What YOU Need to Know About the GMAT Focus

If you are applying to business school in 2024, then you are likely aware that the GMAT has undergone a major change with the new GMAT Focus edition. It can be tough to navigate all the changes and you might be left wondering how you can best prepare. In this video, mbaMission Founder/President Jeremy Shinewald sits down with Manhattan Prep powered by Kaplan's Director of Content Stacey Koprince to answer some questions about the new GMAT Focus.
00:00 Q&A with test prep expert Stacey Koprince
00:49 Why did the GMAT changes occur?
02:04 What are the major changes to the GMAT?
04:24 Were any changes on the GMAT driven by the GRE?
05:03 Are there any differences in how you should prep for the new GMAT?
07:44 How is the scoring different on the GMAT Focus?
09:21 Will admissions committees know the difference between the new and old GMAT scores?
10:36 Are applicants better off taking the GRE until we know more about the GMAT Focus?
13:21 Are there any limits on taking the classic GMAT and GMAT Focus?
15:02 How do you choose between the GMAT and the GRE?
16:25 Will the new GMAT benefit non-native English speakers?
16:57 Is the GMAT or GRE better for someone with text anxiety?
18:15 Can you spend less time preparing for the new GMAT Focus?
20:31 Will admissions officers prefer the GRE or the GMAT Focus? Which test should you start with?
21:52 What will happen to the Executive Assessment (EA)?
24:29 What changes have been made to the GRE?
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[@akshatmittal1734]

Do you know how GMAT scores each section from 60-90? Is it based on the difficulty of each question?

[@mbaMission]

From our friends at Manhattan Prep: "The test makers don't disclose exactly how the test is scored-but we know that a complex adaptive scoring algorithm is used and that the algorithm incorporates difficulty level of a question as well as whether you got it right or wrong. It's not tied to a "simple" right/wrong calculation, the way it is on most paper-based tests in school. You can get the same number wrong as someone else but end up with very different scores, depending on the difficulty level of the questions that you earned/answered. Also: Because difficulty level is a core part of the calculation, you can get a decent number of questions wrong and still get a great score. For example, when Stacey took the official GMAT Focus and scored 745 (100th percentile-a great score!), she still missed about 15% of the problems across the whole test."

[@eurofarms.a.6834]

Do you know what the weights are for Quant, Verbal & Data Insights? Are all three sections about 33% of the grade or is there more weight put on Verbal e.g. Verbal 50% Quant 25% Data Insights 25%?

[@AndresTegnelli]

Watch 3:50

[@eurofarms.a.6834]

@@AndresTegnelli many thanks!