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Free GMAT resources
Tools, sample lessons, templates, and guides for your preparation. Browse without an account; the template download asks for your email, with study emails kept optional.
Tools + reference
4 free tools and references
The score converter, school picker, study-schedule generator, and a GMAT glossary. All usable without an account.
Bidirectional · Official total-score ranges
GMAT score converter
Look up the official GMAC score range between the current GMAT (205-805) and the 10th Edition (200-800).
Open the converter20+ programs · M7 + T15 + Europe + Asia
GMAT score by programme
Published GMAT benchmarks for leading MBA, MiM, and finance master's programmes, with current-scale equivalents and source context.
Pick a schoolPersonalised · Adjustable
Study schedule generator
Enter your exam date + weekly study hours and get a week-by-week plan. Optional: feed in section accuracies for a plan built around your weakest section.
Build a schedule36 terms · Reference
GMAT glossary
Plain-English definitions for 36 terms that matter on the GMAT Focus Edition. Cross-linked to deeper strategy guides where they exist.
Open the glossaryChecklists
Take this into exam week.
A single printable reference covering the full T-7 to post-exam window. Read the rationale online; print the checkbox version for the wall.
Sample chapters
Read real curriculum, no signup.
One sample per GMAT Focus section — Verbal, Quant, Data Insights. Each shows two full reading sections from the platform's curriculum, with the rest of the chapter visible but locked.
Verbal · 2 readings
Verbal sample — Verbal Foundations
Two full readings: how GMAT Focus Verbal works and the active-reading method. From the Zakarian GMAT Verbal Foundations chapter.
Read the sampleQuant · 2 readings
Quant sample — Algebra
Two full readings: linear equations in one unknown + systems of equations. From the Zakarian GMAT chapter on Algebra.
Read the sampleDI · 2 readings
Data Insights sample — Data Sufficiency
Two full readings: the five-answer framework + the rephrasing habit. From the Zakarian GMAT chapter on Data Sufficiency.
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The error-log spreadsheet.
A six-tag mistake log in CSV format for Google Sheets, Excel, or Numbers. Record the reason for each miss and revisit recurring patterns.
GMAT error-log template
CSV with example rows and space for your own entries. Enter your email to get the download link.
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Strategy guides
9 selected strategy guides
Each one is 1,500–2,500 words on a specific GMAT skill — section deep-dives, the founder story, planning advice, the Focus-vs-old explainer. Written from inside the prep, not above it.
The First 30 Days of GMAT Prep: A Beginner's Plan
A baseline-first plan for your first month of preparation, with weekly study and review priorities.
Read postGMAT Prep for Non-Native English Speakers: A Targeted Plan
The founder's preparation experience, with approaches to reading and reasoning as a non-native English speaker.
Read postGMAT Focus Edition vs the Old GMAT: What Actually Changed
How the current exam differs from the previous edition, section by section.
Read postGMAT Reading Comprehension: How to Read Dense Passages Fast
Reading for passage structure, argument, and purpose before evaluating the answer choices.
Read postGMAT Critical Reasoning Question Types Explained
Recognise what a Critical Reasoning question asks and distinguish common answer traps.
Read postGMAT Data Sufficiency: The Strategy Guide for 2026
The five answer choices, statement testing, and common Data Sufficiency mistakes.
Read postGMAT Data Insights: The Complete Section Guide for 2026
Data Insights question formats, timing considerations, and ways to structure practice.
Read postHow to Build a GMAT Study Plan That Actually Works
A baseline-first study plan and an example 16-week schedule you can adapt.
Read postWhy Your GMAT Score Is Stuck
The founder's account of progress plateaus and the role of focused mistake review.
Read postBeyond this site
The best free GMAT resources on the web.
An honest, curated shortlist — weighted to official GMAC material and openly licensed textbooks, plus a few standout free courses. Start with the official practice exams; every link here is genuinely free.
Official GMAT Starter Kit
GMAC / mba.com
Two real, adaptive full-length practice exams plus retired official questions. The only practice scores worth fully trusting. Free mba.com account.
VisitOfficial sample questions
GMAC / mba.com
Real retired Quant, Verbal, and Data Insights questions with official explanations.
VisitGMAT Official Handbook
GMAC
Scoring, rules, and your test-taker rights, straight from the test maker (PDF).
VisitOfficial GMAT on YouTube
GMAC
Format, scoring, and registration walkthroughs from the people who write the exam.
VisitKhan Academy
Khan Academy
Free video lessons and practice covering every Quant fundamental. Pick topics deliberately.
VisitGMAT Ninja free video course
GMAT Ninja
Roughly 45 hours of the most-recommended free GMAT video instruction, organized by section.
VisitGMAT Club forums
GMAT Club
The largest free archive of GMAT practice questions, with community and expert solutions.
Visitforall x: Calgary
A. Thomas-Bolduc & R. Zach / Open Logic Project
An openly licensed introduction to logic that may be shared and adapted with attribution under CC BY 4.0.
VisitCritical Thinking, Logic, and Argument
Athabasca University Press
An external logic reference that may be shared noncommercially with attribution and share-alike. It is not incorporated into this paid course (PDF).
VisitPurdue OWL — Grammar
Purdue University
The authoritative free grammar and mechanics reference for tightening your reading and writing.
VisitReady for the full thing?
62 interactive chapters. The adaptive study plan. The error log built into the platform with the spaced-review queue. Mock exams with debrief tools. Full access free for 7 days — no card required.