The Economist GMAT Tutor Review

Real, live support is a huge pro to any GMAT study program. You’re bound to encounter confusing or challenging questions as you’re studying the material. When you do, live support may be the only way to get real-time answers.

Many GMAT prep courses only offer interaction with an actual instructor at certain times, so it’s easy to forget about these puzzling questions by the time you have an opportunity to get help.

If you don’t address confusion or mistakes right away, they’ll easily slip from your mind. This could mean circling back to the same material and repeating the same errors, which is a waste of your valuable study time.

With The Economist GMAT Tutor, you can submit an inquiry about a confusing practice question right then and there.

You will have to wait three to four business days for a detailed response, but at least you won’t forget or move past it without knowing it needs more attention.

It’s always beneficial to have a “try before you buy” option. With any GMAT review course, there will be features you like, and things you don’t like. You may want to try several GMAT prep courses before you make a purchase decision.

You’ll get to see what The Economist GMAT Tutor really looks like— and how you can use it to supplement study—before you pay for anything.

The Economist GMAT mobile app has about 100 hours of content, featuring 5,000 practice questions. GMAT students can download the app for Android or iPhone.

If you need to study on the go, or want to squeeze in sessions while you’re out and about, this is a huge pro.

Four private tutoring sessions from esteemed GMAT tutors are the heart of this program. The Economist GMAT provides you with these four sessions, as well as additional online support from tutors.

These are great resources for people who benefit from the accountability and connection of a personal tutor.

The Economist GMAT has great student support, in the form of the tutoring sessions, online Q & A’s, and helpful study materials.

You can submit questions at any time, and get detailed answers within a couple of days. You can also attend live online events. The curriculum itself is an adaptive format, so the more you use it the more customized your materials can be. All of this lends itself to optimal test prep.

The Economist says that returning GMAT test-takers who study with them average a 102 point score improvement. The program has internal tracking mechanisms that can establish a benchmark when you begin, and then accelerate your understanding based on your weak points.

If you don’t get 70 points higher than your original GMAT test, you can request a refund.

The Economist GMAT is primarily a tutoring and support program. As such, its materials don’t include some of the features that other courses usually offer, such as live classes. It’s more of a supplemental addition for other courses.

This may be a con for people who want a single program that covers everything.

The Economist GMAT Tutor recently relaunched, and now includes educational video content and an online practice environment in partnership with examPAL.

They now offer programs meant to be a complete study resource, but there's not much information on how comprehensive or effective students have found the instructional content -- just because it's new. 

If you are looking for a single online course to study for the GMAT, The Economist GMAT might not be the right option. Simply because their video and practice content is recently launched, there aren't many student reviews available.

If you are looking for additional tutoring to support a core study program, it’s much better suited for that purpose.