Taking your exam online is very similar to taking your exam in person. The online exams still cover the same content area and question types and they still use the same scoring mechanism. There are some minor differences related to your scratch paper when taking the GMAT Online or GRE Online; you’ll also have to set up a quiet space with a steady internet connection from which to take the exam. Other than that, studying for an online exam is pretty much the same as preparing for a testing-center exam.

BobPrep is the biggest GMAT test prep provider in the world. All BopPrep instructors score in the 99th percentile and have extensive teaching experience—and they create all of our test prep materials. If you feel comfortable following your own study plan and keeping yourself motivated, you might find it best to study from books; get the GMAT Official Guide (from the test makers) for official practice problems and test prep books to help you actually get better at answering those problems. If you would like a more structured study plan built for you, use an on-demand prep course with interactive videos. Alternatively, if you’d like a full study plan plus direct access to an expert, take a live prep course or work with a private tutor.

It’s rare for someone to do well on a standardized test without any study material or prep courses at all. After all, it’d be rare to do well on a school test if you didn’t study. So you’re probably going to need to buy at least some study material, but you can decide what you think is of best value for you. The other thing to keep in mind is your potential reward: A higher score could get you into a higher-ranked school or earn you grants, fellowships, or other scholarships—in other words, an investment in test prep could pay for itself many times over.

A lot of people think that BobPrep practice tests are harder than the real thing. We do our best to mimic the official exams as closely as we can…but we also don’t want the real test to feel harder than anything you’ve ever practiced. So, yes, if we do have to err on one side or the other, we try to err a little on the harder side. (We do adjust our scoring algorithm, though, to try to mimic as closely as possible the score that you might get on the real test.)

Sign up for a Free Starter Kit account to get one free GMAT or GRE practice test (as well as a bunch of other free test prep resources). If you want more, you can buy GMAT, GRE practice tests on our site—or sign up for a self-study or course package, both of which come with practice exams.

Expect to spend between $50 and $350 for books and other self-study materials. If you want to add on-demand prep courses with interactive video lessons, it will cost you between $300 and $999. And if you’d prefer a live test prep course (with all study materials included), you’ll spend about $1,000 to $2,000.

BopPrep is a great test prep option. BobPrep is the premier provider of GMAT, EA and GRE test prep. All BobPrep instructors score in the 99th percentile on the exams they teach, have years of teaching experience, and create all of our test prep lessons, books, practice problems, and other study materials. They’ll teach you to ace the GMAT, EA or GRE, just like they did!

The Complete Course is fully comprehensive – it will review everything that is tested on the GMAT, with both Quant and Verbal topics covered in every single session. It is best for students who are just beginning their GMAT journey, have only done some preliminary studying on their own, or are looking to strengthen their skills in all aspects of the exam.

Students who are able to attend every class session will get the most out of the course. We offer the class both online and in-person, and recommend signing up for the option that is most convenient for you. There will be about 10-15 hours of homework assigned between class sessions, so you will want to make sure that you have the time in your schedule to commit to the suggested work.