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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 | 162 | |
Total |
Scored 332 |
Precise score estimation, clear lessons to guide me through the techniques, and detailed explanations on every single practice question.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 161 |
Verbal | 159 | |
Total |
Scored 320 |
This website is absolutely great! All the lessons were very clear and helpful. I also got in touch a few times by sending an email and got very friendly and quick responses. I would absolutely recommend it to others, and would like to thank you for helping me wrap my mind around all the concepts and techniques! You guys do a great job!
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 162 |
Verbal | 166 | |
Total |
Scored 328 |
It provided me with some insights, tricks, and ways of approaching problems that simplified them. It introduced me to ways of thinking about the problem that I would have had difficulty arriving at myself.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 158 |
Verbal | 161 | |
Total |
Scored 323. 5 |
The volume of practice questions was amazing
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 152 |
Verbal | 168 | |
Total |
Scored 330 |
Lots and lots of practice!
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 167 |
Verbal | 156 | |
Total |
Scored 323 |
The video lessons and practice questions are great and well-organized with awesome tips to approach different types of problems. For the quantitative section, the questions in Magoosh are tougher than in any other material I referred. In fact, even in the actual test, I found the questions easier than Magoosh and was able to complete the section before the 35 minutes of stipulated time and check my work for any errors.
Moreover, whenever I sent a mail asking doubts, I received the response within 24 hours (even on weekends). Even if my doubts were silly enough, you guys had a lot of patience to clarify all my doubts. Also, my account was about to expire around 10 days before my test day. But you guys helped me by extending the expiry date until the test date.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 160 |
Verbal | 162 | |
Total |
Scored 322 |
My favorite part about Magoosh were the tutorial videos that accompanied each question on the practice tests. They really helped me understand what I was doing wrong way better than reading something in a book could.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 161 |
Verbal | 170 | |
Total |
Scored 331 |
I think it really helped me with the Quant section. I had not seen maths in 5 years and Magoosh explained every exercise and every trick that the exam has.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 167 |
Verbal | 156 | |
Total |
Scored 323 |
I could practice many questions and see the time. The video explanations really helped.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 170 | |
Total |
Scored 340 |
Magoosh helped me immensely, especially in the verbal section. The approach used to answer the RC questions was quite insightful and there was a significant improvement in my verbal score. The practice questions are certainly a level above that of the actual GRE and the hours of practice were key in me doing well. I can't thank Magoosh enough and would highly recommend it.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 158 |
Verbal | 165 | |
Total |
Scored 323 |
Content is fantastic. Math questions enable users to think outside of using formulas. Verbal section is good practice too.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 161 | 168 + 7 |
Verbal | 155 | 153 |
Total | 316 |
Scored
321 |
the lecture is thorough and clear
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 167 |
Verbal | 161 | |
Total |
Scored 328 |
Led me to the Manhattan prep books which were helpful.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 159 |
Verbal | 167 | |
Total |
Scored 326 |
Lessons on specific topics
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 160 | |
Total |
Scored 330 |
Provided an excellent source of practice.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 166 |
Verbal | 170 | |
Total |
Scored 336 |
The vocabulary app was extremely helpful. But the individual question videos were also excellent.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 153 | 161 + 8 |
Verbal | 161 | 162 + 1 |
Total | 314 |
Scored
323 |
The difficulty of the math practice questions is very high on magoosh, which definitely benefited me come test day because I wasn't overwhelmed with the difficulty.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 165 |
Verbal | 165 | |
Total |
Scored 330 |
First of all, Magoosh helped reduce my anxiety about taking the GRE. I appreciated the videos informing you about the structure of the test, what to expect, etc... The dashboard helped me gauge my progress with my ratio of right/wrong answers. The customized practice helped immensely as it targeted specific areas I need to improve on. The difficulty of the practice problems were exactly what I needed. In conjunction with the 5lb book of problems, Magoosh helped to solidify key concepts, as well as teaching them in a progressive manner from basic to advanced.
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 | 162 |
Verbal | 159 | |
Total |
Scored 321 |
I relied entirely on Magoosh for the exam. And it turned out well in the end. The pool of questions you guys have here is more than enough to get a really good score.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 160 |
Verbal | 164 | |
Total |
Scored 324 |
Timed questions, practice tests that tracked which subject areas were the most troublesome
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 150 | 156 + 6 |
Verbal | 154 | 164 + 10 |
Total | 304 |
Scored
320 |
I had taken the GRE before without much preparation and my score reflected that. I decided to take it again, but this time I signed up for Magoosh because they have study plans and good videos. Magoosh helped me focus my studies and organize myself so that I could study a little bit each day. I was much more confident going into the second test and all the hard work paid off because I improved my overall score by 16 points and my writing score by .5 points. I am so thankful to Magoosh for helping me improve and now I don't have to worry about the GRE anymore!
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 163 |
Verbal | 157 | |
Total |
Scored 320 |
It helped with everything basically since I've never taken the GREs before and have no idea how the test was like at all. Magoosh helped me to understand the whole test and gave really clear explanations on each sample question
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 800 | 166 |
Verbal | 600 | 159 |
Total | 1400 |
Scored
325 |
In improving focus
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 167 |
Verbal | 155 | |
Total |
Scored 322 |
The questions I practiced with magoosh were quite similer to the questions on the actual GRE test. The magoosh Flashcards app is great for learning new words.
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