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Joined: Jul 13, 2024
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Verified GMAT Focus score:
775 Q88 V87 DI90 (Online)
Strengths:
-Fantastic UI/UX
-Depth of practice questions and explanations is unmatched
-The team is responsive, supportive, and agile
-The course itself is beyond deep, almost too much information to absorb
-Customizable tests help to practice specific topics
Would make the product better:
-If anything, the analytics could be a bit more pointed in telling you what you need to review and creating custom tests around that
TTP is as good as it gets, just like everyone else here has said. I think what I appreciate most about the course is the team. As you can see, the team is all over the forums supporting their subscribers and others alike. They are go-getters who want to provide an A+ experience and they do so. The material is deep enough where it would take a full 3 months to review everything, so you may need to be strategic on a limited timeline. The custom practice tests are a great way to find your strengths and weaknesses and continue to refine them
Strengths:
I think the level of detail TTP offers is its biggest strength, it helps you to really understand each topic to the point you start seeing more efficient ways to solve questions.
Would make the product better:
The only thing I would improve on the course would be to have more practice questions for the Data Insights Integrated Reasoning type questions. Indeed, you get a lot of practice for these questions. However, compared with the amount of practice questions for Quant and Verbal, Data Insights Integrated Reasoning type questions lacks behind.
TTP is really an amazing platform that certainly helped me to score 715 (Q88, V85, DI83) in the GMAT Focus Edition. What I loved most about the course was the level of detail of each lesson, the Study Plan design and the Error Tracker. I feel the course is designed specifically to make you an expert in every topic, because it really makes you practice until you can answer each question with multiple strategies.
The only advice I would give someone that would like to purchase this course is to give yourself enough time to master each topic. It took me about 6 months to complete the course with a full-time job, which I know is a lot of time. There were days where I felt impatient or felt I was not advancing at the pace I wanted. However, I followed the TTP Study Plan as closely as I could, and I would advise all people to do the same. Trust the process. If you give you enough time to read, understand and master each topic, you will certainly achieve your dream score.
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Strengths:
Structured syllabus: TTP Flexible Prep Course helped tremendously in structuring my study with their comprehensive and highly up-to-date syllabus. I lacked such a structure in my first 2 attempts at the classic GMAT, which resulted in sub-optimal results.
Abundance of practice tests & reviews: the repeated practice tests, divided by difficulty levels, really helped me dial in the skills needed to efficiently and accurately answer questions across all topics tested in the GMAT.
On-target practices: these on-target practice tests, strategically placed towards the end of the course in practice exam section, really helped me zoom in to topics and specific question types that I am the weakest at and to practice them again and again until I have mastered them. The practices helped me navigate these questions much more quickly during the actual exams.
Would make the product better:
One recommendation I have is that all of the dedicated review tests are quant-focused. I would have loved to see more dedicated review tests for verbal & data insights.
Overall, I attributed most of my score improvement from my previous attempts to this attempt to TTP Flexible Prep Course. Some of the features and strategies recommended that were the most helpful to me:
+ Study plan featuring comprehensive syllabus of topics and question types that GMAT asks
+ Active review worksheet: complement the course syllabus closely. I would advise all students to actively take notes to absorb the contents from the study notes better. This really helped me memorize the knowledge almost instantly and become a quick source for reference as I was doing my practice tests.
+ lots and lots of practice questions and tests: nothing is more effective in upskilling than practice, practice, practice. and this course provides an abundance of practice tests, dedicated reviews, on-target practices (where based on your performance in practice tests & study notes, TTP picked specific questions for you to practice in a dedicated on-target practice test)
As someone who is inherently skeptical about paid test preparatory courses and attempted to take the GMAT twice just from studying on my own, TTP Prep Course really debunked my skepticism. It was, no doubt, my most worthwhile and rewarding investment in boosting my GMAT score. Highly recommended for anyone who just started looking at GMAT or who struggled to break through to achieve a score you desire.
Strengths:
Comprehensive curriculum
Adaptive learning platform
Extensive question bank
Detailed explanations for each question
Data-driven analytics to track progress
Customizable study plans
Self-paced learning option
Regular content updates
Strong focus on strategy and test-taking techniques
Clear, easy-to-follow lesson structure
Robust error log system
Responsive customer support
Access to online community of GMAT Focus test-takers
Timed practice tests to simulate exam conditions
Mobile-friendly platform for studying on-the-go
Would make the product better:
Can't think of anything
I absolutely loved my experience with Target Test Prep for GMAT Focus! The curriculum is incredibly comprehensive, covering every aspect of the exam in great detail. What impressed me most was the adaptive learning platform - it felt like having a personal tutor who knew exactly what I needed to work on.
The question bank is massive, and I never ran out of practice material. Each question comes with a thorough explanation, which really helped me understand the underlying concepts. I also found the analytics incredibly useful. Being able to track my progress in real-time kept me motivated and helped me focus my efforts where they were most needed.
The flexible study plans were a lifesaver for me. I could easily adjust my schedule to fit my preparation around work and other commitments. Overall, I felt that TTP gave me a structured, efficient path to improve my GMAT Focus score. It's an investment in your future that I found well worth it.
Strengths:
1. Amazing lessons
2. A lot of practice problems to strengthen concepts
I got a 695 in GMAT Focus with the help of TTP study material. I used it mainly for verbal and DI as I was already good at quant.
I went carefully through all the CR and RC lessons and it helped me build strong foundation and the practice problems helped me strengthen the concepts.
I was able to apply techniques and get more questions right.
I used mock tests to analyse my learning and I saw consistent improvement. My score in mock went from 595 to 675.
I liked the text explanations to questions, they were detailed and thorough. Course teaches you the right way to attack problems and avoid tricks.
TTP is best if you want to improve your score.
Strengths:
The Quant study is very organized and takes a holistic approach to ensure that you address weak spots.
Would make the product better:
The data sufficiency questions could be improved upon to include logic-based questions as several of those showed up on the real exam.
This program is excellent for individuals who want to go through each topic in detail for the Quant section especially. With the surplus of questions, you can get more than enough practice for each unit and ensure that you are comfortable with all sorts of questions related to the topic at hand. A really neat feature involves creating custom tests such as only including questions you have gotten wrong or spent more than 3+ minutes on. This lets you filter through the overwhelming number of questions to address certain pain points and develop your quant skills.
I used this program for 1 month plus the 5 day trail before writing the GMAT Focus Test for the first time. I used the accelerated approach as I was familiar with some of the topics already and had somewhat of a decent quantitative foundation.
Joined: Mar 10, 2024
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Verified GMAT Focus score:
725 Q90 V85 DI83 (Online)
Strengths:
Structured perfectly. It's amazing to go through each chapter, do the practice questions as they come and then do the practice test phase at the end where you complete each level of practice tests. All in this makes you very prepared, I felt very confident going into the test.
Would make the product better:
Nothing really, perhaps some way to do a diagnostic and then only work on the sections in which you struggled.
Target Test Prep is the only course you need. After reading some Reddit reviews, I landed on target and I couldn't be more happy with my decision. When I initially wrote my diagnostic test, I got a 675. So I was already quite happy but I really wanted to push for seven M7. so I completed 100% of the course in 2 1/2 months I then wrote the rest of the practice tests on mba.com. I finished off with a 725 on the focus edition and I've gotten interviews at four out of the seven M7 schools. I strongly recommend target as I think the structure is perfect. They show you all the formulas and strategies you need and that someone who went in completely blind and only used TTP, I couldn't be more happy with the score I came out with.
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Strengths:
-Complete course, it looks to address every type of question and content.
-Specific orientation: it automatically designs a specific study plan according to your needs.
-Easy to follow: the recommendations and the study plan are there, it is up to you to follow it.
Would make the product better:
Could update the content faster: GMAT focus is constantly adding new content to the test. TTP does address this by updating the content they teach constantly. In my case, I had a few questions in the practice tests, which were not seen in the study plan. The plan was updated and such questions were included 3 days before the test, so I managed to check it short before the big day. Still, the course is enough to be very well prepared at test day, even if you have this kind of issues.
I come from Chile and I have an unconventional background (not math or business related). I had an injury that kept me for some weeks out of work, and I had to choose between watching movies and series, or doing something productive for my life. I chose the latter, and decided to give GMAT a first try with 6 just weeks to study. I had to do it efficiently and start studying in a disciplined fashion with a well structured study plan right away, and Target Test Prep was the solution. I had a "diagnosis test" within the course, in which I got a bad quant score... but by dividing the study plan's tasks in my available time, and having an intense routine, I was able to achieve my goal of getting a great score efficiently. I was worried about having to take the test a second time, due to having to study while working not being ideal, but it was fortunately not necessary. I did 100% of the "learning fase" of the course, and had to compress the "practice test phase" by taking 2 official mock tests a day, on the week of my test day. I was somewhat worried by having an initial 565 score in the first mock, but it was due to a bad time management. Practice gave me confidence, the quant part of the course gave me the skills I needed, and with the verbal and data insights sections I could understand the logic underlying those questions and face the test with a solid strategy.
Joined: May 14, 2024
Posts: 2
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Verified GMAT Focus score:
655 Q86 V81 DI80 (Online)
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Strengths:
The plethora of questions they have for each topic is commendable. Moreover, each question is bucketed topic wise and difficulty wise. Thus, giving the candidate fair idea on how they are performing.
Would make the product better:
Though the entire course is very helpful and really helped me boost by score, I found it a tad bit costly. Something that can be looked at especially for Indian candidates.
The Target Test Prep Course was really very helpful. I used it especially to strengthen my verbal and data insights. The materials provided for verbal not only taught me few tricks I should be adopting during the exam but also helped me get some fundamental aspects regarding each topic cleared. Also for each topic there are a lot of questions one can practice from. This gives the candidate enough exposure to GMAT like questions. Also, if we answer any question wrong, then the course allows you to choose why you answered it wrong. As you do this activity for various questions, it helps you identify what the most common mistake is while you are answering questions. Target test prep is highly recommended for all aspiring GMAT Focus takers!
Strengths:
Great at making concepts simple and easy to remember, and gives lots of transferrable practice to make test day the easiest day.
Would make the product better:
I excelled at the verbal section, and quit doing verbal lessons/practice after only a few modules, and still scored in the 98th percentile for verbal. Keeping in mind that everyone may not be as lucky as me in this regard, I do think the verbal portion can be less material, saving studiers some time.
Great product! I scored beyond my target. Well worth the money if you take the GMAT seriously. Chapter tests for Target Test Prep are significantly harder than the GMAT itself, so you will be more than ready when test day comes along. Simple lessons that are easy to understand and gives lots of practice. I was fortunate to be able to dedicate all of my time to studying, but I can very easily see someone working TTP studying and tests into their down time while working a job. The timing of practice tests and global reviews, paired with the test taking strategy section which the student takes sporadically throughout the course are all very helpful as well!
Cannot speak highly enough about TTP!!