I recently used the e-gmat platform to prepare myself for the GMAT test. It was an absolutely positive experience and I am tremendously grateful for all the help they provided.

E-gmat’s platform is a one-stop shop for all your GMAT needs. It contains a dedicated section for the verbal and quant parts of the exam, and even provides support for integrated reasoning section. Ii was super easy to use and I was able to focus all my needs in just one place. The only outside material I used was the official GMAT essays as additional preparation as I approached my exam date.

One of the things I found most convenient about e-gmat is that it gives you a personalized study plan. When I set out to start studying, I realized that there was a lot of information available on the internet, books, courses and it became a bit overwhelming the amount of options and methods I found. With e-gmat I didn't have to worry about anything at all. The platform provides a clear method that guides you step by step on how to approach your study session. It helps you define when to study what topic and in which way. The fact that they gave me a personalized study plan was an absolute relief, and it reduced many hours of preparation that I was able to put to better use by studying.

For the verbal section, e-gmat was able to provide a very clear and structured method for addressing the questions. Although I had a strong performance in verbal from the beginning, initially I was answering the questions purely by intuition, which not only resulted in mistakes, but also made me feel insecure and nervous. Thanks to e-gmat, I was able to apply a structured thought process that helped me become much more precise in my answers and gain confidence. In addition, given the personalized study plan, I was able to focus on those areas that were the most difficult for me, and quickly review those areas where I felt more comfortable.

In the quant section, e-gmat provides an incredible tool called PACE which diagnoses your knowledge of concepts and then gives you specific material to fill in the gaps. The tool worked wonderfully and helped me understand concepts in depth, thus avoiding having to resort to memory during a stressful situation like the GMAT exam. In addition, the number of questions offered in the database is so large that it allows you to practice constantly. At the end of a few weeks of focused practice, you can easily identify the types of question you will encounter during the GMAT test, leaving little room for surprises.

In addition to the videos and extensive question bank available, I think what I valued most about e-gmat was the study method provided, which helps you feel super confident during the test. They support you with an impressive number of taylor-made quizzes and cementing quizzes so you can make sure you absorb the concepts properly. In addition, they provide tools for the process of reviewing incorrect or time-consuming questions, which positively impacts your performance.

After only 2-3 months using the platform conscientiously, I managed to go from a score of 640 in my first mock test to a 770 in the official exam. I am super grateful for all the tools provided and absolutely recommend e-gmat!

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Choosing Target Test Prep was the best decision I made in GMAT study. I started with using TTP only for quant and was able to hit a Q48 in an official test. I used Manhattan for verbal and could not crack V38. When I then used TTP for verbal, I was brought up my verbal score to V46 on test day!! TTP Quant is the gold standard, in my opinion. I really enjoyed the lessons and then the quizzes at the end. Everything was taught in an easy to follow and understand way.

I would say that TTP also has the best course for verbal (after doing Manhattan and only getting to V38). TTP's sentence correction modules are fantastic. I not only memorized all important grammar rules, but also understood them, which is important for more difficult questions. The Critical Reasoning module was also great and very difficult. Test day felt like a breeze after working through the TTP problems. I purchased my ESR to review how I did after the test and missed ~2 questions in SC, 0 in RC, and ~2 in CR.

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I used TTP more for quants than for verbal. The chapters are so intensive, they will literally teach you everything so that on the test day, you can minimise your brainstorming. After every chapter, they have chapter tests. they have diagnostic tests as well. They have high-quality questions, questions that are very easy but play on your psyche and trick you easily. Their verbal is also fantastic although Egmat is better if you are a non-native speaker. They provide you with a specialized study plan as well. Take this course at least 4 months from your target GMAT date because it is very detailed and takes a lot of time if you want to utilize it fully. To be safe, take it before 6 months and build pace over time.

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I used e-gmat online course that included both verbal and quant. I must say, the verbal explanations are by far the best I have seen. I only rely on 2 sources for detailed verbal explanations- egmat shraddha and GMAT intensive. You won't find explanations using the words awkward at all because that is not a genuine reason to reject an answer. I love their approach although it's very long and tedious and one can master the timing using that approach only through a lot of practice. The team is fantastic. They helped me even after my access expired and that too within 24 hrs. Although I did not score well, that was totally my mistake ( I panicked so much) and my inability to utilize the course fully.

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I found TTP to be the perfect GMAT test prep. The chapter structure and lessons were really easy to follow. Each section built on each other which also helped keep the content fresh. Additionally, as someone who learns by repetition, I found the numerous practice problems to be extremely effective. I primarily used TTP for the quant section as that is where I needed to improve my score, but I also skimmed some of the verbal lessons and found them helpful. I took the GMAT 4 years ago after self-studying using a standard GMAT prep book and didn't achieve the same results as I did with TTP. I definitely recommend TTP for anyone planning to study for the GMAT!

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I took my first attempt at GMAT in 2016 when I could score only 670 after 3 months of preparation. This year I wanted to get a really good score with the help of a proper guidance, and I decided to go for eGMAT. I knew about eGMAT from my own research but I got convinced to take this course once I got recommendations from a couple of my friends.

The experience with eGMAT has been really great. Starting from the foundation course in both verbal and quant section to the advanced topics, they have captured every topic in a very detailed and structured manner. I personally needed a lot of improvement in the verbal section and I absolutely loved the way the verbal course is crafted, and the way they have created strategies to solve each SC, CR and RC question along with their subsections is amazing. They also make sure that they provide enough practice questions for these strategies so that we eventually get used to them and start using them subconsciously going-forward. The quant section is also pretty well structured, with enough practice questions for both PS and DS. I needed improvement primarily in the DS section and the strategy they offer for it is foolproof if applied correctly.

The two best things about eGMAT apart from the course is the analytics section and the personal coaching. The analytics sections provides all the details of each subsection and gives us a better view to select specific questions based on our performance in these subsections, so that we can target our weak areas and not just keep practising question from our strong areas.
The personal coaching came into picture after my second attempt at GMAT when I scored a 710. Payal personally reached out to me after analysing my performance on eGMAT and convinced me to take another attempt at it to get a better score. This time she helped me connect with one of their consultants, Rashmi who talked to me regularly to plan my next steps within the month, focusing specifically on my weak areas. She kept me pushing and motivated throughout the journey and it felt really good to know that the counsellors in eGMAT are very much invested in our journey to make sure we reach our target.

Even though I scored a 710 in my official GMAT, the scores in my eGMAT and OG mocks ranged between 730 to 780, and this exemplifies the kind of impact this course has on me, irrespective of my final score which could be because of my unfortunate luck on that day.

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My GMAT prep started sometime around Nov ‘21. I gave a mock and scored 670 (Q47V35) which I knew was nowhere close to the target score which I had in mind.
So, I immediately got to work and diligently started preparing everyday for a couple of hours in the morning before I began office work. I started with practicing questions from OG and would select 20 questions each from quant and verbal and test myself in a timed environment. My quant accuracy was good and I gradually got better with time. With Verbal my accuracy was poor and more importantly, I had huge conceptual gaps.

So I decided to start learning verbal concepts and since I tend to do better with video based learning, I started looking for an online course to help me with this. I enrolled in eGMAT based on a recommendation from a friend and because I was impressed with a lot of their answers on GMATClub. What I liked about their answers was the fact that they followed a structured approach for solving SC questions wherein, the first emphasis was on meaning followed by litmus testing the sentence against a fixed set of grammar rules. I found this quite effective because I felt this method was easy to replicate on the exam and left very little to chance.

After completing the course, my verbal score improved to V38 but it was still far from my target verbal score of V42. It was quite puzzling for me because I was solving questions every day but my score wasn’t improving. I reached out to eGMAT for help and they responded to me and gave me a customized plan which targeted my conceptual gaps and addressed issues in my approach. In a very short amount of time(2 weeks), my verbal score jumped from V38 to V42. I booked a test and scored 740(Q49V42).

Here is a list of things which I did that helped me immensely in acing the GMAT.
SC and CR: Knowing the grammatical concepts that the GMAT tests on is crucial. You can learn these concepts from a good test prep provider like eGMAT. Once you master these concepts, start practicing questions everyday in a timed environment and make sure you spend a good amount of time on questions which you failed to answer correctly. Be honest with yourself and introspect on why you got it wrong. Identify whether it is a conceptual gap, time issue, or anything else you might have faced. Once you identify your problem, take corrective actions to fix your mistakes. Making mistakes in GMAT is fine but making the same mistake twice is unacceptable. For CR, what really helped me was pre thinking. It is a practice where you read the question stem and try to prethink the answer that could answer the question. This was helpful to me because it eliminates the need to evaluate and introspect every option in depth because once you’ve prethought the answer, all you need to do is mark the answer choice that is closest to your pre thought assumption.

RC: Being a lifelong reader, I thought RC would be a piece of cake to me. I couldn’t be more wrong. Casual readers tend to skim through content a lot but skimming equals death in the GMAT. You have to understand every sentence clearly before moving on to the next sentence. The two things to always keep in mind when you read a sentence are a. What does this sentence mean? b. What value does this sentence add to the passage as a whole? This can be a bit time taking in the beginning, but with practice it will become second nature and your RC accuracy will soar.

General tips:
Error log: I solved nearly 600 questions before reaching out to eGMAT for help. I solved only 150 questions when working under their tutelage. I’ve learned more from solving those 150 questions than I did from the 600 questions I solved earlier. The differentiating factor was an error log. If you make an error log and regularly refer back to your notes, you’ll make a lot more incremental progress than you would if you simply solved questions without introspection. Quality matters more than quantity when practicing.
Read: Spend at least 15 minutes a day reading good quality content on the internet (The Economist, FT, etc.). Imagine that you are going to be questioned on the essays that you’re reading. Doing this improve your reading comprehension and will work wonders in RC and CR
Use analytics to track performance: eGMAT offers Scholaranium which is an excellent tool that contains 100s of good quality questions and amazing analytical tools to track your performance. You can very easily track your performance and check your accuracy and pace w.r.t topic, difficulty and section. I earlier did this in Excel when I was practicing from OG but it can be quite time taking and having the analytical tools in Scholarinium saved me a lot of time.
Mocks: Take mocks periodically to track your performance. While practicing quizzes regularly helps in improving accuracy and conceptual gaps, mocks help you in learning time management, train your brain to stay active for long hours and help you stay in touch with GMAT’s adaptive algorithm. I did 5 mocks in Scholarinium and I felt that the scoring and quality of questions were quite similar to the actual test.
Stay calm: It is good to push yourself to the limits of your capability but don’t let this affect your mental wellbeing. In the end, GMAT is just an exam. If you crack it, good, if not, life goes on. No big deal.

Happy Learning!

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I took the GMAT three times over the course of a few years and TTP was finally the prep resource that clicked with me. The lessons are simple and easy to understand, and so much repetitive practice is baked into the lessons. The cadence of problem questions and reviews in the self-study plan made me confident that I fully understood the concepts I was learning.
I thought the lessons were very strong in both Verbal and Quant. They have a few helpful tips for AWA section as well. Overall, I HIGHLY recommend TTP's materials and will be telling my friends to use them as well.

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I had enrolled in 2 really expensive and well-reputed institutions to prepare for the GMAT. My reasoning was that the higher the price, the better and more detailed the course will be.

However, the reality is far from the truth, and it took me 1 year to realize this. Not only were the courses a waste of time, but also they make you feel that guilt of being the loser everyone calls you.

I almost gave up on the GMAT and started to apply to programs that don't require the same. However, I thought of giving it one last shot and I signed up for the Magoosh Premium plan.I initially thought this was just another course that gave the basics and the rest was up to me to figure out.

The videos were SO DETAILED and Mike McGarry even explained the doubts I had in mind even before I was preparing to note it down and ask the experts in the chat.

My biggest concern was getting a question wrong because I have no idea to approach it, because in that case, even if you do thousands of questions, that specific question could pull your score down exceptionally.

However, the Magoosh Product + Blogs cover EACH and EVERY detailed aspect tested on the GMAT. From interpreting absolute values to when to use 2nd and 3rd conditionals. These are things that are not typically found in the other products. Yes that includes the MGMAT.

Furthermore, if there is any ambiguity, the team of experts is just an email away. At first, I was skeptical. I thought they just had a bunch of standardized messages and sent them as and when required (at least that is what I experienced in the other 2 products). The emails were extremely detailed, and they even go back and forth with me to point out what EXACTLY is the mistake! That level of commitment is something that I cannot even fathom in the other products.

I remember I had an issue with the Negation Test. Gordon(Magoosh Expert) and I emailed 2 to 3 days to point out what exactly was my mistake (stupid me :P), and that alone took my CR by 6 points.

I don't have an exceptional score, but for a person starting with 420 on the GMAT mock and reaching 610, this means a lot. I developed in other aspects of my application (GPA, Extra Curriculars, and Internships), and got into my dream university.

The entire Magoosh team is the pinnacle of what you can expect in terms of expertise. I CANNOT thank them enough for creating such an affordable product! I will be enrolling with them again for my MBA preparation, and hopefully, secure a better score.

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I started my GMAT prep last year and like a lot of engineers quickly realized that although my quant skills were good enough, I needed some serious help in the verbal section. Multiple close contacts recommended eGMAT to learn and strengthen verbal concepts and I can safely say that it was the right decision.
The course takes you through the basics to the advanced level and at every step challenges you with quizzes and applications. The designed method to utilize the course is the one thing I would recommend everyone to follow and also read up on the explanations given for each answer whether you are right or wrong, especially in the Application files.
The pre-thinking process for CR and RC helped me to stay objective about the question and not get swayed by preconceived notions. For SC, cementing quizzes played a critical role in building up my thinking when there is no context provided – you do not know whether the question is from the verbs or modifiers module.
The mocks are a little towards the difficult end which I felt was good as they help you time better for the actual test. The mix of questions in the mocks and quizzes helps one better time their performance which becomes essential in the later stages of the prep.
Overall, I would highly recommend the eGMAT course as it strongly builds your basics quite well, provides ample data so you can understand where you are lacking, and has an ample number of quizzes and mocks to practice in that final stretch

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