The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is a standardized assessment that helps business schools assess the qualifications of applicants for advanced study in business and management. Because it provides a uniform and standardized way of evaluating all candidates, the Graduate Management Admissions Test is required for admittance. In order to schedule a test date, visit the website of the Graduate Management Admission Council®
The GMAT exam measures basic verbal, mathematical, and analytical writing skills that you have developed in your education and work. It does NOT measure your knowledge of business, your job skills, your abilities in any other specific subject area, or qualities such as motivation, creativity, and interpersonal skills.
Analytical Writing Assessment: The GMAT exam begins with the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA). The AWA consists of two separate writing tasks - Analysis of an Issue and Analysis of an Argument. You are allowed 30 minutes to complete each one.
Quantitative Section: Following an optional ten-minute break, you begin the Quantitative Section of the GMAT exam. This section contains 37 multiple-choice questions of two question types - Data Sufficiency and Problem Solving. You are allowed a maximum of 75 minutes to complete the entire section.
Verbal Section: After a second optional ten-minute break, you begin the Verbal Section of the GMAT exam. This section contains 41 multiple choice questions of three question types - Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning, and Sentence Correction. You are allowed a maximum of 75 minutes to complete the entire section.
Computer-Adaptive Format: Each of the first two sections consists of an analytical writing task; the remaining two sections (Quantitative and Verbal) consist of multiple-choice questions delivered in a computer-adaptive format. Questions in these sections are dynamically selected as you take the test; the multiple-choice questions will adjust to your ability level, and your test will be unique.
You may submit your application for admission to the Graduate School along with your transcripts before taking the GMAT. It is NOT required that you take the exam prior to the application deadline in order to be considered for admission as long as you have completed the exam by the September 1 start date. In order to schedule a test date, visit the website of the Graduate Management Admission Council®
The Graduate Management Admission Council® provides free test preparation software and preparation materials to purchase as well as suggestions about how to prepare for the exam.
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