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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 157 163 + 6
Verbal 152 157 + 5
Total 309 Scored
320

I could rely on the material blindly. The effort put behind Magoosh is tremendously impressive and does help in every sense, from concept learning to practicing.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 161
Verbal 160
Total Scored
321

Helped me with the questions, tactics.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 160 166 + 6
Verbal 154 156 + 2
Total 314 Scored
322

I think Magoosh helped a lot with Math. I used it also for vocabulary building.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 158 158
Verbal 157 163 + 6
Total 315 Scored
321

I love Chris's voice for verbal- not only was it soothing but he made me crack up by tossing in a few funny comments which was really needed especially when I was stressed.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 166
Verbal 159
Total Scored
325

It helped me a lot in practising the questions. The practice questions are very good. The Practice tests also helped me managing my time in actual GRE.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 163 166 + 3
Verbal 152 157 + 5
Total 315 Scored
323

Really good questions

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Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 167
Verbal 166
Total Scored
333

By providing quality questions, especially math questions.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 170
Verbal 157
Total Scored
327

Practice Problems

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 163 167 + 4
Verbal 153 155 + 2
Total 316 Scored
322 w/out essay

Covered Quantitative concepts pretty well. I have a decent grasp on math already so it just helped with certain GRE tricks. Verbal I mainly used the lessons and the flashcards, both very helpful for both GRE use and general use.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 154 162 + 8
Verbal 169 170 + 1
Total 323 Scored
336

It taught me how to prioritize my time, what to memorize, and how to do a lot of the math I'd never encountered before

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 163
Verbal 161
Total Scored
324

Magoosh's video lecture provided a lot of clarity on certain confounding Math topics. The pool of questions available was also extremely useful and the practice question sessions were well constructed. The vocabulary flashcards were helpful in providing the proper use of the words in a sentence. The staff was extremely courteous as well as prompt in answering queries. Thank you for all the support during this phase.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 161
Verbal 159
Total Scored
320

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Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 170
Verbal 157
Total Scored
327

At the start of my preparation, I was very scared of the Verbal. With the help of videos and explanation given by Chris, I am able to reach this score.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 162
Verbal 170
Total Scored
332

Huge improvement on my math score!

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 155 163 + 8
Verbal 166 164
Total 321 Scored
327

The math practice was very very useful. It helped a lot.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 160 164 + 4
Verbal 164 170 + 6
Total 324 Scored
334

The vocab was great and the study plans were also helpful. The self-directed practice and learning helped me to zero in on the things that I needed to study most to improve my score within a short amount of time.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 166 170 + 4
Verbal 154 157 + 3
Total 320 Scored
327

Though learning from the lessons and practice on the questions in less than a month, I improved my GRE score from 320 to 327. The lessons not only teach about the knowledges we need to know for the test in a very organised and efficient way, but also instruct on useful tips to crack the questions. The practice questions are marked with degree of difficulties(easy, medium hard, very hard) so students can customise their own practice according to their own level and goal.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 159 163 + 4
Verbal 158 162 + 4
Total 317 Scored
325

It helped me understand the principles and underlying framework behind the test. This helped me better strategize. It also helped me in relearning concepts in math that I hadn't used since high school.

In math, I already was fairly strong with statistics and basic arithmetic. This allowed me to focus on the principles and concepts. The most useful topic I reviewed in math was probably on right triangles and coordinate geometry. I used the 60/30/90 Pythagorean triplet multiple times on the test. I also didn't use any scratch paper while reviewing and hardly used my calculator. This helped me in not relying on it during the test.

The other trick I found very useful was the estimation tricks. This was useful in some multiple choice questions and helped me avoid tedious calculations when estimating to a close enough number got me to the correct answer.

When it came to the text completion section, I think remembering to go with unfamiliar words over familiar words that almost fit was very useful.

Magoosh students are offered admission to top programs including:

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 168 170 + 2
Verbal 154 162 + 8
Total 322 Scored
332

Magoosh is amazing! It has been 2 years since my last GRE test. And this time I only had 1 month to prepare. I was desperate!
Basically I used the flashcard app to memorize words, and at the same time do the exercises. The explaination video are very helpful! Best review material for the GRE test!

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 164
Verbal 159
Total Scored
323

The math lessons and verbal exercises got me to this score. I didn't have to study any other material.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 152 156 + 4
Verbal 161 167 + 6
Total 313 Scored
328

I particularly appreciated the ability to set up practice sessions within Magoosh. As someone who ordinarily struggles under the pressure of timed tests - particularly in mathematics - the ability to simulate this stress was critical to my success.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 163 168 + 5
Verbal 159 163 + 4
Total 322 Scored
331

Explained how the GRE asks questions.
Familiarized me with the rules and assumptions or more specifically what not to assume.
Provided a large vocabulary library and great flashcard app to learn the words.
Great math videos explaining methods and steps to solving some of the more complicated problems.

It gave me the resources and explanations I needed to find out how the test is written and how to solve any type of question that came up. Really couldn't do a better job.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 155 163 + 8
Verbal 165 163
Total 320 Scored
326

Gave me a deeper math sense and understanding of fomula so I was not just plugging in numbers. I was able to study on the go on my phone. I loved the video explanations both the lessons and ones after practice questions. I loved the score range feed back and being able to see how long I was spending on questions so I could work on test day strategy (what time sucking questions should I skip on test day). I loved the review aspect and could assess different data points like what topics I was struggling with (percent correct or because time).

Thank you magoosh!

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 157 162 + 5
Verbal 157 162 + 5
Total 314 Scored
324

I only had one month to prep for the GRE and Magoosh offered me the flexibility to focus on the areas I needed help with. The amount of practice questions was invaluable! I was able to complete almost all of them and by the time the test rolled around, I felt much more confident and at ease in the testing environment. I used a book the first time I took the test and while I learned a lot, it didn't mimic the environment like Magoosh. Overall very happy with my improvement!

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