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TTP is the service when you've got a good score but want to make it great. Helps you take your fundamentals and master the elite concepts. I was using a different service previously which helped me understand what's required for the GMAT, but it didn't help me get to the range I was looking for. There's a lot of work needed for Target Test Prep, don't get me wrong, but it's abundantly clear that anyone who puts in the time can get their target score. I was very impressed with the (new?) verbal section as I tend to overthink verbal questions. The pattern recognition TTP gives you makes it truly an elite service.
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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.
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.
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.
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! :)
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!
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.
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.
Absolutely incredible platform! I was already fairly strong in Quant, but wanted to brush up my skills and ensure that I would achieve 49+. Walked through each essential GMAT skill for Quant and boosted my confidence. The Verbal beta really pushed my abilities to the next level and allowed me to break that 700 barrier. Would recommend to anyone for both Verbal and Quant! The platform allowed me to fully understand and be confident in each of the sections as well as provide plenty of practice problems. Scott and the team really put students who are actively taking the course to succeed on the GMAT.
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700 Q48 V38 (Online)
Hi,
Starting with only 520, I improved my score to 700 (GMAT Online). Studying with Target Test Prep was the best decision I made during the prep!
Initially, I was using the MGMAT books that I got from a friend, but the score did not improve much after a few weeks of studying. So, I decided to look for an alternative way of studying. Luckily, Marty Murray, whom I found on the internet, referred me to Target Test Prep.
I enjoyed studying with TTP because it was keeping me engaged through the course. That I could see my score improving gradually was rather motivating.
The material is very thorough and the grind is not tiring at all. It is impressive how the material builds up block by block, eventually increasing the difficulty.
I highly appreciate the time the TTP stuff took to answer my many questions. I also appreciated a lot of material on different GMAT strategies, such as the GMAT time management strategy.
I will definitely recommend Target Test Prep to all my friends. I really enjoyed the tranquil self-studying.
Thank you Scott, Marty, Jeff, Amaury, and Rafael. You guys are the best!