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These are survey responses from actual Magoosh students after they took the GMAT.
You can find more stories about Magoosh here (on the GMAT Club forum).
Nov 7, 2013
| Score Improvement: | +9 points |
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 730 |
| What was your math score? | 47 |
| What was your verbal score? | 44 |
| If you took the GMAT before, what was your previous math score? | 44 |
| If you took the GMAT before, what was your previous verbal score? | 38 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
I had taken another GMAT class prior to this, I felt that it focused a bit too much on the HOW to answer each question type effectively, and often relied on tricks to answering many different types. While extremely beneficial, I found the videos, and in particular the ones that followed each practice question, to be what contributed most to my improved score. The Magoosh lessons helped me understand WHY I should choose to do each question the way I chose to do them. |
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Nov 5, 2013
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 720 |
| What was your math score? | 47 |
| What was your verbal score? | 44 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
I came to my GMAT study with a fairly good grasp on the verbal material, having previously studied for and taken the LSAT, which is basically GMAT Verbal on steriods), but my quant skills were RUSTY, to say the least. The Magoosh videos were super helpful for me as I brushed up basic math info and moved from level 1-2 understanding to level 4-6 understanding of the concepts. The videos are simple and short, highly digestible. They are packed with information. I chose Magoosh because I needed a cost-friendly option for my GMAT prep. I would say that Magoosh definitely met my needs on many levels, but I think one of the key helps is the 3 month study plans that Magoosh offers. I used a combination of the quant focused and high scorer plans and these regiments definitely helped me to structure my study time and make sure I was prepping effectively. I had tried self study before and failed because I had no overarching game plan. |
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Oct 30, 2013
| Score Improvement: | +4 points |
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 760 |
| What was your math score? | 49 |
| What was your verbal score? | 45 |
| If you took the GMAT before, what was your previous math score? | 45 |
| If you took the GMAT before, what was your previous verbal score? | 45 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
I was better prepared for the math section this time. |
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Oct 24, 2013
| Score Improvement: | +5 points |
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 710 |
| What was your math score? | 47 |
| What was your verbal score? | 40 |
| If you took the GMAT before, what was your previous math score? | 45 |
| If you took the GMAT before, what was your previous verbal score? | 37 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
I only took up the quantitative package from Magoosh, as I was specifically looking to improve my math scores on my second attempt. The lessons were in a simple, conversational style, which made learning concepts easier - it almost felt like being in a classroom! I also liked the ability to set time and number limits on the questions, with an adaptive algorithm - this helped me take multiple attempts in actual test conditions. |
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Oct 20, 2013
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 700 |
| What was your math score? | 44 |
| What was your verbal score? | 41 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
The videos were very well made, informative, and easy to watch and I utilized the note taking ability a lot. The practice problems were very much like the real thing. |
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Sep 25, 2013
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 710 |
| What was your math score? | 47 |
| What was your verbal score? | 41 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
The video lessons were great and framed everything that's needed in an accessible format. The sheer number of questions was also great. |
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Sep 19, 2013
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 710 |
| What was your math score? | 49 |
| What was your verbal score? | 38 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
Absolutely.... Magoosh helped me get a 710 on my FIRST time taking the test with 2 months of preparation. I am absolutely a huge supporter of your company, and I am a huge brand agent for Magoosh. |
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Aug 17, 2013
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 710 |
| What was your math score? | 47 |
| What was your verbal score? | 40 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
The filters/notes options were great at helping me focus on questions and reviewing them. |
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Aug 12, 2013
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 770 |
| What was your math score? | 49 |
| What was your verbal score? | 47 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
The video tutorials were effective at helping me polish the quant techniques that I need to take the test efficiently. |
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Aug 2, 2013
| Score Improvement: | +4 points |
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 720 |
| What was your math score? | 49 |
| What was your verbal score? | 41 |
| If you took the GMAT before, what was your previous math score? | 44 |
| If you took the GMAT before, what was your previous verbal score? | 42 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
The video explanations on how to do each math problem helped the most. The instructional videos were great. |
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Aug 1, 2013
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 720 |
| What was your math score? | 49 |
| What was your verbal score? | 38 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
The video lessons helped me study while travelling. The practice questions were very user friendly with very good explanations. |
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Jul 21, 2013
| Score Improvement: | +18 points |
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 710 |
| What was your math score? | 47 |
| What was your verbal score? | 41 |
| If you took the GMAT before, what was your previous math score? | 35 |
| If you took the GMAT before, what was your previous verbal score? | 35 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
I only purchased the quant section, as I thought I was on track with verbal; the videos helped me improve my math skills tremendously. I struggled with both time and some more advanced math concepts, but the shortcuts and tricks learned from the Magoosh tutorials were spot on. I also loved how customizable the practice questions were - I could sort them out by difficulty range, concepts, and could redo the ones that I previously answered incorrectly. I also used the GMAT Prep 1st set of questions and I believe that I owe my great improvement to both Magoosh and GMAT Prep. |
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Jul 10, 2013
| Score Improvement: | +13 points |
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 740 |
| What was your math score? | 48 |
| What was your verbal score? | 44 |
| If you took the GMAT before, what was your previous math score? | 41 |
| If you took the GMAT before, what was your previous verbal score? | 38 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
I used Magoosh mainly for the quantitative section, since I felt that was my weak point during my first attempt. The quatitative practice questions are just like what you will get during the exam and the video explanations are excellent. I think the strongest point of Magoosh is it actually focuses in what is tested. |
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Jul 9, 2013
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 720 |
| What was your math score? | 49 |
| What was your verbal score? | 40 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
Magoosh allowed me to do timed question sets with adaptive difficulty, which was very similar to the actual GMAT. The explanations for each question are crystal clear and video suggestions at the end of each question bridge the gap in understanding. Both quant and verbal sections have good number of high level problems for advance test takers. Their support staff does a very fine job to respond to your queries in less than 24 hours and ensure that nothing goes unresolved. Love the product, thank you guys :) |
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Jul 1, 2013
| Score Improvement: | +7 points |
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 700 |
| What was your math score? | 47 |
| What was your verbal score? | 39 |
| If you took the GMAT before, what was your previous math score? | 39 |
| If you took the GMAT before, what was your previous verbal score? | 40 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
I think the volume of problems, videos and email responses were all very useful. |
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Jun 7, 2013
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 720 |
| What was your math score? | 44 |
| What was your verbal score? | 44 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
I loved the questions and the video tutorials after each one! |
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Jun 3, 2013
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 760 |
| What was your math score? | 49 |
| What was your verbal score? | 45 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
I think Magoosh was an awesome part of any study plan, and it was the core of my plan. I really appreciated the pre-planned study schedule and the fact that you actively incorporate other materials, the OG, forums, and Manhattan, into those plans. There were a number of formulas and techniques not covered by Magoosh I found helpful on upper level questions (the double matrix method jumps to mind as one example), but I think you know that, and build your program to incorporate those from other places for high level students. Customer Service was great. |
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Apr 4, 2013
| Score Improvement: | +4 points |
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 700 |
| What was your math score? | 49 |
| What was your verbal score? | 35 |
| If you took the GMAT before, what was your previous math score? | 49 |
| If you took the GMAT before, what was your previous verbal score? | 31 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
Magoosh allowed me to practice all their questions in the timed & test simulated conditions. Doing practice tests for verbal helped me build the stamina needed for the 4-Hour long test. I went through the explanations after each sectional test and found the explanations quiet brilliant and precise. |
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Mar 21, 2013
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 700 |
| What was your math score? | 42 |
| What was your verbal score? | 42 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
Questions and lessons were excellent. Practice questions for mathematics were impeccable and were of a great help. Cost of the program was also very reasonable. |
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Mar 18, 2013
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 750 |
| What was your math score? | 49 |
| What was your verbal score? | 44 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
I used Magoosh for my GRE prep as well, so I knew exactly how I wanted to use the product. I watched every lecture, and then just used the question bank to focus on my weakest areas. |
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Mar 8, 2013
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 730 |
| What was your math score? | 49 |
| What was your verbal score? | 40 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
I was able to target my practice to areas that needed the most improvement. I also liked that each question had a video explanation. |
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Oct 18, 2012
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 750 |
| What was your math score? | 50 |
| What was your verbal score? | 41 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
Magoosh definitely helped me gain the much needed improvement in the verbal section. My score had suffered in the first attempt because of low verbal scores, especially due to my inability to comprehend RC and CR problems. Magoosh helped me overcome this problem by demonstrating the correct method of approaching the verbal questions. The lessons were clear, brief and simple to comprehend. |
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May 25, 2012
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 730 |
| What was your math score? | 47 |
| What was your verbal score? | 44 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
While reviewing for the GMAT, I had attempted to use study books and question banks but was having difficulty. After writing and performing poorly on the GMAT I discovered Magoosh by searching for a GMAT study aid that allowed the user to see the difficulty of the questions they were working on. This helped immensely in allowing me to understand where my issues were and how to best tackle them. The video lessons were all very informative and covered everything you would need to know for the entire GMAT. I would highly recommend Magoosh to anyone who enjoys working at their own pace and wants all the information you could require to succeed. |
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May 3, 2012
| What was your overall score on the actual GMAT? | 720 |
| What was your math score? | 50 |
| What was your verbal score? | 36 |
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How did Magoosh help you?
The video lessons were very helpful. All the GMAT topics were covered wonderfully! Also the OG video solution for maths came in handy. |
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