Testimonials

What Recent Clients have to say

I wanted to join to thank you very much for your classes, your patience and fantastic approach to students to explain information in a very comprehensive manner. It is extremely helpful and makes it easier to review the material fast and effective when you don’t have much time for preparations with work and other duties.  It’s been a pleasure to study with you! I wish universities had more teachers/professors like you, who are great in what they do.  –Veronika S, 2024

I started off doing the GMAT in February-March 2023. I had a go at doing some learning about the GMAT, getting to grips with its format, did all sorts of self-study on the platform, and finally sat the exam in May. I got a 660, which was fine, but not good enough for the schools I wanted to go to.

So then I spoke to Rowan, and we worked together on an ad-hoc basis across June-July. I resat the GMAT in August and saw a big transformation. I scored a 730. –Matt A, 2023 (interview below!)

Just wanted to say thanks for all your help. Although not as high as I had hoped, I was still quite happy and got accepted into my course. Thanks for everything Rowan! –Daniel O, 2024

A big thank you Rowan for all of your help in preparation for my GMAT exam. After the sessions I felt that I had a far better understanding of the material. You did a fantastic job explaining both the foundational elements and advanced elements to help get people up to speed with the must know concepts as well as the advanced and intricate questions people could see in the exam.  –Barry D, 2024

Good news! I took the GMAT last weekend and scored a 730! Thank you for all your help in the prep! –John S, 2023

“Thank you Rowan Hand you are an excellent GMAT coach” – Simeon A, 2023

Working with Rowan was the best decision I made for GMAT. I came to Rowan after I had taken the test three times and had gotten a 680 all three times. I had taken a group class with a different organization to prepare; I felt stuck and had no clear route to improve. This is when a friend recommended Rowan and it was exactly what I needed. His resources, approach to the test, and teaching abilities gave me everything I needed. I was able to get a 720, and definitely could have gotten higher than that if I had more time. Rowan has the tools to take your score as high as you need. —P J, 2023

Thank you again for all your help–really could not have done it without you (750, 47/47) . –Elie S, 2022

Hello mate, 690 on the GMAT. 70-point improvement since last time. –David B, 2021

Hi, I took the GRE test yesterday morning and am very happy with the result. I achieved a 163 in Verbal and 169 in Quantitative, precisely the score I wanted. Analytical Writing scores will be available in a few weeks but I am optimistic they will improve as well.

I am delighted that all the preparation that we went through over the past four months payed off so well. Working together through Verbal questions and learning certain tricks for Quantitative questions made me more confident in solving these questions and ultimately allowed me to score well on the exam. Thank you so much for all the help you provided! –Arsh P, 2021

I love both your Combinations and Probability guides and they’re very clear. –Diana K, 2021

Hey Rowan, just to let you know that I got 710! (Q47 V41). Thanks for your help. –Kit M, 2018

All sorted and ready for some beers in the sun. Appreciate all the help. –Ned H, 2018

I was delighted last week to be able to accept an offer to study full time from September at the Kellogg school of management in Chicago.

Cambridge Judge, London Business School, UC Berkeley Haas and Chicago Booth’s executive programme ultimately made admission offers alongside Kellogg.

I’d like to say from the bottom of my heart thank you for your support during the GMAT process- during the time that we worked together, I improved from mid-tier (or lower!) percentiles to an eventual 97% percentile score.
–Ollie M, 2019

Did the exam (properly) this morning. Q48, V45, 740 overall. Thank you! –Olamide B, 2018

Just wanted to let you know how it went. 740 with all the improvement coming from quant. Thank you so much for all your help – I credit the extra 30 points to you!!! –Laura R, 2017

You’ve got the magic sauce! Did the exam yesterday and got a 690 (Q47, V38) – am pretty chuffed… Quant surprised me as performed much stronger here than expected. –Haris K, 2017

Hi Rowan, so it went much better and I got a V46 Q45 IR8. Total 730. –Olivia L, 2017

If you are serious about a top 10 business school, then this is your tutor. Rowan was an excellent choice for me, a GMAT candidate that needed to improve my score from 600 to 680+. I exceeded my target score after only 10 hours (5 sessions) of working with Rowan. Rowan knows the GMAT exam inside and out and showed me how to apply my existing knowledge to GMAT problems and identified my opportunities for improvement. This was especially valuable as he enabled me to focus my efforts on improving my score whilst maintaining morale. –David E, 2017

Scored a 770 today. –Ankit C, 2017

710–Made it!!! Thank you Rowan –Patricia I, 2016

Working with Rowan was brilliant. I tried another tutor but didn’t see much improvement. Rowan helped me get from a 640 to a 730 in a matter of weeks. –Dan G, 2016

GMAT went really well! Improved by 130 points so I cannot thank you enough. I’ve received offers from 2 business schools but still waiting to hear from both LSE and LBS which are my top choices. -–Connor M, 2016

I was lucky enough to get a scholarship offer from Kellogg and Yale and was waitlisted at Harvard. –Alex P, 2016

I got into INSEAD. No exaggeration to say the gmat was the major hurdle in that – so wanted to say a massive thank you. –Max W, 2015

I retook the GMAT today and got a 740 / Q49 / V41 which I am very pleased with! I did only a bit extra work between the last test and this one so it is basically down to your help, being a bit more relaxed, and knowing what to expect.–Alex P, 2015

I did the gmat yesterday again – 710 – it finally worked!! Thanks for all your help these months!! –Victor M, 2015

740! Thanks Rowan and thanks for all the help! –Sam J, 2014

10 hours tutoring helped take me from a 540 on my diagnostic test to a 680 on the actual GMAT. Thanks for all the help Rowan! Richard E, 2014

I wound up pulling off a 49 on the Quant (81st percentile – a really nice improvement from my 62nd percentile score the month before) and an overall score of 730. Thanks again for your help – funny how much of the quant bit is just silly number properties, and I never would have had this insight without our session.
F M, 2014

An effective coach requires patience, understanding and experience, along with the ability to step into the shoes of their client. Rowan possesses all of the above complimenting his depth of knowledge, excellent communication skills and genuine desire to help others. He has a unique set of talents and abilities which stand testament to his increasing success and popularity. –Daniel G, 2013