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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.
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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 | 159 | 164 + 5 |
| Verbal | 167 | 170 + 3 |
| Total | 326 |
Scored
334 |
Being able to track how long each question took was pretty nice. The vocabulary flashcards were also helpful. The math lessons, and the video explanations of each practice problem, were probably what helped me the most.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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|---|---|---|
| Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 167 |
| Verbal | 154 | |
| Total |
Scored 321 |
Magoosh was more difficult than the actual test, in my opinion, so it made test day seem easier. Also, video explanations coupled with a text version provided any feedback necessary.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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|---|---|---|
| Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 154 |
| Verbal | 167 | |
| Total |
Scored 321 |
It helped me understand what the test questions would be like. I felt very comfortable when taking the actual test because it felt very familiar.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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|---|---|---|
| Math | 165 | 164 |
| Verbal | 160 | 166 + 6 |
| Total | 325 |
Scored
330 |
Both questions and videos are extremely helpful. I also sent a request for help and got such a nice and helpful reply back. Thank you!
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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|---|---|---|
| Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 163 |
| Verbal | 167 | |
| Total |
Scored 330 |
Helped me with tips, practice, and strategies
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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|---|---|---|
| Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 160 |
| Verbal | 164 | |
| Total |
Scored 324 |
Great explanation videos, especially for math. I also love the flashcards!
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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|---|---|---|
| Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 163 |
| Verbal | 157 | |
| Total |
Scored 320 |
Magoosh was a great help during my GRE preparation. The videos were a great help, as were the practice questions. The reply to questions were very lucid. Great work guys :) !!
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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 |
It provides the effective training to the full spectrum---vocabulary, logic, techniques, reading, etc.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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| Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 158 |
| Verbal | 169 | |
| Total |
Scored 327 |
1) First and foremost Mike was very good at covering topics that I hadn't seen since high school, just watching the videos acted as a very good refresher.
2) I cannot stress enough how valuable the vocab flashcards are, my verbal section basically consisted only of words from Chris' flashcards, and I was able to fly through them on the test in some cases less than 15 seconds per question.
3) The questions were much more complicated than those seen on test day, which served as good practice - for the quantitative section. The verbal questions are not so comparable to the actual test questions, but they're very good and better than anything other than what ETS publish.
4) In general as a native speaker I didn't get a huge amount of value out of Chris' videos, the shifts and inductive reasoning to fill a blank was natural, and I didn't need such a formulaic approach. However one exception to that rule was the reading comprehension, I found his tips on the mental snapshot and summarizing as you go along to be an invaluable tip.
Finally just a note for anyone reading this as I don't think its necessarily stressed enough - make sure you're prepared for that experimental section! It adds more time to the test and your brain is incredibly fried by the time you get to your final section (hence my Quant score). I'd suggest after sitting a mock exam you actually do another block of questions from somewhere to fully simulate the test experience.
All in all Magoosh is a valuable prep tool, and I'd recommend it to anyone.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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| Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 159 |
| Verbal | 161 | |
| Total |
Scored 320 |
Using Magoosh, I found that I had all the resources I needed to approach the GRE with confidence. The video-learning format was a convenient way to learn and review, and the practice questions with solutions were quite valuable.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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| Math | 158 | 163 + 5 |
| Verbal | 157 | 163 + 6 |
| Total | 315 |
Scored
326 |
It was basically the only prep resource I used, so it helped me tremendously.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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| Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 167 |
| Verbal | 166 | |
| Total |
Scored 333 |
Videos were a great help. I had a feel for the reading portion of the test, but really polished up old math concepts with Magoosh's help. Explanations were super clear and the difficulty/nature of the questions simulated the GRE very accurately. Thank a lot!!
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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|---|---|---|
| Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 168 |
| Verbal | 164 | |
| Total |
Scored 332 |
Magoosh provided realistic practice problems/tests that accurately simulated the real GRE experience
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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| Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 165 |
| Verbal | 166 | |
| Total |
Scored 331 |
Lots of practice questions with good explanations.
I loved the apps for vocabulary and math practice (i used all of them, including the math GMAT app)
Studying for vocabulary 2 months in advance was key.
I would suggest studying vocab well in advance and then ramping up the math with as much practice as possible as the test day approaches. For me the math concepts were all very familiar but I still made lots of mistakes in practice and had trouble with pacing.
I sent emails with questions about study schedule which were answered in great detail. However, they recommended not taking too many practice tests, and I did the opposite. Spending time doing full length practice tests everyday for a week or so before the test helped me enormously, and I saw huge improvements in my score.
Note:
Honestly I felt that I spent a lot of time watching lesson videos which could have been better spent doing more practice.
Overall I'm very happy with Magoosh. Thank you for the help of you and your team.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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| Math | 164 | 165 + 1 |
| Verbal | 160 | 162 + 2 |
| Total | 324 |
Scored
327 |
Excellent preparation tools including great videos to learn from experts, fantastic selection of problems which were tough but helpful. Tremendous customer support, as well.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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| Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 165 |
| Verbal | 157 | |
| Total |
Scored 322 |
I started off bad when I took my first practice test for the GRE. Scored a 298 and I was scared to take the exam since it was just a month away. But magoosh helped me a lot, infact it was the only help I got. I significantly improved on my verbal and quants with a 24 point jump in my final GRE test. The standard of their practice questions are pretty high and they know what they're doing. I'd recommend Magoosh any day. It's all you need for a great competitive score on your test.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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| Math | 161 | 169 + 8 |
| Verbal | 158 | 162 + 4 |
| Total | 319 |
Scored
331 |
All the practice questions and video solutions really helped me improve my approach to the different types of questions. The lessons were also very thorough and well organized--I had a much easier time learning from them than from study books.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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| Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 162 |
| Verbal | 168 | |
| Total |
Scored 330 |
It was great being able to ask real people questions and have them respond so quickly. I also loved learning by videos, so it was great being able follow along with videos for every question and lesson.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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|---|---|---|
| Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 161 |
| Verbal | 163 | |
| Total |
Scored 324 |
I only used to Magoosh to study and it was great!
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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|---|---|---|
| Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 167 |
| Verbal | 157 | |
| Total |
Scored 324 |
Sistematization of study and oriented goal strategy by challengig the predicted score
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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| Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 164 |
| Verbal | 159 | |
| Total |
Scored 323 |
The videos really helped me approach the different types of problems and the video for each practice problem was also very helpful.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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| Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 167 |
| Verbal | 153 | |
| Total |
Scored 320 |
Vocab app helped me so much on vocabulary.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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| Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 164 |
| Verbal | 166 | |
| Total |
Scored 330 |
Dramatically improved math score and provided structure for studying.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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|---|---|---|
| Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 162 |
| Verbal | 158 | |
| Total |
Scored 320 |
I found solving the practice questions really helpful! I used to face difficulty in solving statistics and probability, the video explanations helped a lot. Thank you Magoosh!