Veritas Prep

Veritas Prep is great. I just don’t think it’s worth the price tag. I’ve been studying for the GMAT for about three weeks and I already finished all of their practice questions. I never imagined their material would be inadequate because of all the great reviews despite it being one of the most expensive test prep out there. But it seems like I’m gonna have to spend extra money to buy more books. Since I took the course as a beginner, the classes provided a good introduction. But I wouldn’t recommend it to someone who’s already familiar with the exam, since they focus on the basics rather than advanced strategies.

I cannot recommend Veritas prep and instructor Ethan Todras-​Whitehill enough. I initially began studying for the GMAT in isolation and found it overwhelming. Learning in a class with other students and a fantastic teacher made a huge difference. Ethan knows the GMAT inside-​out and has pulled off a small miracle by actually making it kinda fun to study for. (He also can recite entire scenes from ‘The Princess Bride’ from memory and make it relevant to a data sufficiency problem … so honestly, what more convincing do ya need?) Start to finish, I boosted my score 130 points and broke into the 700s.
Do not be dissuaded by the online class format; I was skeptical at first, but Veritas has made the interface highly interactive and easy to use, and Ethan goes out of his way to get to know his students and keep them engaged. The study resources on the Veritas website are great — extensive problem sets, detailed answer explanations, multiple practice exams and tailored assessments of your content-​area weaknesses and time management on exams. For something as high-​stakes as the GMAT, a prep course is a very worthwhile investment, and you really cannot go wrong with Veritas and Ethan.

Ethan Todras-​Whitehill in conjunction with the Veritas Prep curriculum is pure liquid GMAT gold. I honestly learned so much in the short week that we had together — it took me from a place of being afraid of the GMAT to really thinking that it was an enemy I could combat using the curriculum and the amazing instruction of Ethan.
Not only does Ethan bring an incredible amount of experience with the GMAT but he’s not about giving you only the tricks that will solve very specific questions on the GMAT (thought he does give that as well), but he is also about learning how to take the GMAT in a more holistic way where you can really understand what the test is trying to learn about you — and redress the style with which you approach it accordingly.
I had taken the course before with another teacher and while this instructor was solid, I really think Ethan brings it to the next level. I truly believe he was one of the best instructors I have ever had in all of my academic life.

I really enjoyed attending my GMAT online course. I signed up for the 7am-​10am PST Saturday and Sunday’s section with Ethan since it was the only class time that fit with my schedule. I was a bit hesitant attending a online course because I tend to get distracted but the online class is so interactive that I was focused the entire time. Ethan is the best instructor I’ve ever had! If I had more professors like him during my college years I would’ve attended every single one of my classes. He is very engaging and makes the most boring and difficult topics such as data sufficiency and sentence correction easy and painless. The handouts he provides are a huge timesaver. Overall after taking this course and doing all the homework and practice questions that come along with the course I increased my score over 100 points. Thanks Ethan!

Great GMAT prep course experience. I took the «live online» format, which allowed me to take the course from home in Brooklyn after work.
I especially enjoyed Ethan Todras Whitehill as an instructor. He brings an amazing energy and enthusiasm to the course that truly amazed me. If you have the opportunity to take a class with him, I’d highly recommend it. He made the class very interactive and entertaining, which really helped me stay focused for the full 3 hours each time the course met. Ultimately, I ended up with a competitive GMAT score that I’m happy with.
I’d highly recommend Veritas Prep to anyone considering it.

Love love LOVE Veritas Prep! From the course material to the online live class to the on the go app!
I thought the course material was very well scaffold. As a former math teacher, I found the set up to the course completely comprehensible. The questions and problem sets were even well placed as they built up to the toughest/​most confusing problems, just as the problems on the GMAT. The full length practice tests were closely aligned with the real GMAT, I was not surprised at all on test day. My instructor, Ravi, was straight forward and did a great job of applying the real world to the problems, which really made all of the difference. I love that he approached every problem type as a strategy and how they all repeat essentially in one way or another. As soon as I figured that out, it was like a light bulb went on and I jumped about 100 points on my practice exams over the course of the exam. I take my exam next month, I am sure I will perform 10 times better than I did prior to the start of this class.
Thanks Ravi and David for helping to push me to see the POSSIBLE in what seemed IMPOSSIBLE: understanding the GMAT.

Looking at Kaplan and the rest, I decided to go with Veritas Prep because I felt they had an unexplainable edge on the rest, as well as their approach. I got the study materials, and they looked very professional. This encouraged me knowing that perception is reality. I went through the Veritas on Demand courses, in which you can go through pre-​recorded classes online. Then I went back through the practice problems, and went to take the test. I spent about 1 and a half months studying just the OG, and then I decided my studying was getting to where I wanted it to. Thus, I switched over to Veritas for another month and a half and I took the test.
Everyone there was very nice and even offered a military discount (which I am always appreciative of). Anyway, included is an excerpt from a letter that I wrote back to Veritas after taking the GMAT:
I definitely wanted to spend this time to give you guys a debrief, people who I believe had a big part in getting the score I did. Ed and Valerie (who answered questions on the homework problems), thank you so much for your incredible patience with all of the questions I had on … Well, everything! And thank you for your encouragement after the discouraging practice test scores. And Peter, thanks for taking an interest in me when I first called Veritas in wanting to get more information about the program and continuing to encourage me and help me along the way. I thank God for providing me you guys to help me along my journey in the MBA process and hopefully we’ll keep in touch!