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Manhattan Prep Powered by Kaplan prepares students to excel on the GMAT and in business school. All of our teachers have scored in the 99th percentile on the GMAT and have a median of 8 years of experience teaching the GMAT. We don't just teach you the skills and strategies essential to achieving a high score on the test. We also teach you how to study, think logically and critically, make effective decisions...in short, we give you all the tools you need so that you're well equipped to succeed on the GMAT and in grad school.

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Manhattan Prep GMAT Course Reviews

Manhattan Prep GMAT On Demand
$299
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23
Average Rating
4.6
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Manhattan Prep GMAT Private Tutoring
$510
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95
Average Rating
4.9
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Manhattan Prep Live Online
 $1799  $1799
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141
Average Rating
4.8
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Manhattan Prep GMAT Private Tutoring
$2450
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95
Average Rating
4.9
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Manhattan Prep GMAT Bootcamp
$2899
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0
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0
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Manhattan Prep GMAT Private Tutoring
$4600
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95
Average Rating
4.9
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Manhattan Prep GMAT Private Tutoring
$6750
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95
Average Rating
4.9
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Most Reviewed Manhattan Prep GMAT Instructors

Jamie Nelson
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44
Average Rating
5.0
Mark Sullivan
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34
Average Rating
4.8
Jonathan Schneider
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29
Average Rating
5.0
Keith Blume
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25
Average Rating
4.9
Avi Gutman
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24
Average Rating
4.8
David Mahler
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22
Average Rating
4.9
Jeff Vollmer
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20
Average Rating
5.0
Ceilidh Erickson
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13
Average Rating
5.0
Chris Gentry
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13
Average Rating
4.8
Josh Braslow
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12
Average Rating
5.0
Abby Berry
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11
Average Rating
4.9
Kim Cabot
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11
Average Rating
4.8
Daniel Patinkin
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11
Average Rating
4.6
Marcus Hedahl
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11
Average Rating
4.5
Gregg Lachow
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10
Average Rating
4.9
Stacey Koprince
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9
Average Rating
4.9
Joseph Martin
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9
Average Rating
4.8
Paul Fisher
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8
Average Rating
5.0
Ryan Starr
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8
Average Rating
4.8
Sage Pearce-Higgins
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8
Average Rating
4.6
Emily Sledge
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7
Average Rating
4.7
Joe Lucero
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6
Average Rating
5.0
Mike Morgan
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6
Average Rating
4.8
Liz Moliski
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6
Average Rating
4.8
Whitney Garner
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6
Average Rating
4.8
Pedro Ledesma
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6
Average Rating
4.5
Eric Caballero
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5
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5.0
David Chong
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5
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5.0
Dan Bartz
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5
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5.0
David Braslow
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5
Average Rating
4.8
Gilad Edelman
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4
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5.0
Steven Jupiter
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4
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5.0
Dmitry Farber
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4
Average Rating
5.0
Marc Fienberg
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4
Average Rating
5.0
Seb Moosapor
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3
Average Rating
5.0
Noah Teitelbaum
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3
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5.0
Faruk Bursal
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3
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5.0
Viren Tellis
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3
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5.0
Dan Lerman
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3
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5.0
Kara Thornton
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3
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5.0
Tommy Wallach
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3
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5.0
Chris Peckover
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3
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4.7
Patrick Tyrrell
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3
Average Rating
4.3
Josh Yardley
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3
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4.3
Brett Kimball
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3
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4.0
Chris Berman
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2
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5.0
Shelton Windham
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2
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5.0
Tom Rose
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2
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5.0
Ryan Wessel
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2
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5.0
Ben Ku
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2
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5.0
Chris Brusznicki
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2
Average Rating
5.0
Tim Sanders
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2
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5.0
Daniel Fogel
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2
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5.0
Dan Bernstein
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1
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5.0
Stephanie Moyerman
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1
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5.0
Leah Hoyer
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1
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5.0
Andrew Mara
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5.0
Dhivya Arumugham
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5.0
Tony Calderone
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AI Super-Summary of Customer Reviews for Manhattan Prep*

Manhattan Prep's GMAT tutoring and courses receive high praise for their personalized and strategic approaches from tutors like Jeffrey Vollmer, Jamie Nelson, Mark Sullivan, and Dave Mahler. These tutors are appreciated for their deep understanding of the GMAT, personalized strategies tailored to individual strengths and weaknesses, and their ability to boost students' confidence and performance. The courses offer comprehensive material and resources, including structured study plans and dynamic practice tools, though some users feel more emphasis on verbal reasoning could enhance balance. However, occasional criticisms of pricing and communication issues are noted. Overall, these resources have significantly improved GMAT scores, providing valuable and targeted preparation for test-takers.
*Review summaries are AI generated from 25 latest reviews in the past 2 years.

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January 13, 2014
cgoods

Joined: Jan 13, 2014

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Manhattan GMAT is an outstanding course for people that are dedicated to working hard enough to get their desired score. The course teaches the fundamentals of solving all problems, and the extra resources provided ensure that all students have access to upper level questions and an opportunity to score in the 700+ range. Prior to taking Manhattan GMAT, I was scoring in the 500-600 range. Afterward, I was consistently in the 700-760 range. They drill timing and analysis of problems, which allows students to tackle even the hardest of problems. I would recommend the course to anyone that is looking to score high enough on the GMAT to get into top 10 business schools.

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January 12, 2014
Anonymous

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Manhattan GMAT's reputation precedes itself. After hearing about it from all my college friends, I decided to sign up for a formal class with them. What I found was an extremely talented and engaging professor, and extremely well developed teaching methodology, and tons of GMAT experience. All in all, it'd pretty hard to go wrong with the 9 session Manhattan GMAT course, especially since it includes all of the books you need to succeed on the exam, as well as $300 retake course in case you need a refresher later on. What's more, the courses attract many other talented students who want to succeed, so you can organize study groups, or at least be motivated to study hard to succeed in the class as well as on the final exam itself. I highly recommend this class, and hope you find it as helpful as I did.

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January 12, 2014
CardinalSaint

Joined: Jan 12, 2014

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MGMAT is great class and I would recommend it to anyone. Before picking a class, I asked around and the general consensus was on MGMAT. I had previously tried to study on my own, but was overwhelmed by all the material that needed to be covered. MGMAT broke the material down into manageable steps and really helped me hone in on my problem areas.

The in-person class was more than I could have hoped for and I would and have recommended Abby’s class to anyone that listens. Like many perfectionist, I struggled with skipping problems, but Abby really helped me get over my ego and do what was best for my score. She was also able to teach the class in a manner that worked for people that were all at different levels and never did I feel like we were going too slowly.

Overall the course was great and helped me improve my score from a 640 on my original diagnostic to a 760 on test day.

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January 02, 2014
Anonymous

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Kudos: 5

Improvement 110 Points

Course Manhattan Prep GMAT On Demand

Location Online

After independently studying for months, I took the GMAT for the first time and scored a 650 – about 70 points lower than my goal. I approached Manhattan GMAT for tutoring, desperate since I was planning to take the GMAT again a month later, and requested to be paired up with Dmitry Farber since a friend of mine had had success with him.

Dmitry taught me as much about mental preparation for the GMAT (something I largely had ignored before) as about effective approaches to problems. I had overstressed before taking the GMAT the first time, and exhausted myself mentally by taking too many practice tests in the weeks leading up. Dmitry really nailed in for me how important it was to have a relaxed but alert mind coming into the test. Further, after analyzing some of my practice tests, he provided me new methods for tackling problems that I was spending too much time on so that I was more efficient in the test.

Several tutoring sessions later, and not TOO much extra study or practice tests, I felt much more confident and prepared to tackle the test and came out with a 760 – far beyond what I had targeted. I simply could not have done it without Dmitry’s insightful perspectives and practical help.

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December 23, 2013
Anonymous

Posts: 0

Kudos: 5

Self-reported Score:
760 Q49 V44

I took the 9-Week Live Online Manhattan GMAT course last winter with JR Tomkinson and Tommy Wallach. I really did not know much, if anything, about the GMAT prior to signing up for the course, and needless to say, they cover just about everything that you will see on the test.

I did, however, drop the ball and did not take the GMAT again until the middle of November. I used all of the class materials, notes, CATs, OG Archer (their official guide explanations, also keeps track of your timing, etc.), books, etc. -- pretty much everything they had in the Student Center.

I did not do as well on the Quant as I would have liked the first time around (November 2013), so I signed for 10 hours of online tutoring with Dmitry Farber. Dmitry was able to hone in on some thematic issues I was having on the Quant and gave me several different approaches to use with a variety of Quant problems. With his help, I was able to bump both my Quant and Verbal scores up, with my Quant going up significantly, in just the 32 or so days between tests.

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December 15, 2013
Anonymous

Posts: 0

Kudos: 5

Self-reported Score:
750 Q50 V41

Improvement N/A

Course Manhattan Prep Live Online

Location Online

The strategy guides were great and the instructors were very helpful. The online classes provided the structure I needed to keep myself on schedule. Seb and Chris made the classes fun as well as a great learning experience!

I believe the study plan played a major role in my score.

The archives of Thursdays with Ron was a great resource. Ron get you to approach the problems with the right attitude.

I also took the advanced workshops. The workshops were very useful as they pushed me beyond my comfort level.

Overall, it is the best investment you can make if you are aiming to score above 700. I got a 750 (V 41, Q 50).

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December 08, 2013
Anonymous

Posts: 0

Kudos: 0

Self-reported Score:
720 Q49 V40

Manhattan GMAT's course was really really helpful. In addition to well thought out curriculum that helps you go through all the 10+ books efficiently, they have tons of resources available online. There are labs (video guides on specific topics), interactive integrated reasoning materials and practice software.

OG Acher is another great resource, it let's you practice questions, records the time spent and generates reports so you can track your progress. It also has video explanations for many of the official guide questions.

Now, on the instructor, Dave is really amazing, you can tell he knows how the test works. He is able to keep the 3 hours interesting, stress important points and explain concepts efficiently!

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December 07, 2013
Anonymous

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Self-reported Score:
700 Q48 V38

Improvement 30 Points

Course Manhattan Prep Live Online

Instructor Abby Berry

Location Online

I was told by friends and family that manhattan gmat can help people break the 700 barrier. and they can.
The books especially for verbal, are very comprehensive and have detailed explanations.

After reading the Sentence Correction books, you start to recognize patterns in sentences. This way you can eliminate 2-3 answer choices in a matter of seconds.

The books also help to keep you from getting confused when answering Critical reasoning questions. Critical reasoning can be dangerous if u change ur line of thinking based on answer choices. Manhattan Gmat teaches you how to keep on track.
The teachers are all very proficient in what they do, and i assume they must have a very good success rate.

I'm very pleased with how ive performed in my GMAT.
So i can definitely vouch for Manhattan Gmat.

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December 06, 2013
eric1

Joined: Dec 06, 2013

Posts: 7

Kudos: 8

Self-reported Score:
720 Q44 V45

I took the full course and followed it to a tee (I even paid GMAC $50 to postpone my test so that I'd take the test a month after the course as MGMAT recommends). Well, it paid off. While my score is definitely skewed towards verbal, I'm very happy with it.

MGMAT offers tons of resources and my instructor (Joe Lucero) was awesome. Really friendly, engaging, and willing to communicate outside of class. My instructor and the MGMAT resources taught how to tackle problems from several different angles.

The class is pricey. So iif you don't apply yourself in class, do the homework, and study intensely, it's definitely not worth it. On the other hand, if you are serious about getting a high score, MGMAT will give you the tools to do so.

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November 12, 2013
Anonymous

Posts: 2

Kudos: 16

Improvement 190 Points

Course Manhattan Prep MGMAT Self-Study Toolkit

Location Online

Thanks to Manhattan GMAT and Ron Purewal's "Thursdays with Ron" lectures, I was able to boost my score from a 580 to a 770. 9 books that Manhattan GMAT has to offer fill you in on the basics you need to ace the GMAT. If you need to refine your study plan even further, you can get the Manhattan Advanced GMAT Quant book and easily get accustomed to the patterns prevalent in Quant section of the GMAT.

If you have to choose one course, choose Manhattan. The books are amazing, and the instructors are more than happy to help you if you have any problems during your journey to the perfect score.

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