I used the TTP accelerated plan to specifically work on my quant preparation between my first and second test sittings. The program is well-planned and thorough, and allowed me to hone in on the types of questions that had been giving me trouble. The program includes plenty of unique topic and section quizzes to help simulate the test environment, along with detailed topic explanations and shortcuts to help save time and maximize efficiency on the exam. All in all, TTP was exactly what I was looking for to improve my quant score, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for an effective self-prep program.

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This course was highly effective at providing what I needed, which was a comprehensive self-study overview of GMAT content. The material is taught in an order that makes sense, and you can go at your own pace. Although I started from a high base score (740 on my first official MBA.com practice exam with no real studying), I felt that TTP helped me fill the gaps in my skills to ensure that I would get a 770+ on test day. My last three practice exams (taken over the course of 5 weeks prior to my exam) were all 770, with verbal scores ranging from 45-47 and quant scores between 49-51. Test day was a bit stressful, but I was able to pull a 780 (Q49, V51, IR8).

Marty was extremely helpful in motivating me and providing targeted advice for how I should structure my prep. I didn't need to or want to chat with him on a weekly basis about my prep, but he was extremely responsive when I needed advice.

The only downside about this course is that the verbal questions (especially CR) are really, really hard (almost demoralizingly so). But they prepare you well, and I got a V51 on test day, so I can't complain. The quant questions are tricky but cover just about every concept you could reasonably expect to see - I found their quant material to be representative of the test material.

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TTP did a great job of refreshing all the math foundations necessary for the GMAT. I found all the quizzes helpful prior to doing the GMAC practice exams, and I liked that I had the option to delve deeper into subjects I was not as comfortable with (but did not have to do so for every single subject). TTP also provides regular webinars on different subjects which you can choose to attend or replay, which were helpful. I am also glad that TTP rolled out the critical reasoning section, which was helpful also for foundations, especially for an international student like myself.

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As someone who enjoys self-study programs, I initially joined the Target Test Prep free trial but was quickly converted into a flexible plan customer. Target Test Prep offers detailed lessons and thorough explanations on Quant (and recently, Verbal too). The layout of the website is user-friendly, and its study plan, easy to navigate. Furthermore, during my few months as a TTP user, Scott, Jeffrey, and Marty were quick to answer any questions that I had (and I definitely had my fair share of questions haha). I felt prepared to tackle the GMAT after completing my study plan, and Target Test Prep helped me reach my 99th percentile GMAT score goals! :)

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Target Test Prep is really amazing. It helped me to learn quant, getting quant 50 after going through the program. The systematic way of learning and reviewing quant is really efficient. They are also adding verbal review contents, so hopefully one day it will cover all areas of GMAT.
Target Test Prep is amazing!

P.S. Why do we need 100 words review? Stop wasting your time reading long reviews and GO STUDY!

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I began my GMAT journey at the beginning of the New Year and was recommended by a friend to use Target Test Prep (TTP) as a guide. The TTP Curriculum was thorough and gave me great insight into the different types of questions that would be asked on the exam. When I was first introduced to the course, only a guide for the Quantitative Section was available. After completing the guide for quant, I was consistently scoring at least a Q49 on Official Practice Exams. My struggles came on the Exam’s Verbal Section. Shortly after my first few practice exams, TTP released its Verbal Course and I saw an instant score improvement. My verbal score quickly jumped from low 30s to low 40s. After 2 in person test cancellations due to COVID-19 and a technical error on my first online exam, I was finally able to complete my first GMAT Exam, scoring a 730 (Q49/V41).

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I can remember the exact moment that I had discovered Target Test Prep. I had been using the Economist GMAT course for about a month (primarily for quant, because my verbal was decent) and I had taken a practice test and actually scored lower than my diagnostic. I am not one to panic, but I was truly at stress level 1000. I was learning some tricks and overall strategies, but really felt like I was not getting a deep mastery of the content and also thought that I would never truly understand the GMAT material.

In a panic induced set of google searches, I stumbled upon a Reddit forum where people had been praising Target Test Prep. I started a trial and even reached out to the team at TTP asking if it was even possible for me to get to 700+ with a baseline of 27. They were very reassuring that if I just took the time and went through the course, that I would be fine. I really needed that confidence boost to know I wasn't about give up my entire life for an endeavor that was in vain. I trusted them and put in the work. I don't know that I've ever had to work at something so hard in my life. It took me significantly longer than the "3 months" that you see people post about.

I had read so many times that what makes the GMAT so difficult is that you can't really study for it. That is nothing farther from the truth. It is just incredibly difficult to study for it. However if you put in the work, you can certainly do it. Additionally, even though I only maxed out at a 45 in the official test, I was scoring 49's pretty consistently on the practice tests and I think anxiety just got the better of me. And when I would review my missed questions, I would always know how to solve them. I think if I would have had time to take the test a couple more times, I would have easily gotten a 49 or 50+.

Long story short: just start with Target Test Prep and save yourself the trouble of using anyone else. It's not a short cut, but it is a key to acing the GMAT. Overall a 230 point improvement from where I started (including verbal).

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I used Target Test Prep as my primary resource to study for the quantitive section of the GMAT and found it extremely useful.

Prior to TTP I was struggling to structure and pace my GMAT studying. After reading the reviews for TTP I tried it and have no regrets. The course is intuitive and offers a wealth of realistic practice problems to learn and review the concepts from the lessons. Some of the questions can be repetitive (especially in the later, more difficult tests), but they do a good job of reinforcing the concepts that the lessons highlight.

I did not use TTP for verbal so I cannot comment on that portion of the course.

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I started with TTP after my first GMAT attempt, a 670 Q44 V38. I was about 2.5 months of intense studying in and had reached a plateau at Q43/44, a level I was stuck on for about a month. I was rigorously studying, did plenty of exercises, studied the explanations, kept a detailed error log, tried to learn how to triage to know which questions to let go, but it did not help.

After my exam I sat down and researched different courses on GMAT CLUB. Seeing the amazing reviews of TTP I decided to sign up.

I did not do the accelerated learning path but started fresh. Instead, after each chapter, I did about 35-50% of the exercises and then moved on. After about 3 weeks I finished the course and then did 2 more weeks of running through the difficult sections again and doing practice sets with only Medium and Hard questions I did not see before (note I took a week off from work).

I retook the GMAT and scored a 720 with a Q47. Even though I improved significantly, I was disappointed since I was consistently scoring Q49 in my official GMAC practice test. Anyway this score did get me in in one of the top schools so I decided to let it go :-)

TTP is so incredibly good because the GMAT is not just about knowing the formulas, but about knowing the formulas from left to right, right to left, top to bottom, etc. Furthermore you need to be able to combine formulas from different sections and again know all the cases. TTP goes in depth and teaches you each and every link/shortcut there is to know.

With TTP solving most of the problems became a routine allowing to solve accurate and fast. For the first time was able to complete the test without having to skip questions because I was behind on time. Instead, I was ahead of the clock the whole exam and even spent about 4 minutes on a difficult problem. To me this was a huge difference since prior I always had to let go of certain questions but doing so is incredibly difficult imo. Some tough looking questions turn out to be easy after spending 60-90 seconds on them (finding the shortcut) while some easy looking questions turn out to be time consuming because of lengthy and many math steps.

TTP took away the distraction of having to worry about the clock and instead allowed me to focus all my attention on the actual problems for 62 minutes straight. It's an incredible course.

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What I enjoyed most about Target Test Prep was how it made studying so easy. If you go through every module thoroughly, you will be prepared for the test. So once you have your test day set, you can easily identify how much you need to get through each day.

The quant section covers every topic I was tested on and more, and helps you develop a deep understanding of the questions, as well as tips and tricks for each question type, which both help immensely with time management. The verbal section was also very helpful, even though it is still in beta. Once more practice questions are added for SC, it will be the complete package.

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