Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
Le GMAT est un examen d'anglais exigé par les grandes écoles du monde entier.
Description
Le
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) est un test évolutif qui mesure les compétences verbales, mathématiques et de rédaction analytique que l'on est censé avoir développé au bout d'un certain nombre d'années d'étude.
Ce test est requis pour déposer les dossiers d'inscriptions dans les grandes écoles du monde entier, actuellement dans presque 1 700 institutions mondialement connues, qui préparent le Master of Business Administration (MBA). Ce test est un computer-adaptive test (CAT) c'est à dire un test informatisé qui s'adapte au niveau de chacun.
Le test dure 3h30. Il y a 3 parties distincts :
- Analytical Writing : Analysis of an issue (30mn), Analysis of an argument (30mn)
- Quantitative : 37 questions (problem solving & data sufficiency)
- Verbal : 41 questions (Reading comprehension, critical reasoning, sentence correction).
Le score est compris entre 200 et 800 points. Le minimum exigé pour accéder aux grandes écoles de MBA & universités est de 550 points.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
Le
GRE (Graduate Record Examination)
est un examen d'anglais de plus en plus exigé par les universités américaines, comprenant des tests logiques, des exercices de mathématiques, ainsi que des éléments de grammaire et des questions de vocabulaire.
Description
The GRE (Graduate Record Examination) General Exam is a required test for most American graduate schools (except business schools, which require the GMAT, and law schools, which require the LSAT). The GRE consists of three multiple-choice sections, Quantitative, Analytical and Verbal, and a new essay section called the Writing Assessment, which is taken separately.
- Quantitative Section (Math Questions) : 28 questions, 45 minutes
- Verbal Section (Sentence Completion, Antonym, Reading Comprehension) : 30 questions, 30 minutes
- Essay Questions (Writing Assessment) : the GRE Writing Assessment was made a mandatory part of the GRE in October 2002. In the Writing Assessment section, you have to answer two essay questions. One essay asks you to present your opinion on an issue in 45 minutes, and the second asks you to analyze the reasoning of an argument in 30 minutes. The 800score.com GRE Prep Course includes a prep guide on the essay section.
The notorious "logic games" questions and logical reasoning section is no longer included in the GRE as of October, 2002. The logic/analytical section has been replaced with the essay section.
The GRE primarily tests 4 skill sets:
- Endurance and ability to focus
- Basic knowledge of word usage, math, inductive and deductive reasoning
- Test-taking skills: ability to guess, work at an appropriate pace, and make decisions under pressure
- Problem-solving abilities
As for endurance,
the first skill, you'll have to stare at a screen intensely and focus for over three hours. Keep this in mind when taking practice tests. Get used to working for hours on end. The physical and mental exhaustion is part of the test's challenge. That's why we offer 5 GRE CAT practice tests. You should take as many practice CAT's as possible to learn the test and to get used to the grueling experience.
The second skill set, a basic knowledge of reading comprehension, math, inductive and deductive reasoning, is covered in the later chapters of this online prep guide. No calculators are allowed on test day, so you need to practice doing basic math calculations by hand.
General test-taking skills are covered in this chapter and throughout the online guide. Timing is a major part of test-taking, particularly for the GRE CAT. Our patent-pending GRE Pacer system will teach you the pacing interactively..
To improve your problem-solving abilities, the fourth skill set, we have extensive information on reasoning techniques and specific strategies. When you get a question wrong, make sure to review the conceptual error you made by reviewing our explanations for the question. You do not want to repeat the error again.
The GRE is a difficult and unusual test. Budget at least 50 hours to prepare for the GRE.
