Introduction to GMAT

Why Take the GMAT® Test?

GMAT scores are used by admissions officers in roughly 1,800 graduate business and management programs worldwide. Schools that require prospective students to submit GMAT scores in the application process are generally interested in admitting the best-qualified applicants for their programs, which means that you may find a more beneficial learning environment at schools that require GMAT scores as part of your application.

Because the GMAT test gauges skills that are important to successful study of business and management at the graduate level, your scores will give you a good indication of how well prepared you are to succeed academically in a graduate management program; how well you do on the test may also help you choose the business schools to which you apply. Furthermore, the percentile table you receive with your scores will tell you how your performance on the test compares to the performance of other test takers, giving you one way to gauge your competition for admission to business school.

Schools consider many different aspects of an application before making an admissions decision, so even if you score well on the GMAT test, you should contact the schools that interest you to learn more about them and to ask about how they use GMAT scores and other admissions criteria (such as your undergraduate grades, essays, and letters of recommendation) to evaluate candidates for admission. School admissions offices, school Web sites, and materials published by the school are the best sources for you to tap when you are doing research about where you might want to go to business school.

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What is the GMAT?
The Graduate Management Admission Test® (GMAT®) is a standardized, three-part test delivered in English.

GMAT® Test Format
The GMAT test consists of four separately timed sections. You start the test with two 30-minute Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) questions.

How Are Scores Calculated?
Your GMAT scores are determined by the number of questions you answer; whether you answer correctly or incorrectly; the level of difficulty and other statistical characteristics of each question

 

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