The New, Shorter GMAT Focus: Your Questions Answers

What's the new, shorter GMAT Focus? How is scoring going to work? What does it mean for you as an applicant and test taker? In this episode of Admissions Straight Talk Podcast, Accepted Founder Linda Abraham discusses the GMAT Focus Exam with GMAC's director of Product Marketing and former director of product development, Manish Dharia.

In this episode:
0:00 Welcome Manish Dharia, Director of Product Marketing at the Graduate Management Admissions Council.
1:49 How has the GMAT exam evolved?
2:43 How is the new GMAT Focus going to be structured?
4:59 You've removed the essay section, the sentence correction, and the essay section. Do you feel that that's covering the communications element adequately?
6:35 Do you think ChatGPT might be changing that at all?
7:03 How long does the GMAT Focus take?
8:53 Is the adaptive element that was in the traditional GMAT going away?
12:17 What is the timeline for the rollout of the GMAT Focus?
13:22 Why would anybody want to take the traditional GMAT if the GMAT Focus is available?
14:38 Is there any change in the pricing with GMAT Focus?
15:42 How and why is the scoring going to change?
19:35 How has GMAC researched or confirmed that the new shorter GMAT is going to be at least as predictive as the older, longer GMAT?
21:59 Do you recommend starting with the one that they anticipate being the hardest or the easiest?
23:08 How are schools receiving the new exam?
24:23 What's the argument for the GMAT exam?
27:10 What is the benefit of a test score for applicants when the test is optional or waivers are issued?
29:55 How about some really good GMAT prep tips?
31:49 What would you have liked me to ask you?

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