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The One-Stop Guide for GMAT Prep! INTRODUCTION WWW.UNIGURU.CO.IN WWW.UNIGURU.CO.IN Dear readers, In our pursuit of helping students find the best course and institution, we present our next e-book. This e-book is on the GMAT and has lots of tips on preparing for the test, book recommendations, scoring patterns, test structure, fees and much more. Please go through the e-book and find answers to all your questions on the GMAT. Don’t forget to check the bonus-videos at the end of the e-book and listen to Kevin (GMAT Expert from Magoosh) talking about various aspects of the GMAT. Kevin graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a BA in Politics and a minor in Film. He loves education, grammar, bluegrass, the Sierras and the Pacific. Please go through the e-book and find answers to all your questions on the GMAT. CONTENT What is the GMAT? What is the cost and duration of the Exam? - 5 GMAT Sections and Score Patterns - 7 7 Tips to prepare for the GMAT Exam - 11 Top Ten Books for GMAT Preparation - 14 GMAT – FAQs - 18 GMAT - Bonus Videos - 21 GMAT - Useful Online Resources - 22 WWW.UNIGURU.CO.IN WWW.UNIGURU.CO.IN What is the GMAT? What is the cost and duration of the Exam? CHAPTER 1 The GMAT is an acronym for Graduate Management Admission Test and is a computer-based, standardized test that is used as the criterion for admission for a wide range of international business schools. Over 5,400 programs of over 1,500 Universities across 83 countries worldwide rely on GMAT as the standard selection criteria. Cost & Duration The fee for the GMAT is US$ 250. Free study material is available online besides which private coaching is also offered by many institutes for a fee. The duration of GMAT exam is 3 hours 30 minutes. However there will be some scheduled breaks as well. The One-Stop Guide for GMAT Preparation! 6 WWW.UNIGURU.CO.IN WWW.UNIGURU.CO.IN GMAT Sections and Score Patterns CHAPTER 2 The GMAT mainly consists of four sections - namely the analytical writing assessment, integrated reasoning, quantitative and verbal sections. Students have the time slot of four hours for the GMAT inclusive of optional breaks. Analytical Writing Basically, the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) gives out a topic where the students are expected to do analysis of an argument. The time slot for this is 30 minutes. It measures the ability of students’ critical thinking skills and how they communicate their ideas. This thirty minute essay usually covers topics about business or related topics. Integrated Reasoning Section The Integrated Reasoning section has 12 questions that require students to do multi-source reasoning, graphics interpretation, two-part analysis and table analysis. The time slot given for this section is 30 minutes. This section has four types of questions that require analyzing and synthesizing of data in various formats and from numerous sources. Most of its question formats have multiple answers and all parts of a question must be answered accurately. Quantitative Section The quantitative section has 37 questions that require students to solve problems and know about data-sufficiency. The time slot for this is 75 minutes. This section has two types of questions that are in the form of multiple-choice; data-sufficiency and problem- solving. To solve these problems, students must have knowledge of elementary algebra, arithmetic and common geometry concepts. Verbal Section The verbal section has 41 questions that cover reading comprehension, critical reasoning and sentence correction. The time slot for this is also 75 minutes. The verbal section measures students abilities in understanding written materials, evaluation and reasoning of arguments and the standard of their written English. The One-Stop Guide for GMAT Preparation! 8 WWW.UNIGURU.CO.IN WWW.UNIGURU.CO.IN Section Number of Questions Question Type Duration Analytical Writing Assessment 1 Topic Analysis of an Argument 30 minutes Integrated Reasoning 12 questions Multi Source Reasoning, Graphics Interpretation, Two Part Analysis, Table Analysis 30 minutes Quantitative 37 questions Data Sufficiency, Problem Solving 75 minutes Verbal 41 questions Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning, Sentence Correction 75 minutes Total Exam Duration 3 hours 30 mins Source: http:/ / www.bschool.careers360.com/ The One-Stop Guide for GMAT Preparation! 9 WWW.UNIGURU.CO.IN WWW.UNIGURU.CO.IN Score Patterns Students get five scores in the GMAT exam from the analytical writing assessment, the integrated reasoning, quantitative, verbal sections and their total score. Students get a percentile rank to indicate how many students have scored less than them. This may change on an annual basis. Unlike the percentile rank, the scaled score will not be subject to any change and will stand valid for five years. Total Score The total GMAT score can range between 200 to 800 and it has been found that two thirds of the GMAT takers score in the range of 400-600. Verbal plus Quantitative The scores for the verbal and quantitative sections can range from 0 to 60. Generally, the score for the verbal section can range from 9 to 44 and for the quantitative section, it can range from 7 to 50. These are both fixed scores and aren’t comparable with each other. These scores depend only on the number of questions answered by students. Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) The AWA essays are scored on the analysis of the argument essay and are graded twice independently and the average is taken. Generally the scores for the analytical section can range from 0 to 6 in half point intervals. Integrated Reasoning The newly introduced Integrated Reasoning (IR) section can fetch students scores ranging from 1 to 8 in single digit intervals. The score that students get in the integrated reasoning section don’t form a part of the overall GMAT score which is just a total of the verbal and quantitative sections. Like the AWA, the IR scores are computed separately from the Quantitative and Verbal sections and have no effect on the Total score. The Official GMAT Score Report When students schedule in their GMAT test, they’ll have the option of choosing to get the official online Score Report. The GMAT score report is inclusive of all GMAT scores from tests taken within a period of five years. The unofficial scores from the quantitative and verbal sections will be available on immediate completion of the test. Students who choose to get their Official Score Report Online will get their reports mailed to them in a period of 20 days after they take their test. The One-Stop Guide for GMAT Preparation! 10 WWW.UNIGURU.CO.IN WWW.UNIGURU.CO.IN 7 Tips to prepare for the GMAT Exam CHAPTER 3 Like every other important examination, preparing for this test can sometimes appear hard. However, a little help from the experts will guide you to go through this test process and also save your precious time. Now, let us talk about how to work it out in a systematic manner. Understand the computer-adaptive test (CAT) of the GMAT. Unlike its paper-based predecessor, the computer-adaptive version of the GMAT can better assess your skills while asking you less questions. You start with a question of average difficulty and depending on your answer the computer will adapt the next questions to the level of your capabilities, meaning if you get the correct answer, the next question will be slightly more difficult and if you answered it wrong, your next question will be slightly easier. The software can also mix the question types so they’ll appear in a rather unpredictable order. When you answer the questions you can only answer one at a time and once you click the 'answer confirm' box you move on to the next question and you cannot go back and change the previous answers, or skip a question and return to it later, as you could on a regular paper exam. Learn to manage your time wisely. The GMAT has three main parts, the analytical writing assessment, the quantitative and the verbal section, each with its own duration rules you must meet. It is very important to answer all questions and finish each part of the exam on time. Therefore, you should take few practice tests before the actual GMAT exam, so you can practice and improve your time management skills and later get the best scores. Do these trial tests in the computer-adaptive format, but also simulate the actual testing environment, which means you don’t get to talk on the phone or take a food break until the test is finished. Answer the first 5 questions with appropriate attention. In the computer-adaptive version of the GMAT, the first five questions in any section are the most important ones, because the computer weighs your capabilities on the answers you’ve provided and gives you the other questions to fine tune your final score within that narrowed range you’ve predetermined with your answers. The way you approach these first five questions has a huge influence over your final section score. That’s why you should spend adequate time to answer these questions with extra care, always double-checking and ensuring that what you’ve marked as incorrect is indeed incorrect. If you aren’t certain of the correct answer, make uploads/Ingenierie_Lourd/ gmat-study-guide.pdf