Target Test Prep was very helpful in helping me achieve my GMAT score goals. Although I started out at a relatively high score, I performed less well and very inconsistently on my following practice exams because I didn't have a consistent way to approach many of the quantitative problems, and found myself getting better or worse scores based purely on luck. Also, I was also struggling to meet the timing requirements because I was not approaching the problems in the most efficient manner. I realized that simply doing practice problems from the official guide and the official practice tests was not actually teaching me any concepts or methods to solve problems. TTP does a great job of doing this. The course is super organized, covers every major concept you need, and makes the information digestible. It was very helpful with quant!

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During my prep, I was looking for personalized support along with great learning material. eGMAT had both!

eGMAT is known for their learning material, one of the reasons why I signed up with them. Their GMAT 2-month intensive course is very well crafted and has detailed solutions. They have a vast database of 800+ questions in each of the Verbal and Quant courses. I used to struggle a lot with timing and eGMAT's Test Readiness Quizzes really helped me mimic the sectional and full-length tests.

eGMAT also offers personalized support under their Last Mile Program. This is something that isn't heavily publicized by them. eGMAT selects few students who show promise based on their Sigma X Mock scores and provides them with personalized support at no additional cost. I had the pleasure of having two mentors as a part of the program - Atreya and Rida. While Atreya helped me with the initial steps of my preparation, Rida supported me during the last leg. She offered detailed videos to my doubts, created hyper-specific study plans based on my needs, and was very accessible during the course of my preparation. She is also really fun to talk to and had a lot of experience to share since she also had appeared for the GMAT and so understood the complete process in and out.

Overall, I would highly recommend e-GMAT to anyone who wishes to jump right into preparation and not waste any time searching for the 'right' resources.

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My GMAT journey started with a 620 mock score with absolutely no prior experience and as someone aiming for greater than a 700, I knew I needed a rigorous study plan for the next several months. Target Test Prep offered just that! My weakness was my quant score and while the questions on the TTP quizzes weren't exactly like GMAT questions, they trained me specifically to master the topics that do appear on the exam. After about 3 months of Target Test Prep I was able to reach a 49 in Quant, and I have no doubt that if anyone dedicates the time to mastering each individual module, they can do the same.

I only docked a star from the general score because the verbal section was a bit lacking. The questions on the quizzes, especially sentence correction, are so far from the format of the actual exam that it felt counter intuitive to practice. That said, I thought the critical reasoning was still helpful and altogether the service was a crucial component in my preparation.

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Verbal section is not good. It could be better. Verbal question quality is not up to the mark. Still, the sc section is good.It helped me a lot. RC questions are very poor.
Quant section is very good.From basic to advance whatever is required for quant is there.The whole course is adaptive kind in nature.They has used some AI to create this adaptive thing.

The dashboard showcases our weak areas in a better way. The overall experience was good, especially for the Quant section. The Materials available are divided into sections andd represents the right amount of difficulty.

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I cannot say enough good things about Target Test Prep. The course truly gave me every single tool I needed to earn my desired score on my first attempt at the GMAT.

I started studying for the GMAT approximately 10 months ago. As an English Major and avid reader/writer, I knew that I’d need all the help I could get when it came to Quant proficiency. I started by going through Manhattan’s “Foundations of Math” book, then I dove into the Official Guide. After a few days of work with the OG, I realized that I’d need to dive much deeper into the quantitative subject matter to become comfortable with of the material that could potentially be tested. Additionally, I realized that I required more structure than what was offered by the self-paced “study out of a book” method.

After some research (YouTube, Reddit, GMAT Club) into online test prep companies, I chose Target Test Prep. The testimonies painted a picture of an incredibly thorough course that, through repetition and genuine learning of concepts, gave students the confidence and ability to solve any type of question thrown their way.

Target Test Prep lived up to the reviews, and to my expectations. The course (Quant/Verbal) took me nine months to complete. The curriculum covered each concept at the level of depth required for me to gain/ensure a complete understanding of the mathematics, grammar, and logic, rather than teaching gimmicks or “test hacking” strategies.

To conclude, I have to shout out the TTP staff. The chat functionality on the TTP website allows students to ask questions and provide instantaneous feedback. The TTP team personally answered all of my questions in a timely and helpful manner.

TTP comes with my highest recommendation!

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I subscribed to the GMATWhiz verbal tutor prep + access to the quant section (which was the promo then).

I started my GMAT journey back in mid 2020. I knew I was weak in verbal and so I decided to buy a course from another leading provider. Despite hours of studying and prep, I found myself scoring a 640 on my first attempt. This was far from my goal and my true potential. I decided that I needed a tutor to help me in my verbal prep.

[VERBAL SECTION] Upon using GMATWhiz, I found that it provided a good structure in acing the verbal section. The method on intended meaning and breaking down a sentence really helped me in my SC section. Having a tutor also helped in building my confidence in the verbal section. I also learnt how to make use of the free tools available on GMATClub for my prep.

[QUANT SECTION] I started my quant section rather late and took only 2 weeks to prepare for it. On hindsight, 2 weeks is too short a time for prep and I do not recommend it for anyone. Going through the quant content in GMATWhiz, I found that there were many advanced concepts, tips, and tricks, which I was not aware of. Compared to the content in the other provider which I had subscribed to, the content in GMATWhiz is much more detailed.

Overall, I highly recommend GMATWhiz to anyone interested in acing the GMAT. I scored a 710 (V38Q49) on my second attempt.

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Yes, you read it right. In this review, I’m going to provide a brief on how to achieve 700+ through a structured approach and how e-gmat helped in achieving the same. Being a decent student throughout my life, I imagined I’d sail through the Gmat test without much hindrance. So, I attempted the exam with only 2 weeks of prep, solving only OG questions. Alas, my initial Gmat attempt showed me the reality, wherein I was only able to score a 690, much lower than what I had expected. I spoke to a few of my friends and colleagues who had scored exceptionally well in Gmat and came to know about the e-gmat course. I tried the free trial and was impressed by the structured approach that the course followed. You will find below the strategy I had followed during my prep:

1. Get your basics right – Many of us (including me) believe that the basics required for the GMAT are not important and straightaway dive into solving questions. While you might get a decent chunk of questions right during your prep phase, you might not get it right in the actual exam. And the reason here is that you are not selecting the correct answer choice for the right reason. This is where e-gmat’s step-by-step video courses help you in building the foundation. The videos provide you with the basics and make sure (through its cementing process)) that you learn those skills before moving to difficult questions.
2. Understand your weakness – Inherently GMAT is an exam that covers a wide variety of topics and while it is a good idea to cover every topic thoroughly it might not be the most optimum way to go about it. Since each individual has a different background, everybody will have a different set of strengths and weaknesses. Hence, analyzing the weakness would help you in optimizing your study plan. This is where e-gmat’s Scholaranium 2.0 helps the most. This platform’s analytical view not only helps you in understanding your weaknesses but also helps track your improvements in these subsections.
3. Train your mind – Gmat is all about training your mental muscles. With ~1.5 mins/question, Gmat doesn’t give you the bandwidth to do a detailed analysis during the actual exam. Hence, it is important to do your homework before the exam. And the way to do it is to internalize different techniques to solve different types of questions. E-gmat provides you with all the techniques that you will need, to solve high difficulty questions in a limited time. Initially, I had a dreadful time figuring out why my accuracy did not stabilize in the verbal section. The answer was, that I never focused much on techniques. Through e-gmat’s course, I came across techniques like the meaning-based approach in SC, pre-thinking in CR & reading strategies in RC. Once, I had internalized these strategies, I was able to improve my accuracy and stabilize it as well. E-gmat also helps you in internalizing the techniques through its cementing process and detailed explanation of each question.
4. Make yourself test ready – Most of us consider test readiness by simply giving numerous mocks. While it might work for a few, it doesn’t work for everybody. Getting yourself test-ready also requires a step-by-step approach. E-gmat’s Scholaranium 2.0 and the SigmaX mock test aid you in this process. While Scholaranium 2.0 helps you in getting yourself test ready at a sectional level, SigmaX mocks help you in building stamina and make you test ready from an end-to-end exam perspective. Further, SigmaX mocks also give you detailed insights into where you are going wrong at a subsectional level, so that you can go back and strengthen those areas. There are a good 5-6 actual GMAT-like mocks, which you can use to track your progress towards your dream score. Additionally, these tests also help you in building the strategy for the d-day. In other words, you don’t need to answer every question correctly, so these mocks help you in strategizing which type of questions to guess, when to guess, etc.

Last but not the least, Gmat prep can be frustrating (and mentally draining) for some of us and that is where you need a little bit of push. Gmat offered me a dedicated mentorship in this regard. My GMAT mentor Rida Shafeek was extremely helpful in pushing me in the last phase of the journey (through personalized videos and hyper-specific plans) and gave me the direction I needed.

My learning from this journey – “GMAT is more a test of your ability to strategise than a test of your superior Mathematics or English knowledge.”

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Magoosh Quant and Verbal practice questions are good enough, in number and in quality as well. 1 thing, which magoosh can develop a lot is the way its Verbal program is structured. It is quite confusing in the manner and there is no continuity. They need to restructure their program. I finished the entire verbal program, but then I started reading Manhattan strategy guides on SC & CR, and then I came to understand that why everyone advises to read these books first. There are videos on different topics, but they are not aligned at all. Although, whatever they're lacking in the terms of videos, they do cover it up in the number of questions, and explanations of the answers to those questions. I would recommend to use Magoosh only for their practice questions pool. But now again, I have not tried any of the other GMAT Practice course, so I cant say whether the question pool with Magoosh is better than those of the others.

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I was especially facing difficulties in understanding Verbal section of the GMAT exam. I appeared for GMAT in the middle of 2021 and scored 640. With a Quant score of 50 and a Verbal score of 26, my GMAT score dream appeared slipping out of my hands. One of my friends who was already preparing from e-GMAT suggested me to try the platform.
Although I had intended to seek help only in Verbal section, e-GMAT's Quant concept modules and practice sections were a major help as well.
eGMAT's three step approach- understanding the question from the meaning perspective, finding possible errors based on the concerts learned in the tutorials and assessing all the wrong options- came in handy for my Verbal score improvement.
I could not only understand the nuisances of typical grammar being asked in the GMAT exam, but also apply them in the stimulated mock tests. (You can see how I applied the parallelism of not only, but also right here. ;) ). I could improve my score in Verbal from a below average 26 to a good 41 with the help of e-GMAT.
They have started a wonderful approach for those students who are good in Quant- the PACE or Personalized, Adaptive Course Engine- that saves a lot of time in preparing for Quant portion.

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I started with eGMAT during early January, prior to that I had a very little idea about the preparation and course structure of GMAT.
eGMAT not only helped me understood the course structure and concepts, they tought concepts in a very simple way that was very easy to learn.
They don't focus on shortcuts for a question rather they help you approach a question with all conceptual understanding which helps a lot as it enables to solve any type of question.
Their video based learning is such that in 3 months time I was ready to take the GMAT and score 700.

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