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Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
The GMAT is one of several requirements used by business schools around the world to make admission decisions. The standardized exam measures applicants’ reading, writing, math and analytical skills. It is used by admission officials to help determine if applicants will make good business school candidates. The test is three and a half hours long and all GMAT scores are valid for five years.
GMAT Exam Structure
The exam consists of three sections, including:
- Analytical writing. This part of the test is comprised of two 30-minute essays designed to assess an applicant’s analytical skills and their ability to coherently and cohesively support an argument in writing. General interest subjects are used as the basis for the essays, so no specialized knowledge is required.
- Quantitative. This section consists of multiple choice math questions designed to test an applicant’s knowledge of basic arithmetic, algebra and geometry.
- Verbal. This portion of the exam contains multiple choice questions that assess examinees’ reading comprehension, reasoning, grammar and usage skills.
GMAT Test Administration
All GMAT exams are administered on a computer. There is no paper and pencil version of the test. In the multiple choice sections, questions are presented to the examinee one at a time. Students cannot skip questions or proceed to the next question until they answer the one they’ve been given. After choosing a response, the next question will appear on the computer screen to be answered. This will continue until all of the questions in a particular section have been answered.
Generally, if the respondent answers a question correctly, the next question will be more difficult. If the respondent answers incorrectly, the next question will be easier. Because each question is scored as it is answered, students cannot go back and change their answers.
Scoring
Each section of the exam is assigned a scaled score that ranges from 200-800 based on the total number of questions answered, the difficulty of the questions and how many were answered correctly. A penalty is assigned to students who do not complete the exam.
In addition to the scaled score, a percentile value is also assigned to each section. This value is designed to let students know how they performed in comparison to others who took the exam. For example, if a student earns a score in the 90th percentile on the quantitative section of the test, they scored higher than 90 percent of the people who took the exam.
Preparing for the GMAT
Because the GMAT is a key component in the business school admission process, it’s important that anyone who is planning to take the exam prepare appropriately. There are a variety of materials and courses available to help students maximize their scores on the GMAT, including test preparation software, study guides, group prep classes and GMAT tutors. With so many options available, examinees can choose the one that best suits their needs.
