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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
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
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
Math I had not taken the GRE before 165
Verbal 169
Total Scored
334

Accurate practice problems, vocabulary flashcards, and I loved the dashboard schedule so I could keep on track with my schedule.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 165
Verbal 165
Total Scored
330

Magoosh made it very clear exactly what I needed to study for the test, how to pace myself, and provided all the materials in perfectly sized pieces for each day of study! I ended up becoming really obsessed with solving very hard GRE math problems every day - very much at the bemusement of my friends. I ended up really liking studying for the test. Expanding my vocabulary made me suddenly cognizant of so many common(ish) words I had been ignoring my whole life. And solving math puzzles is just plain fun, I'll definitely continue doing them even though I've already taken the test!

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 162
Verbal 162
Total Scored
324

Magoosh provided me the framework to build a foundation (I am a very weak math test-taker - in high school I scored a 15 on the ACT math section) and to move into more advanced concepts at my own rate.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 166 166
Verbal 150 163 + 13
Total 316 Scored
329

Magoosh provides cogent, relevant, solid and standard GRE prep material. I'm pretty sure that no other GRE material is closer to official prep material than Magoosh. I improved my Verbal score by a staggering 13 points (from 150 to 163), by following Magoosh material(including blogs!).

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 160
Verbal 163
Total Scored
323

Magoosh provided plenty of practice questions for my nightly study sessions. I used the vocabulary flashcards on my phone and I utilized the practice exams they offered. The instructional videos are very useful as well because they directly tell you what to do for the math problems and explain strategies for the verbal section. Mike McGarry's math videos were the game changer for my studying.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 167
Verbal 159
Total Scored
326

By giving practice tests and vocabulary+ Quant improvement

Magoosh had given a superb coaching and sample test papers. Followed them religiously and could score 326 at my first attempt with a month preparation!! Thanks Magoosh..

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Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 170
Verbal 166
Total Scored
334

I got high scores by doing all the practice problems. I’d recommend Magoosh over the more expensive services out there.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 165 164
Verbal 159 164 + 5
Total 324 Scored
328

The magoosh verbal was much tougher than the actual GRE. Magoosh over-prepared me to tackle the reading comprehension and argument questions. Moreover, I memorized most of the Magoosh Vocab list. I was able to finish my verbal sections with 10 minutes left to spare for both sections.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 157 162 + 5
Verbal 155 162 + 7
Total 312 Scored
324

Extremely thorough and detailed lesson videos.

The overall toughness level of the practice questions is higher than that of actual GRE, so that fact helped me prepare for the worst.

Special thanks to ever awesome guys Chris Lele and Mike Mcgarry, for their brilliant videos covering the various verbal and math topics.

Thanks a lot to the entire Magoosh team for all the efforts put in to help students prepare for the standardized tests.

Keep it up folks !

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 160
Verbal 163
Total Scored
323

Taught me everything I needed to know in a self-guided environment that worked with my schedule (working full time) and my learning curve (could skip ahead, go back, timed, untimed...) an amazing study tool!!

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 167
Verbal 162
Total Scored
329

Magoosh allowed me to focus on key problematic areas of the GRE! They were very clear and helpful in explaining why my way of thinking was incorrect.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 162
Verbal 161
Total Scored
323

Awesome, relevant practice questions, especially for Verbal, and relevant foundational lessons for math.

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Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 156
Verbal 167
Total Scored
323

Magoosh's one-month study plan, video lessons, practice questions, and vocab flash cards helped me maximize the month of study time I had available. I had been out of school for five years and the GRE--especially the quant section--felt so daunting, but I am so happy with my scores!

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 160
Verbal 166
Total Scored
326 and 6 on writing

Great lesson videos, practice questions, and email responses to questions!

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 158
Verbal 163
Total Scored
321

It provided really great structure to help me organize my studying even though I had less than a month to study. I did better than I ever thought I would and I think that is largely because of the information from Magoosh

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 164 168 + 4
Verbal 157 162 + 5
Total 321 Scored
330

Excellent practice resources and insightful explanations

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 159
Verbal 165
Total Scored
324

Magoosh got me to understand math in a non-threading way and really met me where I was at both in terms of math were I struggled and in terms of verbal where I tend to excel.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 160
Verbal 165
Total Scored
325

Although I took math courses in college, I hadn't dealt with a lot of the GRE-style math concepts since high school (or earlier) so between military service and my undergrad, that's 15+ years. Combining the Magoosh lessons / practice questions with official study materials gave me a methodical process for identifying weaknesses and strengthening them. Although my quant score was lower than I'd expected, it was significantly better than it was when I began studying 45 days ago - more than 10 points from my diagnostic test I took prior to beginning my studies.

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Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 163
Verbal 170
Total Scored
333

Guided practice. Challenging practice questions. The explanation videos after every question really helped me quickly correct my mistakes

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 163
Verbal 169
Total Scored
332

I thought the math lectures were great. I feel like I got a much more intuitive understanding of some basic concepts than I've ever had. I think this was partially due to the fact that my previous master's, and my job, all involve applied statistics and programming, whereas when I took the GRE before (8 years ago) I had been doing sociology and political organizing. And the lectures were a great way to tap into that potential.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math I had not taken the GRE before 166
Verbal 158
Total Scored
324

It helped me stay organised and of course, practice a lot of questions. Customised practice tests are the best! I can adjust the tests as per mood, strengthening my strong areas sometimes and improving my weak ones. Video lessons specially in Maths were made really well. They were clear and concise. The option to play the video at 2x is such a time saver. I also made full use of your GRE words app.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 162 166 + 4
Verbal 148 155 + 7
Total 310 Scored
321

I loved that the questions were timed and that I was able to take practice tests and they were very real.
I liked that you created the look of the site very similar to the real test.
The questions were on the same level. I even think Magoosh had many hard questions. On the GRE I thought there were less hard questions, however it was great for me to practice.

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 153 161 + 8
Verbal 162 165 + 3
Total 315 Scored
326

Magoosh helped me learn to quickly pick up clues about the fill-in-the-blank verbal questions. Once I began to improve my speed at answering these questions accurately, I realized that it was possible to preserve more time for the more difficult reading comprehension and argument analysis questions. This was invaluable. Additionally, with regard to the quantitative section, I had retained very little algebra from college. The last time I took a math class was when I was seventeen years old in community college. Magoosh is excellent for its presentation of basic mathematics. The videos enabled me to be better prepared for the types of questions I would encounter on the real test. I actually made a notebook of the math problems I got wrong, since I would write them out in their entirety in attempt to memorize how to solve questions of that type. Overall, Magoosh is well-worth the price, and I can't sing their praises highly enough!

Before
Magoosh
After
Magoosh
Math 170 170
Verbal 148 158 + 10
Total 318 Scored
328

1) Vocabulary: I learnt common words and basic words. Both of those lists helped me a lot.
2) Practice questions and English learning videos: I practiced all the RC questions and the text completion questions, and looked at all the videos. Both of them were very useful.
Thanks a lot Magoosh :)

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