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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 166
verbal 157
total scored
323

guided me through what to study and provided me the tools to study. i really loved the videos!

before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math i had not taken the gre before 166
verbal 157
total scored
323

overall the questions from magoosh practices are much harder than that of the actual tests, and this made my actual test experience less stressful and i was feeling more prepared.

before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math i had not taken the gre before 162
verbal 160
total scored
322

magoosh gave me the right material to prepare and it was very user friendly! i sort of enjoyed working on the practice questions, it was like a fun challenge.

before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math i had not taken the gre before 167
verbal 162
total scored
329

refresh core concepts from math and provide shortcuts. also better reading comprehension techniques. of course the practice problems were a huge help too!

before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math 160 161 + 1
verbal 160 160
total 320 scored
321

i guess i got better at math

before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math i had not taken the gre before 161
verbal 160
total scored
321

video study and understanding concepts

magoosh students are offered admission to top programs including:

before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math i had not taken the gre before 159
verbal 165
total scored
324

the videos were great reviews of concepts i needed to know!

before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math i had not taken the gre before 152
verbal 168
total scored
320; 6 awa

magoosh made the test knowable and less imposing. the math content also helped tremendously, as i have been away from math for over 10 years.

before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math 164 166 + 2
verbal 167 170 + 3
total 331 scored
336

magoosh is amazing! when i started i barely knew what the gre was. thanks to magoosh, i was able to improve my standardized test taking skills significantly. magoosh's tips and detailed explanations gave me confidence to aim for a 440 (for my next test aug 29). a close-to-perfect score, especially on math, is valued for the schools i'm applying to, and i couldn't have dreamed of getting so close without magoosh!

before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math i had not taken the gre before 158
verbal 164
total scored
322

i abolsutely love magoosh. i’m a visual and auditory learner, so i found the prep books frustrating and difficult to pay attention to. magoosh forced me to stay focused with step by step explanations on every problem. for the week leading up to the gre, i took 1-2 practice tests a day—this was key to getting my test-taking endurance up to par. so, so helpful!

before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math i had not taken the gre before 164
verbal 158
total scored
322

practice problems!

before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math 158 161 + 3
verbal 158 163 + 5
total 316 scored
324

magoosh's math questions were a good simulation of the type and difficulty on the actual gre. additionally, the video lectures taught me fundamentals of math that i had never encountered or had previously foegotten. overall, quite helpful.

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before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math i had not taken the gre before 158
verbal 154
total scored
512

lots of practice

before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math i had not taken the gre before 170
verbal 164
total scored
334

the practice was really helpful! and i could pick and choose what specific math topics to review

before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math i had not taken the gre before 170
verbal 162
total scored
332

practice tests were great. i loved the flash cards app.

before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math i had not taken the gre before 166
verbal 164
total scored
330

magoosh made my studying much more organized and efficient. it also taught me valuable test taking tricks that i then didn’t have to figure out for myself.

before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math i had not taken the gre before 163
verbal 170
total scored
333

magoosh was the greatest resource i had at my disposal when preparing for the gre. i watched a number of math videos, studied the whole list of vocabulary words, and took multiple practice tests, and i can now confidently say that magoosh helped me reach above the score that i expected on the exam. i have nothing but words of praise for this organization.

before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math 170 170
verbal 155 164 + 9
total 325 scored
334

extremely helpful especially the flashcards and all the classes! already recommended to two friends!

magoosh students are offered admission to top programs including:

before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math i had not taken the gre before 162
verbal 158
total scored
320

math videos

before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math i had not taken the gre before 166
verbal 160
total scored
326

lessons helped to review basic concepts.

before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math i had not taken the gre before 166
verbal 168
total scored
334

being able to flag specific questions and review questions missed was critical for obtaining a higher score.

before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math i had not taken the gre before 153
verbal 167
total scored
320

i am in immense debt to mike mcgarry's thoughtful, well-paced teaching methods. i've never had such fun learning math. even though his videos aren't personalized, i felt as though he was invested in my abilities and cared about me as a student. maybe it's just because i've had arguably cold and indifferent math teachers, but i realized with magoosh's approach to math, encouragement goes much farther to help a student learn math than negative reinforcement does.

before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math i had not taken the gre before 168
verbal 165
total scored
333

great practice, questions were usually harder than the actual test’s

before
magoosh
after
magoosh
math i had not taken the gre before 165
verbal 162
total scored
327

lots of questions to practice from, and almost identical to the content encountered on the exam!

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  •   zero risk: 7-day “no questions asked” money-back guarantee
  •   +5 points improvement on your previous gre test. guaranteed!