{"id":38418,"date":"2017-07-26T10:29:52","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T17:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/free-gmat-practice-test-resources-that-will-make-you-feel-good-about-your-score\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T10:01:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T17:01:22","slug":"free-gmat-practice-test-resources-that-will-make-you-feel-good-about-your-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/free-gmat-practice-test-resources-that-will-make-you-feel-good-about-your-score\/","title":{"rendered":"Free GMAT Practice Test Resources That Will Make You Feel Good About Your Score"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nobody familiar with the GMAT will argue that you shouldn\u2019t<\/em> practice for the test with GMAT sample questions and at least one GMAT practice test<\/a>. But sub-par resources for GMAT prep abound; and this is where, as Robert Burns would say, the best-laid plans \u201cgang aft agly\u201d (or \u201cgo super wrong,\u201d if you\u2019re not in 18th-century Scotland).<\/p>\n

Yes, it\u2019s really important to work through GMAT sample questions and take GMAT practice tests before test day. But using the wrong kind of resources? That\u2019s like training for the Tour de France on a tricycle: it\u2019s just not going to get you there.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s get you off that tricycle, take those training wheels off while we\u2019re at it, and ditch this metaphor. You need the best free GMAT resources out there. We know where to find that fantastic practice. What are we waiting for? Allons-y, mes amis!
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GMAT Practice: Where to Start?<\/h2>\n

\"gmatYou could fill a library with GMAT practice materials. So how do you know where to start?<\/p>\n

Before you can answer that question, you\u2019ll need to know where you are. First things first: take a look at what\u2019s going on right now in terms of your GMAT preparation.<\/p>\n

Choose Your Own Adventure: Mini GMAT Quiz<\/h3>\n

The best way to do this? Take a GMAT diagnostic test.<\/p>\n

In fact, here\u2019s one you can take right now: Magoosh\u2019s Ultimate GMAT Diagnostic Test.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When you\u2019re done, check out our expert recommendations<\/a> based on your results here.
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Why You Should Take a GMAT Sample Test: More Than Just a Fun Way to Spend a Friday Night<\/h2>\n

\"gmatIn the diagnostic test results\u2019 recommendations, you\u2019ll see that there\u2019s a heavy emphasis on taking GMAT practice tests, just as I mentioned above. So why is it so<\/em> important to take full-length GMAT practice tests?<\/p>\n

First of all, let\u2019s take a look at some official data, from the test-makers themselves: the GMAC. Their research shows that students who spend longer preparing for the GMAT do better on it.<\/p>\n

Uh, of course. But what\u2019s interesting is how much better they do. Take a look at the data from the GMAC itself<\/a>:
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So putting in the time is definitely important. But the GMAC is quick to point out that spending x amount of time spent studying does not guarantee you any particular score: \u201cThere is no cause and effect at work here,\u201d as their website states<\/a>. On some level, this makes sense: surely, given all the motivated type-A B-school applicants out there, the average GMAT scores<\/a> would be higher if it were simply a question of putting time in.<\/p>\n

But there is some<\/em> cause and effect, GMAC! (This would actually make for a fair critical reasoning problem, though let\u2019s leave that beast for a different day.) The key is that, if you want to score above 700, you need to spend (on average) more than 121 hours working well, with good materials.<\/strong>
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Materials for Mastering the GMAT: From GMAT Practice Tests to GMAT Sample Questions<\/h2>\n

\"freeThere are three basic questions you need to address before you can start studying for the GMAT: What do you need to study? Why? And where can you find these materials?<\/p>\n

In short, you need to study both the form AND the content<\/em> of the GMAT<\/strong> to truly master it. Lessons alone aren\u2019t enough. GMAT sample questions alone aren\u2019t enough. And GMAT practice tests (while a huge part of your GMAT prep kit) still, on their own, aren\u2019t enough.<\/p>\n

Yep, you\u2019re going to need all three:<\/p>\n