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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 | 169 |
Verbal | 153 | |
Total |
Scored 326 |
The video testimonials for the Math was the best part of Magoosh. I also loved the study plans that gave me some structure to follow.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 164 |
Verbal | 164 | |
Total |
Scored 328 |
Raised my actual math score from my first practice score over ten points.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 166 |
Verbal | 165 | |
Total |
Scored 331 |
Refreshed some concepts and subjects that I had not looked at since high school.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 165 |
Verbal | 167 | |
Total |
Scored 332 |
1) body of practice problems - helped in the usual way that practice helps
2) explanation videos - taught me the logical approach to different types of problems
3) vocab flashcards + vocab wednesdays + vocab app - taught me the vocab
4) personal approach - more engaging than simply reading something; great response time from tutors
5) study plans - this helped me structure my plan of attack
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 167 |
Verbal | 162 | |
Total |
Scored 329 |
Although I considered math the easier section for me, Magoosh helped organize and clarify the ideas of this section. As for the verbal, my weaker section, Magoosh helped identify ways to think, approach questions, and study. This is the only way I can imagine approaching verbal, because each question is unique and doesn't have a clear cut method of solving it like quantitative questions normally do. Yet, Magoosh tries its best to group the different types of questions, so that's extremely helpful. Overall, Magoosh did wonders in an extremely convenient way and affordable manner.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 160 |
Verbal | 168 | |
Total |
Scored 328 |
Provided a wealth of practice problems and practical advice through the instructional videos.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 160 | |
Total |
Scored 330 |
Concise lessons, I can always get the core of a knowledge point within the few minutes' class. The explanation of each problem is concrete, and often solves what I am confused most.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 169 |
Verbal | 156 | |
Total |
Scored 325 |
Magoosh aids me to adjust my strategy when dealing with questions, and Since the questions out of the hard and very hard level are a little bit difficult than questions out of the actual test, so I can solve them easily.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 161 | 167 + 6 |
Verbal | 148 | 157 + 9 |
Total | 309 |
Scored
324 |
Abundant practice
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 153 | |
Total |
Scored 323 |
The only resource I used to prepare GRE.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 167 | |
Total |
Scored 337 |
For someone who doesn't speak English as the native language, Magoosh offers an all-sided approach to the mastery over the English language and I myself would not attain such score if I didn't use Magoosh for preparation. The verbal section, expecially the reading comprehension and the text completion parts, is of great value; the math section also provides abundant and elaborate questions for me to work with.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 165 | |
Total |
Scored 335 |
the math part is highly recommended,but the verbal part contains too much words that's not frequently seen in real GRE test, but the logic fits very well
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 163 | 168 + 5 |
Verbal | 154 | 152 |
Total | 317 |
Scored
320 |
It has been helpful toward my study with the math section since I did't pay too much attention to math at first. Practicing does help. I didn't get an overall improvement on the verbal section.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 163 | |
Total |
Scored 333 |
helped me a lot on SE and TC.
I didn't use the RC.
My math is good, but still, I finished all "very hard" and "hard", and it helped me get familiar with some traps and pitfalls.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 163 | 167 + 4 |
Verbal | 142 | 157 + 15 |
Total | 305 |
Scored
324 |
It helped me a lot.. Math lessons are actually fabulous.... I am an engineering student however the videos helped me a lot to review.. and if I could sleep on the night of exam , I would get 170... Verbal videos are very good .. actually strategies are quite practical.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 162 |
Verbal | 166 | |
Total |
Scored 328 |
I did an undergraduate degree in Architecture, and only had math exposure through our structures courses. Otherwise, I was totally in the dark. The quant videos and practice questions were crucial to my success. I completely exceeded my expectations.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 170 | 170 |
Verbal | 148 | 158 + 10 |
Total | 318 |
Scored
328 |
be familiar with the verbal questions
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 153 | 163 + 10 |
Verbal | 157 | 161 + 4 |
Total | 310 |
Scored
324 |
Giving video explanations for each question was very useful. Having so many available practice questions was also the key to helping me study.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 740 | 164 |
Verbal | 760 | 170 |
Total | 1500 |
Scored
334 |
The videos and practice questions were great. I thought the practice questions were maybe at a level a tiny bit above the ones on the actual GRE, which was great!
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 157 |
Verbal | 170 | |
Total |
Scored 327 |
Provided great sample questions and study guides.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 154 | 163 + 9 |
Verbal | 170 | 170 |
Total | 324 |
Scored
333 |
Math videos were excellent - very thorough and helpful.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 800 | 170 |
Verbal | 490 | 163 |
Total | 1290 |
Scored
333 |
the magoosh apps helped me review words, the prep questions are relevant, difficult, and helped me learn and review concepts.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 166 |
Verbal | 157 | |
Total |
Scored 323 |
Math and Verbal lessons and questions are all helpful.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 164 |
Verbal | 161 | |
Total |
Scored 325 |
Most importantly, Magoosh gave me a grueling schedule to hone my skills in three months. I used a modificated version (including two essays a day and own flashcards) of the schedule for advanced students, which can be found on the Magoosh Blog. What impressed me most was the fact that the schedule included a book from a competitor, underscoring my impression that Magoosh genuinely tries to be the best product for test takers.
In a nutshell, I do not think I could have delivered such a performance without Magoosh.
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