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GMAT Graduate
Management Admission Test USA
What it is:The GMAT® exam is a computer-based examination
that is administered year-round at test centers throughout the world. It is
specifically designed to help graduate management programs assess the
qualifications of applicants for advanced study in business and management.
Who should take it: Students applying to graduate school for
Graduate Business and/or Business Management. Management.
Where to apply: The computer-adaptive GMAT® exam is
available at testing centers around the world.
The Graduate Management Admission Test®
The GMAT® exam evaluates verbal, quantitative, and analytical
writing skills that you have developed over time through education and work.
The Verbal section of the test
measures your ability to read and comprehend written material, to reason and
evaluate arguments, and to correct written material to conform to standard
written English.
The Quantitative section of the test
measures basic mathematical skills and understanding of elementary concepts, and
your ability to reason quantitatively, solve quantitative problems, and
interpret graphic data.
The Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA)
portion consists of two 30-minute writing tasks: Analysis of an Issue and
Analysis of an Argument.
The computer-adaptive GMAT® exam dynamically adjusts to your
ability as you take the exam, avoiding questions that are too easy or too
difficult for you. Each test item is sorted based on your previous answers. For
this reason, it is not possible to skip questions or change an answer after it
has been confirmed.
Scheduling an Appointment
Americas
Telephone (toll-free within the U.S. & Canada only):
1-800-717-GMAT (4628), 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Central Time
Telephone: 1-952-681-3680, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m. Central Time
Fax: 1-952-681-3681
E-Mail: GMATCandidateServicesAmericas@pearson.com
Asia Pacific
Telephone: +61 2 9478 5430, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m. AEST
In India: +91 (0) 120 532 4628, 9:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m. Indian Standard Time
Fax: +61 2 9901 3330
E-Mail: GMATCandidateServicesAPAC@pearson.com
Europe/Middle East/Africa
Telephone: +44 (0) 161 855 7219, 9:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m. BST
Fax: +44 (0) 161 855 7301
E-Mail: GMATCandidateServicesEMEA@pearson.com
China
Telephone: 86-10-62798877, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. China Time
Fax: 86-10-82520243
E-Mail: gmatservice@neea.edu.cn
Strategies for Taking the GMAT® Exam
Exam strategies for paper-and-pencil tests may not be applicable
to the GMAT® exam. Perhaps the most critical strategy is to pace yourself. The
test is timed and there is a penalty for not finishing the test.
When taking the test, you are advised to try to eliminate
answers you know are incorrect and then guess from the remaining choices. There
are about one and three-quarter minutes allotted to respond to Verbal questions
and about two minutes allotted to respond to Quantitative questions. Although
the ³Help² function will be accessible at any time during the test, any time
spent reviewing the ³Help² screens will count against the allotted time for that
particular test section.
GMAC® sells the following test-preparation products: The
Official Guide for GMAT® Review, 11th Edition; The Official Guide for GMAT®
Quantitative Review; The Official Guide for GMAT® Verbal Review; and
GMAT® Paper Tests, a downloadable set of ³retired² paper tests.
Minimal computer skills are required to complete the GMAT® exam.
Being comfortable with a mouse and a conventional keyboard should ease some exam
concerns. The GMATPrep® software includes tutorials on these skills. Please note
that the GMAT® exam is conducted entirely in English. All instructions are
provided in English, and all responses must be entered using standard American
English characters.
Score Reports
Each school evaluates score reports in its own way; there are no
³passing² or ³failing² GMAT® scores. GMAT® scores are reliable measures of
certain developed skills that have been found to be important in the study of
management at the graduate level. Unlike undergraduate grade point averages and
curricula, which can vary in meaning across institutions, GMAT® scores provide
school professionals with a consistent, standardized evaluation tool for all
applicants.
If you choose to report your scores after completing the GMAT®
exam, you will be able to view and print an Unofficial Score Report.
This report will show your Quantitative, Verbal, and Total
scores.
An Official Score Report that includes your Analytical
Writing Assessment (AWA) score will be made available to you online and to
designated score-report recipients approximately 20 days after the test.
Courtesy of the
Graduate Management Admission Council® (GMAC®).
© 2006 Graduate Management Admission Council® (GMAC®). All rights reserved.
Computer-Adaptive GMAT®, GMAC®, GMASS®, GMAT®, GMAT CAT®, GMATPrep®, Graduate
Management Admission Council®, Graduate Management Admission Search Service®,
and Graduate Management Admission Test® are registered trademarks of the
Graduate Management Admission Council®.
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Education, Inc., and/or one or more of its direct or indirect affiliates.
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