Has anyone used Magoosh? Any good results? Other good study resources?
Hi everyone, new user here and studying for the GMAT. I found one post that had a very useful study guide already. I was wondering if anyone has used Magoosh and had any success with it?
I already have the OG guides and a friend sent me a pdf of the Manhattan GMAT books. Does anyone have any other suggestions to help me study? Aiming for at least 700+.
i used it for a week and scored way over 700. I really liked it.
You must be a troll
Are you being serious or joking? I am actually considering using it.
Edit: @Alex-Kis" You may want to change your name and photo on here, if you want to remain anonymous that is...
I used it for the GRE and thought it was much better than the Manhattan books.
Thanks a lot, I will definitely think about it. It seems to be a lot less expensive than some of the other options.
big fan of gmatquantum.com for quant along with MGMAT books + Official Guides
Thank you, gmatquantum seems really good. I will definitely look into using that.
no prob, i found the online course really helpful but even if you decide not to pay for it, the video responses to the official guide questions are great. best of luck.
Magoosh was good but Target Test Prep (quant only) really helped me out. Turns out that I needed a massive volume of practice problems.
Target Test Prep sounds pretty good but damn it is expensive. I think I may still try Magoosh, how long did you have to study for it?
I'll second the Target Test Prep recommendation.
I've taken the GMAT twice . . . 700 both times . . . 99th percentile Verbal but 42nd percentile Quant . . . both times. Did the Target Test Prep course over the last few months and it has definitely helped a ton, particularly with respect to making me confident with all the fundamentals so I have a solid foundation for the 700+ Quant questions. Taking the test again this Friday so we'll see how it goes . . .
And for some context, I'm not completely math retarded (I have the CFA charter, not apples to apples I know but still requires some decent math), just haven't done this type of stuff in years.
770 . . . cheddah fucking cheese!
OG+GMAT QUANTUM for Quant+Manhattan Guides for SC and RC+Powerscore Bible for CR = PWN THE GMAT
I used Magoosh's free trial (at the time), and it was not bad. Used their app exclusively during my subway commute as I didn't want to break out any study guides on the train. I'd recommend as a cost efficient alternative.
I used Magoosh and supplemented with the original guides and GMAC materials and I found it to be really helpful. The videos were great and it really helped me do GMAT studying anywhere, which is what I credit my success to. I was always doing questions on planes, while I hung out with my SO watching TV, etc. For 1 month at the end I used Target Test Prep to get me over a hump in my quant score. I ended up getting a 750 (50Q / 42V)
Wow that does sound pretty awesome so I can study everywhere I go... Really leaning towards Magoosh now, thank you.
750 is great, congratulations.
How did you use TTP for the last month? Chapter tests? Mixed sets? Lessons?
Thanks!
I did the lessons for the areas I was struggling the most in (Geometry and probability) and the lesson for number properties (by far the most important and foundation of so much GMAT strategy) and then I took the tests for these areas to just pound the concepts in. For other topics I did a "hard" and a "medium" test and then reviewed any concepts I was shaky on. i intended to do this for every subject but didn't get to it. I was doing the full length GMAC tests every other week and at this point I was getting 49-51 on quant without fail, so I wasn't super worried. As soon as I went through the geometry and probability lessons my average quant score went from 44-46 to 49-51, that was the missing piece for me.
BTW, my last GMAC full length test I got the exact same score breakdown as I did on test day (750, 50Q, 42V) so I obviously found it to be the best predictor of what score to expect
you're forgetting a massive FREE resource: gmatclub.
if you familiarize yourself with how to use it, this could be just as useful as any of the above listed
I liked Magoosh for the videos-- they do a very good job explaining subjects. I wasn't the biggest fan of their question bank. That said, I was able to score a 740 by supplementing the videos from Magoosh with GMATClub tests.
When you say you didn't like the question bank, why is that? Too easy, too hard, or just off base? I ask because I'm currently using Magoosh myself.
I'd probably say more off base than anything. And that may not be the case for everyone depending on what you're good at and need improvement in-- I just felt I got more out of the OG and GMATClub question banks than the Magoosh ones.
Thank you, I'm leaning towards Magoosh now just because I can study everywhere I go with it. Congrats on 740 that is a really great score!
Poke around on GMAT Club before making a decision.
Lot's of very good info about what study package will suit your needs in preparing for the GMAT.
I'll add my own two cents. I'm in the middle of studying right now, Manhattan gmat practice exams are obscenely difficult and almost irrelevant for preparing for the real thing. Definitely recommend getting the Official Guide along with the Quant and Verbal review solely for the practice questions.
Thank you, I will look around some more and try to find other study packages. Have you heard of empower GMAT? Any experience with it?
A family member preprared using both Magoosh and Manhattan. Preferred Magoosh and scored wel over 700.
I really liked it and it helped a lot. The Magoosh and Manhattan combo worked really well for me. Just stay away from Barron's, IMO. That was a total waste of time.
I really liked the Magoosh videos for introducing/brushing up on the subject matter, I would definitely recommend it for that purpose. The practice problem bank is fairly extensive as well. But once I felt like I could do pattern recognition on the question types I also picked up a pack of practice tests from VeritasPrep and crushed those until I had no soul remaining. Ended up scoring high 700s so it worked, +1 endorsement for Magoosh but pick another resource for practice tests to "diversify."
Alright, thanks a lot. Do you have any experience with empower GMAT or e-gmat? It seems the e-gmat once seems too good to be true.... but I am not really sure what to think.
both are too good to be true. lots of hype, fell short of expectations quite honestly
i used veritas prep. worth the money if you want 700+.
Big fan of Magoosh; I recommend it to everyone and think it's the best resource for the GRE (not sure about the GMAT). Used it to take the GRE, and I got the exact score on the real exam as I did on all of the practice exams. I also recall some of the practice questions from Magoosh being identical on the real exam.
I used it and would def recommend it. I was 28 when I took the GMAT, so I hadn't thought about math in like 8 years (and I was in the army, not finance or anything. So literally no math since college). I borrowed some manhattan books to refresh myself on on basic quant concepts for two months, took the test and got a 660. Then I signed up for a magoosh online package that has video lessons and over 5000 practice problems and video explanations for each. I took the GMAT again 6 weeks later and got a 710.
thanks a lot, will probably buy it soon leaning towards it pretty heavy
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