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GMAT Overview
What the GMAT Measures
The GMATÆ measures basic verbal, mathematical, and analytical
writing skills that you have developed over a long period of
time in your education and work. It does NOT measure:
- your knowledge of business
- your job skills
- specific content in your undergraduate or first
university course work
- your abilities in any other specific subject area
- subjective qualitiesósuch as motivation, creativity, and
interpersonal skills
Format and Timing
The GMATÆ consists of three main parts, the Analytical
Writing Assessment, the Quantitative section, and the Verbal
section.
Analytical Writing Assessment
You begin the GMATÆ with the Analytical Writing Assessment
(AWA). The AWA consists of two separate writing tasksóAnalysis
of an Issue and Analysis of an Argument. You are allowed 30
minutes to complete each one.
Quantitative Section
Following an optional five-minute break, you begin the
Quantitative Section of the GMATÆ. This section contains 37
multiple-choice questions of two question typesóData Sufficiency
and Problem Solving. You will be allowed a maximum of 75 minutes
to complete the entire section.
Verbal Section
After a second optional five-minute break, you begin the
Verbal Section of the GMATÆ. This section contains 41 multiple
choice questions of three question typesóReading Comprehension,
Critical Reasoning, and Sentence Correction. You are allowed a
maximum of 75 minutes to complete the entire section.
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