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examPAL GMAT Review

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Highly recommended!
Great course for GMAT preparation. There is everything you need to study: a personal time-plan to better organize your time, theory and practice lessons for each argument and 

April 1, 2018
Sheila
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ExamPal is a great GMAT prep course!
Studying in the PAL method helped me find the correct strategy for each question. As someone who is very analytical, I used to “attack” every question with a precise and 

December 13, 2017
Ziv
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examPAL was an amazing study tool
examPAL was an amazing study tool. If you’re debating between multiple study programs just watch the first examPAL lesson and I’m sure you’ll be sold! The PAL approach to answering  

March 26, 2018
Demi
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ExamPAL was a fantastic product!
examPAL was a fantastic product for preparing for the GMAT. I purchased the Premium package when I felt like I was plateauing with my studying after about 3 months.

December 22, 2017
Den
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I am preparing for my second Gmat exam and I find it very helpful to know my strength and weaknesses and how I can improve my strategy responding questions. The homepage is very intuitive and nicely designed. 

March 21, 2018
Julia
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Exampal was certainly the best decision I made for my GMAT study journey!
After 7 weeks with exampal, I overcame my 630 walls and achieved my target score of 710. Personally, I was mostly struggling with Quants, and Exampal’s PAL strategy was just perfect for me.   

December 14, 2017
Youli
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Intro

exampal is an award winning education technology (Edtech) company which aims to change the way students prepare for standardized tests including GMAT and GRE. exampal’s core technology is called ‘The PALgorithm,’ and uses machine learning algorithms to study your learning patterns. As a result of its machine learning technology, the system customizes the learning experience to suit your individual needs.
In 2017-2018, exampal’s technology won the following awards:

  • Microsoft Innovate.AI- Finalist
  • DLD innovation festival
  • Learn Launch
  • SXSU EDU
  • QS Stars Reimagine Education

While researching the ins and outs of standardized exams, we found -- when it comes to selecting test prep courses - most students have three criteria: 1. Higher Scores in minimal Learning Time 2. Price 3. Enjoyable Process. Our reviews will examine each prep course in accordance to how well it delivers on these three criteria

How does examPAL meet the criteria?

Higher score in less time

examPAL’s method uses previous versions of test data and taps the power of machine learning to find the fastest and most effective way to solve each question on a test. examPAL’s technology essentially develops an individual course for each student, based on their personal learning habits and patterns.

So how does it work?

The system first studies the way students think, based on a few practice exams required to determine where students are in the learning process. examPAL then uses its machine learning engine to build a custom course for students. The entire process is managed by examPAL’s ‘PAL.’

What is PAL system?

“PAL” stands for – Precise, Alternative, and Logical. This system is based on the idea that every person has natural strengths and weaknesses, and when there’s more than one way, PAL assists in retraining student’s brain to answer problems in a way that is the easiest for them to process. The technology behind the PAL system is called ‘The PALgorithm.’ It is a personalized test-preparation technology based on mind-flexibility: the ability to choose the best tool for you, quickly. PALgorithm helps students achieve a more streamlined exam preparation method, to better assimilate to the test-taking mentality as well as absorption the materials in three different steps:

Diagnostic – examPAL’s PALgorithm measures your ‘PAL’ starting point. This means, the system determines your styles of problem-solving best suit you, and for this, you are given three options: precise, alternative or logical. The more you practice, the more its PALgorithm can predict which tools you are most likely to use, and do so better each time. This is a part of the learning path personalization process.

Improvement – PALgorithm uses what it learns about you and suggests the solutions that will help you improve the most. It also analyzes which of the tools work best for you and points of difficulty.

Optimization – PALgorithm also compares you to other students who share the same (or close) characteristics with you. The technology then offers solutions that previously helped make students with similar learning patterns progress faster and achieve more correct answers.

PALgorithm’s platform changes the entire perspective of prep courses, as it doesn’t simply enable PALgorithm students to merely solve questions and receive simpler or more difficult solutions. The platform monitors each and every answer submitted by students, personalizing the encounter with the help of examPAL’s Artificial Intelligence. This creates a private tutor-like experience.

So, if you want to earn a higher score, and do so quickly on standardized tests, you will need to be open to the idea of learning new approaches to test preparation. This is because you will essentially move from one approach to another, and quickly. This is what eamPAL teaches you.

Price & Plans

examPAL offers a seven-day free trial, so users can experience the system and decide if it’s good for their needs. Next, examPAL is the only test prep course that uses a ‘credit program,’ enabling you to purchase only the portions of a course you need, starting at just $29.
examPAL’s most popular plan is its ‘Premium’ plan, which costs $439. The plan includes all lessons, training materials, three essay reviews, twelve verbal quizzes, and four GNAT practice tests.

You can upgrade from its premium plan to ‘Genius,’ which is a bit more expensive, coming in at $799, and receive two additional sessions with a tutor, two expert assessments and three sessions of one-on-one tutoring. If you want to focus only on one part of a single course, you can purchase the ‘Verbal Course,’ which is less expensive, at just $219 or the ‘Quant’ course, which cost $329.

An enjoyable learning process

examPAL uses the latest technology to create an element of gamification. This appears mostly within the examPAL dashboard, where students have to overcome obstacles in order to reach different stages through advancing in courses.

Additionally, uses a comedic educator who appears in videos throughout the learning process. This adds a level of entertainment during the studying process.

The examPAL platform is actually quite a unique system and makes it bearable to study for the GMAT test with its added element of gamification.

After a thorough research process in the ‘prep-course’ field, we were convinced that from all of the prep courses offered, examPAL not only meets the criteria outlined above but far exceeds them.

The learning process

The learning process begins with an introduction of each individual lesson to ensure you have the fundamental knowledge necessary. After the introductions of each lesson, you will obtain a deeper understanding of the subject area with a detailed lesson. Lastly, students will arrive at a practice session, through which the system will evaluate your comprehension of the learned material.

Extras

  • The most awarded GMAT prep course
  • examPAL offers seven-day free trial
  • If a student needs a more personalized approach, they have the option to register for one on one tutoring sessions for an additional cost
  • In its ‘Premium’ package, student have access to a one-on-one session with a professional consultant to help with the process of MBA application submission
  • Online support via chat from examPAL’s teachers
  • examPAL’s professional reviewers assign students three essays, score them and advise them on how to improve their writing
  • examPAL is the only prep course that enables its students to change the package they initially purchased in accordance with their changing needs. This is called the credit program.
  • 70-point success guarantee – if a student doesn’t improve their score by at least 70 points, examPAL will give their money back
Pros
  • Unique adaptive learning technology – ‘PALgorithm’
  • A high score on TRUSTPILOT (five stars)
  • Flexible program and reasonable pricing
  • Online support via chat from examPAL’s teachers
  • Success Guarantee
Cons
  • Must be online to study
  • Only six month access