About GMAT
GMATÂ (Graduate Management Admission Test) is a mandatory standardized exam to apply for admission to numerous MBAs and other Master's degrees at top universities around the world. It evaluates the most important competences of a candidate: Analytical and Numerical Reasoning, as well as the ability to reason Linguistic aspects in the areas of Reading and Writing. A high score indicates good aptitudes of the candidate to be issued in a Postgraduate degree.
The GMAT test is done by computer, it is an adaptive test, the time to answer each question is very limited, you cannot use a calculator, you cannot leave a question unanswered and its complex algorithm results in a test one of the most difficult that a student has had to face in his university career.
Did you know that GMAT is an adaptive test and that you cannot leave a question unanswered? If you want more information, contact one of our study advisors today.
Within the three options offered, you can choose where to start the exam:
- Analytical Writing Assessment, Integrated Reasoning, Quantitative, Verbal
- Verbal, Quantitative, Integrated Reasoning, Analytical Writing Assessment
- Quantitative, Verbal, Integrated Reasoning, Analytical Writing Assessment
There is no format "Right"Or"recommended”. Selecting one or the other option simply gives you more control and flexibility in GMAT.
When starting the section test Quantitative and Verbal, the level of the questions are of medium difficulty but if the examinee answers these questions correctly, the program presents a more difficult problem. As soon as the examinee fails a question, the system asks an easier question. In time, and in theory, there will come a point where the examinee cannot get a harder question, or an easier question.
It is here that the test “draws a line” and assigns a score to it. It is not possible to skip a question in this type of test. An answer must be entered for each question in order to continue. It is also not possible to go back to a previous question.
From the aforementioned characteristics, it can be concluded that your final result will depend, in part, on the answers you give in the first 9/11 questions in each section.
| SECTION | NUMBER OF QUESTIONS | WEATHER | EXAMPLES |
Analytical Writing
|
1 | 30 minutes | AWA |
Integrated Reasoning
|
12 | 30 minutes | RI |
| OPTIONAL REST | 8 MINUTES | ||
Quantitative
|
31
17/18 13/14 |
62 minutes | QUANTITATIVE |
| OPTIONAL REST | 8 MINUTES | ||
Verbal
|
36
13/14 13/14 8/9 |
65 minutes | VERBAL |
| TOTAL TIME | 3h. and 23min. |
