Our GMAT Practice Tests Are Up-to-Date: Practice the NEW GMAT!
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More exciting news on the GMAT front: our amazing IT department has updated our GMAT practice tests to match the new test format! You can now take our GMAT practice tests under the new official conditions that will be given on the official exam starting April 16th.
As a reminder, the Quant and Verbal sections of the exam are getting shorter (by a total of 23 minutes!). The scoring will stay exactly the same and the test will still contain all of the usual question types and content areas. Check here for full details.
Wait, I’m Taking the Real GMAT Exam Before the 16th!
Our updated GMAT practice tests can only be taken under the new format, but never fear: the official GMAT practice tests (currently called GMATPrep® and downloadable from www.mba.com) have not yet been updated, so you can take an “old-format” practice test there.
But we do need to talk about one thing. Today is April 12th. The last day the exam will be given under the old format is April 15th…three days from now. I really can’t recommend taking a practice test within 3 days of the real thing. It’s like running a practice marathon 3 days before the real marathon—not enough time to get better at what you’re practicing, plus you’re likely to just tire yourself out right before the big day.
Still, you might want to do, say, just one section of the exam a few days before—I can get behind that. So I give you permission to use GMATPrep for that. ?
Is That All?
One more thing, actually. You will need to update how you track your time across the Quant and Verbal sections of the test, since both are now shorter. Here’s how to use your Yellow Pad scratch paper to manage your time for the new format of the exam. We’re in the midst of updating other parts of our curriculum and study materials with this same timing strategy, so just bookmark that link and you’ll be good to go.
And I really have to give another shout-out to our entire IT team. Last summer, they updated our GMAT practice tests in just 24 hours to allow the three new section-order options. Now, and given a far more fundamental and far-reaching change, they churned out an update in just 9 days. That’s truly exceptional and I’m proud to be associated with them!
Happy studying! ?
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