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these are survey responses from actual magoosh students after they took the toefl.
aug 5, 2015
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 100 |
| what was your reading score? | 25 |
| what was your listening score? | 25 |
| what was your speaking score? | 23 |
| what was your writing score? | 27 |
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how did magoosh help you?
magoosh helped in preparing for the reading and listening sections. i subscribed for magoosh toefl only 15 days before the actual test. if you watch a lot of english movies or tv shows and also read regularly and converse mostly in english with your friends, then this amount of time is enough for the preparation. if you do not then do not worry magoosh toefl is here to help you.they follow a very detailed step by step procedure to tackle the questions on toefl. after solving questions from the official toefl ibt book and also questions form magoosh, i felt that they were of equal difficulty if not more so this definitely helps in preparing for the test. the number of practice questions is pretty low in the official book even if you are preparing for a short time. so magoosh toefl definitely helps you with this hurdle. overall if you want to prepare in a short time frame of 15 days or a longer time frame of more than a month or two i would definitely suggest magoosh toefl. |
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aug 5, 2015
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 101 |
| what was your reading score? | 29 |
| what was your listening score? | 26 |
| what was your speaking score? | 22 |
| what was your writing score? | 24 |
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how did magoosh help you?
actual toefl questions were similar to magoosh questions(all sections). i was very worried about speaking and writing section, but lucas cleared all my doubts. i subscribed magoosh 7 days before actual toefl and because of magoosh i scored 101. |
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aug 5, 2015
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 111 |
| what was your reading score? | 30 |
| what was your listening score? | 30 |
| what was your speaking score? | 23 |
| what was your writing score? | 28 |
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how did magoosh help you?
the well laid-out lessons in the videos really helped me grasp the basic principles needed to pass the toefl. the practice questions with video explanations were of great value too! |
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jul 29, 2015
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 105 |
| what was your reading score? | 27 |
| what was your listening score? | 29 |
| what was your speaking score? | 24 |
| what was your writing score? | 25 |
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how did magoosh help you?
magoosh is one of the best online portals for toefl and helped me with techniques and structures in essay and speaking to do well in it. |
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jul 22, 2015
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 114 |
| what was your reading score? | 29 |
| what was your listening score? | 30 |
| what was your speaking score? | 28 |
| what was your writing score? | 27 |
| if you took the toefl before, what was your previous reading score? | 21 |
| if you took the toefl before, what was your previous listening score? | 22 |
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how did magoosh help you?
the quiz mode in magoosh was very helpful as i tried to complete each passage in 20 min. also, the effective and quick response by the one-on-one mentor assigned to you really helped in boosting my confidence as all my doubts were cleared. |
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jul 20, 2015
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 86 |
| what was your reading score? | 20 |
| what was your listening score? | 22 |
| what was your speaking score? | 24 |
| what was your writing score? | 20 |
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how did magoosh help you?
i am non-native english speaker. and after getting 15 marks in gmat verbal and (48 in math) – indicates that i don’t have good command over english language, my moral was completely down. but i have to give toefl for my admission process. i sign up for magoosh and their research is like ready juice to me. i followed their each and every guideline including study plan. course fees is also up to reach of a rural students specially those who does not want to study for wealth accumulation but for betterment of his/her community. i know my scores are not good enough compare to other students but i am satisfied by the progress i made just in 1st attempt. thanks to lucas and team. i really like the way he summarizes in speaking section. that was very educational experience for me. i am also thankful for my wife for paying my fees for this course. |
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jul 8, 2015
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 103 |
| what was your reading score? | 28 |
| what was your listening score? | 29 |
| what was your speaking score? | 24 |
| what was your writing score? | 22 |
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how did magoosh help you?
magoosh helped me to understand the format of the toefl exam. it has adequate amount of practice material to build confidence. thanks magoosh for all the help :)) |
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jul 8, 2015
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 113 |
| what was your reading score? | 29 |
| what was your listening score? | 29 |
| what was your speaking score? | 26 |
| what was your writing score? | 29 |
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how did magoosh help you?
my parents sacrificed a lot to provide me and my brothers with a bilingual education; still, going into this test, i was afraid because i was going to be tested for the first time on my writing and speaking abilities. magoosh provided me with ample material to practice every aspect of the toefl ibt, and the best part is that they gave me the confidence to take it fearlessly. even if you think you're ready, try magoosh; there's nothing like practicing questions that are extremely similar to those in the actual test. you will go that day knowing you will excel. |
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jul 7, 2015
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 100 |
| what was your reading score? | 24 |
| what was your listening score? | 19 |
| what was your speaking score? | 28 |
| what was your writing score? | 29 |
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how did magoosh help you?
magoosh is one of the best things that happened to me. :) i am glad i subscribed to the premium product and availed all the benefits. magoosh is very student friendly with prompt help from the trainers. the varied range of questions prepared me to face questions of any kind on test day. i found the writing section of magoosh to be especially helpful. the organization of an essay tips proved very useful and i followed exactly the same structure on test day. :) |
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jun 22, 2015
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 116 |
| what was your reading score? | 29 |
| what was your listening score? | 30 |
| what was your speaking score? | 28 |
| what was your writing score? | 29 |
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how did magoosh help you?
magoosh has provided me with ample amount of practices on the reading and listening section. the questions are of high quality, which allowed me to pinpoint my mistakes; further assisting me in excelling my performance on the actual test. |
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may 18, 2015
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 109 |
| what was your reading score? | 28 |
| what was your listening score? | 30 |
| what was your speaking score? | 23 |
| what was your writing score? | 28 |
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how did magoosh help you?
magoosh helped understand the format of the test and prepare better for the test in a phenomenal way that i can predict many type of question in advance. therefore, reduce the chance of me to be panic greatly. |
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may 8, 2015
| score improvement: | +4 points |
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 94 |
| what was your reading score? | 21 |
| what was your listening score? | 25 |
| what was your speaking score? | 20 |
| what was your writing score? | 28 |
| if you took the toefl before, what was your previous reading score? | 24 |
| if you took the toefl before, what was your previous listening score? | 22 |
| if you took the toefl before, what was your previous speaking score? | 23 |
| if you took the toefl before, what was your previous writing score? | 21 |
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how did magoosh help you?
magoosh helped me a lot with listening section.the practice tests given are very meaningful and appropriate for practice. the videos helps in understanding the depth of the concept. |
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may 7, 2015
| score improvement: | +6 points |
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 107 |
| what was your reading score? | 28 |
| what was your listening score? | 28 |
| what was your speaking score? | 26 |
| what was your writing score? | 25 |
| if you took the toefl before, what was your previous reading score? | 22 |
| if you took the toefl before, what was your previous listening score? | 29 |
| if you took the toefl before, what was your previous speaking score? | 26 |
| if you took the toefl before, what was your previous writing score? | 24 |
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how did magoosh help you?
i wasn't really confident with my reading strategy, especially with the last two questions of the block. that's exactly why i decided to sign up for magoosh toefl course. and it worked out fantastically. i improved my reading score from 22 to 28 and i believe magoosh to be one of the major reasons of such improvement. |
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may 7, 2015
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 100 |
| what was your reading score? | 24 |
| what was your listening score? | 23 |
| what was your speaking score? | 28 |
| what was your writing score? | 25 |
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how did magoosh help you?
magoosh helped me to get myself very well familiarized with the entire set-up of toefl. even though i took the exam just the day later after having a few lessons of toefl here on magoosh, i was well prepared with what to expect and i'd greatly understand what all i need to focus on. i'd really like to thank magoosh for all the help rendered to me. i find magoosh very helpful, kind and very friendly too. |
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apr 27, 2015
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 105 |
| what was your reading score? | 30 |
| what was your listening score? | 28 |
| what was your speaking score? | 24 |
| what was your writing score? | 23 |
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how did magoosh help you?
magoosh provides excellent practice material with broad-covering explanation of the answer-choosing process. great description of toefl logic and questions structure helped me better understand the way i should look for the right answer and cross out the wrong ones. lectures helped to get familiar with most assignments and sample answers. |
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apr 8, 2015
| score improvement: | +9 points |
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 83 |
| what was your reading score? | 17 |
| what was your listening score? | 23 |
| what was your speaking score? | 22 |
| what was your writing score? | 21 |
| if you took the toefl before, what was your previous reading score? | 16 |
| if you took the toefl before, what was your previous listening score? | 18 |
| if you took the toefl before, what was your previous speaking score? | 20 |
| if you took the toefl before, what was your previous writing score? | 20 |
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how did magoosh help you?
it was very helpful, i failed it twice before,but with magoosh i made it, useful explanations, clear information, alot of questions |
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mar 31, 2015
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 102 |
| what was your reading score? | 26 |
| what was your listening score? | 26 |
| what was your speaking score? | 22 |
| what was your writing score? | 28 |
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how did magoosh help you?
the practice questions helped streamline my note taking which was crucial in the exam. also it helped me prepare for the structure of the test. |
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mar 11, 2015
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 97 |
| what was your reading score? | 28 |
| what was your listening score? | 24 |
| what was your speaking score? | 19 |
| what was your writing score? | 26 |
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how did magoosh help you?
it helped me a lot. i just used one month to prepare and had a good score. i am very pleased with magoosh especially since i have a full time job. the actual toefl felt like another magoosh practice which made me very comfortable. thank you guys and i am telling all my friends and co-workers about you. i mean 97 on first attempt after just a month prep is not too stabby :) |
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feb 28, 2015
| score improvement: | +1 points |
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 104 |
| what was your reading score? | 25 |
| what was your listening score? | 28 |
| what was your speaking score? | 26 |
| what was your writing score? | 25 |
| if you took the toefl before, what was your previous reading score? | 25 |
| if you took the toefl before, what was your previous listening score? | 28 |
| if you took the toefl before, what was your previous speaking score? | 26 |
| if you took the toefl before, what was your previous writing score? | 24 |
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how did magoosh help you?
it helped in building up confidence and simplified my studying by providing practice for all the skills under one roof at an affordable cost. |
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feb 26, 2015
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 103 |
| what was your reading score? | 26 |
| what was your listening score? | 25 |
| what was your speaking score? | 24 |
| what was your writing score? | 28 |
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how did magoosh help you?
magoosh toefl is really good and i especially loved the reading and listening questions. |
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feb 26, 2015
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 102 |
| what was your reading score? | 27 |
| what was your listening score? | 23 |
| what was your speaking score? | 24 |
| what was your writing score? | 28 |
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how did magoosh help you?
i used it to find how the flow and the structure of the test is like. i did not have a lot of time to prepare for the test so reading the official ets book was not advisable. i wanted something quick, interactive and not too pricey. i am glad that i turned to magoosh! the videos, especially on the writing section gave really good tips and i am proud to say, it is the section that i scored the highest! |
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feb 26, 2015
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 110 |
| what was your reading score? | 27 |
| what was your listening score? | 27 |
| what was your speaking score? | 28 |
| what was your writing score? | 28 |
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how did magoosh help you?
primarily, magoosh taught me the test much faster than i ever would if i had to do it by myself. considering i had very little time, and that i had very good experience with magoosh previously with their gre product, i thought i'd give it a go. from the time i had registered, i had about 3 weeks to my toefl. being a non-native speaker, it helps to have your academic background in english medium--which i did. so, what i needed was to learn the toefl i.e. the test pattern, the kind of questions, how to practice (especially note-taking!), what counts as a good answer, etc. mr. lucas fink of magoosh did a great job at breaking every section down and explaining the best ways to prepare for and tackle them. additionally, it was nice to see they had quite a lot of well-made grammar lessons to help those not quite as adept in english, especially in their sentence-making. although many tend to overlook the need to learn the test, i believe it is crucial to anyone who wants to attain a good score. and for that, i highly recommend prepping with magoosh. they have helped me familiarize with and understand the toefl very quickly--all from the comfort of my home. |
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apr 29, 2024
| score improvement: | +10 points |
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 100 |
| what was your reading score? | 23 |
| what was your listening score? | 27 |
| what was your speaking score? | 23 |
| what was your writing score? | 27 |
| if you took the toefl before, what was your previous reading score? | 22 |
| if you took the toefl before, what was your previous listening score? | 23 |
| if you took the toefl before, what was your previous speaking score? | 22 |
| if you took the toefl before, what was your previous writing score? | 23 |
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how did magoosh help you?
by giving tips on scanning and skimming the passages |
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nov 18, 2023
| what was your overall score on the actual toefl? | 108 |
| what was your reading score? | 27 |
| what was your listening score? | 29 |
| what was your speaking score? | 30 |
| what was your writing score? | 22 |
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how did magoosh help you?
- lessons were absolutely great to understand the test structure and learn how to score - i loved the practice questions and had the opportunity to write practice tests and get used to the test design - it was good to receive feedback for the writing tasks |
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