (Q49, V41).

I cannot recommend GMATWhiz enough to people who are equally willing to invest the time and energy in their GMATPrep. Their mentors are accessible and know what they are talking about. In case you do read this review and decide to opt for GMATWhiz, do let the folks there know that Suraj said Hi! :)

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GMAT is altogether a different beast. Hard work is not the only ingredient which is important here. I had scored a 710 in my first go, but the golden threshold of 720 was what I had my eyes on. But going beyond 700/710 is altogether a different ball game. That is when I realized what eGMAT can do for me. Looking for a course after that 710, I didn't take me much time to decide upon eGMAT. The sheer number of 700+ scores they have achieved over other courses should give you a hint.

Starting from RC, Harsha (at eGMAT) is the guy here! Everyone has a tendency to be uncomfortable in the essays which are from fields/subjects unrelated to your profession. But Harsha got you covered here. From learning the importance of pause points to pre-thinking, I was able to get rid of my fear of those healthcare and historical essays.

For CR, this is the toughest part in GMAT. So you want the best here (Harsha is your guy again). eGMAT gave me an all together different weapon in my arsenal for tackling CR: Pre thinking. Trust me this works wonders. From starting with zero bold face questions right to getting all of them right has been an incredible experience.

For SC, practice plays a big role. But 700 level questions are still tough, until you discover the meaning analysis, Payal is going to teach you. For all those 700+ SC questions, meaning analysis is the key.

Lastly, a shoutout to my LMP mentor Rashmi, she was there for me always. Giving me prompt replies to all my queries, making schedules for me, letting me know my weak points, pushing me till the end. She made it happen!

Thanks eGMAT.
I would recommend you to anyone who is looking at that golden threshold of 720+ in GMAT.

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Having experimented with the free trials of various prep providers, I decided to go for e-GMAT considering its simple interface and highly structured prep plan.

I simply followed the order in which the entire course was laid out by e-GMAT - the order of concepts and the order in which every concept was structured (pre-concept quizzes, concept learning files, post concept quizzes, cementing quizzes and ability quizzes). This helped me methodically deep dive into concepts, cement my understanding and build test taking EQ at the same time.

I found both verbal and quants basics course to be very effective as building block tools, specially for students who aren't strong in either. Specific e-GMAT strategies such as pre-thinking in verbal and process skills in quant are game changers. Constant AI-assisted analytics insights throughout the course were very helpful in managing time efficiently - I focused more on my weak areas and kept nourishing the strong ones.

The question bank is amazing. It is at least 2 levels tougher across all difficulty levels than the actual GMAT, making the actual test sort of a cake walk. Scholaranium is, again, a game changer. Sigma X mocks simulate actual test environment very closely, and post test analytics are superb - they helped me analyze how my speed and accuracy varied as the difficulty kept going up or down. This helped me develop the right EQ for the actual test by consciously tracking the time to determine which questions to attempt or let go.

Overall, I'd highly recommend e-GMAT for GMAT preparations. If used consistently, 2-3 hours a day for 5 months can easily land you 700+.

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