To prepare for my first GMAT exam, I followed a very comprehensive but unorganised study approach. I bought several books from other test prep companies, worked through the GMAC Official Guide books, and studied the answers posted by experts on GMAT Club. Although all these activities surely helped me build my skills, I felt I did not follow an organised journey. I had no analytics and no error log.

After having looked for the best quant/verbal course on r/GMAT and GMAT Club, I saw that almost everybody had great words for TTP. At that moment, I thought that subscribing to the TTP guided course was the best thing I could do to prepare again for my second attempt.
I have worked 1/2 hours every morning on the weekdays and 2/3 hours on the weekend days for around 7 months. TTP is brilliant because it forces you to follow an organised path that does not allow you to skip any fundamental skills you need to master to perform well on the GMAT.

While TTP's Quant course is praised very highly on several forums, its Verbal part is often not considered the best. However, I found the SC/CR component of the course absolutely stunning! For the RC, I think that Scott, Jeff and Marty can do something better (maybe having more passages to practice), and I am sure they will improve that part.

In conclusion, TTP is definitely not expensive, it is very comprehensive, and by following it, you won't need any other preparation material to reach your target score!

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The title kinda sums it up, my TTP Dashboard tells me I've studied for around 96 hours (add some offline hours and you should reach about 120 hours total) and in this time I've jumped from my first mock of 590 to an official of 650 and, finally, to my end result of 730.

I can confidently share that studying on the Official Guide coupled with TTP course is an amazing combo. I particularly loved the latter because it has a delightful UI and very well written lessons.
Surely, many courses around here have excellent exercises and examples, but, in my mind, what differentiates the good ones from the greatest is the ability to make you come back to study with pleasure, and TTP does that perfectly.

Whatever you end up choosing, consider giving TTP's "5 days for 1$" trial a chance.
Best of luck to all of you!

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My GMAT journey started with a 620 mock score with absolutely no prior experience and as someone aiming for greater than a 700, I knew I needed a rigorous study plan for the next several months. Target Test Prep offered just that! My weakness was my quant score and while the questions on the TTP quizzes weren't exactly like GMAT questions, they trained me specifically to master the topics that do appear on the exam. After about 3 months of Target Test Prep I was able to reach a 49 in Quant, and I have no doubt that if anyone dedicates the time to mastering each individual module, they can do the same.

I only docked a star from the general score because the verbal section was a bit lacking. The questions on the quizzes, especially sentence correction, are so far from the format of the actual exam that it felt counter intuitive to practice. That said, I thought the critical reasoning was still helpful and altogether the service was a crucial component in my preparation.

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Like all the other reviews here mention, this is the only thing you need to succeed in the Quantitative Section of the GMAT exam. I had a solid starting point on my first GMAT practice (39) after not being in a Quantitative Major but was regularly scoring 50-51 on practice exams 2 through 6 at the end and finished with 49 on the real thing (710 total, think test day nerves got me a bit) I didn't utilize their verbal section (I stuck to only official questions for Verbal)

It's a lot of work. Their MO is simple, you have to learn the mechanics, they don't try to teach you tricks and gimmicks but they will teach you every single thing you need to know and how to master it. Hard questions are HARD. Like ... harder than anything you'll see on the GMAT in my opinion.

Highly recommend it, I believe anyone can score at least a 48 on Quant after utilizing this course.

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TTP is an incredible platform, it did wonders in helping me score a 770. The course does an excellent job of breaking topics into digestible lengths, with subsections for each topic that have practice problems at the end of each subsection to gauge your understanding of the material. The user interface is very friendly and intuitive. The on-target analytics page tells you exactly where to find your weak spots. Most importantly, I found the TTP problems to be the highest quality of all the prep providers. The problems are written in a manner that closely mimics official guide problems. Given the limited number of official guide problems, the TTP problems are a must if you need to work hard to achieve a high score. If I would have signed up for TTP earlier in my journey, it probably would have saved me 50+ hours worth of studying. 10/10 would recommend to anyone shooting for a 700+.

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I signed up for the TTP 4 month dedicated study and found it incredibly helpful. The course walks you through all of the core quant concepts in a succinct, but also very thorough manner. There are practice questions embedded and tests at the end of each chapter to reinforce the material. Overall, TTPs quant prep is second to none and I would highly recommend it, no matter what level you're starting at. Their verbal section is also comprehensive and covers all of the grammar rules you would need to know. Lastly, they also had a great little 30 min AWA review that was all I needed to score a 6!

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The title says it all! I used TTP for my quant prep and ended up with a Q50! I made sure to complete the quant course in its entirety, including the 3000 or so questions on it. I did a lot of official quant questions too, but the OG Guides were nowhere nearly as comprehensive or helpful as the TTP curriculum. I think TTP is an incredibly helpful resource for anyone struggling with quant on the GMAT, and I also wanted to give a shoutout to Scott for all the helpful advice and inspirational videos on the TTP platform - those were a huge help!

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I am a non-native speaker and gave my GMAT about a year ago. I scored a disappointing 590 Q45 V28 on the test. It was the test day anxiety that really got to me and I failed to solve the problems that I could've gotten right. I emailed Scott and Jeff about the situation. I performed a memory wipe against everything I knew for the GMAT and started fresh with each fundamental concept and practiced accordingly. I was recommended to take a practice test each week but I was still lacking the conceptual clarity.

TTP is made for clearing your conceptual gaps. I don't think I even needed to look at any other question banks except TTP questions and OG practice questions. Once you start hitting more than 80% accuracy in TTP practice quizzes, solving an OG question will be a relaxing experience. The similarity of questions in TTP Quant to the OG questions is remarkable, not that they are copied exactly as it is but that they are quite different and have some kind of different gravity to them in that if you solve a TTP question and later you were given an OG question of the same type, I guarantee you can solve it.

Another thing was the timing in solving a question, something in which I was really bad. You can checkout an article about this on TTPs website, the first recommendation is to SLOW DOWN while solving, something which I directly started to practice. In my second attempt, I didn't care about timing while solving a QUANT question. What I needed to know was
1. Do I know the concept behind it ?
2. Have I solved a problem like this before ?(which you might have if you've used TTP)
3. Is this my weak area? or Do things in these type of questions go wrong for you?
If I had answers to all three of them, which I guess you will have if you've practiced and reviewed enough, I would just go ahead and start solving it. Once I reach an answer/conclusion on DS question, I used to look back once and submit.

Jeff has been a great mentor, he gave me a detailed plan on how to go about preparing for your test. Marty is also a great guy, his recommendations for RC and CR have helped me a lot and I cannot thank them enough. Essentially TTP is a great course and you should definitely add it into your GMAT Prep if you want to crack that 700 mark!!

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TTP has created an excellent course that covers the ins and outs of both Quant and Verbal, providing users with the necessary tools to ace the GMAT. I started at 570 as a baseline after going thru another prep company's materials.

I was introduced to the course over at r/GMAT on reddit, and I was initially suspicious of the many glowing reviews given by users there. After using the course for myself, I have found it to be not the case and that it really prepares you well for the GMAT.

For the Quant section, the materials are substantial and go in-depth, allowing anyone (even those with years out of school or not having a quant background) to be able to grasp all things GMAT Quant. This "one-stop shop" method is truly convenient, especially when one is juggling work and studies at the same time.

For the Verbal section, the SC and CR are very well developed, going deep into the material and giving users good insights into how the GMAT tests on Verbal. Basics are drilled deep into one's learning plan, as frequent quizzes are interspersed throughout. I would say the RC is new, and I haven't really used the material, but give the excellent team sometime, and I am sure the RC would be on par with the rest of the sections, if not better.

All in all, I would say I had a good experience with TTP's course. The only caveat I would add is that the course is long, so please be prepared to allocate sufficient time for you to prep if you're aiming for a good score (700+) or is coming from a slightly weaker background.

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I used Target Test Prep (TTP) to study for the GMAT Quant section. TTP helped me to get my target GMAT score by providing me with strategies that helped me answer each type of question in the GMAT Quant section.

The TTP platform is well organized and user friendly, so it is easy to keep track of mistakes and improve in areas that you are weak in. The platform has a huge library of practice questions as well as detailed lessons and videos that cover all aspects of the GMAT. I focused mostly on the Quant section, but it also has great material available for the Verbal section.

TTP added a lot of value for me because it helped me to learn from my mistakes and become more efficient at answering questions. Before using TTP, I found the GMAT Quant section quite difficult because I couldn't answer all the questions in the time provided. TTP showed me the most efficient ways to answer each question type and provided me with detailed explanations when I didn't understand a concept. TTP is also very well structured, so I found that I could spend more time focusing on learning the material and doing practice questions instead of trying to keep track of where I was in my own study plan.

I really enjoyed using TTP and I wouldn't have achieved the GMAT score that I wanted without it. I'd highly recommend it for anyone preparing for the GMAT.

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