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Joined: Aug 19, 2022
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Verified GMAT Classic score:
760 Q50 V42 (Online)
Target Test Prep is an excellent GMAT course. The course is well suited for students at all levels of GMAT scores. The Target Test Prep course carefully analyses a student's strengths and weaknesses and designs the course accordingly. The course has a nuanced set of Quantitative Reasoning lessons and tests. It also includes a wide variety of topics and types of lessons and questions found in the Verbal Reasoning section.
None of the courses are perfect, but I feel that Target Test Prep is the closest to the official version of the GMAT exam, about 99% accuracy in terms of the quality and quantity of information. The course has excellently created singular sets of focused lessons and tests for every possible topic that one could come across in the official GMAT exam. I think this is the best characteristic of the Target Test Prep course. Also, the course is reasonable in terms of price. I will highly recommend Target Test Prep for all kinds of GMAT aspirants.
Joined: Aug 18, 2021
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Verified GMAT Classic score:
740 Q48 V44 (Online)
I had started my test prep with other books and found myself having to google concepts separately to fully understand them. As a result, I decided to give the TTP free trial a shot and see how those concepts were explained there. After spending about 10 minutes on the rate, time, distance lessons, it seemed like a no brainer that I had to switch my preparation to TTP. The course is so comprehensive, but the lessons feel very approachable and slowly build on one another so that it feels effortless to master tougher quant concepts.
I know TTP highly recommends following the study plan exactly, and I think if I had done so I would have achieved a higher quant score. I used the flexible plan to go through the lessons on TTP quant and did a few chapter tests in weak areas. Even just doing this though, I feel like I got a lot more return on my investment than I would have got by studying from a book. So if you're intimidated by the time commitment of TTP, I would highly recommend the flexible plan to go through lessons and examples (it's way superior to what you will find in a comparably priced book). The option to ask questions is also fantastic. Jeff answered 2 of my questions on concepts very promptly and gave great explanations.
Finally, I did not use TTP verbal much because I had a decent baseline score, but I came across a few points that Marty emphasized which really stuck with me and boosted my verbal score beyond 40. For example, TTP made me realize that pre thinking in CR does always not work and can waste your time.
Choosing Target Test Prep was the best decision I made in GMAT study. I started with using TTP only for quant and was able to hit a Q48 in an official test. I used Manhattan for verbal and could not crack V38. When I then used TTP for verbal, I was brought up my verbal score to V46 on test day!! TTP Quant is the gold standard, in my opinion. I really enjoyed the lessons and then the quizzes at the end. Everything was taught in an easy to follow and understand way.
I would say that TTP also has the best course for verbal (after doing Manhattan and only getting to V38). TTP's sentence correction modules are fantastic. I not only memorized all important grammar rules, but also understood them, which is important for more difficult questions. The Critical Reasoning module was also great and very difficult. Test day felt like a breeze after working through the TTP problems. I purchased my ESR to review how I did after the test and missed ~2 questions in SC, 0 in RC, and ~2 in CR.
I used TTP more for quants than for verbal. The chapters are so intensive, they will literally teach you everything so that on the test day, you can minimise your brainstorming. After every chapter, they have chapter tests. they have diagnostic tests as well. They have high-quality questions, questions that are very easy but play on your psyche and trick you easily. Their verbal is also fantastic although Egmat is better if you are a non-native speaker. They provide you with a specialized study plan as well. Take this course at least 4 months from your target GMAT date because it is very detailed and takes a lot of time if you want to utilize it fully. To be safe, take it before 6 months and build pace over time.
I took the GMAT three times over the course of a few years and TTP was finally the prep resource that clicked with me. The lessons are simple and easy to understand, and so much repetitive practice is baked into the lessons. The cadence of problem questions and reviews in the self-study plan made me confident that I fully understood the concepts I was learning.
I thought the lessons were very strong in both Verbal and Quant. They have a few helpful tips for AWA section as well. Overall, I HIGHLY recommend TTP's materials and will be telling my friends to use them as well.
I only studied the quantitative section due to lack of time so I will be reviewing that. I took my first test half a year ago and scored a 625. Despite crushing verbal (might have been better than my actual score ironically), I remember barely performing better than 50% of test takers on the quant section. Not having taken real math since my senior year of high school was definitely impacting and worrying me, and decided to enroll in Target Test Prep after reading positive reviews. Each month from January was a gradual ramp in time studied from the prior, but if I had to average it out during the 6 months it was close to 2-3 hours 5/6 days of the week. I read all the lessons and did all the problems which was great as the course is very focused on teaching you the actual concepts that underlie the GMAT. Even more helpful were all the variations of the concepts including the strange and uncommon ones that only the GMAT would test you on. I managed to get a 730 with a 49Q and can solely thank Target Test Prep as I admit my base was pretty weak before studying.
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My first official GMAT score was a 650 (Q48, V31). This score came after many hours of preparation through a different company / program. I was extremely disappointed and felt that I still wasn't strong or confident enough in verbal.
After some research and googling, I found target test prep and gave it a shot knowing that they had just released their verbal program (I already knew that target test prep was amazing for their quant program).
I essentially completed the entire program from start to finish (quant + verbal). It took me several months but I credit the program for my improved official score of 720 (Q49, V38). The structure of the quant program was fantastic and it helped me solidify all of the quant concepts. The verbal section of the program taught me new concepts that my previous program didn't. Overall, I was really impressed with the verbal part of their program.
For me specifically, I really appreciated all of the practical advice that they gave me when it came to coping with exam stress/anxiety. You see, my score of 720 was actually my third attempt. I wrote the exam one month before this score and completely fell off the rails and scored 620 (even though I was consistently scoring 700+ on my practice exams). I was originally super confident because of all the prep I did with target test prep, but I just had a bad day and scored poorly. Luckily, I had an inspiring convo with Scott and was able to re-focus for the 4 weeks before my re-write. Fortunately, I followed up this poor attempt with a final score of 720 (Q49, V38), which was much more representative of my practice scores.
Without a doubt, target test prep is the best GMAT prep company / course out there, and I 100% recommend this course to any future GMAT test takers.
A GMAT journey has many elements to it. I can vouch for TTP for clearing majority of the concepts for me especially quant. I love their error log and the fact that after every concept there is a test that you need to take in order to move on.
The best part about TTP is the scheduled approach. It keeps you on track. Also, the detailed analytics available gives you very pertinent inputs for you to get an idea of your deficiencies and strengths.
I struggled most with sentence correction and critical reasoning. Both were covered in a fair amount of detail. Also, the quantity of high quality questions available is really great. Gives you a good amount of practice.
Thanks TTP.
I tried a few different resources online before I started studying with TTP. Growing up, I never really saw myself as a math kind of guy, and after high school, I did my best to just steer clear of it completely. The TTP quant was instrumental in restoring my confidence and even excitement when it comes to solving math problems. The thing I like about their quant course, when compared with the other study materials I used, is that they break the concepts down into simple, yet very concrete steps. After enough time with TTP I noticed that when I looked at a problem, I had stopped telling myself “this is something you just need to know”, and started seeing how each one could be broken down to its fundamental pieces, pieces that I understood. I started my GMAT prep by having to review my times tables, and ended it with scoring Q49 on an actual GMAT exam. I owe a huge part of that to TTP, but more importantly, I want to thank them for bringing out my interest in math again. Of course I would recommend.
Joined: Feb 24, 2022
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Verified GMAT Classic score:
710 Q42 V45 (Online)
I used TTP almost entirely for quant and couldn't be more satisfied. I had major math content gaps when I started GMAT prep, but I learned SO much with TTP. Their quant course/lessons gave me the tools I needed to deeply understand the concepts, and then use that understanding to answer GMAT questions correctly.
What really set TTP apart, in my opinion, was the amount of high-quality, GMAT-style questions included throughout: there are questions in each lesson as you're learning and at in the end of each chapter via chapter tests. Then there are even more strategically woven across the curriculum (e.g. review quizzes on previous chapter content before starting new chapter, and cumulative tests strategically placed after every 3-5 chapters).
