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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 | 170 |
Verbal | 170 | |
Total |
Scored 340 |
The practice environment provides high fidelity with respect to the actual test experience. The explanations are comprehensive, clear, and give you insight into learning the common pitfalls, tricks, and essential steps to success.
I personally skipped most of the lecture videos, but did all of the practice problems and completed the Magoosh vocabulary list.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 168 |
Verbal | 152 | |
Total |
Scored 320 |
The quality of verbal problems was very good. Of all available materials this comes closest to the actual GRE. I particularly found the RC questions to be of a good standard.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 157 |
Verbal | 162 | |
Total |
Scored 320 |
By providing me with a good understanding of the test format, strategies for studying math especially, and plenty of challenging practice problems.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 162 |
Verbal | 159 | |
Total |
Scored 321 |
The math section was extremely helpful. There are small things I'd tweak for person preference reasons but overall it was great.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 168 |
Verbal | 169 | |
Total |
Scored 337 |
The magoosh flash cards helped tremendously to expand my vocabulary. What helped most were the sample problems and detailed explanations.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 162 |
Verbal | 166 | |
Total |
Scored 328 |
It helped me to think about the problems the right way, taught me the strategy behind how to approach each section, and taught me the tricks that the GRE expects you to know.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 165 |
Verbal | 165 | |
Total |
Scored 330 |
The questions were spot on in and the videos and explanations were helpful
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 167 | |
Total |
Scored 337 |
The sheer quantity of practice problems with great video explanations was awesome.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 165 |
Verbal | 160 | |
Total |
Scored 325 |
Magoosh was very helpful in teaching me how to approach each type of problem for both Math and verbal. The videos were great at introducing the techniques and the practice questions help solidify these techniques.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 160 |
Verbal | 163 | |
Total |
Scored 323 |
I taught what I had to prepare for and how to work out the different types of problems I had before me. Magoosh was the deciding factor for improving my score.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 159 |
Verbal | 166 | |
Total |
Scored 325 |
Taking the GRE for the first time, I was quite apprehensive about the prospect of undertaking such a taxing test. Luckily, I stumbled upon the Magoosh product and purchased it without hesitation. It was money well spent. The design of the product acclimatized me to the tight time constraint of the test - over the course of undertaking practice sessions, I was able to develop the synapses necessary for a quick response time, as well the requisite stamina for the test.
The resources, such as the study plans, flashcards, and vocabulary builder are marvelous for prep.
Furthermore, Mike McGarry's videos and explanations are excellent for anyone looking to get reacquainted with mathematical concepts crucial for the GRE - he makes everything abundantly clear.
My Magoosh experience was excellent throughout - the team were remarkably kind and prompt to respond to any query that I had. I am eternally grateful to Magoosh.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 152 | 152 |
Verbal | 164 | 170 + 6 |
Total | 316 |
Scored
322 |
The authentic practice problems helped immensely. I was afraid my score wouldn't change, but I was shocked and delighted when my verbal shot up by 6 points!
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 155 |
Verbal | 165 | |
Total |
Scored 320 with a 5.5 on the Analytical Writing section |
The practice problems, tutorials, and lessons were tremendously helpful. I had several GRE books as well, but Magoosh was by far my preferred method of studying; it kept me engaged for much longer, and it familiarized me with the computerized format so that I was more comfortable on test day.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 155 |
Verbal | 164 | |
Total |
Scored 323 |
I mostly used the Quantitative Review videos to relearn math I had not used since high school. The explanations were much clearer than other resources I had tried, and I appreciated that the content was focused on what could actually be on the test, rather than just the concepts
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 159 | 162 + 3 |
Verbal | 161 | 160 |
Total | 320 |
Scored
323 |
It helped with some of the tricks, tips, and formula's.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 161 |
Verbal | 161 | |
Total |
Scored 327 |
Helped significantly with my math to pinpoint areas that I was struggling in.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 167 |
Verbal | 163 | |
Total |
Scored 330 |
I got 158/150 on my first practice test so Magoosh helped me learn the way the GRE works.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 159 |
Verbal | 162 | |
Total |
Scored 321 |
It kept me organized and gave me enough structure to keep me motivated and moving forward with studying.
Magoosh students are offered admission to top programs including:
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 165 |
Verbal | 164 | |
Total |
Scored 329 |
Getting used to the types of questions on the GRE.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 168 |
Verbal | 165 | |
Total |
Scored 333 |
Before I started with Magoosh, my score was predicted by Magoosh and Kaplan to be base 160's in math, low-mid 150's in verbal and 4-4.5 in AWA. Thanks to Magoosh's practice questions, lessons, study plans, support and recommended outside materials (LSATs, Manhattan online tests, ETS official material) I was able to improve my score by almost 20 points, with a jump of 10+ points in Verbal alone and a 1pt bump in writing.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 169 |
Verbal | 160 | |
Total |
Scored 329 |
Not really, since I only registered 24 hrs before the actual test
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 159 |
Verbal | 161 | |
Total |
Scored 320 |
Video lessons were awesome, the plethora of practice problems, the video solutions to practice problems, and the reading answers if you didn't have time for the videos
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 163 | 167 + 4 |
Verbal | 150 | 153 + 3 |
Total | 313 |
Scored
320 |
Magoosh helped me a lot on difficult math problems. The verbal part is hard for me to deal with.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 166 | 170 + 4 |
Verbal | 151 | 157 + 6 |
Total | 317 |
Scored
327 |
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