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These are survey responses from actual Magoosh students after they took the TOEFL.


Aug 31, 2021

What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 100
What was your reading score? 20
What was your listening score? 27
What was your speaking score? 26
What was your writing score? 27
How did Magoosh help you?
Magoosh contents are precise and focused, with tactics and gradings that help us in greatly improving our scores. The best part about Magoosh is the online mode which help us schedule the study time conveniently, especially for people who are employed.
Thanks for coming up with Magoosh, am extremely happy and benefitted!

Nov 11, 2022

What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 111
What was your reading score? 30
What was your listening score? 30
What was your speaking score? 25
What was your writing score? 26
How did Magoosh help you?
Magoosh specifically helped me with Speaking section and Listening Section. The practice material for speaking helped me to get acquainted with the exam pattern. Similarly the listening practice material was extremely beneficial for me.

Aug 23, 2022

Score Improvement: +21 points
What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 108
What was your reading score? 26
What was your listening score? 28
What was your speaking score? 29
What was your writing score? 25
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous reading score? 20
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous listening score? 30
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous speaking score? 22
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous writing score? 15
How did Magoosh help you?
There are many platforms and courses available on the internet. As a desperate student, I purchased a lot of them. They promised a ton but did not deliver the feedback and instructions necessary for the exam. When watching Magoosh's videos on youtube, my interpretation of the TOEFL structure increased substantially. I signed up for the premium subscription and watched all the videos where they provided tips for the exam structure. That transformed the way I see the exam. I started answering the questions using the structure for each section, and my score improved considerably. The teachers quickly returned my essays for review, always giving me valuable tips and correcting my grammar. It helped me a lot.
On TOEFL day, I knew exactly what to do and when to start my exam - thanks for that, Lucas.
Magoosh is the best TOEFL preparatory course out there.
Thank you Magoosh Team for this amazing experience that was studying with you!

Jul 11, 2022

What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 116
What was your reading score? 30
What was your listening score? 30
What was your speaking score? 28
What was your writing score? 28
How did Magoosh help you?
I had no time to go through the official guide. With Magoosh portal lessons & the study plan, I got an organised structure to study.

Mar 20, 2022

What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 111
What was your reading score? 27
What was your listening score? 30
What was your speaking score? 28
What was your writing score? 26
How did Magoosh help you?
Magoosh was extremely helpful to me for building TOEFL skills, from skimming to taking notes I was able to overcome many obstacles.

The questions and tasks for each skill were almost identical to my actual TOEFL test. Especially, in reading and listening sections the topics were chosen with scrutiny. Funny thing, in my actual test, one of the reading paragraphs was about the same native tribe that I have also seen in my Magoosh reading tests. To be honest, I was really skeptical about the test format since it is online and you can't really highlight or cross over the texts and questions. But Magoosh provided me with all the help that I needed to get familiar with the TOEFL IBT format. The team was also ready for help, whenever I reached out. Even though I live on the other side of the world, I was able to get instant help. Stick with Magoosh and practice, you'll see how you can improve yourself.

For productive skills, though I was feeling more confident about writing, I was freaking about speaking. Because speaking to a computer always makes me nervous, as there is no actual human interaction. There is also the stress factor about how TOEFL doesn't give you a second chance to record your answer. So if you mess up, you're done. With Magoosh's speaking practice I was able to practice as many times as I want. At first, was insecure, but within the time I learned how to plan what I will say, and how to pace my own speech. Eventually, I scored 28 out of 30 in speaking.

Overall, in such a short time, Magoosh helped me to get more than my dream score. Just in about 20 days, with hard work and practicing through Magoosh I was able to pass my test with flying colors! I also must say that the tricks and tips given in the lessons not only help you to build your skills but also give you confidence and a positive state of mind which are essential for a high TOEFL score.

Thank you for everything dear Magoosh team! You guys are awesome!

Feb 25, 2022

What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 96
What was your reading score? 27
What was your listening score? 23
What was your speaking score? 22
What was your writing score? 24
How did Magoosh help you?
It helped me to gain confidence in terms of taking the TOEFL. I wish I started sooner with Magoosh and also did all exercises.

Dec 27, 2021

What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 95
What was your reading score? 25
What was your listening score? 28
What was your speaking score? 19
What was your writing score? 23
How did Magoosh help you?
It helped me a lot with test preparation and structure of the exam.

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Dec 14, 2021

What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 104
What was your reading score? 29
What was your listening score? 29
What was your speaking score? 23
What was your writing score? 23
How did Magoosh help you?
I was in a do or die situation 'cause I had only two weeks before my test day. Magoosh was just perfect though. It was a paramount tool in order to actually practice both time management and test format. Thanks a lot, guys!

Dec 4, 2021

What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 110
What was your reading score? 29
What was your listening score? 30
What was your speaking score? 25
What was your writing score? 26
How did Magoosh help you?
Gives me helpful tips to ace every sub-scores and help me practice with questions that are in the same level of difficulty as the real TOEFL iBT

Oct 23, 2021

Score Improvement: +7 points
What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 96
What was your reading score? 25
What was your listening score? 26
What was your speaking score? 21
What was your writing score? 24
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous reading score? 25
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous listening score? 20
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous speaking score? 21
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous writing score? 23
How did Magoosh help you?
It helped to understand better how to approach the passages in the reading section, and also how to discard wrong answers by improving my critical thinking

It also helped me a lot structuring my essays and being prepared to write about anything more fluently

Oct 16, 2021

What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 113
What was your reading score? 30
What was your listening score? 27
What was your speaking score? 28
What was your writing score? 28
How did Magoosh help you?
For the reading section, the skimming strategy helped me immensely save time and get the perfect score. The speaking and writing lessons were also valuable to structure my response and obtain a good score.

Sep 10, 2021

What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 110
What was your reading score? 30
What was your listening score? 27
What was your speaking score? 26
What was your writing score? 27
How did Magoosh help you?
Since I have never took TOEFL before, Magoosh really helped with the introduction and tips and trick. The courses were organized in a very step by step way hence very easy to understand. The explanation is also very clear. I'm very thankful for Magoosh because it helped me prepare in a very convenient way yet successfully improve my knowledge for TOEFL.

Jul 10, 2021

What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 113
What was your reading score? 30
What was your listening score? 29
What was your speaking score? 24
What was your writing score? 30
How did Magoosh help you?
improving my speed and helping to practice a lot of exercises of readin and listening sections

May 19, 2021

Score Improvement: +8 points
What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 92
What was your reading score? 19
What was your listening score? 25
What was your speaking score? 22
What was your writing score? 26
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous reading score? 21
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous listening score? 21
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous speaking score? 21
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous writing score? 21
How did Magoosh help you?
Magoosh was extremely helpful in 3 specific aspects of my preparation: a good amount of questions to practice, feedback on my writing, and a wonderful selection of short videos that guide you throughout the idiosyncrasies of the exam. I needed a 90 for my master's application and got a 92! Thank you, Magoosh! I definitely recommend it, =)

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Feb 26, 2021

What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 104
What was your reading score? 27
What was your listening score? 27
What was your speaking score? 25
What was your writing score? 25
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous reading score? -
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous listening score? -
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous speaking score? -
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous writing score? -
How did Magoosh help you?
Magoosh provides with perfect lessons and right amount of practice questions and quizzes. All the video explanations for the questions are so detailed. I absolutely love their chat support and how they resolve all your doubts. Apart from this , all their extra resources like blogs , templates , study plans , vocabulary flashcards , magoosh app for android are bonus. It made preparation for TOEFL all the more easy and convenient and comfortable.

Feb 23, 2021

What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 109
What was your reading score? 27
What was your listening score? 30
What was your speaking score? 27
What was your writing score? 25
How did Magoosh help you?
Magoosh helped me a lot! The provided schedule gave me the chance to approach my preparation as structured as possible. I always knew what to study each day. That is great!
Moreover, the course helped me to eliminate mistakes I did over and over again during the prep. The course sharpens your mind on what you should focus on during listening and reading comprehension. I think that helped me the most in my exam.

Nov 15, 2020

What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 120
What was your reading score? 30
What was your listening score? 30
What was your speaking score? 30
What was your writing score? 30
How did Magoosh help you?
OMG, I survived and thrived on Magoosh for both the GRE and the TOEFL. The structured video lessons, the practice resources and the full length tests helped me immensely. They helped me gain confidence and avoid mistakes on Test day.

Oct 6, 2020

What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 104
What was your reading score? 30
What was your listening score? 27
What was your speaking score? 23
What was your writing score? 24
How did Magoosh help you?
Magoosh help me to understand each section of TOEFL better. Practice questions in all four sections are quite similar to actual test. All the tricks are actually helpful. Without magoosh help, this score is not possible.

Dec 27, 2020

What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 105
What was your reading score? 23
What was your listening score? 24
What was your speaking score? 30
What was your writing score? 28
How did Magoosh help you?
Magoosh helped me understand the structure of the TOEFL. I felt confident while taking the exam because I already knew how to answer the questions and what they were really asking me about.

Oct 7, 2020

What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 106
What was your reading score? 30
What was your listening score? 26
What was your speaking score? 24
What was your writing score? 26
How did Magoosh help you?
Fantastic customer support.
Amazing user experience on the app.

Dec 11, 2019

What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 106
What was your reading score? 26
What was your listening score? 29
What was your speaking score? 27
What was your writing score? 24
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous reading score? NA
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous listening score? NA
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous speaking score? NA
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous writing score? NA
How did Magoosh help you?
To be honest, I consider my English language skills to be quite advanced. However, my initial research suggested that one should not take TOEFL lightly as even the native English speakers sometimes fail to score beyond 100. Thus, in this regard, TOEFL greatly helped me in familiarizing with the test and the practice sessions were almost identical to the questions that I saw on the test day. I needed a score of at least 100 in order to apply for grad school. I scored 106 (beyond my expectations) and thus I am quite happy. Magoosh ALL THE WAY!

P.S. I ONLY prepared from Magoosh. I didn't even purchased any official guide.

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Nov 12, 2019

Score Improvement: +14 points
What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 109
What was your reading score? 26
What was your listening score? 28
What was your speaking score? 28
What was your writing score? 27
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous reading score? 19
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous listening score? 26
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous speaking score? 24
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous writing score? 24
How did Magoosh help you?
The test material is great. In addition, the videos and some tips provided are just awesome :)

Sep 18, 2019

Score Improvement: +4 points
What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 96
What was your reading score? 23
What was your listening score? 28
What was your speaking score? 24
What was your writing score? 21
How did Magoosh help you?
Remember estructure

May 16, 2019

What was your overall score on the actual TOEFL? 103
What was your reading score? 24
What was your listening score? 28
What was your speaking score? 23
What was your writing score? 28
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous reading score? no
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous listening score? no
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous speaking score? no
If you took the TOEFL before, what was your previous writing score? no
How did Magoosh help you?
Magoosh helped me to understand the exam pattern and gave me resources to develop my skillsets which became very handy in exam.