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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 168 |
Verbal | 170 | |
Total |
Scored 338 unofficial/projected |
Lessons and challenging questions promoted rapid recovery of skills and knowledge
Mobile apps for vocabulary building permitted me to study away from the computer
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 166 |
Verbal | 163 | |
Total |
Scored 329 |
Lesson videos, practice problems, and flashcards
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 159 |
Verbal | 166 | |
Total |
Scored 329 |
It allowed me to simulate the actual test while providing feedback on what I did wrong and what I should have done to get it right. The math explanations were especially helpful because they clued me in to some mental shortcuts.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 164 |
Verbal | 160 | |
Total |
Scored 324 |
Before Magoosh, I tried taking a practice exam and did far worse. I wasn't allocating enough time to the questions, there were certain math topics I hadn't practiced since college (5 years ago), and my strategy for the verbal section was completely wrong. Magoosh helped change the way I looked at the GRE questions. Plus, I often found the questions on Magoosh were a little harder than the actual exam, so it gave me a lot of confidence.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 167 | 169 + 2 |
Verbal | 149 | 160 + 11 |
Total | 316 |
Scored
329 |
The verbal practice let me know how to analysis the questions and together with the vocabulary cards it point out the correct answers.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 156 |
Verbal | 164 | |
Total |
Scored 320 |
The math videos were a huge help to review all the concepts I hadn't seen since high school.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 160 | |
Total |
Scored 330 |
The standard of practice questions in both verbal and quants was good. Also, the text and video explanations for each and every practice question gives an in depth insight of the concept involved. This helped me understand the concepts better. The video lectures in the quants section are well prepared, the explanations are lucid and covers the entire range of topics to be studied for the GRE. The option of taking timed quizzes was very useful to improve my speed. Overall, Magoosh has done a great job and I would like to thank Magoosh for helping me get 330 in the GRE.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 154 | 162 + 8 |
Verbal | 165 | 160 |
Total | 319 |
Scored
322 |
extremely helpful videos and practice problems
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 158 | |
Total |
Scored 328 |
Lots of practice questions similar to the actual gre and videos for approaching analytical section
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 161 | 163 + 2 |
Verbal | 165 | 167 + 2 |
Total | 326 |
Scored
330 |
The videos for each question and related math lessons were great!
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 163 |
Verbal | 161 | |
Total |
Scored 324 |
Understanding the type of questions
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 157 | 160 + 3 |
Verbal | 153 | 161 + 8 |
Total | 310 |
Scored
321(q160v161) |
Verbal section prepares you for whatever GRE throws at you. Math section is bang on
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 163 |
Verbal | 166 | |
Total |
Scored 329 |
Magoosh was helpful because it was an easy, accessible way to have a large volume of study materials. Overall, I thought the video explanations for questions were very helpful.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 161 |
Verbal | 159 | |
Total |
Scored 320 |
The lessons and the practice questions were really good.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 167 |
Verbal | 162 | |
Total |
Scored 329 |
Magoosh made it all too easy to study! The videos are very effective (I can hear Chris' voice in my head when I'm attacking a verbal problem) and they helped me refresh a lot of what I had forgotten from my math classes. The blog articles are also very helpful.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 168 |
Verbal | 168 | |
Total |
Scored 336 |
The online resources, particularly the wide range of practice problems with helpful explanations, were key to my success. The vocab app was easy to use and helped refresh my memory on some of the more obscure words.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 159 | |
Total |
Scored 339 |
I followed a modified version of the daily high achiever plan, which worked really well for me. I also learned a lot from the practice problems.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 160 | |
Total |
Scored 330 |
The practice and model tests are really helpful.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 157 |
Verbal | 168 | |
Total |
Scored 325 |
The free vocabulary flash card apps helped me expand my vocabulary a bit. The math videos and problems helped refresh my memory of a large number of math topics. The video explanations of how to solve math problems are pretty great. The math topic videos are pretty good too.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 170 | |
Total |
Scored 340 |
Brush me up on math, and give me easy strategies for the verbal section. The videos on the essays were also very helpful in quick framing and approach.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 166 |
Verbal | 163 | |
Total |
Scored 329 |
Very thorough review of all the topics involved. Videos are friendlier and easier to study than books. Abundant practice questions and vocabulary. Great digital platform. The emails with tips from the Magoosh team, in addition to the study schedules are also very helpful.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 166 |
Verbal | 155 | |
Total |
Scored 321 |
The video lessons from Magoosh are excellent especially the Quantitative section. Mike has profound knowledge and explains in a cogent and simple way. The team is very supportive and understanding. I would suggest anyone to go for Magoosh without giving a second thought!
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 148 |
Verbal | 153 | |
Total |
Scored 1010 |
Take into consideration I graduated from high school 2005 and college 2009. I decided to take the GRE less than 2 months ago and studied exactly for one month. I actually scored better than what expected. Magoosh is AMAZING. I have already recommended it to my coworkers who are thinking of taking the GRE.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 162 |
Verbal | 165 | |
Total |
Scored 327 |
I really liked the video lessons on math topics, and the option to watch video explanations of math problems. I only used magoosh to prepare for math - I watched a few verbal videos and did not find them very enlightening (my practice scores on tests were 165-169 so I didn't spend much time preparing for verbal)
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