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I just finished a 12 class Sherpa Prep GMAT course. Sherpa Prep has helped me increase my score on official GMAT practice tests by 90 points in that short time. I know if I continue to apply their methods, I'll improve even more. I signed up for the GMAT class because as a working mother, I do not have time to figure out how to crush the GMAT on my own. After taking the class, I'd recommend that NO ONE do try to do this alone. There are many simple but obscure methods that Sherpa has discovered and curated that would have taken me a lifetime to discover (if at all). The Sherpa course has exceeded my expectations for both the verbal and quant GMAT portions. Beyond the GMAT, I have learned that not only is math accessible to me, but that I could actually use and apply concepts that I never imagined were within my intellectual grasp. I am so lucky I found this course!

TL;DR: I went from 151 to 163 on Quant after 4 months of work with this team. Longer version: If you want quality, personalized service: go with Sherpa. Manhattan and Kaplan have lots of good content and tools, but they are churning people out. If you’re already crushing the tests and just need a little more content knowledge, you’re probably fine with other companies but if you want a team to help you obtain great growth over time, the choice is easy. Small class sizes, plenty of chances for one on one or very small group work and a phenomenal tutoring rate of $40/hour for current students. I taught professionally for 3 years, so I know strong teaching when I see it. These are top quality instructors.

The Sherpa Prep GMAT program is comprehensive, professionally managed, and approachable. I was looking for a highly structured study program with enough 1 on 1 attention to work on my individual challenges. Sherpa Prep helped me raise my GMAT score into the 700s and I was accepted to my target school, Darden. Nafeez provided an exceptional GMAT study program. Each class was packed with valuable material taught at a rapid, but manageable pace. The take-home work reinforced the lessons learned in class and provided hours of practice questions. Sherpa Prep has built proprietary study materials that support the lessons taught in class and reviewed in the Official GMAT guide books. Sherpa Prep is also a highly personal program. The courses are taught to small groups with a lot of interaction. Nafeez helped me craft my "MBA story" for interviews and application essays. This 1 on 1 attention was highly valuable. Nafeez has years of experience and many relationships in the MBA industry. He helped provide context for the admissions process, interviewing, networking, and essay writing. I would highly recommend this program to anyone who wants to improve their GMAT score.

Sherpa Prep gives a comprehensive preparation for the GRE. Between classes, books, and practice problems, the course gives you all the information you need to prepare for the test. The book comes with online video explanations to each of the hundreds of practice problems, a very useful tool.

I signed up for the Sherpa's ~9 week course over the summer and feel like my knowledge of the test and the ways to approach it have improved exponentially. Classes may be three and a half hours long, but those three and a half hours went by faster than expected and always felt like constant learning from start to finish. Content knowledge is relatively easy to pick up from self-studying, but what separates Sherpa's curriculum from self-studying is the wealth of strategies that are only created from years and years of experience, and aren't strategies that I could have seen myself learning any other way. While the course was great and all, it's really just the first step to obtaining the score you want on the GMAT. Content courses are more or less standard fare with many GMAT prep services, but what happens after the class is over? Finishing the advertised "course" is only the first step in a longer process to ultimately conquering the test, and even in these intermediate steps, Sherpa is available to guide you through free office hours, check-ins, and advanced courses. Nafeez, the president of Sherpa Prep, is an incredibly inspiring and gifted teacher, and is genuine in his passion for helping students achieve their potential. That's the ultimate goal of Sherpa Prep; not to drop the knowledge on you and be done with it, but to drop the knowledge, help you apply it, take it with you to your first test, help you recover from the unfortunate fallouts of the first test (if it happens!), and walk with you all the way to the finish line. What you have to realize when deciding whether to spend the money on Sherpa Prep is that you are not just paying for a course. You are paying for Sherpa's guidance and expertise through the entire GMAT experience. Certainly classes and learning material will be one component of the experience, but the support offerings continue outside the classroom and even after the course ends. There is an incalculable worth to be supported through every road bump - and success - along the way.

I’d highly recommend Sherpa Prep to anyone who is studying for the GMAT. I tried a lot of different services and companies for GMAT prep before Sherpa (Veritas Prep, Manhattan prep books, and Magoosh). Given that I tried so many other test prep resources, I can confidently say that Sherpa’s material and teaching style were ultimately what allowed me to accomplish my goals in terms of my GMAT score. I took the course with Nasheed and not only is she extremely knowledgeable, but she is also very committed to her student’s success. I did phase two preparation with Nafeez as well – he was very helpful and empathetic throughout the entire prep process. These two instructors are amazing; you won’t be disappointed after enrolling in this prep course.

I cannot speak highly enough about my experience with Sherpa Prep's GMAT class. Nafeez as an instructor was extremely engaging and was able to distill complex topics into easy to understand and actionable strategies. The 40 hours of classes initially seemed like a daunting commitment, however, they proved to be absolutely invaluable in my preparation for the GMAT. The class provides the structure and strategies necessary to beat the GMAT, and the small class sizes allowed for personalized advice and feedback. Nafeez went above and beyond my expectations in preparing me for the GMAT exam and additionally provided valuable advice and actionable strategies for approaching the business school application process. Overall I am thrilled with my experience with Sherpa Prep, and happy to report that the class helped me raise my GMAT score 110 points.

When I began looking at taking the GRE, I already had several GRE prep books but needed a thorough, in-person refresher of math concepts for the quantitative section of the exam. Sherpa Prep's course taught the math concepts in an easy to understand format that allowed me to re-learn all the math concepts that would be tested. I was initially hoping to score slightly above the 50th percentile in quant and after taking the Sherpa Prep class and working through all the assignments and extra access materials, I ended up scoring in the 76th percentile. Even though I already felt confident in my verbal section and writing skills, the tips and tricks provided in the class helped me tack on an extra 4 points in verbal and obtain a 5.0 (92nd percentile) on analytical writing. The one down side of being a small company is that they are not quite as technologically advanced as major companies like Kaplan and I had several technical issues with their online practice problems, but this is easily made up for by all the extra free access you're given to other programs' practice problems and practice exams. The teachers also made themselves constantly available to you. I would definitely recommend this class if you need a solid math refresher before taking the GRE! The price also can't be beat by other in-class GRE courses in the DC area.