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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 | 158 |
Verbal | 164 | |
Total |
Scored 322 |
I mostly used Magoosh for the math. Great lessons and questions
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 158 | 164 + 6 |
Verbal | 159 | 167 + 8 |
Total | 317 |
Scored
331 |
I first took the GRE a little over a year ago after having taken an in-person course with another test prep company and scored a 158 Quant and 159 Verbal. I wasn't very happy with my score so I planned to take it again. I studied full-time for a month using Magoosh and the one-month study plan and scored a 164 Quant and 167 Verbal! The lesson videos were incredibly helpful, the app made the entire platform highly portable and the explanation videos after each practice problem really made a difference.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 165 |
Verbal | 160 | |
Total |
Scored 325 |
Helped me target the areas I needed to brush up on quickly (counting, passage reading) to minimize my time spent studying while maximizing my score. I work full time so I needed an efficient study tool.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 159 |
Verbal | 162 | |
Total |
Scored 321 |
Prepared me in ways books couldn’t. Simulated test like experiences and gave me countless tips and tricks.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 155 | 159 + 4 |
Verbal | 156 | 161 + 5 |
Total | 311 |
Scored
320 |
The practice problems were incredibly helpful, as was the feature for customizing practice sessions. Repetition, for me, is key in recognizing patterns easily and Magoosh provides such a large pool of practice questions I was able to familiarize myself with common patterns/formulas seen on the quant section.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 160 |
Verbal | 162 | |
Total |
Scored 322 |
Magoosh helped me sharpen my math skills for the test and it taught me a tremendous amount of useful information for the verbal section. Without the help I got from Magoosh I would have scored 10-15 points less overall.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 155 | 164 + 9 |
Verbal | 168 | 167 |
Total | 323 |
Scored
331 |
Math practice!!!
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 161 | 168 + 7 |
Verbal | 161 | 160 |
Total | 322 |
Scored
328 |
Maths lessons and problems helped out a lot in cementing the basics of gre maths.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 167 | 169 + 2 |
Verbal | 144 | 152 + 8 |
Total | 311 |
Scored
321 |
Magoosh helped me with the verbal section. The strategies provided by Magoosh were really helpful. I was less stressed during the exam thanks to the practice section of Magoosh.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 158 | 165 + 7 |
Verbal | 154 | 160 + 6 |
Total | 312 |
Scored
325 |
Magoosh helped me to prepare for the GRE immensely. The lessons explain hard concepts in a concise and helpful manner. I only prepared for 2 months and was able to improve my score significantly using Magoosh. Thanks!
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 164 |
Verbal | 164 | |
Total |
Scored 328 overall |
The quant lessons were EXTREMELY helpful, especially for things like finding the number of prime factors, finding the units digit of some large number to some number, and counting questions. The vocab flashcards for common words were also very helpful for verbal. I also got quite a bit of help from the practice questions and my single one-hour math tutoring session. Practice test was also immensely helpful and pretty reflective of my accurate score.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 156 | 167 + 11 |
Verbal | 162 | 165 + 3 |
Total | 318 |
Scored
332 |
Practice problems helped me learn which tricks to look out for on math problems. Flash cards helped vocabulary improve slightly.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 166 |
Verbal | 157 | |
Total |
Scored 323 |
Magoosh helped me skim through the explanations. It helped me avoid silly mistakes in the quant section, and the tips on each question helped me analyse and improve myself. Verbal was my weak section, in the beginning I started off with a 145 score and improved till 157 through videos and practice. Flash cards too were super helpful !!! Thanks a lot Magoosh!!
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 161 |
Verbal | 164 | |
Total |
Scored 325 |
Magoosh helped me by walking me through the math section starting with the basics and building on those skills.By comparing my projected verbal and math scores, I felt confident in my verbal skills, freeing me up to focus on the quant section. Also, by providing me with very challenging math questions, I could push myself further and feel like the real quant was easy by comparison.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 166 |
Verbal | 160 | |
Total |
Scored 326 |
Magoosh was awesome! For the verbal section, it really helped to figure out the process to answer questions efficiently. The guided explanations on the math section helped me learn where my shortcomings were and helped me improve.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 162 |
Verbal | 168 | |
Total |
Scored 330 |
Magoosh gave me every tool necessary to be successful on the GRE! The study schedules were awesome even laying out Day by Day (which is what I needed) telling me what to do!
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 159 |
Verbal | 163 | |
Total |
Scored 322 |
I felt confident and prepared going into my first GRE - I knew what I was facing and was ready to do my best.
Helped with: Being prepared for the test format and types of questions; vocab practice; integer properties; quick math tips;
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 161 |
Verbal | 166 | |
Total |
Scored 327 and 6.0 out of 6.0 on the writing section |
Magoosh streamlined the process for me by giving me exactly what I needed to study/learn in a short time frame. I had only a month AND I was working full time, so the program was helpful by giving me a day by day breakdown of everything I should do.
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 166 |
Verbal | 159 | |
Total |
Scored 325 |
Practice problems with varying difficulty and custom tests helped a lot. Vocabulary flashcards were extremely helpful.
The question banks were more than sufficient for me (didn't refer anything else except a bit of Reading comprehension questions from the 5lb manhattan book). In the last week, I only solved the very hard/hard questions of both sections which covered most concepts.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 167 |
Verbal | 161 | |
Total |
Scored 328 |
I absolutely loved studying with Magoosh. The videos are amazing, they made everything simple for me. I was very weak in verbal in the beginning but Magoosh taught me how to answer each question type analytically. The teachers are really great! I am very thankful to Magoosh.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 166 |
Verbal | 154 | |
Total |
Scored 320 |
The online portal was one thing that turned the tide in my favor. I would advise anyone out there to utilize the portal to the maximum possible extent, be it the practice questions or the practice tests or even the GRE vocabulary builder. The vocabulary book that was provided, was another important factor in maximizing my score. Needless to say, the faculty were extremely supportive and were instrumental in planning out my preparation. I would go to the extent of saying that I was the weakest factor in this whole process. The institute was so beneficial to me. Taking numerous practice tests some days before the actual exam proved to be a masterstroke. Each individual has his or her own strong and weak points. Magoosh played an important role in enhancing my strengths and converting my weaknesses into my positives.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 167 |
Verbal | 154 | |
Total |
Scored 321 |
The detailed analysis of questions in the verbal section helped me identify my strengths and weaknesses; the video lessons and prompt mail replies helped me work on my weaknesses. This helped in identifying and practicing question types that were difficult for me. Both part and full time practice tests helped to assess my performance in real test conditions.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 160 | 166 + 6 |
Verbal | 154 | 155 + 1 |
Total | 314 |
Scored
321 |
Magoosh gave me the final push to getting that quantitative score that I really felt I could achieve with a little more practice. The material was excellent and the lectures were refreshing; it helped me pick up on tricks that I never thought about despite having been studying math all my life. They respond promptly, answering your questions succinctly. Highly recommended to anyone who wants a great resource to prepare for the GRE.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 164 | |
Total |
Scored 334 |
The large number of questions helped me get a feel of the exam and gain confidence. Score estimate shown was very accurate. The video lessons helped by revealing strategies that have an immediate positive benefit.
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