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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 | 740 | 160 |
Verbal | 590 | 170 |
Total | 1330 |
Scored
330 |
the math review was very helpful. although my score in math only went up a little bit, i haven't taken a math class since 2006 so a lot of the review was catching back up to where i was 10 years ago, and then a little extra.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 158 |
Verbal | 169 | |
Total |
Scored 327 |
The well-organized, well-explained lessons were indispensable; especially in helping me improve on my weak points in a short amount of time. The math lessons were much better than any of the GRE Math books I used!
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 164 |
Verbal | 156 | |
Total |
Scored 320 |
I loved the practice questions. I didn't have to even read what I had to do in a question because of all the practice. I could guess what the questions were about and that saved a lot of time during the exam.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 167 |
Verbal | 160 | |
Total |
Scored 327 |
Sentence completion!
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 166 |
Verbal | 162 | |
Total |
Scored 328 |
The practice questions and timing measurements on the tests were really accurate. The tutorial videos were a good way to brush up on the verbal and math concepts.
I used the the predetermined practice tests without any customization only, and they were really a good indicator of my scores as I ended up getting similar scores on the actual test.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 170 | 170 |
Verbal | 155 | 160 + 5 |
Total | 325 |
Scored
330 |
Well, Magoosh provided a lot of good strategies on answering those verbal questions. As a science major and speaking English as a second language, I found Magoosh extremely helpful to overcome my fear of doing verbal questions.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 165 | 170 + 5 |
Verbal | 158 | 153 |
Total | 323 |
Scored
323 |
The math practices give me a lot of time to practice, so I understand the math better.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 163 | |
Total |
Scored 333 |
In almost every way. Definitely more difficult than the actual test but great aid nonetheless. Vocabs are really helpful and the reading questions helped trained my critical thinking process.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 163 |
Verbal | 163 | |
Total |
Scored 326 |
It really prepped me for the verbal section. The math would probably have helped more if I had more time, although the permutation/combination, statistics, and word problem breakdowns were immensely helpful.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 157 | 162 + 5 |
Verbal | 158 | 161 + 3 |
Total | 315 |
Scored
323 |
I found the custom practice extremely useful.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 162 | |
Total |
Scored 332 |
90 day advanced study guide
Practice problems
Practice test
Suggestions for additional study materials
Math and Vocab flashcards
Impressively fast and thorough responses to all of my questions
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 163 | 165 + 2 |
Verbal | 155 | 157 + 2 |
Total | 318 |
Scored
322 |
By giving me vocab flashcards to memorize 1000 + words. I also brushed up on probability and combinations problems which happened to be my weakness on the last exam.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 165 |
Verbal | 161 | |
Total |
Scored 326 |
Magoosh gave me a clear understanding of what to expect in the GRE. The explanation videos--both quant and verbal--were amazing. The practice problems were harder than what you get--which is good--in the GRE. A side note I got 161 in verbal--had a average vocabulary; had done very little reading; to cap things english is only my second language--I owe only to Magoosh. To summarize Magoosh's GRE product is one complete and through product.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 155 |
Verbal | 170 | |
Total |
Scored 325 |
I really enjoyed using Magoosh. I preparing for the GRE after not having taken math in over ten years, and the math video lessons really made the material understandable and engaging. I also loved the fact that I could pause and re-watch the videos as often as I wanted, something I would not have been able to do in a classroom course. I had a few questions and Magoosh staff always responded to them very quickly. I also loved all the helpful information in Magoosh's blog. I was so grateful to have this great service all at an affordable price. Thank you!
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 78 | 165 + 87 |
Verbal | 67 | 165 + 98 |
Total | 145 |
Scored
330 |
helped me on writing and verbal. helped me brush up on math.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 155 | |
Total |
Scored 325 |
I like to see the explanations right after answering the question :)
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 159 | |
Total |
Scored 329 |
I had 2 months of time for preparing for the GRE. The verbal section was completely new for me, and there were these scary looking so-called "GRE WORDS". I used Magoosh flashcards to memorise words, and watched all the videos for verbal section. Some really useful tips are provided by Chris which actually helped me a lot on the exam day. Not only this, the practice questions on both Math and Verbal section are of appropriate difficulty, which prepared me nicely for the exam. The "help" option provided by Magoosh is awesome. They have responded to my queries EVERY SINGLE TIME. Mostly I asked for more clarification on some particular verbal question, which I found incomprehensible even after watching the video explanations. The responses to my questions were very specific, pertaining to the doubts which I asked, and they were very elaborate- clearly explaining the question and not leaving any further room for doubts.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 157 | 158 + 1 |
Verbal | 168 | 164 |
Total | 325 |
Scored
322 |
I actually did worse on this GRE than on the one I had previously taken. However, I found the math lessons very useful. They helped me understand the concepts better.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 163 | |
Total |
Scored 333 |
I followed the 90 days plan with an emphasis on verbal. I found the day-to-day schedule very helpful, especially given that I have a day job. The well paced plan prevents me from stressing myself out by trying too much each day after work.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 163 |
Verbal | 162 | |
Total |
Scored 325 |
Practice questions and videos explaining strategies.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 162 |
Verbal | 159 | |
Total |
Scored 321 |
After finished Magoosh verb part, the actual test looks more clear and eaiser
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 164 | 168 + 4 |
Verbal | 137 | 156 + 19 |
Total | 301 |
Scored
324 |
Magoosh helped a lot by its great lessons and problems. It also gave concrete forecast of my test score and recommended according lessons to me.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 168 | |
Total |
Scored 338 |
The instructional videos were good. I liked Mike the math instructor especially. He had the "math is an awesome thing and let's actually learn it" type attitude that I adhere to in my collegiate studies. The problems were very good and challenging.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 162 |
Verbal | 165 | |
Total |
Scored 331 |
I wasn't sure where to start on my GRE studies, so the study schedule was extremely helpful in guiding my studies. The vocab flashcards were great and the practice problems were very similar in concept and phrasing to the actual test, so they were very helpful.
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