More Information on Our Score Guarantees
While we recommend that those who have a high target to hit (breaking 700 or gaining more than 60 points) in a short time period (<2 months) enroll in one of our Score Guarantee (SG) packages, doing so is not a prerequisite to working with us. We are also available on the traditional hourly basis.
Likelihood of Hitting Your Target With an Hourly Package
Historically, the fraction of an SG package cost a student devotes to an hourly package with us equals the percent of students who hit the same score target, given their starting score. For example, suppose you are aiming for a 730, that the corresponding SG package is 20k, and that you devote 5k (25% of 20k) towards n hourly package with us. 25% of students with similar profiles hit 730 with that 5k package. You can increase your odds beyond 25% if you are particularly disciplined and motivated. After all, a few people hit 760 with zero private tutoring, though they are the exception. If you want speed and certainty, go with an SG. If you are budget-conscious and are not aiming for a high score in a time crunch, you may be ok with an hourly package.
Comprehensive Score Guarantee Rates
Our Comprehensive Score Guarantee packages are typically 10-25k. We offer a discount if you only need to raise Quant or Verbal (see below). To approximate the cost of your Score Guarantee package, find the range for your starting score and corresponding price per point. The price per point starts at that amount and ends at the amount for your target score. Note: Confirm current rates over email.
$80/point for scores <440
$120/point for scores within the 440-490 range,
$160/point for 490-540,
$200/point for 540-590,
$240/point for 590-640,
$300/point for 640-690,
$400/point for 690-720,
$500/point for 720-750.
Example: To start at 640 and end at 700, it's $300/point to get to 690 and $400/point to get to 700. The total for this particular guarantee is 15k+4k=19k.
Note that you can start with traditional tutoring to raise your baseline and then convert to a score guarantee.
Reduced Rate for Quant-only or Verbal-only Score Guarantees
The various Quant, Verbal, and 800-score combinations are listed in this table.
Quant-only Score Guarantee:
$500/point for scores <Q19
$700/point for scores between Q19-Q24
$1000/point for Q24-29
$1300/point for Q29-34
$1700/point for Q34-39
$2100/point for Q39-43
$2800/point for Q43-46
$3500/point for Q46-49
Example: To get from Q32 to Q40 is 2*1300+5*1700+2100=13.2k
Verbal-only Score Guarantee:
$500/point for scores <V23
$700/point for scores between V23-26
$1000/point for V26-29
$1300/point for V29-32
$1600/point for V32-35
$2100/point for V35-38
$2600/point for V38-41
$3100/point for V41-44
So to get from V34 to V39, for example, is
1600 + 3*2100 + 2600 = 10.5k
V34 to V40 is 13.1k
Putting the Cost in Context
Yes, the Score Guarantee programs we offer are more expensive than most other programs, and for good reason.
With a solid application, you will see immediate benefits in the near term, in the form of tuition discounts. One of our students received a $40,000 tuition discount after he got a 750: An ROI well over 100% even after factoring his budget for MBA admissions consultants. In the big picture, 10-20k for a stellar GMAT is a drop in the bucket. When all is said and done, attending a top business school costs $200k+ and leads to increases in life-time earnings that amount to 7-8 figures. You have to have a high GMAT to get there.
Moreover, students often come to us after having spent 10k (with both the big name tutoring companies and the top independent GMAT tutors) and many, many months without achieving their results. (One student spent 10k with Manhattan and Veritas, to go from a 540 to a...drumroll...570. Those tutors should be ashamed!) They often have to push back their application another year. Had they gone with us, they would have seen definitive, measurable results, guaranteed, and they would be able to put their dollars (that other GMAT tutors wasted!) toward their MBA tuition.
Likelihood of Hitting Your Target With an Hourly Package
Historically, the fraction of an SG package cost a student devotes to an hourly package with us equals the percent of students who hit the same score target, given their starting score. For example, suppose you are aiming for a 730, that the corresponding SG package is 20k, and that you devote 5k (25% of 20k) towards n hourly package with us. 25% of students with similar profiles hit 730 with that 5k package. You can increase your odds beyond 25% if you are particularly disciplined and motivated. After all, a few people hit 760 with zero private tutoring, though they are the exception. If you want speed and certainty, go with an SG. If you are budget-conscious and are not aiming for a high score in a time crunch, you may be ok with an hourly package.
Comprehensive Score Guarantee Rates
Our Comprehensive Score Guarantee packages are typically 10-25k. We offer a discount if you only need to raise Quant or Verbal (see below). To approximate the cost of your Score Guarantee package, find the range for your starting score and corresponding price per point. The price per point starts at that amount and ends at the amount for your target score. Note: Confirm current rates over email.
$80/point for scores <440
$120/point for scores within the 440-490 range,
$160/point for 490-540,
$200/point for 540-590,
$240/point for 590-640,
$300/point for 640-690,
$400/point for 690-720,
$500/point for 720-750.
Example: To start at 640 and end at 700, it's $300/point to get to 690 and $400/point to get to 700. The total for this particular guarantee is 15k+4k=19k.
Note that you can start with traditional tutoring to raise your baseline and then convert to a score guarantee.
Reduced Rate for Quant-only or Verbal-only Score Guarantees
The various Quant, Verbal, and 800-score combinations are listed in this table.
Quant-only Score Guarantee:
$500/point for scores <Q19
$700/point for scores between Q19-Q24
$1000/point for Q24-29
$1300/point for Q29-34
$1700/point for Q34-39
$2100/point for Q39-43
$2800/point for Q43-46
$3500/point for Q46-49
Example: To get from Q32 to Q40 is 2*1300+5*1700+2100=13.2k
Verbal-only Score Guarantee:
$500/point for scores <V23
$700/point for scores between V23-26
$1000/point for V26-29
$1300/point for V29-32
$1600/point for V32-35
$2100/point for V35-38
$2600/point for V38-41
$3100/point for V41-44
So to get from V34 to V39, for example, is
1600 + 3*2100 + 2600 = 10.5k
V34 to V40 is 13.1k
Putting the Cost in Context
Yes, the Score Guarantee programs we offer are more expensive than most other programs, and for good reason.
With a solid application, you will see immediate benefits in the near term, in the form of tuition discounts. One of our students received a $40,000 tuition discount after he got a 750: An ROI well over 100% even after factoring his budget for MBA admissions consultants. In the big picture, 10-20k for a stellar GMAT is a drop in the bucket. When all is said and done, attending a top business school costs $200k+ and leads to increases in life-time earnings that amount to 7-8 figures. You have to have a high GMAT to get there.
Moreover, students often come to us after having spent 10k (with both the big name tutoring companies and the top independent GMAT tutors) and many, many months without achieving their results. (One student spent 10k with Manhattan and Veritas, to go from a 540 to a...drumroll...570. Those tutors should be ashamed!) They often have to push back their application another year. Had they gone with us, they would have seen definitive, measurable results, guaranteed, and they would be able to put their dollars (that other GMAT tutors wasted!) toward their MBA tuition.