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Founded in 2008, Target Test Prep™ (TTP™) is an innovative test prep company that has been helping students break long-standing barriers to success on the GMAT for nearly 20 years.
What makes us better? Our GMAT self-study course combines time-tested teaching methods with cutting-edge technology and innovative learning science to make achieving impressive GMAT scores possible for students of all levels.
There’s a reason TTP™ users consistently give our course 5-star ratings on GMAT Club. TTP’s robust, online platform gives users unmatched flexibility and control over their test preparation, guiding them step by step through the study process from start to score goal and tracking their progress at a granular level for optimal efficiency.
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Strengths:
1. The simplicity of the content
2. how the course is structured
3. The course has an inbuilt time and percentages to help monitor completion
4. A lot of review tests to help remember previous topics read
Would make the product better:
Nothing at the moment
TTP played a key role in my GMAT journey, helping me improve from a 660 GMAT Classic to a 645 (89th percentile) GMAT Focus, estimated at 700 GMAT Classic. The self-study course was ideal, keeping me on track with its structured approach. Its built-in progress tracker and percentage indicators helped me monitor performance, while numerous review tests reinforced earlier topics. The affordable pricing, thanks to promos and discounts, was an added bonus. TTP’s comprehensive design made my preparation effective and efficient, ensuring I stayed focused and remembered key concepts throughout my studies. TTP was definitely a game changer for me, and I advise a lot of folks to take the course and follow it diligently!
Strengths:
All-encompassing course, just have to follow it step by step, without thinking here and there. Final scores resemble the performance you get here. My quant remained strong, my Di remained decent and my verbal remained weak on my main exam attempts, mirroring my prep from TTP
Would make the product better:
Verbal has multiple questions that have a questionable solution key. But no place to provide feedback. A feedback platform will be highly appreciated.
I enjoyed my journey with TTP, got a 665 in first attempt and 675 in second attempt. My scoring could have been higher as I was getting 695-715 in official mocks but I found the main exam verbal set to be tougher than official mocks. However TTP mirrored my exam performance. It is an All-encompassing course, just have to follow it step by step, without thinking here and there. Final scores resemble the performance you get here. My quant remained strong, my Di remained decent and my verbal remained weak on my main exam attempts, mirroring my prep from TTP. Good job!
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Strengths:
1) Analytics: you can see your exact strength and weakness areas in each subject
2) Explanations of quant subjects: They explained each concept so simply that you would understand the reasoning behind all the formulas, which meant that I could logically remember everything without having to memorise formulas that I might not remember for the exam
3) Availability of questions: I couldn't even get through them all, so you won't run out.
4) Supportive platform: TTP went beyond just quant and verbal and DI, and provided extremely supportive and motivational tips on studying for the GMAT (how to keep calm before a test, how to approach complex quant and even verbal questions)
Would make the product better:
It's a large platform with an incredible amount of analytics and tools for each student. If you're on as tight a schedule as I am, it is definitely worth spending 30 minutes in the beginning (even though it may seem counterintuitive) on clicking on all the tabs on the website and trying all the tools. This could be made easier by a short video that went through everything, but this might already exist and I haven't spotted it!
I had a very tight schedule for when I could study and take the exam, as I only had two weeks free from work to do both. I had heard very good reviews of TTP and decided to get a flexible membership and study intensely for the month. I did nothing other than study, sleep and eat for those weeks and just hope for the best. TTP was a lifesaver for both quant and verbal (I didn't focus too much on DI). It explained quant subjects simply and in an engaging way. I would study quant from 9 am - 9 pm (with breaks ofc) and then do 2 hours of verbal each evening (don't skimp out on this!). TTP's analytics are incredible and help you see your weak areas.
Strengths:
Using TTP helped me improve to a perfect score on Quant, enabling me to work on a lot of practice problems in topic specific categories.
Would make the product better:
I feel there could be more reading practice problems for me to get more practice in.
TTP was an invaluable tool for me to improve my score in a short time (2 months). I was able to improve my quant score a lot because of the huge bank of practice problems and targeted practice that was organized by topic. The content was concise and well-organized, enabling me to revisit challenging topics while breezing through problems I was more confident in. TTP helped me to gain a deeper understanding of the type of problems I would come across, gave me a lot of practice problems to work with, and even helped address some mental blocks of test-taking that I went through. I would recommend to others who are self motivated and studious.
Strengths:
Gives you a structured route that can save you tons of time and kill your procrastination!
Would make the product better:
In the custom test section , it would be lovely if it has more flexibility to choose the question bank.
It is a great tool with amazing UI that can be leveraged along with your inputs to get to your dream score. Use it smartly to make the most of it. Helped me get to my score pretty quick and that's what I wanted! Something time efficient.
It provides you with flexibility in your prep which you can use to target your time in right areas, For example: I was pretty confident with my content knowledge of quants, hence I could use the accelerated mode in which I just solved questions directly without going through the quant basics.
Categorisation of questions and solving them under the clock gives you a reality check and getting habituated to it is great, quiz mode of TTP does that for you!
Finally, TTP can be a great tool and also affordable if you use the monthly subscriptions effectively!!
Strengths:
I personally found the quantitative section of the product to be its greatest asset. While I was familiar with many of the topics on the quantitative section, the continual focus on reviewing past topics and comprehensive list of questions was exactly what I was looking for and allowed me to develop mastery in the topics.
Would make the product better:
While quant lessons are followed by sporadic tests that continue to test your mastery of previous topics, an aspect that I found helpful, I would have loved to see that aspect implemented across verbal and DI as well.
While the course is comprehensive and indeed lengthy, TTP is what you make of it. In verbal, I was running on a short timeline but needed the basics so focused exclusively on question sets and their key concept highlights, cutting out most of the examples in teaching. For quant, I was familiar with much of the content, so dedicated a significant amount of time learning and understanding their question sets. I personally went into TTP after taking the GMAT once, so had an idea on where I needed to improve and consequently was able to extract exactly what I needed from the course to succeed and was able to do just that.
Strengths:
TTP is a great program as it follows a very well-structured route. It is certainly a great option for anyone beginning their GMAT preparation.
Equally, for someone who already knows where they must improve, it is a great resource, as it is very versatile and you can revise by topic / section.
Would make the product better:
Some pages can be quite word heavy, which makes them unappealing when trying to work very fast.
As someone who's been through the GMAT prep process, I can confidently say that Target Test Prep (TTP) is a great resource. The service breaks down complex concepts into manageable chunks, making it very helpful. Their practice questions mirror the GMAT closely, and the service has a very proactive approach to the habits and techniques which will be useful when taking the exam.
The explanation of each section is very rigorous, and has immediate, simple solutions, as well as in depth video solutions for every problem if you are really stuck.
Overall a great resource for anyone studying for the gmat.
Joined: May 22, 2024
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Verified GMAT Focus score:
695 Q80 V90 DI83 (Online)
Strengths:
Well worded and complete explanations of quant and verbal concepts to help build up the fundamentals.
Would make the product better:
Some of the wording in GMAT focus mocks and the actual GMAT were different to what TTP had used which mean the first couple of mocks I took shook me a little bit. This can easily be supplemented with GMAT club questions from other sources as the TTP lessons should give you a great base to work from.
TTP is long no doubt, it took me around 400 hours to complete the program. However, I took my time, doing many of the practice tests multiple times to really nail the skills. It is a time committment, but it was instrumental in building up my quantitative ability as this was an area I needed the most improvement. I see a lot of people saying you should be okay to do the GMAT in 1-2 months of study, but it is so individual. If that is your expectation, I wouldn't recommend TTP, but if you want to commit to giving it your best shot over a 6 month period, then they are a good option. Great support on social media from the team too, going the extra mile.
Joined: Aug 08, 2024
Posts: 15
Kudos: 29
Verified GMAT Focus score:
775 Q90 V90 DI85 (Online)
Strengths:
- Large high quality question banks and section tests
- Comprehensive strategy guide for every question type
- Great review and callback section for difficult questions/topics
Would make the product better:
- Full length mock tests can be added
I personally used the TTP accelerated study plan which includes comprehensive strategy guides for Verbal and DI sections and just the sectional tests for Quantitative Reasoning (since I am already strong in quant foundations). Overall, I found the curriculum quite comprehensive, and covers all conceivable concepts that could be tested on the GMAT. The course is well structured and paced, giving you quite a bit of practice along the way, which helps with question timing and speed as well. The pricing model is also quite competitive compared to other courses out there. Highly recommend!
More info and test experience can be found on my post on GMAT club: https://gmatclub.com/forum/775-gmat-fe-437212.html
TTP helped me go from 555 in an unprepared prep exam to an 735 in my real exam in just 2.5 months. I could increase my score in every part of the exam, especially quant, where I started with 9th percentile and ended up with 94th percentile. The reason for this was TTP and their incredible programm. They help you navigate the insane amount of information and possibilities considering GMAT preparation, making sure you can focus only on the topics needed. The program itsself is super easy to handle and GMAT prep was even fun, as you challenge yourself to finish chapters and missions in certain amounts of time. Every relevant topic for the GMAT will be explained in a way that everyone will understand it and all the basics are covered, so you dont have to be afraid if certain concepts aren't so clear in your head anymore. Due to time pressure I could only finish the quant part, but that only shows how much content and lessons you get if you buy this program. There's a lot of other good things I could mention like the fact you are tested on concepts you learned some time ago on a regular basis, sparing you the moment before the exam when you finished all topics and then realize you forgot everything you learned at the beginning. Or the dact that there are explanation videos for a huge amount of questions, where Scott and Jeff explain the solutions to practice questions in an comprehensive way. If I had the choice I would do it all again, maybe taking more time to finish the whole program, but I didnt regret my investment at any point in time.
Thanks to Scott, Jeff and the rest of the TTP team - without you this score wouldnt have been possible.