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These are survey responses from actual Magoosh students after they took the GRE.

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Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 164
Verbal 167
Total Scored
331

I purchased a couple Manhattan Prep books, ETS's Official Guide, different phone apps, etc. yet I ended up using Magoosh's online application almost exclusively. I work full time and was only able to study after work and weekends. I was exhausted most nights after work before I even sat down to study... without the structure that Magoosh provides I would not have been able to be nearly as effective. I did not want to take the test more than once and my target was a 330. I scored a 331; what else can I say? Magoosh was literally a fraction of the price of the other paid resources. It has everything you need, trust me.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 167
Verbal 168
Total Scored
335

Magoosh helped keep me on track, at a much lower price point than other test prep systems. I followed the one-month plan, and was happy to do small pieces of prep each day. While I couldn't keep up the pace with a full-time job (as the guide warned me), I still believe Magoosh helped me a lot. I learned general strategies (number sense, not looking at the verbal answers without my own answer), a sense for timing, and most importantly, I always had a plan to follow so I couldn't second-guess myself.

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Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 169
Verbal 163
Total Scored
332

I used Magoosh vocab app and verbal practice a lot. Great practice. Verbal is a little more difficult than actual test that makes sure you are absolutely prepared. The instruction for writing is also helpful.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 155
Verbal 166
Total Scored
326

With timing and just so many resources! The videos were entertaining and engaging, and there were many avenues for engagement and seeking further help and providing feedback.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 163 169 + 6
Verbal 153 160 + 7
Total 316 Scored
329

Gave me practice for some difficult questions

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 170
Verbal 168
Total Scored
338

The studying techniques really helped.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 166 168 + 2
Verbal 165 168 + 3
Total 331 Scored
336

I really needed to improve my Verbal score, and that's just what Magoosh helped me do! The vocabulary flashcards and practice questions were invaluable, and the video lessons were extremely useful.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 168
Verbal 168
Total Scored
336

Magoosh’s lesson videos were great! They helped me a lot in the verbal section. Plus the quality of questions was really good. It was a fun experience preparing for the GRE with Magoosh. The people at Magoosh were also really helpful and supportive.

Magoosh students are offered admission to top programs including:

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 160
Verbal 160
Total Scored
320

Magoosh aimed my studying at specific question types and felt just like the real GRE! I loved the feedback on questions and videos. Such an amazing program!!!

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 170
Verbal 166
Total Scored
336

Practice tests and problems. Great blog.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 165
Verbal 160
Total Scored
325

Making the questions harder than they were on the actual test. The lesson videos were also very clear and concise, and I learned a lot from my mistakes on the very hard questions so that I wouldn't make the same mistakes on the actual test

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 166
Verbal 164
Total Scored
330

Easily helped improve my score dramatically in all areas.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 151
Verbal 170
Total Scored
321

Magoosh gave me practical, easy-to-understand lessons about the things to which I needed to pay attention. I appreciated the difficulty of the problems, which allowed me to feel much more confident entering the test.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 170
Verbal 170
Total Scored
340

Magoosh provided great lessons that told me about the tips and tricks of taking the GRE. I needed a quick refresher on many concepts, and the video lessons were perfect.

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Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 155
Verbal 165
Total Scored
320

Structured study schedule

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 166
Verbal 165
Total Scored
331

The brainstorming ideas for the written section were probably the most helpful. The difficulty of the math section also prepared me well for the quant section of the actual test. Magoosh was a much more affordable and flexible option than most of the prep courses out there.

You guys have a good product. Keep it up. :)

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 166
Verbal 156
Total Scored
322

The option to customize the practise tests helped a lot.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 166
Verbal 163
Total Scored
329

Good, concise overview of math concepts that focused on test-taking strategy.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 158
Verbal 165
Total Scored
323

The math lessons were supremely helpful, as we're all those hundreds of questions! I actually watched every single math lesson and did all but maybe 20 of the questions and it really prepared me for how the questions will sound, and which tricks pop up. I've always been great at math, but the logic that was taught went beyond memorizing formulas and really helped with the reasoning part of it. There's a lot of talk about how pointless standardized tests are and I'm sure there's a lot of Arts and social science students who don't understand why they have to show math skills, but your lessons and questions focused so much on the reasoning part of it that I can actually see why unis would care about the scores on some level. You helped show me meaning, and that was essential to me actually learning.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 163
Verbal 158
Total Scored
321

The video lessons were really helpful for review and to learn some concepts and methods that are not taught throughout the world.

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Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 162
Verbal 159
Total Scored
321

Magoosh was extremely helpful as it has video explanation for every question. I was particularly weak in verbal but magoosh is helped me in learning and practice verbal, I didn't just learned for the GRE but also improved my english using magoosh.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 164 166 + 2
Verbal 163 163
Total 327 Scored
329

It bumped my math understanding and speed up and taught me tricks and tips to stay calm and move quickly.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 157
Verbal 164
Total Scored
321

I knew the kind of questions that would be on the test! I had seen the question types and watched videos to know how the verbal passages would be shown to me. Practice tests showed me that to expect on the day of the test. I was more anxious about getting to the test center on time than I was to actually take the test!

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 165
Verbal 163
Total Scored
328

SO MUCH.

The essay videos helped a lot. I enjoyed having the videos and explanation after every practice problem as well.

Also, you guys are so great with customer support. I always get feedback of my questions super fast and the responses are super helpful. Couldn't ask for anything more in relation to customer support.

You also extended my account for 10 extra days for free which I really needed. I'm super appreciative of it.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 167
Verbal 163
Total Scored
330

Magoosh was the only test prep service I used, so it taught me everything from test strategies to key concepts. The first GRE diagnostic had a score of 316, and Magoosh helped me get a 330. In fact, the Magoosh prep is so accurate, my actual score reflected my two most recent Magoosh practice tests. Other free practice tests I used online (ETS, Manhattan Prep) had far less accurate score predictions.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 169
Verbal 160
Total Scored
329

It's super easy to use. I can take advantage of even a 10 minute break to do practice questions.

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