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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 | 146 | 157 + 11 |
Verbal | 158 | 164 + 6 |
Total | 304 |
Scored
321 |
The last time I took the GRE I was still attending college. Since that time (6 years ago), I graduated college, got married, got pregnant, got divorced and have been a single mother for 4.5 years. I watched every single math video (some more than once!) and did one hour of verbal practice and/or vocabulary flashcards every night for about 9 weeks. I was able to raise my score enough that, if I decide to go on to a doctoral program in my field, I will be able to (score-wise). That's such an amazing feeling, especially as a single parent. I can't tell you what an impact Magoosh had on my academic future, and I want to thank you so much. I especially want to thank the man who did the math videos. The only math I have taken since Junior year of high school (10 years ago), was one 'Math for Non-Majors Course'. I was able to raise my math score 43 percentage points by watching your videos and practicing!
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 164 |
Verbal | 166 | |
Total |
Scored 330 |
Specific math lessons were helpful for building confidence
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 158 | 169 + 11 |
Verbal | 166 | 169 + 3 |
Total | 324 |
Scored
338 |
Magoosh helped me to develop strategies for the writing section, review math and practice content in a timed setting to make sure I had exam timing down.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 500 | 150 |
Verbal | 780 | 170 |
Total | 1280 |
Scored
320 |
The verbal practice questions helped me regain comfort with the test's format, and the math videos I watched seemed a helpful introduction to mathematical concepts. I've always struggled with math and found myself wishing that I had had more time to work through the Magoosh math material. I suspect my score would have improved with time.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 169 |
Verbal | 170 | |
Total |
Scored 339 |
I really liked the Verbal lessons; they did a great job of showing the patterns that answers had and helping me make educated guesses when I wasn't 100% sure, which paid off! In the second verbal section I marked 7 questions that I wasn't sure about and I ended up getting them all right.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 160 | |
Total |
Scored 330 |
I think the most valuable part for me is the easy and medium questions in verbal and hard and very hard questions in quantative. The hard and very hard questions in verbal adjust me to the difficulty of the exams.
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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 |
Magoosh taught me the toughest problems.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 156 |
Verbal | 164 | |
Total |
Scored 320 |
The vocab app is awesome. The videos for the ETS tests and the math review videos were also very helpful.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 162 |
Verbal | 169 | |
Total |
Scored 331 |
It gave me a schedule to keep to and motivation to keep working on questions.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 84% GMAT | 165 + 81 |
Verbal | 99% GMAT | 169 + 70 |
Total | 183 |
Scored
334 |
I used it only for about 10 days and it was enough. Very good deal and I had fun, looked like the content creators were smart and high scorers themselves, something I can't say about other people who ...teach stuff for a living.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 165 | 170 + 5 |
Verbal | 159 | 163 + 4 |
Total | 324 |
Scored
333 |
Magoosh provided excellent practice problems, with very clear explanations. Unlike other GRE prep companies, Magoosh is not focused on teaching you the shortcuts, but the instructors actually teach the material.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 164 | 170 + 6 |
Verbal | 151 | 156 + 5 |
Total | 315 |
Scored
326 |
Magoosh has a lot of high quality questions that are very close to the actual test questions. Each question has a video breakdown as well as literal explanation, which is awesome. Moreover, the mock examination is quite close to the actual test, which helps me on getting familiar with the test.
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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 |
good explanations and problem selection for math, spoon fed vocabulary and concepts to you for verbal
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 165 |
Verbal | 168 | |
Total |
Scored 333 |
Magoosh was very helpful in guiding me through the GRE process. For months I had been putting off studying and hadn't even signed up for the test. But when my time to apply for grad school (in this case, veterinary school) was drawing near, I knew I had to focus. With Magoosh, I was able to conquer my fear of the test, and I performed way above my expectations. Also, learning vocab, reading New Yorker and aldaily.com articles, and working reading comprehension questions motivated me to read for fun again; and the math review was nice too :)
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 170 | 170 |
Verbal | 145 | 154 + 9 |
Total | 315 |
Scored
324 |
It improved my skills a lot,it is very similar to a real GRE test when I am using magoosh.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 151 | 161 + 10 |
Verbal | 149 | 161 + 12 |
Total | 300 |
Scored
322 |
I really liked the lessons, and whenever I had a doubt, they were very quick to reply. I highly recommend this service.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 161 |
Verbal | 170 | |
Total |
Scored 331 |
Magoosh provided a thorough and accurate guide to what would be on the test on the day.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 162 |
Verbal | 160 | |
Total |
Scored 322 |
Tremendously, especially on the verbal sections. Videos of Chris Lele are very good and I can easily say without Magoosh lesson my score would have been much lower.
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 | 170 |
Verbal | 165 | |
Total |
Scored 335 |
Primarily strategies for tackling the verbal section
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 158 | 167 + 9 |
Verbal | 149 | 157 + 8 |
Total | 307 |
Scored
324 |
It helped me understand the concepts in maths, and how important it is not to memorise the formulas. For english, enough information was provided regarding the approach to questions and how to plan a strategy.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 158 |
Verbal | 164 | |
Total |
Scored 322 |
great explanations of the math concepts, and copious practice problems
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 163 | 167 + 4 |
Verbal | 166 | 164 |
Total | 329 |
Scored
331 |
Because of the type of grad program I am applying to, I had a very specific goal in mind. For me the verbal wasn't very important and getting over a 165 in math was essential. I had taken the gre 4 times before magoosh and I was stuck around a 163. Being able to focus on my weak points, keeping track of questions I struggled with, and having a huge bank of practice questions really made the difference.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 169 | |
Total |
Scored 339 |
The lesson videos were extremely helpful, particularly in reviewing the math concepts. The practice questions were also an excellent representation of the questions on the actual test.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 160 |
Verbal | 166 | |
Total |
Scored 326 |
Great flashcard resources, very informative videos, and effective data analytics.
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