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MGMAT Virtual versus Veritas Classroom Post Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:54 am
After a frustrating day after being rocked on the actual exam (470, 36 Quant & 20 Verbal) I've decided to take a course. I was consistently scoring 580+ on MGMAT CAT, Powerprep and GMAT Prep. The only difference was that I didn't do the essays in any of the practice tests. The other problem was the I over ran my break after quant due to PR's incorrect advice on preparing the scratch pad. This cut 6 min off verbal causing me to panic and then rush through some parts of verbal.

Anyways, has anyone had experience with either MGMAT Virtual or Veritas Classroom. I would take MGMAT in a heartbeat but they don't offer classroom courses in Houston. So now I'm facing a dilemma. Which is better virtual or live classroom?

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Post Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:59 am
I can't speak to the Veritas class (though the company's reputation is good).

There have been several people who have gone through the MGMAT virtual course in this community, and the general consensus is that it is great! Here's one testimonial: http://www.beatthegmat.com/my-mgmat-experience-t4562.html

My roommate is currently going through the MGMAT virtual course too and he absolutely loves it. Please note that as a Beat The GMAT member you're entitled to a 10% discount, http://www.beatthegmat.com/discounts.html

Please let us know what you decide! Good luck!

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Post Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:01 pm
Another option is Princeton Review's online course. I took it and it rocked. You can chat real-time with the instructors; I can't tell you how awesome that was. They also track your progress and tailor the lessons to your performance so you can focus on weak areas. You can still do any drill whenever you want, but that was still really useful. I loved it.

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Post Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:50 pm
You can sit in on the first class of one of our virtual classes for free to test it out and see if you like it! It's obviously a bit different than sitting in a real classroom, but most of my students really like it - there are always two instructors in the classroom at all times, so you can ask questions in the chat window to one while the other is talking. You can also ask questions privately if you don't want to ask in front of anyone. And the class sessions are recorded so you can review anything you want later.

We ask students at the end whether they thought the virtual platform was less effective than, as effective as, or more effective than a real classroom would have been, and the responses are usually 1/3 more, 2/3 as. It's rare for someone to say less.

Of course, that doesn't mean it would work for everyone. Sign up for the free trial class to see whether it would work for you! Smile

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Post Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:29 pm
Oh, Veritas also provides GMAT classes? I thought they are admission consultant.

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Post Fri May 02, 2008 9:13 pm
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Oh, Veritas also provides GMAT classes? I thought they are admission consultant.
I'm living proof that Veritas teaches prep courses. As has been mentioned several times in the forum (and bears repeating), I think you'll find many similarities in the different companies' approach to GMAT prep. I'd encourage you to find a format that works for your schedule and one you can get behind and do the work. For some, the thought of staring at the computer for a virtual class for several hours is unbearable.

Getting a good instructor, knowledge base and personality, is the main exogenous variable in a good prep course. Your work and time put in is the main driver to a successful course, but a good instructor is a contributing factor. Both Veritas and MGMAT only hire 99th percentile scorers to be instructors so I'd encourage you to find some free trials and find something that works for you. Good luck!

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I know that this post comes about a year after its creation, but as a Veritas student I'd like to make a few comments on its service to anyone considering using it.

I haven't used the MGMAT, but I am most definitely planning to after enduring Veritas for 7 weeks. My instructor taught way too quickly, especially for quant, wasn't able to personalize lectures, and the virtual component is exactly the same as its in class, the only difference being that the instructor would answer homework questions. However because our class was so unusually large, and Veritas prides it self on the Socratic method and discussion based learning, there wasn't enough time to answer all of our questions. I found it a down right shameful that Veritas would charge the same amount for a lesser quality class.

Lots of students just gave up on quant because their needs weren't being met. The instructor would skip steps in calculation and teaching so quickly that it was difficult for many students to absorb the knowledge. I do think my instructor to be a brilliant person, and was helpful in showing short cuts to small calculations, but overall conceptually in quant I felt I learned nothing more than if I were to do questions in an OG and look at the answers in the back. The instructor never taught how to apply concepts! Quant with Veritas was learning by trial and error, as opposed to a more conceptually based method.

What I will say about Veritas, is that its lessons and strategy's for CR and RC are great. It's comprehensive and logical. However, MGMAT does a much better job at SC. Overall, I am quite disappointed with Veritas. I went with them because theirs was about $500 more expensive thinking that you pay for what you get.

I've only taken a brief look at the the MGMAT prep books online, and can say that for the quant, it is much more informative. Overall Veritas was not worth the money and to anyone thinking of Veritas I would suggest that they only buy the books for comparative advantage in CR and RC, but thats about it!

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Post Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:12 am
Perminology wrote:
I know that this post comes about a year after its creation, but as a Veritas student I'd like to make a few comments on its service to anyone considering using it.
Hi Perminology,

I work for Veritas Prep, and was very concerned (and frankly somewhat surprised) to hear about your experience. Please reply to this message and I'll work to make it right.

Also, can you please tell me the name of your instructor?

Best regards,
Scott Shrum

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Post Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:15 pm
I have taken the virtual classes with Mgmat and found it totally useless. It was totally passive learning and I could have benefited from watching some You-Tube videos and saved a whole pile of money. The price paid for the course was way too much and the benefit was next to nothing. I would strongly advise against registering in Mgmat virtual classes. They were a waste of time and money.

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