{"id":19301,"date":"2021-02-10T16:15:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T16:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/?p=19301"},"modified":"2021-02-10T21:15:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T21:15:03","slug":"changes-to-gmat-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/blog\/changes-to-gmat-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming April 8th: Great Updates for the GMAT Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GMAC, the organization that makes the GMAT, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mba.com\/exams-and-exam-prep\/gmat-exam\/new-enhancements-to-gmat-online-exam-announced\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">just announced some great news regarding the GMAT Online<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Beginning April 8th, we\u2019ll gain a bunch of features that currently exist only for the testing center-based GMAT:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You\u2019ll be able to choose one of three section orders for the exam (Quant first, Verbal first, or Essay first); currently, you\u2019re locked into the Quant-first testing order.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019ll get two 8-minute breaks (placed at the usual times that we get our breaks in the testing center); currently, there\u2019s only one 5-minute break.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019ll see your scores on screen at the end of the exam (for everything but the essay); currently, you have to wait several business days to get your scores for the GMAT Online.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You might have noticed one other change that I snuck into that list without making it explicit: You will have to write the Essay section. (Currently, that section doesn\u2019t appear on the GMAT Online.) This is a tiny drawback, really, compared to the goodness of all of the other updates.<\/p>\n<p>So, starting April 8th, the test center GMAT and the GMAT Online will be almost identical. The only substantive difference will be the scratch paper. It\u2019s still the case that you\u2019ll get the laminated yellow pad in the testing center, but when you take the test at home, you\u2019ll use your own dry erase whiteboard and have access to an online whiteboard.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m really excited about this news because it means that your preparation for either version of the exam is basically the same. So you can just get down to the business of studying and decide later whether you\u2019ll take the exam in the testing center or at home (or both!).<\/p>\n<p>We still have a few questions for GMAC about some other implications of this update\u2014we\u2019ll update this post as we learn the answers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GMAC, the organization that makes the GMAT, has just announced some great news regarding the GMAT Online! 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