Well, I started my journey for GMAT prep on my own...by purchasing bunch of books (hard copies) like KAPLAN complete set, Manhatten Prep , Official Guides 2018....
It was in in the year 2019 that I realised that its not working as I was able to solve most of problems but not in time.
I am used pen and paper kinda exam and not si much for the Online exams.

I was about give up and then saw some debriefs over GMAT CLUB regarding E-Gmats prep material.
Subscribed the same in late 2019 ...completed some part ...
but due to overload of wok had to give up again in December.

Then in January again started the preparation and so on...
the material/conetnt on egmat specially the verbal part is top notch...
RC strategy part was the best one and Master comprehension helped me a lot in solving RC/SC/CR question s much faster...
Quants I would say being an engineer was all right for me..

All n all it was a wonderful exp ...and egmat did help me a lot in scoring - GMAT 770 *Q-51;V-42;IR-8*

:)

gods were with me :)

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I can safely say, if it wasn't for the TTP program, I would not have achieved my desired GMAT score. The quant section is ver holistic and teaches you how to be ready for any type of question regardless of difficulty. The verbal section that was being rolled out as I studied was a great way for me to learn and reinforce concepts as I studied for my re-take. The strategy readings helped put you at ease and prepare efficiently for the exam. As a result, I was able to improve my GMAT score from a 700 to a 730, which helped me get admitted to a program for the Fall of 2022. Thanks to Scott and the entire TTP Team for the product you put out there!

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Hi There!

Are you not able to break 700? Are you consistently scoring 680-690? Are you not able to improve your verbal score? If the answer to any of the questions is Yes, this review is for you.

My short story of 2 attempts.
I gave my first attempt in October 2021 and scored a 640(Q48, V30). Bummer right? [ I would like to mention that I believed I was at a 690 level but who cares what I think? The screen flashed a 640 and that was it. I was devastated)
I gave my second attempt after 4 months in February 2022 and scored a 720 (Q51, V35)

So, what changed? In this 4 months gap, I bought the online e-GMAT Verbal and Quant course. After going through the course, I reached out to the team about my problems and the e-Gmat team assigned me with an expert Dhananjay Lowe for 1-1 personalised coaching (free of cost) as part of their LMP ( Last Mile Program) . This was the best decision I took in 2 years of my study drills. DJ (Dhananjay) has provided most of the feedback over email and there was one call at the start of the coaching and one before my exam. The coaching he provided was very realistic with achievable goals. That is one of the things that I like about eGmat. It is realistic.

Before buying e-Gmat course:

Just as an aspiring MBA applicant, I was excited to give GMAT. I started with Official Guide (1st mistake). I bought GMAC mocks ( GMAC provides 2 free mocks and 4 paid mocks). After attempting the first free GMAC mock test ( I think I scored in 500s. It got reset as the GMAC changed the portal recently resetting everything), I started my prep. My study drill was as below-

- I was confident in Quant and was scoring 47-48 and sometimes 49. So, I would not solve many quant questions in my practice. I would just solve 20 in 20 minutes as a break from Verbal.
- I exhausted my Official Guide hard copy books (that I bought in 2019 but I started my prep in 2021) and went to gmatprep and started solving questions in a random manner by selecting difficulty level to 700+ and source as Official Guide. I always timed myself. I did this for about as long as I can remember ( 6 months I think).
- So far, I had not made any notes. I had a fair idea of what a GMAT exam looks like and I was at a 650 level which was an improvement from the score I started with. (500s)

My two cents about using OG- Do not start with Official Guide. You lose the fresh perspective with which you can approach each question. Be smart about using the OG. Go through the GMAT Syllabus. Study all the topics and start solving OG when you have a fair idea about all the topics and you think you have the expertise to solve them.

I finally bought GMAC Mocks and gave them all in 1 week before my first attempt(2nd mistake), scoring 690 in all of them and 700 in one.I SCORED a 640(Q48 and V30) in my final exam. So what really went wrong?

After buying e-Gmat course:

Below is a summary of what went wrong with my first attempt and the solutions to each of them that eGmat provided.
1. Lack of a study plan was one problem in my prep which led me to not master any topic. I would always assume I am bad at Reading Comprehension which was actually not the case as pointed out by Dhananjay in our first 1-1 call where he quickly analysed the free eSigma Mock ( mocks by eGmat) I had given.
- Egmat created a study plan for me on the first day I bought the course. They will guide you how to create one as per your current level. I cannot emphasise more on the effectiveness of the study material they provide. They have recorded videos for every topic in a guided manner. You just have to buy the course and the rest is taken care of. There wasn’t one day I wasn’t excited to explore what’s in this video and I learnt from each and every video. There are different modules - Master comprehension, Reading comprehension, Sentence correction and Critical Reasoning. The quality of the material is top notch. I went through all the modules. Dhananjay made sure I do not skip even one video which I very much tried to. :P
2. Not analysing the mocks properly. Exhausting 4 mocks (actually 5) in one week was the second big mistake. Ideally, you need 3 days for 1 mock. First day - you give the mock, second day - analyse it and then third day - work on the problem areas. ( maybe take more days) It is very hard to analyse mocks by yourself if you do not have a detailed analysis of your mock available.
-eGmat has some serious and one of the best mock analytics going on at the backend. The in depth analysis of each mock is amazing. It tells you about your problematic areas. There are videos available on the dashboard of how to use this tool which I would strongly suggest you watch in the very beginning. I did it way later in the process. You should use the material and the tools smartly to make the most out of the course. I was still not able to make the most out of the analytics until Dhananjay made a personalised video of one of my attempted mock “How to analyse mocks?”
3. Not creating an error log. If you do not follow a plan, it is highly likely that you will not make an error log for sure. Now, what is an error log? It is simply a list of all the questions you did wrong. To make sure you never make the same mistake again, eGmat has a very smart tactic of creating an error log. This was one of the first exercises Dhananjay asked me to do. He pointed out errors in my error log ( Can you imagine?). Now, what are errors in an error log? It is very important to understand why you marked what you marked and why you thought the right answer was wrong. Egmat has video solutions to every question which help you analyse where did you go wrong. ( almost all the questions with just a few exceptions for which detailed explanation is provided. )
4. Quant experts- I thought 48 is great. Until I came across a concept called cementing (an eGmat jargon). During my 1-1 coaching, I was asked to ‘Cement’ Quant. I did not know what is that until I cemented quant and scored a Q51 in my final exam. Basically, it is a drill of giving a set of medium and hard level quizzes till you achieve a desired accuracy. (The standards defined by eGmat which are very much achievable). Scholaranium is a tool created by eGmat for Quizzes and Mocks. It is an amazing tool with thousands of quality questions. you can create custom quizzes by defining difficulty level of the questions. Make Scholaranium your best friend. Fellows, if you are good at quant, I would suggest why not be even better at it? Keep hustling.
5. Confidence - You need to trust yourself. Sometimes, when you are so close to your target score, doubting your choices (not life choices) can really hurt your score. Once you know you are ready and you are achieving your target score in the mocks, book a date and give the GMAT within 2 weeks.

After 4 months of effort and support from eGmat team, I finally scored 720. I would like to thank DJ for his constant support. Lastly, the Last Mile Programme ( through which I received the 1-1 coaching) was a huge success for me.

To summarise, if you are new to GMAT, approach it the right way. If you are already preparing, go about it in a guided manner if you are not doing that currently. After a while, the drill is simple - give a mock, analyse and practice.

Apart from eGmat course, below are some of the things I did in the span of 2 years of my on-off GMAT prep. I actually prepped in full swing from June-2021 to Feb-2022.
- I watched GMAT Ninja’s SC videos on YouTube. There is a set of 6-7 videos and they are really good.
- I had read 0 books before Jan 2020. I read around 12 books in 2020 and 2021. This improved my comprehension in reading.
- I skimmed through word power made easy but it is not really required. If you have time, give it a go. Even if it helps you solve a couple of questions that you might have marked wrong due to vocabulary issues, it’s worth it.

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When I began my GMAT journey, I gave the official mock and scored a 650 (Q49 V28). Initially, I began my prep by using free sources such as gmatclub.com but soon realized that for Verbal, proper direction and guidance is necessary. This is where I took the focused course by e-gmat and it turned out to be a really good decision. The meaning based approach for SC, pre-thinking for CR and strategies for RC are the best ways to master the art of GMAT Verbal. Towards the end of the preparation, I wanted to gauge whether my preparation was up to the mark and I reached out to the team. I was connected with Dhananjay and he strategized my prep making me take stress quizzes which really helped me learn my areas of weakness. Finally, I scored 740 on the actual day and I can't be more grateful to e-gmat and DJ.

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I am a full time working professional. I took the e-GMAT course after my first GMAT attempt in which I scored a 720 (Q51, V35). Though it is a fairly decent score, I felt that I could do better if I worked a little bit more upon my verbal section.
Having exhausted all the resources out there, I wasn't sure how to exactly go about it. I had seen some e-GMAT ads earlier and somehow they always resonated with me, probably because they were focussing on mastering the concepts instead of teaching so called "shortcuts". So I just sent out an email to their support team asking for some suggestions to improve upon my verbal area. They precisely replied with a strategy to identify my weak areas and work upon them. I was really impressed and signed up for the 2 month course!
I already knew that SC and RC were my weak areas. I still took a Sigma-X mock which solidified this understanding. I had a lot of conceptual gaps in SC, which I started understanding after I went through the SC concept files. Earlier, I used to go with my gut feeling when down to two options which led to a lot of mistakes but after going through the concepts, I was able to bridge those gaps in my understanding and answer with much more confidence. After completing the SC concept files, I did some cementing quizzes and I could see the improvement in my accuracy.
Now coming to RC, my weakness was the amount of time I took to completely understand the passage. I could read the passage pretty quickly but to understand it properly took 2-3 iterations. This increased the amount of time it took to attempt RC section. Because of this, I had less time for CR (which was my strength) and other questions towards the end of exam. I had to almost always guess last 4-5 questions because of this lack of time. When I went through the RC concept files, I was able to learn the key reading strategies. The most important one that worked for me was pre-thinking what would come next in the passage. This helped me read actively and stay immersed in the passage. I could see the results in the cementing quizzes I did after completing the concept files.
After completing these two sections, I practiced Verbal custom quizzes on Scholaranium 2.0. I simulated the exact testing environment and attempted same number of questions as the GMAT verbal section in every quiz.
For each question, there is a thorough explanation on the forum. Apart from that there is a Q&A section which allows asking any doubts to SMEs. I personally did not feel the need to ask any doubts because the existing threads (discussions other people had with the experts earlier) were enough to solve them.
Also, the review list that is provided after doing the quizzes helped me a ton! Earlier, I used to review just the incorrect questions. But the AI driven review list provides the set of all questions that need to be reviewed - the incorrect ones, the ones in which you spent a lot of time and the ones in which you spent very little time (got them correct due to luck factor). I really loved this feature because I was able to bridge the conceptual gaps I had even in the questions I got correct.
After I had enough confidence on my improvement, i started taking Sigma-X mocks and was really happy to see the improvement. My mock scores were: 770, 740, 740, 750 with a consistent 40+ verbal score. A great kudos to the e-GMAT team for designing mocks which are a very close simulation of the actual exam in terms of the level of questions, scoring and pretty much every thing! The mocks also have section level analysis which I found very helpful. After taking the mock, apart from the overall score, a section level score is also provided (like separate scores for SC, CR and RC in verbal). It helped me to see the scope of improvement and work upon my weaker areas.
Summing up, I would highly recommend taking up the e-GMAT course to minimise your prep time and achieve your target score! I really wish I had taken it earlier at the time of my first attempt.

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First i'll start with my background, I am a marine engineer. My GMAT journey began in august 2020. The first ever e gmat mock i took was in August 2020. I scored 400 on the mock. I did not know what to make of that score. So i started preparing all by myself.

I Completed the OG guide, verbal review and quant review in a couple of months. I gave all the 6 official mocks, 6 Manhattan mocks, 6 veritas prep mocks. My approach to the exam was entirely incorrect. I tried to improve by giving more and more mocks. Then i gave the actual test and got a 600 first and a 610 the next time. That is what you should expect if you do not follow the right approach or study sub standard material.

I realized my mistake. I took a six month break, went on the ship, did not study there. I came back in August 2021. I decided to do things differently this time around. I signed up for the eGMAT course. At the beginning you are asked to take a diagnostic test to see where you stand. I got a 620, but since i had given the same mock a year ago the score was inflated as i remembered a few questions in the verbal section.

The e-gmat platform allows you to prepare a study plan according to the number of hours you can put in daily. this is something that you must definitely follow or else amend it according to the number of hours you can put in. The platform first teaches you all the concepts and at each step of the way there are quizzes to guide you in the right direction. If you have any questions then you can write to the e gmat team and they get back to you within a day mostly. It's very important to clarify doubts on the platform in order to cement your understanding of each topic. once you complete the leaning bit, you must cement your concepts on the scholaranium platform. The questions that you come across on Scholaranium are far superior to the questions you will come across on any other platform. Once you solve questions on this platform it is highly likely that you'll find questions on the actual exam relatively easy. It is imperative that you solve the verbal and quant questions using the approaches taught in the curriculum as it is what will help you on the test day. When you are done with the cementing process, you start with test readiness. On clearing the test readiness stage you move on and give sigma mocks. the Sigma mocks are the best mocks out there. I got a 700 on my 5th sigma mock and that is the same score that i received on the day of the exam. The e gmat team is very helpful at every step of the way. They always guide you in the right direction and correct you wherever you are going wrong.

Right before the exam DJ, a mentor at e-GMAT helped me identify my weaknesses and shared a focused plan (LMA) with me. It covered all the topics that I must work on to improve weak areas. It was very helpful.
The team members are very supportive, and granted me an extension basis my exam date.
I would also like to give a big shout out to DJ and Atreya who stood by my side at times when even i didn't believe that i had the potential.

I highly recommend that students must not waste time by following an incorrect approach or by solving questions that you'll never see on the GMAT. once you sign up for the eGMAT course, be rest assured that you're on the right path and that you will achieve your target score and get into your target school.

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As I had appeared for my GMAT once already and was stuck with a score of 680, I was looking for some specific help on how to improve my score. That's when through an advertisement I came across e-GMAT. They got in touch with me within a few days and explained their course structure which was exactly what I was looking for.

Specially with their AI based course for Quants which helps you skip parts you are strong at and only focus on the weaker sections, really helped me do focus studies.

The thing that added most value to me where their cementing and custom quizzes which are a carefully curated set of questions from the huge amount of resources available which test our your ability and further guide you on how you can improve.

The granular structure of the course, detailed analysis of time and type of questions, really helped in gaining confidence that I could score at-least a 700.

While I accessed their 2 month course, anyone who is looking to start GMAT from scratch, would be definitely benefitted from using e-GMAT

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The title says it all! I used TTP for my quant prep and ended up with a Q50! I made sure to complete the quant course in its entirety, including the 3000 or so questions on it. I did a lot of official quant questions too, but the OG Guides were nowhere nearly as comprehensive or helpful as the TTP curriculum. I think TTP is an incredibly helpful resource for anyone struggling with quant on the GMAT, and I also wanted to give a shoutout to Scott for all the helpful advice and inspirational videos on the TTP platform - those were a huge help!

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Harry and I mainly worked over CR and SC over the course of four sessions. Aside from being an absolute gem of a human being, Harry is also one of the most meticulous, passionate, and dedicated teachers I've had. I think it's safe to say that if he didn't press or force me to think harder each time I was sloppy, my CR would've been a disaster. I've literally seen myself become a better and more logical thinker over the course of the month or so that we worked together.

While our focus during the tutoring sessions was mostly CR and SC, Harry made sure I wasn't slipping up on quant and RC either - working with him made me realize just how many silly mistakes I tend to make, and what I should do to avoid them (which was instrumental in scoring a Q50). Harry was also super supportive throughout the entire process and helped me retain my sanity in the final week or so leading up to the test. Suffice to say, then, I highly recommend Harry to anyone who needs help on the verbal or quant side of things.

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I was a subscriber to TTP's flexible plan for 2 months preceding my GMAT exam. I chose the flexible plan because I was confident that I could finish the course in max 3 months, and the flexible plan would have been the cheapest option.

While I had not tried many prep providers before TTP, of the ones that I did try, TTP had the best user interface (you will see this comment being repeated in many other reviews). You could go navigate to anywhere in the website in 2-3 clicks of your mouse. The simplicity certainly helped keep the focus on the content, instead of learning how to move around within the website.

The next best thing would certainly be the way the content is framed. You will not find a ton of questions inside the websites. Instead, you will find a sufficient number of questions which would help you get to a 730+ score. This is very helpful for someone who is pressed for time. The TTP course is quite comprehensive, hence, not throwing a 1000 questions into the program definitely helps you cover all topics, and gain a sufficient level of mastery over them. And don't worry about the Verbal portion being a new addition. I would never have guessed it by myself (and personally, it was more useful to me than the quant portion)

All in all, I would definitely recommend anyone to go for TTP. I was employed full time while began my prep with them, and ended up with a 750 score in my 1st attempt.

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