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What is the GMAT?
The GMAT is a standardized aptitude test similar to the SAT, GRE, LSAT, and other exams
common in American higher education. Unlike old-fashioned intelligence tests, it does not
assess aptitudes such as form and pattern recognition. It also does not test language like
the TOEFL. On the GMAT, understanding the question's presentation is essential to
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The test is comprised of three main parts: the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA),
the Quantitative Section, and the Verbal Section. In most test locations, you will take
the test directly on a computer terminal. Here is what you will see on the test:
- Analytical Writing Assessment (60 minutes) In the Analytical Writing Assessment, you will have to write two essays. One deals with your personal opinion about a controversial issue, and the other asks you to analyze someone else's argumentation. These essays show the candidate's ability to analyze complex interdependencies and deliver a convincing argument.
Note: This section is scored separately on a scale from 1 to 6. It has no impact on the score of the subsequent multiple-choice parts. However, it is an integral part of the test and you cannot skip it to save energy. Doing so would invalidate your whole test.
- Quantitative Section (37 questions in 75 minutes) There are two question types in this section. Most questions in the Quantitative Section are problem-solving questions. You will have to select the correct answer to these mathematical problems from a choice of five mostly numerical answers. Approximately a third of the questions will be Data Sufficiency, in which you have to determine which of two given information statements (or both, or neither) will enable you to solve a problem. The actual solution is not required, it is enough to determine if, and when you are able to solve the question.
- Verbal Section (41 questions in 75 minutes) The Verbal Section is comprised of three question types that appear in roughly the same frequency. For Reading Comprehension, you have to read a short passage and answer 3 to 4 related questions. Critical Reasoning asks you to make a logical inference, e.g. what finding would prove a given statement wrong. The third question type asks about Sentence Correction - you have to pick the best solution from five variants of a sentence.
The GMAT score can range between 200 and 800. Your score is calculated by a complicated,
unpublished method of adding the number of correctly answered questions, and then multiplying
by a weight according to their difficulty. The test is computer adaptive (hence often referred
to as GMAT CAT-computer adaptive test), meaning that the difficulty level is adjusted in relation
to your past answers. For this reason, it is not possible to go back and revise an answer to a
previous question. The GMAT score is also normalized, so that it remains comparable from year to year.
At many top schools, the average score of admitted students is around 700. To achieve such
a score means that you have to score better than 91% of your fellow test-takers.
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