Graduate Management Admission Test: Encyclopedia II - Graduate Management Admission Test - Test

Graduate Management Admission Test - Test

The GMAT is a computer-adaptive test that is designed to measure aptitude rather than achievement. The GMAT currently consists of an essay section, which requires two free-response essays of 30 minutes each, and two multiple choice sections, one quantitative (meaning math) and one verbal.

The writing samples constitute the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) score, which is scaled from 0-6 in half-point increments. The "Total Score," comprised of the quantitative and verbal sections, is exclusive of the writing assessment, and ranges from 200 to 800. Though the Graduate Management Admission Council® (the organization that owns the test) claims that scores for the quantitative and verbal sections run from 0-60, it is commonly believed that scoring above a 51 on either section is now impossible. Two-thirds of test takers score between 400 and 600. The 99th percentile begins at 740 or 750, depending on the individual test.

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