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What
does GMAT stand for? The GMAT stands for Graduate Management Admission
Test. It is administered by Graduate Management Admission
Council (or GMAC) and required for admission to most U.S., Canadian, and
European business school MBA programs. Also, the GMAT test
result can be used
for admission to business PhD program, such as Harvard Business
School DBA program.
Many test-takers have been working for several years and some
are still in colleges. However, the GMAT exam does not test any specific knowledge in business
or other subjects. Rather, it tests the "mental intelligence"
and the ability to make decision under time pressure. The
following table represents GMAT test format:
GMAT Format
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Section
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Number (s) of Questions (Total)
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Length
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| AWA (one Issue
and one Argument) |
2
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30 minutes for each essay
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| Break |
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5 minutes |
| Verbal: about 14 Reading
Comprehension Questions (3 passages), 10 Critical Reasoning
Question and 17 Sentence Correction Questions) |
41
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75 minutes
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| Break |
|
5 minutes |
| Quantitative (about 13 Data Sufficiency, and 34 Problem Solving) |
37
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75 minutes
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GMAT Score and MBA Admissions
The GMAT is an essential element in the evaluation of an
applicant, and schools attach great importance to the test for
two good reasons: it allows the school to compare applicants
from different backgrounds according to the same numerical
scale; moreover, the average GMAT score is taken into account in
the various business school rankings.
At most schools, the GMAT is a deciding element in your
application. Along with your undergraduate grades, your score on
the GMAT determines your "academic ability". Although everyone
refuses to compare it to an IQ test, the GMAT implicitly
provides the school with an indication of your ability to follow
the MBA courses.
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