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1.(data from 2012) 655,000 250,000 Test-Takers per Year vs
GRADUATE MANAGAMENT ADMISSIONS TEST GMATGRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION
GRE presents: > $195 $250 Cost Anyone hoping to get a masters
degree or go to business school. Those looking to go to business
school. Thats it. Who Takes the Test? Over 1100 universities and
organizations now have business programs that accept the GRE. This
number is growing daily, so always check with the specic school.
Over 5600 business programs at 1700 universities and organiza-
tions around the world accept the GMAT. If any test is required at
a business school, the GMAT will satisfy that requirement. If Youre
Thinking About Going to Business School... D Given year-round.
Taken in a secure testing environment. Administered at
computer-based test centers around the world. j When, Where, &
How Verbal Questionsa Sentence Correction Reading Comprehension
Critical Reasoning Emphasis on Grammar Multiple choice Learn to
Speak Grammar. Knowing your clauses and commas wont just help on
Sentence Correction but on the rest of the GMATVerbal as well. So
pick up a grammar primer pronto. Sentence Equivalence Reading
Comprehension Critical Reasoning Text Completion Emphasis
onVocabulary Choose all answers that apply Choose a sentence in the
passage Multiple choice Learn WordsNot Denitions. The only way to
understand complex vocabulary is to under- stand how it functions
in context. Reading from newspapers and magazines is a perfect way
to do so. studytipformatcontent GMATGRE Give Away Your Calculator.
There is no calculator available in the Quantitative section. Force
yourself to do basic arithmetic in your head every day until you
take the GMAT. Try calculating your grocery total in your head as
you shop. Calculator: Friend or Foe? Its trueyou can use a
calculator on the GRE. Its also true that the calculator is not
always your best friend. Take practice tests to learn when the
calculator gets you the solution quickly, and when it slows you
down. Multiple Choice Multiple Answer Numeric Entry Quantitative
Comparisons Problem Solving (AKA multiple choice) Data Sufciency If
x > 0 and two sides of a certain tri- angle have lengths 2x + 1
and 3x + 4 respectively, which of the following could be the length
of the third side of the triangle? Indicate all possible lengths.
3. GRE Multiple Answer Example a. 4x + 5 b. x + 2 c. 6x + 1 d. 5x +
6 e. 2x + 17 The prots of QRS company rose 10% from March to April,
then dropped 20% from April to May, then rose 50% from May to June.
What was the per- cent increase for the whole quarter, from March
to June? 4. GMAT Problem Solving Example a. 15% b. 32% c. 40% d.
62% e. 80% Tentative, fearful even, his rst forays into the
theatrical arts were hardly __________. 1. GRE Text Completion
Example a. unheralded b. auspicious c. restrained d. unpropitious
e. satisfactory Major League Baseball policy prohibits use of
anabolic steroids, hgh, and no illegal drugs. 2. GMAT Sentence
Correction Example a. and no b. and any c. or no d. or any e. or
anything that would be an studytipformatcontent Math Questions
Arithmetic Algebra Geometry Data Interpretation Word Problems
Harder than GRE math Arithmetic Algebra Geometry Data
Interpretation Word Problems Easier than GMAT math Verbal: 130-170
scale Analytical Writing: 0-6 scale Combined Score:
260-340Quantitative: 130-170 scale Quantitative: 0-60 scale
Integrated Reasoning: 1-8 scale Analytical Writing: 0-6 scale
Verbal: 0-60 scaleCombined Score: 200-800 So Whats a Good Combined
Score? 326 70090th Percentile Scoring Systemt Sources: Practice
Question Answers: 1.b; 2.d; 3.a, c, and e; 4.b
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http://www.ets.org/gre/institutions/faq magoosh.com 3 The GMAT is
only offered on the computer. In areas of the world where
computer-based tests are un- available, paper-based tests are
administered up to three times per year. k GRE or GMAT? GRE Total
Time: 3 hrs 45 mins (plus short breaks) GMAT Total Time: 3 hrs 30
mins (plus short breaks) Analytical Writing 60 min Verbal Reasoning
2 x 30 min Unscored 30-35 min Research 30-35 min Quantitative
Reasoning 2 x 35 min Analytical Writing Assessment 30 min
Integrated Reasoning 30 min Quantitative 75 min Verbal 75 min Time
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