Mantra Gmat

6/25/2014
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CONTENTS
ABOUT e-GMAT ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2
Why Choose e-GMATs Verbal Live Prep? ................................................................................................................... 3
Comprehensiveness ........................................................................................................................................................... 3
Highest number of Successes......................................................................................................................................... 3
Worlds Best Score Improvement Guarantee .......................................................................................................... 3
Bottomline ......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
e-GMATs Success stories ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
CHRISTINA, 710 .............................................................................................................................................................. 5
ROHIT NAIR, 730 .......................................................................................................................................................... 6
SANDEEP RAMESH, 720(V41) ............................................................................................................................... 7
MEERA, 750(V44) .......................................................................................................................................................... 9
LUCIANO CARTEL 690 (V37) ............................................................................................................................... 10
RISHI NAG, 740 (V40) .............................................................................................................................................. 11
Kaashi 760 (v41) ............................................................................................................................................................... 12
Prashant 760 (v41) .......................................................................................................................................................... 13
ARUN GOENKA 760 (V41) ..................................................................................................................................... 14
Meet the Top Instructors .................................................................................................................................................... 15
More e-GMAT Free Resources .......................................................................................................................................... 17
How to attend the session .................................................................................................................................................. 18

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E-GMATS SUCCESS STORIES

CHRISTINA, 710
e-GMAT made me realize my weaknesses and I finally knew how to
approach every question on the verbal section especially SC.
GMAT Club ID Stnali57

550 to 710 (2 YEARS!!! 6 TIMES!!!
Background
I am a Chinese American and went to school my whole life in America. I always spoke Chinese at
home and from elementary to 7th grade I was put into a learning disability class. I did speak English
with my friends but I guess because I never went through the normal American schooling I did
not understand the basics of English.
Feedback on e-GMAT course
After 4 attempts, I actually wanted to get a private tutor but I don't know what stopped me and I
decided to enroll into a E-GMAT course. It was my best choice!!! I know they are known for improving
verbal for nonnatives and I am a native but there was something in me that I never really wanted
to admit. The reasons why my CAT scores varied so much is because of my verbal.
Tips for preparation:
1. Understand your weaknesses: The most important thing to understand to score well on the
GMAT is to understand your weaknesses. Do not lie to yourself and whenever you do not
understand a question, dissect the question. Dissect yourself. What do you lack to understand
this question?
2. Do not let the CATs discourage you. The important thing about CATs is for you to practice
your stamina and know your timing.
Click here to read her complete debrief.

ROHIT NAIR, 730
I must say the e-GMAT Course is MINDBLOWINGLY AWESOME for any
Indian student as it clears a lot of basics and provides you the steps
essential to solve GMAT SC questions.
Profile | GMAT Club id: rhtnr
640 to 730 in 45 days - Tips to get 700+
Background
I'm an Indian entrepreneur, applying to the Top 4 US B-schools and was targeting 700+ (I scored 730
- Q50, V39). I wrote my first GMATPrep and discovered that Verbal is going to be my 'pain in all the
wrong places'. A 640 with a V29 confirmed that I needed to take a course for Verbal. As is the common
joke, Asians are great at Quant and Indians esp. can pretty much recite the 36 tables reverse at
midnight - so Quant was really not that much of a scare
I took only the SC Course from e-GMAT. I must say the e-GMAT Course is MINDBLOWINGLY
AWESOME for any Indian student as it clears a lot of basics and provides you the steps essential to solve
GMAT SC questions. I quickly noticed a jump in my Scores.
On a deep dive analysis, I realized that I was making 70% of my CR mistakes in Weakening and
Inference questions and I focused on these 2 topics in the e-GMAT CR course and voila! My accuracy
improved dramatically.
Tips for preparation:
1. Get Your Basics Right: I think the most important part is to get your basics right - CR & SC are
very workable and can be perfected with the right coaching.
2. If you are confused whether to take the test on the decided date: I was pretty confident
I'd get a 700 by the last week but I still wasn't sure so I took the GMATPrep Tests 3 and 4
and trust me, its the best predictor of your actual score. GMATPrep 4 actually predicted the
EXACT score that I would get 2 days later in the real GMAT. So, its a good tool for you to
decide if you actually want to take the test on your decided date or push it for a little more
learning space.
Click here to read his complete debrief.
Watch his interview here

SANDEEP RAMESH, 720(V41)
For re-takers, if you really wish to see a high improvement in your
score, do try e-gmat. Improvement is guaranteed. If I can get a 41 in my
verbal after scoring 21 in my first attempt, I believe anyone of you can
do it.
Profile | GMAT Club id: srg13
A small debrief - from 580(V21) to 720(V41)
Background
Started way back in feb-2013, my preparation was mainly on verbal. I was pretty good at math so put
in less efforts for it. I studied with the local materials I had and others from internet. Took a couple
of main exams and went to GMAT for my first attempt. No surprises that I got just a 580. Verbal was
a fiasco, just managed to get 21.
SC sessions, led by Payal, were one of the best I attended. Her session on meaning changed my
approach towards SC and I started to like the subject.

Pre-thinking approach n CR is another one that really works when it becomes a second nature to you
when you solve CR questions. I tried my best to pre-think for most of the CRs and that made a
difference.
Key tips for success
1. Take many mocks: I made sure I took enough mocks, close to 10, before I appeared for my
second attempt and each of these were full length and even tried my best to simulate them to the
original test with the breaks and others. Thanks to these tests, I felt the main exam similar to my
mock. Read more
2. Maintain your cool: Even if you have mastered you concepts, what really matters is how cool you
are at the G-day. Take as many mocks as you can and help yourself stay at ease with your exam.
BHAGAWAT RAWAT, 750(V41)
People say its no magic to score well on GMAT and you need to work
hard. I say, what you at e-GMAT do is pure MAGIC!
Profile | GMAT Club id: bhagawat

630 to 750: Debrief
Feedback on e-GMAT methodology
The difference in my preparation the second attempt was the emphasis on meaning analysis instead
of learning grammar and the application of 3-step process for SC. Understanding the meaning first
brought clarity of sentence structure (and hence the faults there) and also helped eliminate options
without even worrying about grammar.
Process of Elimination with the 8 error types: I know it seems exhaustive at first to analyze all 8 types
for every question, but it is important to reject an option for valid reasons and not just because we feel
it is incorrect. I practiced PoE for all 140 questions of OG12 got an accuracy of 88% on them.
Tips for GMAT
1. Develop a solving Methodology: It is absolutely essential to develop a solving methodology
which works for you 90% of the time and to stick to it. You need to have a defined strategy
to approach every question (at least in verbal) and you need to trust that strategy to work.
2. Test your Methodology: The final few days prior to the exam, I spent my time giving mocks
and practicing from Grockit, UGEs and OG12. I scored 730/750/760 on the official GMAT
prep software.
3. Meaning analysis in SC overrides grammar
4. Eliminate choices for the correct reason and not on a hunch
5. For SC and CR, read the question slowly and understand the meaning so that you need not
read it again and again
6. Dont overlook quant, devote sufficient time to the basic concepts
7. Solve Official Guide and analyze each question irrespective of whether you got it wrong or
right.
8. Keep a track of your performance and work upon your weak areas, a simple excel or piece
of paper would do.
9. Pre-think in AWA before typing your responses and do a final check for typos and
grammatical errors.
10. Keep a track of time in IR as data intensity can sometimes entangle you.
MEERA, 750(V44)
E-GMAT courses: Excellent value for money. Very helpful for folks
like me who need help with Verbal.
GMAT Club id: jeelezaraa

750 Good habits and sound strategies can do wonders
Background:
I am an accounting professional with one of the majors. I have a reasonably demanding profession
(9 hours daily, not crazy like bankers) which does give me time to study.
A couple of weeks into my break, I attended a free session by e-GMAT. While I always knew the
importance of meaning, the session demonstrated how to employ meaning to get to the right answer.
Without the use of complex grammatical terms, we were able to solve some very challenging
questions.
I signed up for the eGMAT free trial and did a couple of concepts. I decided to attend a free session on
CR. I thoroughly enjoyed the session and decided to purchase Verbal Live Prep. It was the turning point
in my prep.
Tips for Preparation:
Critical Reasoning
1. Know the Conclusion: You should know the conclusion 110%. This means that what the
conclusion talks about and what is does not.
2. Understanding the possibilities with the conclusion.
3. Understand the scope of choices: Understand the keywords, know your relative pronouns
and understand the structure of choices. Note choices become more difficult as you score
higher on the GMAT.
Sentence Correction
1. Read slowly: read the given sentence slowly and understand its meaning by focusing on
sentence structure.
2. Know your rules well: You show know the grammar rules, be absolutely familiar with Verb-
ed and Verb-ing modifier usage and the logic behind parallel lists. There are tons of great
article by e-GMAT on these topics.

LUCIANO CARTEL 690 (V37)
My improvement is 13 points on verbal section! My initial target was 10
points :) e-GMAT platform was crucial in my verbal score improvement.
Thank you very much for your help
Profile | GMAT Club id: lucianocartela

I'm from Brazil and the verbal section was really challenging to me because of difficult vocabulary
and short timing to work on each question. It is not easy for a non-native speaker recognize the
pattern used on GMAT verbal section and E-gmat platform help you on that.
SC: The theory and examples used are very easy to understand and the way E-Gmat presents the
content is very illustrative and facilitates memorization. It's is an excellent material.
CR: It is really great material that helps you to understand what the question wants you to
recognize. After some time, when you read the passage, you start to recognize the type of question
and to remember how the question look like. You can recognize a pattern among questions and
improve speed and accuracy.

RC: It was the most difficult part to me. GMAT texts are very detailed and boring. When you start
reading a passage, it is very easy to get lost in the middle. In my point of view, there is no trick to get
questions correct besides improve comprehension. I improved my comprehension skills watching
E-gmat videos and solving many questions on Grockit website. I also spent a lot of time evaluating
wrong answers.

IR: The concept videos are very good and give you a very good idea about different type of
questions you can found on your GMAT test

RISHI NAG, 740 (V40)
e-GMAT SC is clearly a gold-mine for GMAT SC that helped me improve
from V28 to V40 in 30 days!

Profile | GMAT Club id: NR91

680 (V28) to 740(V40) in 30 days
Background:
Post my attempt at GMAT on July 1, 2013, I was disheartened as I got 680 (Q51 V28) - a score that
was extremely skewed towards quant. For some initial days, I was under in a state of shock and
dilemma to leave altogether my MBA plans or go with this score. However, by July 11, 2013 I made
up my mind to give GMAT again as I did goof-up in my earlier attempt.
To attack sentence correction I forgot all the question banks I had in my computer and just started
reading basics again from Wren and Martin, post that I took a risk of buying the e-GMAT course. And
to my surprise, it was my best investment ever.
Use e-GMAT for Sentence Correction
Primarily I did three data sources for my entire SC preparation
1. e-GMAT Course
2. OG Sentence Correction Section - Analysed each and every question and all the options,
whether correct or incorrect from gmatclub and other sources
3. OG Verbal Review 2 - Saw the Youtube videos uploaded by e-GMAT
4. Wren and Martin to clear some of my grammar concepts.
Personally, I believe these three sources were far more than sufficient for even me, who was
extremely weak in SC. In addition, I always referred back to
Use Mock Tests to build Timing Strategy
Apart from SC, I was not good in timing strategy. I started giving Kaplan Tests. By my 5th mock test,
my speed increased overall to a level, where I was able to complete Quant section within 70
minutes and the Verbal section within the stipulated time.
KAASHI 760 (V41)
For people having trouble with Verbal, especially SC, I will strongly
recommend e-GMAT
GMAT Club id: kaashi

Background:
I am an engineering grad and have a diploma in management. I currently work in investment
banking division of one of the top investment banks in India. Given my occupation profile, time is
the supreme luxury for me and I had to finish the GMAT in ~1 month from starting the
preparations.
I attended one of Free SC webinars by e-GMAT and found it quite good, I explored further and decided
to purchase their offering suite.
I read through the entire SC prep material and in conjunction with Manhattan SC book, this was the
boost I needed. After carefully completing the e-GMAT material and Manhattan SC prep book. My SC
accuracy went up to ~90% from 60-70% a week before.
Practice Concepts: Study and practice concepts from Manhattan SC and questions from OG13. I
typically would do set of 20 questions from QA, SC, CR or RC on rotation basis, allocating 30 min
irrespective of which section it is.
Maintain concept-log book: I religiously maintained a log book in which I included the key
concepts, error log, quality of questions-marking some very good questions in SC and shortcut
formulas for QA.
Use Mocks to build Stamina: I kept the weekends dedicated for test taking. I used them to build
stamina.
Quant: It may be helpful to look at some basic theories of trigonometry and solutions of triangles, they
save a lot of time and are not that complex to understand.
Focus: Instead of looking a multiple books and resources, it is much better to repeatedly do the same
book as doing so imprints much of the book in your mind
Click here to read her complete debrief.
PRASHANT 760 (V41)
I fully attribute my success to the teachers at e-GMAT (Shraddha,
Payal, Rajat and Chiranjeev). The course gave me the right tools to
apply what I had learned.
GMAT Club id: prsht

Background:
I am an engineer turned business analyst by profession seeking to become a consultant. I took the
GMAT three times and scored 550, 600 (Q49, V23) and finally 760 (Q51, V41)
Overall, I put 250+ hours of effort in my prep the second time, did MGMAT books at least twice,
attended the prep course and completed 12 mock test, yet I was not confident. My mock scores,
even in MGMAT mocks were up to 710, with Verbal improving to 37, however I was never confident
about verbal.
My last leg of improvement came from the GMAT Verbal workshop conducted by e-GMAT. This is one
killer webinar that simulates the real test. Killer because it contains really good questions and they
give you really good feedback.
I scored 65 (70 percentile) in the workshop. What was shocking for me was that I needed to
improve further on SC (55 percent) and RC (63 percent). This is something that did not show up on
any of the mocks.
1. In SC, focus on meaning first and then move to POE. For most 700+ level questions, you
probably need to spend half the time in analyzing the original choice. Avoid rushing through
this step (trust me - you will have a tendency)
2. CR is all about conclusion. As questions get more challenging, the conclusion becomes all
the more twisted. Spend time on analyzing the conclusion and then the argument structure.
Use the ABCDE approach in rejecting the answer choices.
3. Good comprehension is the key to RC. I discovered something interesting about RC.
Passages from Humanities though difficult to read are easier to answer once you get
somewhat a hang of them. You need just two things in RC - good comprehension and a
systematic approach in Main point, Inference and detail questions.

ARUN GOENKA 760 (V41)
e-GMAT makes the verbal section much more logical and
understandable. This course removed much of guesswork that I earlier
used in this section.
Profile | GMAT Club id: agoenka
Background
I started my GMAT preparation in last week of July 12, and targeted to take GMAT in first week of
October 12 with 2 months of preparation. Based on the result of diagnostic test and my experience
from previous incomplete GMAT preparation in 2008/2009, I was aware that I needed additional
help on verbal section. I have used Manhattan and Kaplan materials for verbal preparation in past
but these have not helped in improving my score beyond 36.
I learned about e-GMAT on GMAT Club and subscribed its online course. Within few weeks of
preparation with e-GMAT course, I started seeing improvement in my sentence correction accuracy
which increased steadily from 50% to 85+%. In addition, this course was also very helpful in CR and RC
sections.
I found the e-Gmat method of audio visual method with pre and post-tests after each concept much
more helpful than just reading MGMAT books. This course helped me in pushing my verbal score from
35 (mock) to 41.
Quant: If you are good / reasonably good at quant, then quickly review basic math from Manhattan
GMAT materials. To score higher beyond 47, use MGMAT Advanced Quant book to prepare.
Achieving higher accuracy is key to overall high score in verbal: I used e-GMAT online course
extensively for the verbal section. Given that 16-17 questions out of 41 questions in verbal section
are SC questions and there are limited rules that GMAT can test. I targeted for 100% accuracy in SC
to achieve higher score in this section; and e-GMAT was helpful in pushing towards that.
In addition to e-GMAT material, I used verbal prep material from gmat club verbal advantage
section to understand tougher concepts. This is compendium of related articles on tougher verbal
concepts.
MEET THE TOP INSTRUCTORS

Technology, when applied to a well-defined problem, can lead to
unbelievable results.
Rajat mastered the skill of taking standardized tests at an early age by
scoring better than 99 percentile on most exams including the CET
(the Indian equivalent of the SAT), the GATE (the Indian equivalent of
the GRE, including the technical GRE), and the GMAT.

If you take on a task, give it your 200%, or else dont take that
task on at all.
A perfectionist to the core, she gives everything her best without
cutting any corners. She was the topper (the absolute topper, not just
99 percentile) in the 12th grade State of Haryana board exam taken by
more than 1 million people.

Shraddha is a gold medalist from Indian Institute of Mass
Communication (IIMC) Indias topmost institute for journalism that
is more selective than Harvard Business School. She scored better
than 99.5 percentile in the entrance exam, and is the very definition
of the term child prodigy.
Within 4 months of joining e-GMAT, Shraddha has gained the status
of Most Thanked Expert on Beat The GMAT and GMAT Club. She has
authored more articles on GMAT Sentence Correction and GMAT
Reading Comprehension than any other expert.

With 99.98 percentile on CAT and 770 on the GMAT, Chiranjeev is one of
the best critical thinkers of our times. Always seeking to better himself
and understand the most complex things in a simple manner, Chiranjeev
loves questioning the status quo.
Chiranjeev developed a passion for teaching in his college days and his
MBA days only built it further. He strongly believes that the whole
purpose of learning and knowledge is to build common sense, which
transcends the boundaries of subject fields and knowledge domains.

Meghna has a PhD in English and has been teaching since 2001. A
consistent topper, she won the gold medal for the highest rank in both
her higher secondary and college courses. As a Masters student, she was
among twelve writers selected by the British Council for a residential
writing workshop with the Booker Prize winner Bernice Rubens.
At e-GMAT, Meghna is a subject matter expert and enjoys engaging with
students and answering their queries. She loves working at e-GMAT
because she learns something new every day and gets to hang out with
awesome people who also think that the GMAT is really fun.

Neeti comes in with a varied educational background. She is an
Economics Honors graduate who went on to study TV and Video
Production at the prestigious Bournemouth University, UK.
That she has a sectional Verbal score of 44 on the official GMAT and that
she is a certified ESL tutor who graduated in the top percentile of her
class in Cambridge Universitys CELTA program, add just the right
amount of authority to her work. As a Verbal expert, Neeti has helped
numerous GMAT takers cross the V40 barrier.


MORE E-GMAT FREE RESOURCES

Free Trial: We provide quite a liberal free trial. Almost 20% of our
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Free Webinars: For the benefit of the student community, we conduct
a free live session every weekend at 7 AM PST. These live sessions
focus on various areas starting from Sentence Correction and Critical
Reasoning to the Preparation Strategies for both first time test takers
and retakers. Keep visiting this page to stay updated about the free
sessions and register for the same.

Comprehensive Articles: e-GMAT has authored more than 30 articles
which exhaustively cover various difficult topics in GMAT Verbal. You
can access them for free from here.

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