5 best apps and courses for every GMAT test taker

Preparing for GMAT and targeting for a score above 700 takes a considerable amount of elbow grease. And what can be a better time to start your preparation? But if you are wondering about classroom studies, then you need to brace up for living in times when everything is just one click away. Instead of getting sucked into social media, you can explore a metric ton of resources to learn about anything. So, to help you give your best shot and score maximum in the exam of 3 hours and 30 minutes, we have compiled 5 best apps and courses for GMAT aspirants. Take your learning everywhere and dive into the journey to fast track your progress with these.

Side note: These GMAT apps and courses are suitable for beginners, intermediate learners as well as experts.

GMAT Prep from Varsity Tutors

A free app, available for Android as well as iOS users. Featuring around 700 free math practice tests, 230 verbal practice tests, and 9 integrated reasoning practice tests, this app will help you evaluate which academic concepts you understand and which ones require your ongoing attention. Based on your performance, you can also devise a personalized study plan. Another praiseworthy feature is a question-a-day tool and its interesting flashcards. Also, the free tools do not come with fees or advertisements.

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Exam Proctor by TestMax

One of the best free apps to simulate an authentic exam day experience, however, it is available only for the iOS users. Surprisingly, to make the experience authentic and identical they have also programmed random coughing and writing noises that you usually hear in the test room. The app comes with the flexibility of customizing the exam by reordering, removing, or repeating exam sections. With just one click you will be able to practice your exam in seconds and optimize your scores.

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Kaplan

Referred by many, Kaplan course classes are short, personalized, and informative. You can never run out of questions in their Qbank and the practice tests. They have a GMAT channel with both pre-recorded lessons and live ones. The students get a personalized study plan where they are taught score boosting methods in data sufficiency and critical reasoning. The most lucrative part of this course is that they provide a full GMAT practice test at an official testing centre, under the same conditions to prepare you for the D-day in a much better way.

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GMAT ToolKit from GMAT Club

Well, it is an app that provides a pool of content from 5 major GMAT apps and courses, Kaplan, Knewton, Manhattan GMAT, Manhattan Review question banks, and Princeton Review along with the leverage of downloading additional questions from GMAT Club's forum (2500+ questions) for free. They also feature a GMAT timer, a grader/error/time log for Official GMAC books, and a constant motivational dose through inspiring quotes from GMAT Club members. It is available on Google Play and Apple’s app store with two versions - a free version with in-app purchases and a full version which costs around 20 USD. The GMAT Club has also launched GMAT ToolKit 2, for iOS users.

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The Economist GMAT Tutor

An adaptive learning course and app that is available in three different price plans after a 7-day free trial. Every plan comes with an ask-a-tutor feature, where all your queries get personal attention. More importantly, it allows you to have a prudent analysis of your performance by viewing what the instructor would have said if you had chosen another option. Since it is an adaptive course it adjusts difficulty and subject concentration based on your requirements and performances. Used by many students, GMAT Tutor can help you raise your score drastically.

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TIP: You can also start with the GMAT Official Guide to get a broad overview. Invest consistent efforts and work on it sincerely.

Millions of people are turning to online sources for continuing education and free courses during the dark times of Coronavirus. Make a difference in your GMAT preparation by gaining the best virtual knowledge through these apps and courses.

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