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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.

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.

At first, I signed up for a free trial of Magoosh and decided to try to study on my own. I originally thought Magoosh would not be helpful for getting a very high score. My practice tests before Magoosh were in the low 320s. I felt like I wasn't making any progress and decided to give Magoosh another try. Choosing Magoosh was a great decision. Magoosh helped me solve questions faster and more accurately. The video explanations were really helpful. The video lessons were in-depth and covered a lot of concepts. The average pace feature helped me compare my speed to other students. The practice tests were far more accurate than other third party practice tests. My score was in my predicted range and I liked being able to track my progress. The study plans helped me create a practice schedule. The Facebook group helped me get advice on supplemental material and practice tests. I also used the quant tutoring package and which helped me learned advanced strategies. Magoosh helped me go from a good score to an amazing score. Overall Magoosh helped me work smarter instead of harder.

I used to really struggle with reading comprehension questions in the beginning. The Magoosh RC videos were extremely helpful as they logically broke down questions and made it easier for me to pick the right answers.

Magoosh helped alleviate my stress and gave me the resources needed to practice sufficiently before the exam.

It really helped me get the desired result. Thank you very much.

Guidance on how to study for the GRE and practice questions

Verbal practices and flash cards are extremely helpful

I used Magoosh for about three months total. After using it for about two months, I took the GRE for my first time and scored 163 on math and 154 on verbal, for a total score of 317. I then studied with Magoosh for another month, doing the same practice problems, and scored significantly higher - 166 on math and 160 on verbal. To be honest, during this one month span I mainly focused on improving my math score, so the increase to my verbal score was a very pleasant surprise! Though slightly disappointed with my first set of scores, I am very satisfied with my final score of 326. I do credit Magoosh with my great improvement - I am confident that had I not used the resources Magoosh has to offer, I would likely not have even broken the 310 mark. I believe that the GRE does not test intelligence - this test can be learned!

The large number of practice problems was helpful. I also noticed that Magoosh has posted plenty of videos explaining the solutions to official ETS problems, and I found these videos very helpful. Magoosh's evaluations of GRE preparation products were informative.

Magoosh's general tips for the GRE, found throughout Magoosh's site, were valuable.

Overall Magoosh seems to have put quite a lot of effort into its site and products.

The practice questions were very similar to the real thing, and I lived being able to work on them at my own rhythm. The study plan really helped me focus and I learned good tricks from the video. I think my favorite part though was the quick responses I got when I asked a question about how to improve where I was struggling.

I knew practically zero math before I began studying with Magoosh. I spent my summer learning math from beginning to end with the Magoosh video lessons. Once I finished the lesson videos, I spent the next few weeks just doing Magoosh practice problems, watching the explanation videos, and taking a practice GRE approximately once a week. My math scores consistently increased with my studying from 151 to 154 to 156 to 159, and finally a 161 on test day! I used Magoosh practice GRE, as well as ETS powerprep and Manhattan GRE (as recommended by Magoosh) to take the practice tests.

Regarding verbal, I have been a pretty strong critical thinker for a while, but my main challenge was vocabulary. I massively improved my vocabulary by mastering all 1000 Magoosh Flashcards, as well as by using the Magoosh Vocabulary Builder to make the vocabulary studying more exciting and fun. The verbal videos helped me to some degree with strategies for solving the single-, double-, and triple-blank problems as well as the sentence equivalence problems. Reading Comprehension problems studying mostly involved actually reading as many of those long passages as I could find and doing practice problems.

Most of all, what Magoosh gave me was the perfect balance in studying. It provided a structured study method which kept me on track and progressing, while at the same time allowed me to take breaks when I needed them, with the knowledge that the program will be waiting right there for me when I was ready to continue learning, and I wouldn't have missed a thing. In the middle of my studying plan I got a bit burned out , and took almost a week off, and my brain really needed that break. The flexibility to do that was only possible with a program like Magoosh. But like I said before, despite the tremendous flexibility, I never felt a lack of structure or direction, as if I were trying to teach it all to myself. The lessons were extremely clear, I was motivated to continue moving through the program, and my progress was quantifiable. It felt like being in a full-service university, with all the support and structure that comes with it, but I happen to have the option to press pause and play, rewind and fast forward. I am truly indebted to you.

Practice tests, some good videos on tricks

Great math videos that incorporated examples of the kinds of questions we might encounter on the exam. I also liked that it encouraged consistent practice--by far, the most important study tool.

provided and pointed me to lots and lots of practice questions and told me the difficulties to expect

I focused on the math portion/videos, even for concepts I was very familiar with because each video not only is awesome review but is loaded w important test taking tips. Loved the format, and ability to take and tag notes for each video.

Broad exposure to all the concepts and questions types that I encountered on the GRE. Everything looked familiar.

Magoosh provided me with a relevant question bank. Practice questions were slightly harder than the actual test, thus there were no surprises with respect to difficulty level.

Really helpful videos, practice questions/tests, study guides/plans, and emails with tips. I also really liked how there were videos explaining the process of answering every practice question and links to the videos that talk about the general concept!

Moral support, structured preparation, video tutoring and practice materials

Lots of practice problems and great explanations

Honestly, my main reason for choosing Magoosh was to improve my Quant score. Practicing all the maths questions helped me brush up my skills and improve my accuracy.

Magoosh's video lectures were very helpful. The practice questions were also helpful for preparing for the test.

Really clear videos, love the option to customize the pace, most difficult practice questions, most accurate practice exam experience, way more helpful than any other service I tried- my first practice exam score with Princeton Review was 156Q and 160V and Magoosh alone helped me raise my math score 12 points and verbal 3 points so that I only had to take the actual GRE once.

The math videos were a necessary component to my GRE quant studying. I naturally do arithmetic slowly, despite doing very well in high school calculus. The math videos helped me learn tricks to quickly eliminate steps in harder problems without undermining my holistic understanding with simple formulas.

Magoosh helped me so much on the verbal section. For one, there were so many verbal practice questions and the immediate feedback was very helpful. Additionally, I found the lesson videos helpful too.