17 Free Resources to Help Raise Your GMAT Score

(This is a guest article by Brandon Laughridge*)

Record numbers of professionals are losing their jobs and saturating the job market, making competition for available positions very intense. If you have the cash available, now could be a prime time to consider the idea of going to business school. An MBA will differentiate you from the competition and offer increased earning potential. Even if you're just entertaining the idea, it may be wise to do some studying and take the GMAT as scores are valid for 5 years anyway. Everyone knows about the expensive GMAT prep courses available but did you know there's a ton of free resources available online to help you raise your GMAT score? Here's 17 of my favorite free resources to check out before looking into more expensive prep options.

Math Practice

• GS Rehill's Interactive Maths Series - A nice high scool and college math review.


• Math Review - Courtesy of Beat the GMAT.


• GMAT Math Review - Free review for the math section.


• Are you weak in Math? - Another good math review from the folks at Beat The GMAT.

Verbal Practice

• Vocabulary Learning Tips - Sheppard Software presents their Top 10 Vocab Tips.


• Verbal Practice Tests - A large collection of short verbal quizzes.


• Vocab Build - 1200 of the most common vocabulary words used on the GMAT.


• Sentence Correction Practice - Commonly confused and misused word tips.

Genteral Practice Resources

• Kaplan GMAT Practice - Free practice test from Kaplan.


• Princeton Review GMAT Practice Quiz - Another free practice test.


• Manhattan Review Guide - Free portions of Manhattan's paid courses.


• GMAT Practice Software - Downloadable practice program [Windows only].


• Manhattan GMAT Practice Test - Another downloadable practive test from Manhattan [Windows only].


• Veritas Prep GMAT Practice Test - GMAT "simulator" to estimate your possible score.

General GMAT Resources

• MBA.com - The official GMAT website.


• Mark Rice's GMAT Help - Notes, tips, and study guides based on Mark's personal experience with the GMAT.


• Gmat Hacks - Jeff Sackmann's guide to improving your GMAT scores from his own admissions journey.

*About the author: This guest post was written by Brandon of Online Business Degree.org, an Online Business Degree Review site.

*Image Credit: Photograph by bitslice [via Flickr Creative Commons]

20 Free Personal Finance Podcasts and News Sites

Managing your personal investments and planning for your future doesn't have to be a confusing or costly process. There are a number of great podcasts and online news sites dedicated to helping you make the best of your financial future. This article has a list of 20 financial sites worth checking out:

Podcasts

Kiplinger - Kiplinger Personal Finance offers free weekly podcasts that cover top stories in their magazine. These half-hour long podcasts provide practical advice on managing your money and securing your financial future.

Money Girl - This podcast from Laura Adams, a personal finance author, educates listeners about complex finance issues. In each episode, Money Girl seeks to inform and motivate listeners to reach and preserve their wealth.

Feed the Pig - Feed the Pig is a practical podcast that offers tips and tools to curb your spending, reduce your debt, and increase your savings.

Plain Talk on Investing - This podcast, presented by Vanguard, provides listeners with easy-to-follow steps for reaching financial success. Plain Talk on Investing looks at the market and the best way to invest your money.

Sound Investing - This radio show podcast features clear and concise advice from financial educators. Sound Investing advises listeners about managing money and investing for retirement.

Pro Money Talk - Pro Money Talk is dedicated to helping working people save and invest for the future. This hour long podcast uses educational discussions, interviews, and success stories to cover a wide range of personal finance issues.

Money Guy - The Money Guy podcast offers financial tools and information to get your finances on track.

Watching your Wallet - The Wall Street Journal offers several different financial podcasts, including Watching your Wallet. This daily, five to ten minute podcast features little tips to increase your financial health.

No Credit Needed Podcast - The No Credit Needed Podcast offers tips and information for debt reduction, frugal living, and saving money. Each episode runs anywhere from 10 to 40 minutes and features several handy ways to manage your personal finances.

Marketplace Money - The Marketplace Money podcast offers several tips and tricks to business and personal finances.

MoneySmartz - This financial guide offers several podcasts about managing money. Along with podcasts you can also find financial guides, blogs, profiles, and reviews.

News Sites

Bloomberg - This top-notch news site provides several resources for managing your personal finances. A few worth checking out are the portfolio tracker, financial calculators, and financial glossary.

The Motley Fool - The Motley Fool is a large investment community loaded with information on personal finance, retirement, and investments. This site's personal finance page discusses spending habits, saving, debt, taxes, and even offers a link to free personal finance software.

TheStreet.com - One of the leading financial media companies, TheStreet.com features a large personal finance section. Resources include articles on managing your money, retirement, investments, and expert perspectives.

SocialFunds - SocialFunds, one of the largest personal finance sites on the web, provides the latest news and investment information. The site features over 10,000 pages on socially responsible investing.

Forbes.com - Forbes.com, a leading place to find news and information, features a large personal finance web page with resources for investing, retirement, taxes, and mutual funds.

MarketWatch - MarketWatch's personal finance section offers tips about real estate, taxes, spending and saving, retirement, career, and small business.

WalletPop - This news site from AOL Money and Finance offers an assortment of different features for understanding and managing your personal finances. The site also has the latest information about budgeting, debt management, banking, and budgeting calculators.

Yahoo! Personal Finance News - Yahoo! Personal Finance News provides top stories about investments, debt, credit, and more.

CNNmoney.com - CNNmoney.com offers a free personal finance section with tons of money saving features. This is a great site to find budgeting tips and information as well as the best investments to save for your retirement.

*About the author: This post was written by Karen Schweitzer, the About.com Guide to Business School. Karen also writes about accredited online colleges for OnlineColleges.net

*Image Credit: Photograph by Colleen AF Venable [via Flickr Creative Commons]

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