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I am someone who always struggles to achieve great scores on quant due to lack of confidence, simple mistakes, and gaps in my fundamental math knowledge. Before using TTP I was going through Magoosh (watched all the review videos and did practically all of the practice problems) and was still only scoring in the 156-158 range on quant. After taking TTP I got a 165 and felt I could have gotten 168+ with just a little more concentration. The reason TTP is so excellent is because of how structured the materials are - they are really designed based on the psychology of learning. Progressing from easy to medium to hard questions in each unit is strategically designed with the easy questions repeatedly drilling you on the fundamental properties and principals so that by the time you reach the hard questions they are second hand nature. Because Magoosh was less structured, it was harder to identify where my mistakes in each unit were. Also, I found the review content much more in depth with TTP (and I preferred the written format to Magoosh's video format also). I will be switching to GMAT prep now and plan on using TTP.
I've been using Target Test Prep for about 3 months and it has been amazing. The course gives a basic breakdown of all of the concepts, along with numerous practice problems check comprehension. The only negative (if you call it a negative) thing about the course is it's length. I started off casually doing the program in march, but after picking up speed in April I am still not through it. I have started doing practice tests without fully completing the course. Nevertheless, I think it is great! Scott and Jeff have also been great and have been quick to respond with questions about the program. I would definitely recommend.
TTP provides a systematic, no-frills approach to learning the necessary math skills needed to do well on the Quant portion of the GRE. To give you an idea of how effective their system is, I usually perform better on the verbal sections of standardized exams vs. quant. On the GRE, I performed better on the Quant. And I only needed to take the exam once. I followed their advice - don't take the exam until you are ready.
What I love is how they own their approach: there are no shortcuts. To do well on the GRE Quant, you must be systematic and be persistent. In other words, learn all of the needed skills, then practice like crazy. TTP will guide you through all of that.
As my title states, I wish I utilized TTP’s GRE course sooner. My goal with the GRE was to achieve a score that would make me competive for top MBA programs. I planned to score in the 90th percentile or higher or verbal and quant. I spent months and an excessive amount of time preparing with numerous GRE prep books (manhattan 5 lb, Kaplan, ETS quant, and powerscore), but I could not attain a quant score any higher than the lower end of the 160s.
Luckily, Scott reached out to me about TTP on reddit. Personally, I am a very stubborn individual in terms of seeking help. But, I found that TTP offers a $1 trial of their service, so I figured it would not hurt to spend the dollar to see if I was missing anything with my preparation. Within the first few lessons of the service, I immediately found that I had many gaps in my quant knowledge and that TTP would help me round out my quant skills by providing me ample problems on specific topics so that I could perfect every GRE problem type. So, I bought the service, completed the full course, and reviewed for weeks with it before my exam. I met my goal of 167 in quant as a result!
TTP provides thorough lessons to explain all math material pertaining to the GRE, followed by several sets of practice questions to apply the newly learned skills from the lessons. The class taught me so many useful short-cuts to problems that once took me 3-4 min to complete. The best features of TTP are the timer on problems that can be used to set a pace to simulate the GRE setting and the review feature which allows users to review material from a pool of thousands of questions. Highly recommend!
As a result of the COVID-19 situation and the disastrous GMAT virtual whiteboard, I took the GRE instead of the GMAT, which I had been using TTP to prep for for 4+ months. With no additional GRE studying, I was able to get a 170 on GRE Quant in my at-home test. I completed TTP start to finish for GMAT. I learned so much and could not recommend the course highly enough. The TTP team is also incredibly responsive -- every time I asked a question, even on a Sunday afternoon, I got a response in minutes. I did every single practice problem and don't regret it!
I enjoyed the structure and detailed videos and practice problems. The program is built for spaced repetition and the software sets you up for success. This program helped me get over the hump to a 167Q. It is more detailed than any other program on the market. If you take your time and go through the lessons and tests, you will achieve a high level of mastery with the material. The course also introduces many new shortcuts and gives you tons of practice questions that help you put what you learned into use. It is a comprehensive program, built to take you into the 160s. Give it a shot, it worked for me.
Hi! I am a Chemistry student, and I was looking for a Ph.D. in the USA. First time I took a test after the2 month preparation on Magoosh in August 2019. I was not very happy with my scores (153 in quant), and it appeared to me that the real test differs from what I was getting ready for. The decision to retake the GRE seemed after I got positive feedback from the professor of the program I wanted to become a Ph.D. student. After our talk, he asked me what my previous score in GRE quant are and suggested me to retake the test to enhance my chance to get the Ph.D. position in his group. I started my preparation in late October.
After my experience with Magoosh, I felt like I still remember all the tasks there, so it was a low chance to make my scores better there. So I was looking for another site that is focused on the quant only and could prove my scores in a short period. For now, it was not a free summertime when I could entirely spend on GRE like it was before my first GRE. I was very busy with my studies doing my Masters. Target Test Prep is the best preparation for the GRE ever, which helped me to understand all my gaps in the quant section. I was not to spend all my hours there. I did not finish a few chapters there. But I was so sophisticated to work on tests there. All lecture sections are made very smart; all chapters are made with examples which then you probably will meet in your real test. By the way, the team responds very quickly. It is the best online tutoring for GRE for sure!
I highly recommend target test prep if you are looking for thorough training on the quant section of the GRE. They were recommended to me by two separate friends who knew I wanted a course that would teach me each concept as in-depth as possible. Target test prep not only breaks down each concept in a way makes things easy to understand, but they also have a chat feature that enables you to chat live with one of their experts. Their team was super helpful. I have studied with them intermittently over the past year but studied most consistently during the few months leading up to the exam. I cannot recommend Target Test Prep enough! Without using any other quant prep courses I was able to improve my quant score by 10 points!
If you have the time to follow the Target Prep Quant course, you will definitely, substantially improve your Quant score! Their target oriented, modular, methodology is just perfect for any kind of test takers. It helped me a lot! It's also worth highlighting that in my case, despite a lack of time next to the test scheduled date, with which I wasn't able to fully follow their study plan for the last modules, I was able to perform as I needed. Just be aware that it will take a significant amount of your time, so get prepared for it in advance.
I was lucky to work with Jeff Miller in private tutoring sessions. We worked together over the course of just one month (seriously!) to increase my GRE quant score several points (to a 162). Jeff was excellent... he methodically addressed my weak areas and built up my confidence. On my own time, I did TTP chapter quizzes (very helpful and organized by content area). To be honest, I first found TTP a bit overwhelming, but I would recommend it to others... you can test yourself on the chapter quizzes and see how you do. For me, the quizzes unlocked areas I didn't even realize I needed more attention. And teaming up with Jeff was key to my score increase. Good luck! And many thanks to Jeff and Scott!