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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 | 165 | |
Total |
Scored 334 |
Great verbal practices, especially TC+SE. Quant questions are very useful too. I use the custom practice to adapt myself to the 20questions/30minutes pace.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 167 | 170 + 3 |
Verbal | 148 | 160 + 12 |
Total | 315 |
Scored
330 |
yes!Its difficulty is hard than the real examiation, therefore, when I attend the Exam, I feel relax to do with them ~
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 156 | |
Total |
Scored 326 |
Magoosh is actually much more difficult than the real test. After finishing the Magoosh Verbal, I took the GRE test and found it much easier than I had imagined. So I finished the test in a short time and got a relatively high score.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 160 | |
Total |
Scored 330 |
get familiar with the test
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 157 | |
Total |
Scored 327 |
Those questions are really good! Some of them are harder than real test, which makes the long reading and math I met yesterday relatively easy haha! Also explanations in both video and text are awesome! Oh Adam also helped me a lot! I'm so glad I've chosen magooosh as my primary material for preparing!
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 151 | 160 + 9 |
Verbal | 161 | 166 + 5 |
Total | 312 |
Scored
326 |
Magoosh's videos were a HUGE help - having explanations for every single question helped a lot, and the lessons themselves were hugely informative. Having instant feedback on questions and video explanations made studying so much easier and helped me to identify where I needed to focus.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 160 |
Verbal | 161 | |
Total |
Scored 321 |
I loved the fact that I could take customized practice sections by customizing the time and also customizing for the questions that I wanted more help in. I really liked the video explanations and also how I could immediately see the definition of a word by clicking on the word during the review. Magoosh allowed me to practice anywhere and anytime and I felt comfortable with taking the exam because I became very familiar with the format of the questions.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 168 |
Verbal | 153 | |
Total |
Scored 321 |
learning important vocabulary words, lectures on every topic
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 166 |
Verbal | 157 | |
Total |
Scored 323 |
The vast pool of questions helped increase my confidence for the test day.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 168 |
Verbal | 160 | |
Total |
Scored 328 |
It helped me review all the concepts necessary for the exam in a concise, organized, time-saving manner. It also provided so many practice questions, and that helped me get a really good feel for the exam overall.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 168 |
Verbal | 168 | |
Total |
Scored 336 |
Provided actionable and specific data on where I needed improvement and provided the materials necessary to address those deficiencies.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 152 | 159 + 7 |
Verbal | 157 | 162 + 5 |
Total | 309 |
Scored
321 |
The math lesson videos were AMAZING help, as well as the video explanations to every single practice problem. The writing tips helped me immensely too.
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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 |
As a foreigner I find the verbal practices to be really helpful. The vocabulary selected by Magoosh is exactly what to be on the test.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 169 |
Verbal | 156 | |
Total |
Scored 325 |
It helped me practice hard questions and give me strategies for attacking the verbal section.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 159 | |
Total |
Scored 329 |
The most important aspect is the practice problems. The videos and help functions are also really good. I am quite strong at math, but Magoosh helps me to find some weakness and guarantees that full mark. I am not a native speaker but my university offers all English courses, and I strongly suggest those who like me using Magoosh, which can be better than following those local agencies interpreting GRE strategies in other languages.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 160 |
Verbal | 165 | |
Total |
Scored 325 |
The videos were great to break down things, and had interactive parts. Most of it was reassuring. Also, the online questions are great.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 161 |
Verbal | 162 | |
Total |
Scored 323 |
I enjoyed especially the math section of the GRE, with the explanatory videos; great way to learn!
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 156 | |
Total |
Scored 326 |
It provides me with a verbal understanding of the Americans, and the verbal practice is great.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 165 | 168 + 3 |
Verbal | 152 | 157 + 5 |
Total | 317 |
Scored
325 |
The flashcards are uselful on vocabulary building. Practiving qustions help me to improve my skills and shorten my time for answering
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 158 |
Verbal | 165 | |
Total |
Scored 323 |
Since I work full time, the access to Magoosh study material via my phone was really helpful to study on my commute and at lunch breaks. I also found the given study plans on the blog very useful.
And your voices are all great. I will miss hearing all of your voices every day!
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 157 |
Verbal | 163 | |
Total |
Scored 320 |
Helped me organize my studies and helped me identify and improve my weaknesses.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 162 |
Verbal | 169 | |
Total |
Scored 331 |
I was a bit nervous about the gre because I haven't been in school for a while. The online lessons were a great way to recap all the math I forgot. They also have great tips on how to think about problems like the test maker.
For verbal, I mainly focused on memorizing words and I used the magoosh vocab apps. I really liked that they had a web version that synced to the app because I could easily pick up when I was on a computer.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 160 | 167 + 7 |
Verbal | 155 | 160 + 5 |
Total | 315 |
Scored
327 |
Practice problems, practice exams, vocabulary, video lessons
Accurate GRE score estimation (quantitative is slightly off)
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 161 | 170 + 9 |
Verbal | 150 | 152 + 2 |
Total | 311 |
Scored
322 |
It was really good that it could teach all the concepts required for quant.
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