Honest review: worth it

So I never take time to review things, ever, but this time I will. Because it was recommended to me, I now recommend it to everyone who asks me about the GMAT, and it is actually worth it.

So before I started any GMAT prep whatsoever, Target Test Prep was recommended to me and I was like “ok amazing, this is my one stop shop”. But it couldn’t truly be that easy, could it? It was. I didn’t buy a single prep book or another resource (besides practice tests from GMAT official) online and it was all I needed. I signed up at the beginning of April and took a practice exam 1 from the GMAT website. That was my benchmark, I was at a 680. Not at all where I wanted to be. And for a month straight I just powered through Target Test Prep, mostly only on their quant. It was amazing, so structured. There take all the stressful planning that comes with studying for large tests away. You know what you need to do, and they even have a recommended time frame to do everything. I cheated the time frames a little because I had just finished college and had a lot of extra time. But definitely follow their modules and exams as closely and rigorously as you can. Don’t skip anything unless you feel near 100% on it. I felt so good about my studying and progress, I just loved their tips and strategy and it was like everything I needed was being spoon fed to me. And they have review tests and diagnostics so you know how you’re improving and what your weaknesses are. About a week before my test date I decided I should probably take another GMAT practice exam. 780. I was entirely blown away and if that’s doesn’t tell you it’s worth it… then I don’t know what will. That improvement from 680 to 780 was after 1 month of ONLY Target test prep. Nothing else. I took a few more practice exams and my score fluctuated around 760 a bit. I realized I wasn’t scoring as well on verbal and it was bringing me down, so literally 2 days before the exam I decided to do their verbal section. It’s newer, but I can already tell you that it is so much of a value add. Just by reading through their sections on verbal and doing some practice sections, my verbal improved dramatically (don’t remember the specifics). On the day of the test, all I wanted was 99% percentile and that’s what I got. I honestly attribute all of it to Target Test Prep. Take the advice, literally just put in the time with them and you WILL get a good score.