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Magoosh provides online test preparation with hundreds of video lessons and practice questions that cover every topic tested on the GMAT.  You can study anytime, anywhere on your laptop, smartphone, or iPad. Learn by watching short video tutorials that are tailored to you based on your performance.

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Magoosh GMAT Course Reviews

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AI Super-Summary of Customer Reviews for Magoosh*

Magoosh is a valued test prep platform praised for its affordability, structured approach, and clear, concise video lessons which simplify complex concepts. Users appreciate its challenging practice questions, effective score predictor, and a user-friendly interface that aids in keeping track of progress. While its math section is particularly strong, providing great foundational knowledge and problem-solving strategies, the verbal section may not satisfy advanced learners. The package, perceived as a cost-effective solution, is recommended for beginners or individuals needing a refresher, but users seeking more in-depth verbal resources may need additional support. Overall, Magoosh is considered a comprehensive preparatory aid with excellent support and resource materials.
4 users mention "Comprehensive Coverage"
  • "offers a wealth of helpful resources..." Read more
  • "it met most of my expectations..." Read more
  • "an encyclopedic layout of all the math concept videos..." Read more
  • "it offers a structured approach to gmat..." Read more
3 users mention "Great for Quant"
  • "The Quant section in this course is just amazing...." Read more
  • "hard questions..." Read more
  • "Great for re-learning math basics..." Read more
3 users mention "Practice tests"
  • "The practice questions are diverse and challenging..." Read more
  • "their practice test score estimates..." Read more
  • "decent selection of questions to practice..." Read more
3 users mention "Great value for money"
  • "the platform is affordable..." Read more
  • "the course offers the best for value especially when you club the discount..." Read more
  • "at its price point..." Read more
2 users mention "Strong Fundamentals"
  • "making complex concepts easier to grasp..." Read more
  • "It starts at fundamentals..." Read more
1 users mention "Engaging Delivery"
  • "Small videos keep me engaging...." Read more
1 users mention "Responsive Support"
  • "e-mail support provided by the team was quick and elaborate..." Read more
1 users mention "Expert Instructors"
  • "tutoring sessions with Tom who helped me..." Read more
1 users mention "User-Friendly Platform"
1 users mention "Not enough practice questions"
  • "Although I didn't achieve my desired score..." Read more
1 users mention "Not great for Verbal"
  • "I didn't find their verbal to be helpful anywhere past the 650+ level...." Read more
1 users mention "New Updated Material"
  • "happy if they provide some updated materials..." Read more
1 users mention "Limited Content"
  • "the number of questions and mocks available is also not that much..." Read more
1 users mention "Outdated Material"
  • "the old nature of the verbal course..." Read more
*Review summaries are AI generated from 25 latest reviews in the past 2 years.

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March 04, 2018
kevinroque10

Joined: Oct 02, 2016

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Self-reported Score:
660 Q42 V40

Magoosh - Huge help

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I really enjoyed Magoosh. One of the things about the program itself that makes it so valuable is that each problem you do has a text explanation but also a video explanation. I did find their verbal section to be better than the quant section. You get access to a huge number of problems. If you are willing to take the time and go through each of their video lessons you will see yourself improving in areas you needed help with. As far as the dashboard I am no sure how accurate the score it shows there reflects considering my projected score for quant was way lower. I do believe using magoosh and their "study guide" gave me the increase in my score I was looking for.

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February 10, 2018
henlight

Joined: Nov 06, 2017

Posts: 1

Kudos: 6

Self-reported Score:
610 Q44 V30
680 Q43 V40
710 Q44 V42

Great service, videos are excellent

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Magoosh provided some of the best video explanations out there. I was able to go from a 610 to a 710 in 6 months (I am not a quant guy either) from this program. I supplemented it with EmpowerGMAT, which has a lot more tactics, but Magoosh was still my base for studying, reviewing, taking notes, etc.

In addition, their lessons are fantastic for those who want to start from square one and grow. If you have the time and capacity to stick to their provided schedule and really focus on learning from the ground up, Magoosh is going to treat you well.

I strongly recommend this service to anyone and encourage you to stick to a plan (1, 3, or 6 month).

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January 28, 2018
ShivG92

Joined: Jun 11, 2017

Posts: 1

Kudos: 5

Verified GMAT Classic score:
710 Q49 V38

Great Course!!! Highly recommended

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The Magoosh GMAT Premium is the best course to build your basics.
Especially the Quant section helps you build the basics with the Video explanations instead of the dry written explanations. It is the most efficient Quant Prep courses available on Earth. I have tried almost 5 courses. Highly recommended to reach Q49 quickly. >Q49 needs proper timing and strategy that comes from giving a lot of Official Mocks and analysing them extensively.
Magoosh support team replies to your queries over the email that a lot of other courses don't.

Best way is to start building concepts with Magoosh Prep course and then move to only official material.

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January 24, 2018
samarthsaraogi

Joined: Apr 02, 2017

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Verified GMAT Classic score:
750 Q50 V41

Great for Quants, Skip Verbal - Non Natives

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I bought Magoosh Premium subscription during the start of my preparation for GMAT as it was one of the cheapest options available in the GMAT test prep space. Magoosh can be a very good starting point as it really helps in building the basic during the initial stages of the prep. Now let me dive into the individual questions and provide a point of view on it.

Verbal section of Magoosh is not upto the mark specifically for the non-natives, cant really judge the course from the point of view of Natives. I would suggest non-natives to skip their verbal section.

Quants section is a great place to brush up your basic and practise low difficult questions. They have explained basic question of the foundation level in quite detail. It is one of the test perp company which comes very close to the GMAT level difficulty in Quants. But the platform lacks adequate amount of difficult questions. For quants one should supplement magoosh with gmatclub test and gmat perp question.

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December 10, 2017
septwibowo

Joined: Dec 27, 2016

Posts: 189

Kudos: 196

Self-reported Score:
560 Q48 V20
640 Q47 V31

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I used Magoosh Premium for achieving my GMAT score. I used it for building up my basic concept and as a main practice tool for both Quant and Verbal. Total I exercised not less than 587 practice questions.

Pros :
- All of the questions are explained by VIDEO. This is a HUGE plus point! I love to see the explanation from Brent and MikeMcGarry.
- MikeMcGarry explanation, especially on the Quant section really fascinating me. He explained the basic concept detailly and sometimes in not so common way. Big thanks to MikeMcGarry.
- Magoosh's customer service, undoubtedly, is the best, inseparable part of the course. Every single question was answered in a relatively short period and with crystal clear explanation. Big applause for this service!
- Magoosh whole environment : website and mobile apps are simple, efficient and easy to follow. For OCD person like me, this is a very good point.

Cons :
- To be honest, I relied heavily on this course, probably this was my mistake - especially when tackling SC questions. Overwhelmed with so many explanations in GMATClub Forum for SC (and sometimes contrast one another), I intensified my SC practice solely on Magoosh - and jumped on OG SC Questions 2 weeks before my first GMAT Test. I immediately felt that OG SC Questions two or three times harder! Magoosh SC's questions have their own pattern, sometimes too mechanical - I had to change totally my approach to SC. After this nightmare, I stopped working on Magoosh practice questions.

Recommended for :
- Anyone who loves to watch video explanation.
- Anyone who wants to brush up his basic skills - especially Quant.

Thank you Magoosh anyway!

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November 29, 2017
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Joined: May 20, 2016

Posts: 0

Kudos: 0

Verified GMAT Classic score:
630 Q49 V27

Very useful for SC,CR,RC

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Magoosh course is very helpful for score improvement.I took verbal online course on the e.gmat. It is very helpful in learning about every topic from basics.It helped me very well to improve my SC,CR sections especially SC.
I am very happy with your practice questions They are very helpful in improving my verbal accuracy especially sentence correction.
Verbal: Live Prep sessions on approaches for SC, CR and RC are really good. My accuracy in all the three improved from 40-50% to 80-90%. The prethinking strategy and understanding for SC helped to reduce my time taken in solving them

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November 13, 2017
abhinavguptamail

Joined: Nov 13, 2017

Posts: 0

Kudos: 0

Verified GMAT Classic score:
700 Q51 V33

Decent material to begin GMAT preparation with

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I found Magoosh material decent enough to kickstart my preparation with. The numerous videos and questions provide ample concepts and practice.
It allows resetting question bank which is a good option to retake tests. I found the Idioms handbook pretty useful. The flashcards is an interesting way to learn while relaxing your mind from the usual ways of learning.
But the difficulty level is on the lower side. So, I further used Manhattan books in addition to OG content to further my preparation.
I will recommend this course to those who want to start their preparation from the very basics.

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November 09, 2017
MDLuffy

Joined: Mar 02, 2015

Posts: 17

Kudos: 2

Verified GMAT Classic score:
740 Q49 V41

740 Score with GMAT prep

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I purchased the Magoosh Premium product after a short experience with it through a GMATClub trial.

What first attracted me to Magoosh was the guide - a clear 3 month plan that I could follow right up till the day I wrote. It was a plan that required a lot of work but one that was also flexible which was great for me a my job has irregular and often long hours.

The video lessons are really helpful and explain every aspects of a section in detail. At times it goes too much into the basics so its advisable to use your discretion about which videos you watch.

The best part of Magoosh is the question bank. Its got a good variety of questions of all levels on both the quant and verbal side. (although I would say the very hard questions were much harder than anything I experienced in the test). I appreciated the detailed answer analysis as well for each question, which went beyond a simple text explanation and actually had a video for every question and made it easier to understand the really difficult questions.

I used Magoosh in conjunction with another product but after a few weeks, I focused on Magoosh and am really happy that I did so.

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November 08, 2017
mpstepha

Joined: Jul 20, 2017

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Kudos: 5

Verified GMAT Classic score:
660 Q44 V36

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This service was a game changer for me. I increased my score by 70 points from my first GMAT. I found the lessons were more specific and I was able to focus more time on those areas that I felt I needed extra practice. This allowed to target the areas that I need to improve on. After doing their list of problems, I felt their score estimator was quite accurate. The only downside I found was the rather monotonous voice that reads each of the lessons. It was very scripted and I would have to take breaks just to maintain my focus.

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October 24, 2017
cwbrian

Joined: Aug 02, 2017

Posts: 3

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Verified GMAT Classic score:
690 Q46 V40

100 Point Increase with Magoosh

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I purchased the Magoosh Premium program. I had heard from a friend that it was an essential study help and that it was extremely affordable. With that background I pulled the trigger and got started. I had less than two months to study (and my wife was pregnant, which didn't make things easier). I watched all of the Quantitative videos and did about 400 practice questions on Magoosh. When I took my first practice GMAT exam I scored a 590, with verbal in the 90th percentile and quant in the 30th percentile... I obviously needed to focus on the quantitative section. After my many hours of study, I ended up with a 46 on quant, which was amazing for me. My final score was a 690. I'm certain that I couldn't have done it without Magoosh.

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