GMAT MBA Free Advice Forum Created
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Herb Brandon Jerusalem ---- December 23 ..... A free, on-line forum has just been created to provide professional advice in taking the GMAT MBA tests for admission to graduate business schools. The free advice GMAT forum was established by GMAT professionals for GMAT candidates to receive free, professional advice 24/7 in scoring high and passing the GMAT test. Students, teachers and business people are invited to share their GMAT prep experiences and knowledge. The GMAT MBA Free Advice Internet Forum was created by GMAX to assist students in the preparation and undertaking of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). The Graduate Management Admission Test is required by most business schools. It consists of 3 sections Quantitative, Verbal, and Writing, is a computer-adaptive test (CAT), and can be taken at any time of the year. The more you prepare for the GMAT, the higher your scores will be. The Yahoo! Group GMAT free advice forum promises just that. The GMAT MBA free advice forum is an Internet study group designed for students from North America, Europe, the Middle-East and Asia who wish to excel in passing the GMAT. Since 1954, business-school applicants have taken the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) to demonstrate their worth to B-school admission committees. The exam judges an applicant's skills -- quantitative, problem-solving, English verbal and written -- and spins out a number as high as 800 that some MBA applicants say can make or break their chances of getting into top programs. In the United States and Canada, non-citizens are required to present a passport or permanent resident card to gain admission to the test. During the GMAT, the test taker will not be allowed to use paper and pencil; dry erase books will be given to the test taker and a fine tip dry erase marker will be used. This is something to think about as it causes many to panic on test day. The Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) section of the GMAT test consists of two essays. In the first, the student must analyze an argument and in the second the student must analyze an issue. Each essay must be written within 30 minutes and is scored on a scale of 0-6. Each GMAT essay is read by two readers who each mark the essay with a grade from 0-6, in 0.5 point increments. If the two scores are within one point of each other, they are averaged. If there is more than one point difference, the essays are read by a third reader. The first reader is Intellimetric, a proprietary computer program developed by Vantage Learning, which analyses creative writing and syntax. The second and third readers are humans, who generally look at the overall impact rather than spelling and grammar. Although spelling does not formally count against your total score, it can bring the score down if the reader is having a hard time reading the essay due to misspelled words. There are many factors involved when deciding the GMAT score. There are no length requirements and the readers mainly look for a well structured essay that flows smoothly. The mean score on the AWA based on a 622,975 sample size is 4.1/6.0. 34% of all test takers receive less than a 4.1/6.0. The quantitative section of the GMAT consists of 37 multiple choice questions, which must be answered within 75 minutes. There are two types of questions: problem solving and data sufficiency. The quantitative section is scored from 0 to 60 points. The current mean score on this section is 27.3/60. The GMAT verbal section consists of 41 multiple choice questions, which must be answered within 75 minutes. There are three types of questions: sentence correction, critical reasoning and reading comprehension. The verbal section is scored from 0 to 60 points. The current mean score on this section is 35.0/60. The "Total Score", comprised of the quantitative and verbal sections, is exclusive of the analytical writing assessment (AWA), and ranges from 200 to 800. The GMAT is scored-based on a 100 point standard deviation, meaning that the test is designed for 68% of examinees to score between 400 and 600, whilst the median score was originally designed to be near 500. The current median score is 540. The current mean score is 526.6/800. The quantitative and verbal sections comprise a computer-adaptive test. The first question may be very difficult. The next few questions in each section may be around the 500 level. If the examinee answers correctly, the next GMAT test questions are harder. If the examinee answers incorrectly, the next questions are easier. Also, questions left blank (that is, those not reached) hurt the examinee more than questions answered incorrectly. This is a major contrast to the SAT, which has a wrong-answer penalty. Each test section also includes several experimental questions, which do not count toward the examinee's score, but are included to judge the appropriateness of the item for future administrations. As of January of 2006, paper and pencil will no longer be available to use as scratch notes during the GMAT exam. The GMAT test proctor will give a wet erase booklet and special wet erase pen. The GMAT test takers will be required to raise their hand and ask for a new book or pen if either one is needed. This change has been of much surprise to many. It is said the change is for 2 reasons, one being the fact people were getting actual test questions out of the testing center through paper and pencil, another reason is to save paper. Most schools do not publish the median, average, or minimum acceptable AWA scores of their admitted students. Most schools do not publish a minimum GMAT score as they will accept a lower GMAT score from a strong candidate but may want a higher score from a weaker candidate. Schools do generally publish the average and median score of their latest intake. Whilst these should be used as a guide, applicants must remember that half of all successful applicants will have scored below the median mark. For admission to a top global business school, a GMAT score in the upper 600s is generally recommended for the prospective student's application to even receive serious consideration, while for other schools hoping to improve their rankings in the major publications, a higher GMAT score is generally enough to almost ensure admission, provided the candidate has performed reasonably well on the other admissions criteria. In 1953, the organization now called the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) began as an association of nine business schools, whose goal was to develop a standardized test to help business schools select qualified applicants. In the first year it was offered, the assessment (now known as the Graduate Management Admission Test), was taken just over 2,000 times; in recent years, it has been taken more than 200,000 times annually. Initially used in admissions by 54 schools, the GMAT is now used by more than 1,500 schools and 1,800 programs. Until the end of 2005, Educational Testing Service (ETS) administered the GMAT exam.
If one would like to dedicate themselves to MBA career, a high GMAT score is your
first step. If one encounters problems and have questions during the preparation of GMAT, the GMAT free advice Internet forum offers free, on-line assistance. If a GMAT student wants to find a study partner in their area, joining the GMAT free advice forum appears to be the solution. If one wants to share their experiences with others, GMAT free advice forum will post your comments. If you want to make friends with same goal, join the GMAT Free Advice forum at Yahoo! Groups. GMAX was founded to serve the needs of serious college and graduate students who want to assure themselves of the highest level of preparation for American examinations, required for college entrance both in Israel and abroad. The GMAX courses are on an international level, and taught only by native English speakers. The courses are given in the English language, to provide the student with experience in thinking, speaking and answering questions in English. GMAX GMAT classes use professional American material, most of which is otherwise available only to American students. The results of this approach have been amazing. The consistently high test scores of GMAX students attest to this fact. Because GMAX is a private school, with only a limited number of students per class, the courses are individually designed. Each class is reevaluated twice during the course. Consequently, students are assured of courses that meet their specific needs. Each GMAX GMAT class is unique, made up of individual students with specific strengths and weaknesses. By creating an entire school devoted expressly to teaching students specifically for tests in English, GMAX has become an institution synonymous with excellence. The GMAX GMAT courses are based on a method which has proved itself for over 31 years.
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