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GMAT Online Intensive is for aspirants aiming to go from mid 500s to 740+ in a limited time. GO Intensive personalizes your learning experience to optimize the content you need to master and not study what you already know. GO Intensive also ensures that you achieve the required proficiency required to ace each sub-section, enabling you to score 740+ in the most optimal manner.

 

Here is what you will get with e-GMAT Online Intensive:

  • Strategy Onboarding
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  • Top Instructor curated 200+ hours of video lessons
  • 2500+ Application and Exercise Questions
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  • 24*7 Customer Support
  • Forum Support
  • Hyper-Personalized Improvement Plans

 

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January 10, 2023
DeepakMBA22

Joined: Jul 21, 2021

Posts: 144

Kudos: 38

Verified score:
740 Q50 V40 (Online)

Phenomenal LMP program

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Course e-GMAT Online Intensive

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Last Mile Push Review and Support:
My mentor Abha Mohan was fantastic, she guided me with the steps needed to ace the test. The guidance was very structured. She would also track my progress and provide any course corrections if required. I genuinely appreciate her detailed feedback on my account and ESR for my retake. I was really amazed by this personal touch. Kudos to her for that.

The support team of e-GMAT is very prompt and collaborative. When my mentor was unavailable, they made sure that some other expert replied promptly. During my first attempt, they were very kind to extend my course for a few days free of cost. During the second attempt, a 1-month extension was provided at a subsidized rate.

Verbal Course:
The course is comprehensive and has all that we need to ace the test. e-GMAT has the best verbal experts. Harsha for CR, Shradha, and Stacey for SC, Payal, and Kanupriya all-round. Their Pre thinking and meaning-based approach do work but require some time to make it intuitive.
My tip is always to feel free to send an email to the support with your queries and use the in-built forum.

Quant Course:
Surprisingly, the quant course of e-GMAT is even better than the verbal course. With the introduction of 'PACE' and diagnostic quizzes, one can customize the course and complete it faster. Swetha is the best Quant instructor in my opinion.

Scholoranium and Sigma X mocks:
The questions are modeled very closely on the official GMAT Prep questions and are of high quality.
The mocks are the best and close to the real thing. The analytics are great. Please don't forget to use the 'Skill data' part of the course to understand and ace your weaknesses.

Areas of improvement:
My suggestion to the e-GMAT team is to include the error log feature inbuilt into the course, instead of filling all the already available data again in the excel sheet. I felt this part to be tedious.
Also, include a feature to track progress or time spent, etc. Please provide video explanations and written explanations of all the solutions.
In addition, the RC course can be further improved. Please come out with something like 'PACE' for the verbal course as well.

Overall the course is value for your money.

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March 22, 2023
egmat

Dear DeepakMBA22,  

Congratulations on your wonderful score!!

This is Abha from e-GMAT. Scoring a 740 is no mean feat and I am so glad that I could be a part of your journey.

Let us look at the key takeaways from your journey:

You completed the course in the right spirit and cemented each of the sub-sections mastering your concepts and attaining the 85%ile ability. Here is an image that reflects how you mastered the pre-thinking approach in CR, which in turn helped you to reduce the timing and to attain 92% accuracy in hard questions.

Image Link - https://success.e-gmat.com/CR-Skill-data-plot

I love the fact that you enjoyed PACE and that it helped you save time on the Quant side of preparations. For example, In WP alone, as we can see from the image below - you were able to save almost 10 hours.

Image Link - https://success.e-gmat.com/PACE-enabled-to-save-time

We truly appreciate your feedback regarding our course. While we continuously strive to improve our product by working on new avenues, your suggestion happens to be already in the pipeline :)

It was a pleasure working with you in the Last Mile Push program and I wish you all the best for the next steps!

Regards,  
Abha

March 25, 2023
khandelwalsidd

Joined: Oct 03, 2022

Posts: 1

Kudos: 0

Verified score:
710 Q48 V39

E-gmat Review

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Course e-GMAT Online Intensive

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Strengths:

1. Keeps the naturalness required to tackle GMAT intact
2. Sufficient depth and sectional focus for good score

Would make the product better:

Not much

I used the E-Gmat portal for just a month and ten days. Firstly, I am very confident that if I would have used for another month, I would easily have cracked above 760.
Verbal:
Sentence Correction: I only attended a webinar by Ms. Payal Tandon and if not more atleast sixty pc of job related to SC was done. She taught how to just go with the meaning. This put the intensive grammar at the back foot and allowed me to focus on real issue. I did do the portal's grammar lessons but meaning based approach was most important. Frankly, I didn't have any time to give a mock test. In the exam, I just attempted with the meaning.

CR: They give sufficient practice with the help of lessons.

RC: E-Gmat's lessons revolved around basic reading skills and this is what is required for RC. The lesson taught me how to pause and summarize at the right time. I was already an avid reader and I just needed this training to attempt objective content of GMAT.

Quant: Sufficient practise is required for quant even though one is an engineer. Here also I did not have enough time to attempt all the lessons. But managed to get 88percentile

Overall, the portal has excellent other techniques to improve score and that would have easily helped to cross 760.

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March 30, 2023
egmat

Hi khandelwalsidd, 

Congratulations on your 710!

Thank you for taking out the time and sharing your feedback and we are glad we could be part of your journey.

I am pleased to know that you found the meaning-based approach in Sentence Correction helpful and were able to see an improvement in your accuracy. Here is an image where your stronghold on the process translated into exceptional accuracy across SC blocks.

Image Link - https://success.e-gmat.com/Exceptional-SC-accuracy-across-blocks

Although you were naturally strong in RC, it's great to hear that you still found the reading skills such as pause points and summarization helpful in improving your skills. It's impressive to see the effort you put into the course, as shown in the image.

Image Link - https://success.e-gmat.com/RC-strategies-helped-improve-accuracy

You have rightly pointed out the importance of sufficient practice, even for individuals with an engineering background, when it comes to the quantitative section. Despite not having enough time to attempt all the lessons, you were able to achieve a Q48.

You made the most of your limited time by staying focused and as a result, you excelled in the test.

I, on behalf of the entire e-GMAT team, wish you all the best for the next steps.

Regards
Abha Mohan

March 16, 2023
greenhouse7

Joined: Apr 06, 2022

Posts: 3

Kudos: 1

Verified score:
700 Q50 V34 (Online)

Verbal Module and SigmaX Mocks

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Course e-GMAT Online Intensive

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Strengths:

Verbal Module and SigmaX Mocks

Would make the product better:

The quant module is too easy or not reflective of the true GMAT difficulty. This could be significantly revamped and improved.

Verbal Module and SigmaX Mocks are AMAZING! I really benefited from these two product features. I have improved my verbal score from V24 to V34 with eGMAT's thoughtful course content and exam strategy.

SigmaX mocks are very informative to simulate the CAT environment, more effective for exam sprint time prep.

The quant module is too easy or not reflective of the true GMAT difficulty. This could be significantly revamped and improved.

Overall, I really recommend this product! The regular pricing is a bit too expensive IMO. I got my package on sale during the summer, better value for money. I would recommend to get the package when it has promotion unless you don't care about the cost of the course.

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March 22, 2023
egmat

Dear greenhouse7,

Congratulations on your score of 700 with a V34 and a remarkable Q50! An 80-point improvement overall with a 10-point improvement in Verbal from V24 to V34 is a phenomenal feat to achieve.

You were always willing to understand where you were going wrong and where you could improve in Verbal. The image below shows how you used the Scholaranium analytics to understand that Pronouns were your weaker area in SC and then how you improved your accuracy in it from 47% to 89% by practicing the meaning-based approach on a regular basis –

Image Link - https://success.e-gmat.com/greenhouse7-SC-Improvement-Through-Analytics

You did not stop yourself right there. You gave this effort in all the subsections in Verbal. Through your consistent efforts in Verbal, you got that 10-point improvement in Verbal from V24 to V34.

We appreciate your feedback on the Quant modules. We strive to put forward the best experience for you and we take every feedback as an opportunity to improve further.

You have greater heights to achieve, and I am sure that you will face every challenge thrown at you with the utmost determination.

I wish you all the very best for your next steps!

Regards,
Akash

March 13, 2023
devtashrey

Joined: Feb 11, 2021

Posts: 5

Kudos: 1

Verified score:
640 Q48 V30

Good material

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Course e-GMAT Online Intensive

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Strengths:

Nice concept building. Detailed course

Would make the product better:

Mentor guidance was an issue for me. My mentor was not assigned to me in the starting. Only when i sent them mails during my last leg of preparation i was given a mentor. She too only gave tasks and never had a call with me

With many online courses available it is very important to get enrolled in one which is inline with your thought process.
One of the best feature about Egmat is the video solutions for almost all the questions. They have a detailed course available with them. One can easily build a solid foundation with their course.
What lacked for me was the exam readiness preparation from their side. On comparing the ESR from my attempt to my Egmat dashboard, things did not match. I knew of my strengths and my weaknesses which was not the same on their dashboard but quite inline with my ESR.
This is why i would urge each student to take up the free trail given by different courses and see if they are actually inline with your thinking process.

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March 17, 2023
egmat

Dear devtashrey,

Thank you for sharing your valuable feedback on our course. We are glad to hear that you found the video solutions and the course to be beneficial for building solid foundations.

We understand that our course may not meet the needs of every individual, and we appreciate your specific suggestions for improvement, especially to test out the trial versions of a course before coming to a final decision.

We are sorry to hear about your experience with the mentor guidance. We strive to put forward the best experience for you and we take every feedback as an opportunity to improve further.

We respect your opinion about the comparison of an ESR with the Scholaranium dashboard. However, the Scholaranium dashboard represents a comprehensive representation of your progress over more than 1000 questions in Verbal or Quant, not just the data from a single day,

Please reach out to us if you have any further suggestions or comments.

We wish you all the best for your next steps in the future!

Regards,
Akash

March 03, 2023
soniprady

Joined: Feb 06, 2022

Posts: 1

Kudos: 0

Verified score:
720 Q49 V41

EGMAT

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Strengths:

Content

Would make the product better:

Interface, pace of the lessons and teaching methodology

The course was not very well designed or comprehensive. The UI also did not feel intuitive and some concepts did not feel relevant either. A lot of time was also dedicated to basic stuff repeatedly like how to create error logs and study which felt counterproductive and annoying after a point. For quant as well, the practice and the depth of questions were slightly off the mark and the content was repetitive and tiring. On the plus side, the course did cover all the major topics but needs improvement, customizations and a better UI to ensure that the content is engaging. The AI tool which gives suggestions needs some tweaking too.

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March 17, 2023
egmat

Dear ssoniprady, 

Congratulations on the impressive 720😊 This is Rashmi Vaidya, one of the senior mentors at e-GMAT.

I am glad that you liked our content😊 The ‘basic stuff’ in the course is important as we strive to create a comprehensive course that caters to all types of students – from the ones who are just getting started to the ones who are in the last leg of their journey. The content might be the same, but the path is customized based on the stage of the student.

I would like to thank you for taking the time to provide us with your valuable feedback. We are always striving to improve and evolve to meet the diverse needs of our students, and your suggestions will aid us in achieving this goal. Once again, thank you for your input.

I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

Best regards,
Rashmi Vaidya

March 02, 2023
sampathgelam

Joined: Jul 02, 2021

Posts: 95

Kudos: 61

Self-reported Score:
600 Q49 V23

E-Gmat Not upto the Mark

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Course e-GMAT Online Intensive

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Strengths:

THe strength of the product is the strong Verbal Base and good quality material

Would make the product better:

The support team doesnt provide enough feedback to improve and the course doesnt fit in for beginners

Overall feedback is the Course is not worth of the investment and the support only provide the robotic type of feedback as per book. I was literally studying for 6-7 hours a day for around 4-5 months in a very disciplined manner and I really thought I was improving but when I gave a mock I was at a 610-620 . I was given feedback to revise multiple times which i did but Alas the improvement was not not that great, the only one tutor Harsha whom i found worth giving feedback rest all the not worth the penny on the course we have spent.
The course is not helpful for the begginers but it can be helpful for the 2nd time test takers and for those who has completed the course.

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March 07, 2023
egmat

Dear sampathgelam, 

Thank you for your feedback. This is Rashmi Vaidya, one of the senior mentors here at e-GMAT. I am really happy that you liked our material. I am also sorry that it did not help you improve your target score.

We understand that each student has a unique requirement, and no course is one size fits it all. I am sorry that you found our support wanting – we strive to make our students’ preparation smoother by offering customized and comprehensive support. On looking back into your account, we can see that between July’21 to January’22 we have satisfactorily resolved 44 of your queries. Each of our teams has been involved in responding to these queries – from Subject Matter experts and mentors to support staff. We noticed that in none of your correspondence have you pointed out that you are dissatisfied with our support or that you found it lacking, so I am assuming that the responses resolved your concerns at that time.

However, I understand that the suggestions did not help you improve your score, and I am sorry for that.

Regarding your feedback about the course not being for first-time test takers, I would like to say that a lot of our students are first-time test takers. They have made the most of the course – improving by massive points to reach their target scores. Here are a couple of examples of students who have improved by 150+ points to reach their target in the first attempt itself:

Devansh improved by 240-points to reach 720 in his first attempt: https://gmatclub.com/reviews/comments/e-gmat-online-360-345361979

Rohit improved by a massive 150-points to score a 740 in his first attempt. You can watch his interview here - GMAT 740 (Q50, V40) | 150-point score improvement | 90%ile in GMAT Verbal

We would like to thank you once more for your feedback. As a company, we truly value all the feedback that we get as it allows us to grow and help more and more students achieve their dream scores. While we understand that previously you were not able to improve, we would be more than happy to assist you if you are still looking for help in getting to your target.

We wish you all the best in your future endeavours.

Best regards,
Rashmi Vaidya

February 02, 2023
McDuck99

Joined: Mar 04, 2019

Posts: 6

Kudos: 0

Verified score:
700 Q50 V35

One of the best course available in the market

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Course e-GMAT Online Intensive

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Strengths:

Well-structured and on-prompt mentorship are two key aspects of the course that can help you ace the test

Started off my journey with e-GMAT with a score plateau of 650 in 3 attempts, I was skeptical of buying another course. But to my surprise, the course exceeded my expectations in terms of not only the structure and content of the course but also the mocks that were quite comparable to the actual GMAT and the on-prompt mentorship provided which helped me in analyzing further the data points to pinpoint the gaps in my preparation.

The course is well-designed, well-structured, and quite intuitive. It makes online learning easier. With the Practice Quiz and Application Quiz between the modules, I was able to retrieve many of the concepts taught and solidify them during the Cementing Quizzes. This helped me to build the foundation of one section before moving to the next one.

The analysis provided is good enough to understand your gaps and corrective measures to be decided. This is where error logs would help.

The Sigma-X mocks were quite analogous to the actual GMAT. Since I scored twice the same score in the actual GMAT that I got in the e-GMAT Sigma-X mock taken previously.

Lastly, when my course was over, I was blank on what to do next. At that point my mentors (special mention to Abha and Richa) weighed in on the exact gaps in my preparation and how can I improve upon them. They provided regular plans to up my game and help me the target they anticipated.

Overall, my journey was a short but promising one.

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January 29, 2023
egmat

Hi arehman94,

Congratulations on your wonderful score!

This is Abha from e-GMAT.

Overcoming a score plateau is never an easy task but the sheer diligence and grit that you have shown to get to this point is truly inspirational.

Considering the limited time you had in hand, you put in the right efforts to build a strong foundation by learning the concepts and applications and then mastering each of the sub-sections by cementing them. Look at the image below to see how your strong conceptual understating in Verbal, translated into exceptional accuracy in hard-level questions.

Image Link - https://success.e-gmat.com/arehman94-Verbal-stats-prediction

You completed each step on the way with utmost sincerity and attention to detail to such an extent that the process became send nature to you Here is an image where you can be seen improving to 70% accuracy (85th percentile) in GEO hard questions.

Image Link - https://success.e-gmat.com/arehman94-GEO-accuracy-improved-to-85th-percentile

I am happy to see that you mentioned the importance of maintaining an Error Log and were able to utilize it in identifying and working on your weak areas and conceptual gaps.  

At last, I just want to say, it was a pleasure working with you and I am so proud of the work you have put into this journey.    

All the best for the next steps!

Regards,   
Abha Mohan 

January 25, 2023
NarlankaVijay

Joined: Jan 07, 2019

Posts: 276

Kudos: 78

Verified score:
700 Q48 V38

Scored 740 - Best GMAT course

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Course e-GMAT Online Intensive

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Strengths:

Personalized feedback

Here's my GMAT journey :
I decided to go with GMAT exam in 2019. Since I already prepared for CAT in India, I thought I won't need any new coaching. So I bought the official guide and advanced guide. watched few youtube videos on Sentence correction rules. I was fairly confident after solving the official guides so went with official mocks. As far as I remember, below are the scores.
Official mock 1 - 730
Official mock 2 - 700
Official mock 3 - 710
Official mock 4 - 720
These scores were right in my target range and these were official mocks, that too 4 of them. What confirmation else do I need? "This is most accurate prediction of what my actual score on GMAT might be" I thought. Boy was I so wrong.
I gave my first official GMAT attempt in December 2019.
After the exam, the score popped up - a 650. This was devastating. This is not even close to my official mocks.
I was dissapointed. But I had only close to 2 years of experience and I knew that average work experience in US MBA colleges is around 5 years. So I knew I have time.

I kept preparing from other sources that I could find for next 1.5 years. But this was not a serious preparation, not even close. Fast forward to October 2021. I decided to ramp up my GMAT preparation as I have almost 4 years of work ex in next 4 months. I watched few youtube free sessions and e-GMAT caught my attention.
Why?? Because they had a super power. They read my mind. After the great GMAT debacle of 2019, I went into retrospection mode. And in my retrospection, all strategies and concepts that I realized were cause for my low score, were specifically mentioned by e-GMAT also to be major causes for lower scores of candidates in the GMAT. They also kept giving importance to 'No shortcuts to success in GMAT' mantra.
So I signed up and looked at the free modules and realised that this might be the course that I needed. I purchased the course in January 2022.
I blindly followed their module because, as I mentioned earlier, they were reading my mind. For every time some skepticism popped up in my mind be it about my ability or whenever I felt like I don't have it in me to succeed in GMAT, they already had a video debrief on youtube with candidates who went exactly through what I was going but still got a great GMAT score. This boosted my confidence that it is not just me - everybody feels the same - If they could do it - I can too. So I kept going with the modules, cemeneting quizzes, test readiness quizzes and finally the mocks.
The mocks are the most important of all as they even showed how the scored progressed with every question/block that I attempted. This helped me with coming with my own startegy that suits my personal style. 1 week before the GMAT official exam, Payal Tandon reached out to me saying that they observed inactivity on my account and asked me if there were any change of plans. I told that I have my GMAT exam in next 5 days. They immediately assigned me a mentor under Last Mile Program. Unfortunately I had only 3 more days to do what the suggested based on my weak areas. Yet they made a plan and scheduled video call sessions to help in with the last leg.
D-Day, I gave my exam on June 30th 2022 (offline centre exam) and it was 700.

Then I joined the ELP program to get feedback from mentors and followed their advice.
I gave my 3rd attempt after 2 months from my second attempt and the score 740 flashed on my screen.

Thanks to e-GMAT for their well-structured course and for not selling 'tricks to ace GMAT' just to onboard as many students as they can.
Special thanks to Rida Shafeek for taking time and mentoring me in the last days of my exam.

For anyone trying to decide which online course to go for, I will 100% recommend e-GMAT.

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January 24, 2023
abhisheksharma19

Joined: Dec 17, 2021

Posts: 0

Kudos: 0

Verified score:
720 Q48 V40

eGMAT led my 660 to 720 journey

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Course e-GMAT Online Intensive

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Strengths:

Well-structured and easy to comprehend course
Exhaustive question pool
Realistic Mock Exams
Extremely professional and sensitive team

Would make the product better:

Quant 700+ questions are I believe more difficult and require more calculations than official questions

Reaching 720 has been a roller coaster ride, and throughout this ride my constant partner has been e-GMAT Online Course. The more I say about the well-structured course, interactive interface, easy to comprehend material, humongous question pool, and realistic Mock Exams, the lesser it is. And most importantly, a very special thanks to the extremely talented, prompt, and professional team at eGMAT, especially Ms. Rashmi. The kind of handholding she did in the last phase of my preparation, especially focussing on my weak spots, providing step by step approach, following up on my progress, I can’t thank her enough for her role in my success story.

I appeared for the GMAT exam for the first time in 2018. Since I am an engineer and loved maths and had this feeling that I am good at English, I reached the exam hall with 2-3 months of self-study with official GMAT materials and came out with a disappointing 660(Q49 V30). Disappointed with this score and then overwhelmed with family and professional responsibilities I dropped the idea of GMAT.

In Dec 2021, I realized that in order to break the monotonous job cycle, I need an MBA and hence a good GMAT score. And this time i would not be approaching the exam ill prepared. I analyzed my weaknesses and simultaneously researched for the best online course to prepare with. And my thorough analysis led me to ‘eGMAT Online Course’. I started the preparation, but it wasn't a smooth ride till around July 2022, because of my demanding work schedule. Only in July I started following the structured approach as per eGMAT course structure. I started with SC, followed by CR, and then RC. Quants, I approached last. And for each of these sections, I followed the eGMAT’s principles as it is:

SC:
eGMAT course adds a whole new dimension to approaching SC sentences. The Meaning based approach that you learn is the only solution to 700 range questions. There is no way around this for anybody 🙂

CR:
Pre-Thinking approach not only saves a lot of time, but also, it's very organic and lays out a methodical framework which an engineer like me needs to solve problems.

RC:
Reading for GMAT is unlike any other reading approach. The art of visualization that I learnt after going through the course saved time and improved my accuracy, especially on 700+ questions.

I completed the course going through concepts, application files, solving cementing quizzes and scoring 740+ on mocks. I appeared for an exam in Aug 2022, and my score bombed at 680. I was devastated. I had zero doubts about my preparation, but probably the pressure of the actual GMAT exam, or probably the difference in aspect ratio of my small sized laptop vs the big screen in exam center, or probably the discomfort of big sized noise cancellation headphones became some of the reasons for the tanking of my score.
I immediately approached the eGMAT team and they offered me the LMP program. I was skeptical about that, so I declined, but Ms Rasmi from the eGMAT team was kind enough to motivate me for a reattempt.

I booked a slot in Sept 2022, and from that point of time to the exam date, the kind of support I received from Ms Rashmi has been invaluable. I was very thorough with eGMAT material, and the eGMAT strategies for each of the sections. Ms Rashmi identified my weaknesses by analyzing my past tests scores, approach to questions etc. That’s where I would like to mention the GUI and kind of data analytics the eGMAT software platform does is amazing. eGMAT team even extended my subscription by 11 days short of exam without a single penny on my request, else I would have to pay entire subscription amount. And, her step-by-step guidance led me to break the 680 ceiling and I scored 720. It was indeed a very happy and satisfying day for me. Thanks to the entire eGMAT team.

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January 27, 2023
egmat

Dear abhisheksharma19,

Congratulations on the 720! This is your mentor, Rashmi here. It has been a pleasure working with you during your preparation.

Despite a rocky start, I really like how you approached the preparation in a structured way once you set out to get it right.

Having identified the verbal section as your weak area, you set about building your foundation by learning concepts and applications and then mastering each section by working on GMAT-like questions, you built your ability ground up. See how this methodical approach helped you improve to a 90th % + ability across all the sub-sections in verbal:

https://success.e-gmat.com/scholaranium-predicts-90-percentile-ability

Sometimes things do not go as planned and that is exactly what happened in your second attempt. Despite putting in all the efforts, the score on the GMAT was far from satisfactory.

I am glad that you did not let this attempt deter you and decided to reattempt. Then it was a matter of identifying and working on the weak areas, guided by the data tools available on the platform. See how this data-driven approach helped you go from a 65% accuracy to a 95% accuracy for hard questions in SC:

https://success.e-gmat.com/90-percent-accuracy-for-SC-hard-questions

I am really glad that the efforts paid off and you were able to get to a 720 with a V40 - a 10-point improvement from your first attempt.

I appreciate your feedback on the hard quant questions. But as they say, if you sweat in practice, you do not bleed in the battle. You need to have an exposure to questions from all difficulty levels so that you are not surprised or thrown aback on the day of the test.

I know it hasn’t been a smooth journey and as you have rightly said, a roller coaster ride to success. I am sure this never-say-die attitude will help you in all the facets of your life in the future and help you ace the next stage of your journey.

All the best and best Regards,
Rashmi Vaidya

January 18, 2023
AkashYewale

Joined: May 15, 2021

Posts: 0

Kudos: 0

Verified score:
740 Q50 V40 (Online)

Highly recommended especially for non-native English speakers

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When I started my Gmat preparation, I thought I don’t need any coaching as I have previously aced many exams by doing self-study. I prepared using OG questions and free sources available online. I finished my prep and started giving mock exams just to realize that my score was fluctuating between 660 and 700 and even my highest score was nowhere near to my desired score. I had no idea how to improve my score further and that’s when I decided that I need some professional help.
I started reading the reviews of various courses available and after thorough research I decided to go for e-gmat. I Knew that being non-native English speaker, I don’t have ear for the right answer. But being engineer, I was logically strong and that’s what e-gmat’s approach is based on. Instead of mugging the rules and then relying on ear, they have structured, step-by-step and logical approach to solve the questions. Their meaning-based approach magically improved my SC score. Now, instead of my Achilles' heel, it became my strong point where I could save time to utilize on tougher CR questions. I was already good at CR, but their pre-thinking approach helped me fasten the process of question solving. For RC, I tried various approaches from fast reading to slow reading. But either my accuracy was suffering, or I was taking too long to solve the questions. E-Gmat’s reading strategy helped me find the sweet spot of solving question with good accuracy and in optimal time. after solidifying my concepts, I moved towards solving more and more questions. E-Gmat’s Scholaranium was pretty useful in this regard. Each question was followed by detailed answers and many had detailed video solutions. Even after going through the solution, I sometimes had few more doubts. I did post those doubts and e-gmat’s team was quick enough to reply them. Their Sigma-X mock tests were also helpful in assessing the ability.
Towards the end, I opted for their last mile program, in which a dedicated expert overviewed my progress, strategy, and weaknesses and suggested personalized improvement plans. The expert even overviewd my progress till the actual gmat exam. This further helped me to improve my confidence and score. All these efforts helped me achieve a score of 740 (Q50 V40).
Even during my preparation, many of my friends asked me for prep tips and I told them just to blindly follow the e-gmat course. I would give same advice to everyone. I hope this review would help more of my fellow aspirants.

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January 24, 2023
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Dear AkashYewale,

Congratulations on the 740! With this, you are among the top 3% of the GMAT test-takers. What an achievement! It has been a pleasure working with you in this journey toward excellence.

As you have rightly said, SC is not just about rules and grammar. It is the logical application of certain fundamental processes that will help you consistently answer all types of SC questions with good accuracy. See how internalizing this logical ‘Meaning-based approach’ helped transform your ‘Achilles Heel’ to your armour by helping improve to a 75% + accuracy across all topics in SC:

https://success.e-gmat.com/AkashYewales-excellent-SC-ability

Recognizing that there were timing issues in CR that needed to be addressed, you started from the foundation up and mastered the pre-thinking approach by working on GMAT-like questions on scholaranium . See how this structured attitude helped you improve to 90th%ile ability in CR while helping reduce overall time for hard questions to 1 min 48 sec.

https://success.e-gmat.com/AkashYewales-CR-accuracy-vs-timing

I appreciate how you recognized that the biggest challenge in RC is to “find the sweet spot of solving questions in optimal time with good accuracy.” Having done this, by working on your reading strategies, you were able to find this balance and excel in RC.

Rome was not built in a day – similarly, excellence is not achieved through a single quiz. It is an iterative process where you need to review each question to find those incremental improvement areas. I am glad that through reviewing the solutions – both in quizzes and mocks – you were able to strategically work towards solidifying your ability.

You are a prime example of how you do not need to be a native speaker to ace the GMAT verbal.

I am so happy that all the effort paid off! I, on the behalf of the entire e-GMAT family, wish you all the best in this new journey that you have embarked upon.

Best Regards,
Rashmi Vaidya