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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 | 159 |
Verbal | 167 | |
Total |
Scored 326 |
Questions were useful, math lessons useful
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 164 |
Verbal | 158 | |
Total |
Scored 322 |
Provided resources to help me better prepare for the exam and to be more confident while taking it.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 170 |
Verbal | 161 | |
Total |
Scored 331 |
The informational videos were so helpful! I hadn’t taken a math class since high school. Really great for explaining math concepts.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 157 |
Verbal | 164 | |
Total |
Scored 321 |
Test format and user interface familiarity, & a study schedule to follow! Math concepts and lessons, verbal question subtleties, vocab, how the test makers think, how to approach different types of questions, how to approach the writing section.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 258 |
Verbal | 256 | |
Total |
Scored 324 |
It made me confident.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 162 |
Verbal | 166 | |
Total |
Scored 328 |
Really helped with quant strategy! Flashcards were wonderful
Magoosh students are offered admission to top programs including:

Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 160 |
Verbal | 161 | |
Total |
Scored 321 |
It helped me know what to expect and figure out my problem areas that I needed to study.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 157 | 159 + 2 |
Verbal | 161 | 161 |
Total | 318 |
Scored
320 |
It helped me understand how to organize my time on the test and also strategize given its underlying logic/tricks. Furthermore all the practice problems helped me review and learn new concepts, skills, etc., which was absolutely necessary for feeling confident and prepared for the test.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 158 |
Verbal | 167 | |
Total |
Scored 325 |
The math explainer videos were really helpful.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 160 | 168 + 8 |
Verbal | 159 | 154 |
Total | 319 |
Scored
332 |
i improved my score!
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 161 |
Verbal | 162 | |
Total |
Scored 321 |
The math lessons are super helpful, and i loved that the vocabulary was defined right in the practice questions.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 168 |
Verbal | 168 | |
Total |
Scored 336 |
The videos were great and the problems are well done
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Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 165 |
Verbal | 157 | |
Total |
Scored 322 |
Helped me by creating resources and video explanations for the various topics and providing helping shortcuts
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 164 |
Verbal | 160 | |
Total |
Scored 324 |
Magoosh was instrumental in my preparation - specifically, the math videos really helped me hone the basics and understand some of the concepts from first principles. The math question bank was also very useful and helped me gain confidence in answering some of the harder/more involved questions.
Additionally, the free vocabulary app was extremely helpful in improving my verbal score.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 165 |
Verbal | 166 | |
Total |
Scored 331 |
I completed the practice problems and did a practice test.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 169 |
Verbal | 165 | |
Total |
Scored 334 |
Great videos. The math explanations were very insightful and the practice problems were very challenging (harder than the actual test). I found the procedure for text completions (as described in the videos) very useful and helpful for me during the exam. Ironically, the programs of interest to me have waived the GRE requirement for next year, but I still found the experience of watching the videos and practicing to be worthwhile. I also liked the vocab and GMAT math flashcards.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 153 | 164 + 11 |
Verbal | 161 | 162 + 1 |
Total | 314 |
Scored
326... That's the unofficial score before essay |
Great refresher for math that I hadn't worked with for over 20 years. I felt very confident going into the exam
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 162 | 170 + 8 |
Verbal | 152 | 157 + 5 |
Total | 314 |
Scored
327 |
Massively. Magoosh gave me the confidence to be more quick in math and achieve perfect score!!!
Magoosh students are offered admission to top programs including:

Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 162 |
Verbal | 167 | |
Total |
Scored 329 |
I had forgotten most math topics, so it was helpful to review them with detailed lessons and practice problems. I liked the way it was split up over a 90 day period with the learning gradually adding on. Overall, the practice problems were harder than the test, which was a nice way to prepare.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 158 | 163 + 5 |
Verbal | 154 | 158 + 4 |
Total | 312 |
Scored
321 |
practice problems similar to those you would see on the exam
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 153 |
Verbal | 157 | |
Total |
Scored 510 |
By helping me remember math from my high school and undergrad days about 30 years ago. I was beyond rusty, but ended up getting a score that is good enough for the programs I’m applying to.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 159 |
Verbal | 156 | |
Total |
Scored 320 |
Definitely helped me to rethink how I was approaching a lot of the math questions! The essay writing portions also gave me a clear structure of how I should have approached the analytical writing section.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | 161 | 159 |
Verbal | 161 | 164 + 3 |
Total | 322 |
Scored
323 |
It helped me relearn math concepts that I hadn’t thought about it 5 years.
Before Magoosh |
After Magoosh |
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Math | I had not taken the GRE before | 168 |
Verbal | 157 | |
Total |
Scored 325 |
Magoosh helped me learn everything I needed to know for the math section. I did all the practice questions more than once.
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