Large improvements in quantitative section
"In all I probably had about ten lessons with Cliff. These lessons took me from being a math-phobic 550 scorer to scoring 680 at my first attempt: with 77th percentile in the Quantitative section. Although still not a stellar score, it ought to be considered in context of someone whose educational disciplines were primarily languages and philosophy. I scraped 'C' grades in high school math and had given the dreaded topic no further thought for the subsequent decade. Cliff's patient and thorough tuition made an enormous difference to my confidence and ability when it came to test day.
Cliff's uniquely analytical approach to GMAT preparation befits someone with an INSEAD MBA. His question banks and online spreadsheets allow one to rapidly identify problem areas and, through targeted practise, build skills and confidence.
For most of us, GMAT is a lot of work. Having expert individual tuition really allows one to leverage one's own efforts and minimize the time til getting the score you want."
- Arthur, 130-point improvement, nearly all from quantitative (from 550 to 680 after 12 sessions totaling 24 hours over 2.5 months; accepted by Wharton)
"Good news, I did the GMAT this morning, got a scaled score of 42 on the Quant!! from 29 the last time I did it!!! I am more than overjoyed. My overall score is 650, hey not that great but its enough to give me a fighting chance to get into the schools I want. Anyway I just wanted to thank you immensely for your help and David's, Ive already called him, but more than anything else I'm happy this proves I can do math, I'm actually not a dummy at math!!! It's given me back confidence that was shot to pieces after the first GMAT. Again, thank you so much, for your advice, time and patience." - Nathan, 80-point improvement (from 570 to 650, after 6 sessions totaling 12 hours over 1.5 months; accepted INSEAD)
"I have improved no end since I have been working with Martin...Under non-exam conditions, I have been getting the majority of practice questions correct now.
Martin was very professional and clearly communicated solutions and techniques, plus gave me some insights into exam technique and the tricks of the trade that I would not have picked up without tutoring.... pass on my thanks to Martin and fingers crossed for next Monday!"
- Katharine, 80-point improvement, nearly all from quantitative (from 600 to 680, after 5 sessions totaling 10 hours over 1.5 months)
"Cliff's dedicated, through, and above all, patient approach to teaching was ultimately the only reason I improved my score (560 to 640). I cannot recommend his teaching highly enough."
- David, 80-point improvement (from 560 to 640, mostly in quantitative)
"I took it on the 24th July – scored 650 (a 60 point increase) which I, and more importantly, LBS are entirely happy with!
So the time with David was all money well spent! Thanks for putting us in touch and for all your help and guidance, I’ve got one more hurdle to leap with LBS but, with luck, I should be able to get my offer confirmed with a view to starting the program in January."
- Rachael, 60-point improvement (from 590 to 650, all from quantitative; accepted by London Business School)
"Just to let you know, I found out yesterday that I have been offered a place on the full time MBA program at London Business School, starting next month! I am delighted and relieved, as I think that this is the right thing for me at this juncture. I was not enjoying my job at all, and this has been a great exit strategy, with markets down and employment in financial services depressed for the next couple of years, in all likelihood. A massive thanks to you both for helping me along what has been an arduous 6 month process. David, thanks particularly for your tutoring and advice, which were invaluable. I have spoken to a friend recently and she said she was planning to start tuition soon - not sure if she has started yet or not, but I will continue to refer people to you. Happy Independence Day to you both - and to me in some ways; 4th July for me now will always mean the anniversary of my independence from my old job! Wishing you both all the best," - Hasan, 50-point improvement (from 600 to 650, all in quantitative; accepted London Business School)
Large improvements in verbal section
"I took the test yesterday and got 700 (q49 v37), up from previous score of 590 (q46 v26), so job done. I think most of the gain on verbal came from improved SC - I found your techniques/approach excellent and exactly what I was looking for, and overall am confident that the tutoring was worthwhile and value-adding. Not sure I'm going to become an SC hobbyist like yourself ;) instead I think it's a useful skill and sentence grammar is something I'll be much more aware of now. Thanks guys!" - Nimesh, 110-point improvement (from 590 to 700, after four sessions totaling 8 hours; accepted by London Business School)
"I have finally succeeded with my GMAT. I got score 610 (83% in Math and 39% in verbal), which is enough for Imperial. They have already sent me unconditional offer. Thank you very much for your help and personal approach."
- Svetlana, 110-point improvement (from 500 to 610, with 33 percentile point improvement in verbal and 27 percentile point improvement in quantitative; accepted Imperial College Business School)
"The GMAT went pretty well, my best results to date on both quant and verbal. Got 650, so pretty happy with that, and no doubt couldn't have done it without your and Pete's help, so many thanks!!!"
I got 43 on Quant and 36 on Verbal (that is up from 29 on verbal thanks to Pete)."
- Andy, 650 (including 25 percentile point improvement in verbal from 53% to 78%)
"Just to let you know, I've done the Gmat on Monday and got a 630 (48 quant and 28 verbal).
I think this I could have done a bit better in the verbal section but thats a massive improvement and thank you very much for all your support, let's keep in touch."
- Dan, 630 (non-native speaker scoring 48th percentile in verbal; accepted University of Chicago EMBA and Ashridge [with scholarship])
Large improvements in total score
"Thanks for the work you guys put in with me. I start my full time MBA on 08 September."
- Campbell, 140-point improvement (from 510 to 650, after 4 sessions totaling 8 hours over 1.5 months)
"In all I probably had about ten lessons with Cliff. These lessons took me from being a math-phobic 550 scorer to scoring 680 at my first attempt: with 77th percentile in the Quantitative section. Although still not a stellar score, it ought to be considered in context of someone whose educational disciplines were primarily languages and philosophy. I scraped 'C' grades in high school math and had given the dreaded topic no further thought for the subsequent decade. Cliff's patient and thorough tuition made an enormous difference to my confidence and ability when it came to test day. Cliff's uniquely analytical approach to GMAT preparation befits someone with an INSEAD MBA. His question banks and online spreadsheets allow one to rapidly identify problem areas and, through targeted practise, build skills and confidence. For most of us, GMAT is a lot of work. Having expert individual tuition really allows one to leverage one's own efforts and minimize the time til getting the score you want." - Arthur, 130-point improvement, nearly all from quantitative (from 550 to 680 after 12 sessions totaling 24 hours over 2.5 months; accepted by Wharton)
"I have finally succeeded with my GMAT. I got score 610 (83% in Math and 39% in verbal), which is enough for Imperial. They have already sent me unconditional offer. Thank you very much for your help and personal approach."
- Svetlana, 110-point improvement (from 500 to 610, with 33 percentile point improvement in verbal and 27 percentile point improvement in quantitative; accepted Imperial College Business School)
"I took the test yesterday and got 700 (q49 v37), up from previous score of 590 (q46 v26), so job done. I think most of the gain on verbal came from improved SC - I found your techniques/approach excellent and exactly what I was looking for, and overall am confident that the tutoring was worthwhile and value-adding. Not sure I'm going to become an SC hobbyist like yourself ;) instead I think it's a useful skill and sentence grammar is something I'll be much more aware of now. Thanks guys!" - Nimesh, 110-point improvement (from 590 to 700, after four sessions totaling 8 hours; accepted by London Business School)
Other email testimonials
"Thank you very much for your help.
This is the breakdown of the score I got yesterday:
Scaled Score Percentile
Quantitative 44 70
Verbal 41 92
Total 700 90
The hangover is slowly - very slowly! - dissipating . . ." - Imad, 700 (totaling ten hours over three weeks; accepted Tufts MBA with full scholarship)
"Many thanks to you and David."
- Jack, 720
"I think the tuition is going well combined with doing problems after problems. ... I feel much more prepared than I did when I started with you guys."
- Andrea, 660 (accepted INSEAD)
"I really just wanted to say that I got 600 on GMAT today ! Well now it looks like I am going to study in Nice, which is perfect for me!!!))) Anyway, I really wanted to say thank for your help and with you luck in your life)))
"Thanks for all your help."
- Simon, 700 (accepted London Business School EMBA)
"I took the GMAT on the 17th of March and scored 720 so I think this ends my GMAT adventure.
Many thanks for your help"
- Frederic, 720 (accepted, Harvard Business School)
"Thanks again. No surprises got an immediate offer from Cranfield."
- Adam, 700 (accepted, Cranfield EMBA)
"Received an offer from LBS yesterday so thought i'd let you know, INSEAD will respond by May given that I deferred my app for the Jan intake but regardless I am pleased. Thanks for all you help!"
- Abhishek, 660 (accepted London Business School)
Independent ratings & comments (average 4.9 / 5 star rating)
- Chetan, 05 Jan 2009, 80-point improvement (from 530 to 610)
[Rating: 5/5 stars] Student comment: "Excellent - I would not hesitate to recommend your services in future."
- Nathan, 11 Aug 2008
[Rating: 5/5 stars] Student comment: "My first two hours of tuition have been a very enlightening experience and I was also recommended some great materials to help with my GMAT math study. I look forward to booking more classes and God willing acing the GMAT test later this year."
- Haroon, 13 May 2008
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