As it is time to start preparing for the GMAT and completing your application, I wanted to revive an older post from earlier this year. For those of you who have already taken the GMAT, I would love to hear your thoughts on the exam and preparation.
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For many people, taking the GMAT is the most gut-wrenching aspect of applying to MBA programs. What many people are unaware of though is all the help that is available. For starters, there are books galore, classes and practice exams. Unfortunately, many times these can be costly and there’s no guarantee they will help each individual.
Thankfully, there are some free options available. Many university organizations will help sponsor free practice test days. A quick search from Kaplan’s website found free GMAT practice exams on February 14th here at BGSU and one in Toledo on February 21st. You can search for free events in your area on their website by clicking on their “Find a Free Event” link. Another great and free option comes directly from GMAC itself: GMATPrep. GMATPrep is free test preparation software available for anyone to download. According to their website, GMATPrep software features:
- A 15-question practice section for each type of GMAT question, with answers and explanations for each question
- 2 full-length computer adaptive practice tests with answers (detailed explanations of answers are not included)
- Accurate computing of Verbal and Quantitative scores, which you can use to judge how prepared you are for the actual GMAT exam
- A comprehensive math review
- Real-time scoring
One of the best features of GMATPrep is that is actually uses the same technology as the real GMAT. This gives applicants a higher sense of security that they are properly preparing for the exam. In the end, the GMAT is something to take seriously, but not to fret over. There are plenty of opportunities to prepare for the exam available to MBA applicants.
Have you already taken the GMAT? How did you prepare? Any secrets of the GMAT you discovered? Feel free to share your comments.
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I would like to recommend one other free resource for your readers. Veritas Prep offers a free GMAT practice test available to everyone.
Thanks for the information on the free resources from Veritas. It’s good to know there are several options our there for students. What are some other resources people have found?
To prepare for the GMAT, I bought a Kaplan GMAT book. I think it was the 2007 edition. I studied both out of the book and off the CD. As I was working full-time during my preparation, I found that studying during lunch breaks actually turned out to be pretty productive. With some practice questions at hand, I tried to see what my strong areas and weak areas were. For the analytical writing section, my best preparation was writing on a couple blogs.
I would like to suggest another very useful GMAT assessment tool for all the aspirants.
GMAT Practice Tests
This tools helps clearly identify an individuals weak areas of GMAT, so he/she can make an informed choice and focus on working on his/her weak areas.
Regards,
David
I found the following free GMAT questions to be really helpful.
Here’s a helpful User’s Guide to GMAT Prep companies from Business Week
I’d like to advise to everyone to stress more on Kaplan GMAT book for 800 takers (If I’m not mistaken with the name of the book).
This book realy boosted my level of GMAT. The last two weeks before exam I studied it from cover to cover. The high level of tasks (especially in math part) keeps the reader in good tomus.
The worst book I wouldn’t recommend is Arco edition. This book is realy confusing.
I hope my piece of advise will be of any help to GMAT beginners.
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