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I worked with Alex in the GMAT/GRE Quant small group session and learned a lot. He sent out a survey ahead of time and chose questions and strategies that aligned with my weak points. As we worked through the problems, I benefited from hearing how others explained their approach to a problem, Alex cleared up misconceptions, and I saw how the various strategies best work for different question types and topics. I'd highly recommend working with Alex!

Alex is bar none and goes above and beyond with the people he works with. In addition to being sharp, personable, and agile, Alex teaches strategies that yield quick improvement. I highly recommend also working with Alex to learn new methods and improve your score.

I worked with Alex for an hour, and I was blown away at how much I learned in such a short period of time. He has great tactical advice for tackling math problems. All of his advice is very intuitive and easy to implement, yet incredibly valuable. I feel much more confident on the math section after our session. Alex not only understands the GMAT problems perfectly, but he also has superb abilities at explaining tricky concepts. If you have the budget to get help from him, I highly recommend. He has got to be one of the top 10 tutors in the world when it comes to the GMAT/GRE.

Working with Marie I was able to improve my quant score from a 157 to a 164 in just a few lessons. Recommend her for anyone trying to get their score to the next level.

After studying for the GMAT for more than 2 years (on and off), I was defeated because of my inability to conquer this exam. I started questioning myself and having extremely low self-esteem. I desperately searched the web to find someone who was in my shoes before. Luckily I found Dalal's post about her journey and I felt inspired by her. I reached out to her and she happily set up a call with me. And let me tell you, she is an amazing coach! She is thoughtful and provides you with a game plan for your goals. We all know the GMAT journey is not a smooth one, but having Dalal as your biggest cheerleader made it so much better! In our sessions, she adapted her explanations to concepts and questions to match my learning style and taught me all of the tips and tricks that helped her. Highly recommend Dalal if you are looking for an empathetic GMAT/MBA coach.

Marie is a great tutor. She is very bright and cares about her students. She made each tutoring session fun, engaging and rewarding. She challenged me when I did not know the answer and made sure I understood the reasoning behind my responses. I could not have gotten into The University of Chicago Booth without her!

Erfun and I worked together throughout 4 intense sessions within a span of 2 weeks, primarily focused on the verbal section of the GRE. My diagnostic was 159 verbal and 170 quant--my target score was 163+ on the verbal and 168+ on the quant. I took the GRE for the first time a couple days after my last session with Erfun and scored a 164 verbal, 169 quant! I highly recommend anyone looking for structure in their studying tactics, a quantum jump in his or her abilities after only a few sessions, and insider knowledge on the GRE, to partner with Erfun, as long as you're willing to put in the hard work! Erfun was essential to accelerating my progress on the GRE. Here's how Erfun helped me and how he can help you too: 1. Incredible Resources. There are a ton of resources on standardized tests--sometimes, the access to and the knowledge of the best resources can make a big difference in your learning and progress. Erfun will save you hours of time and trial and error researching your best options--he has an incredible proprietary database of all the best resources. Many of the materials he's put together himself so you can't get them elsewhere. 2. Structured Learning Approach. One trick to improving quickly on standardized tests is a developing learning plan catered to one's own unique needs. Erfun's tutored so many students that he's able to diagnose my painpoints more quickly and accurately than I could myself. After each lesson, he'd assign me homework in which I could practice the tools I would learn from each lesson, yielding immense improvements in my accuracy. 3. Reasoning-based Methodology . Erfun focuses on REASONING, not gimmicks or knowing every word in the English language. He imparted me wisdom that made me think about the test from the test-maker's perspective. It became a matter of logically finding my way to the answers (especially on verbal) in a structured way--previously, I had been intuitively finding my way to the answers, a method that wasn't reliable.

Josh Braslow is hands down the best teacher I have ever had. He tutored me in both quant and verbal, and with his help, I was able to raise my score by 100 points to 760! Josh goes above and beyond the role of a GMAT tutor by truly connecting with his students and catering to each individual's needs. This is critical for success on a test like the GMAT because students must learn both the subject matter and strategies for how to take the test itself. Like a coach, he supported me in all aspects of the test. He understands the stress imposed by the test and consoled me multiples times when the pressure of the test felt overwhelming. Josh really knows the GMAT content inside and out. In fact, he personally wrote many of the Manhattan Prep chapters himself. What made Josh really stand out was his ability to teach the content in a way that I could easily understand. He was always willing and able to change his approach if a concept didn't stick the first time. As a non-native English speaker, this was critical for me in mastering the verbal section.

Having taken the GMAT twice and not achievied my desired score, I got in touch with Josh following a recommendation from a friend. I was finding it difficult to know where to focus my studies in order to improve my score. After an initial conversation with Josh, he gave me a game plan and assigned me varied exercises. During the course of the next few weeks Josh increased my confidence levels and taught me how to control my test anxiety. He also showed me many shortcuts that helped me solve problems faster and achieve a great score (an increase of 60 points). I would highly recommend Josh to anyone looking to master the GMAT.

After taking the GMAT once and not scoring well, I signed up for tutoring sessions with Marie. Her strategies and tricks for the quantitative section were very helpful for improving my speed while maintaining accuracy. In just 3-4 weeks, I was able to improve my overall score by 90 points and reach my target. I would highly recommend working with Marie!