MBA Papers : Preparation for GMAT
• Analytical writing
The analytical writing part of the GMAT test contains two essays. Students must break down a summary of some piece of literary work for the first part and then for the second, the student must dissect some type of problem.
Students have 30 minutes to complete each essay and are given scores ranging from 0-6. Two graders each grade these essays and if both scores are within 1 point of each other, then the average of both is taken from them, but if not then a third grader will then grade each essay.
The first grader is a computer program that breaks down whether or not the writing is creative or has syntax errors. Both the second and third graders are humans who look at the essays as a whole and not for any errors specifically.
Misspelled words are not a big deal when it does not interfere with the graders ability to comprehend what is being stated. The score is based on a lot of criteria, but length does not play a role. More or less the graders are seeing if the paper is coherent and has a smooth rhythm to it.
• Quantitative section
In the quantitative section of the GMAT exam, students have 75 minutes to complete 37 multiple choice questions which are broken down into problem solving and data sufficiency type problems. This section can receive a score ranging anywhere from 0-60.
• Verbal section
The verbal section contains 41 multiple choice questions with a 75 minute time limit. This section can be broken down into three types of problems: critical reasoning, reading comprehension, and sentence correction. It can also have a score ranging from 0-60. Scores from the quantitative and verbal portions of the GMAT test are tallied up separately from the analytical writing assessment and can range anywhere from 200-800.
The verbal and quantitative sections of the GMAT exam use a process known as tailored testing which means that test questions adjust to each individual student’s ability.
Usually the very first question can be challenging with the proceeding questions being somewhat more moderately difficult at the 500 level. Questions get harder when preceding questions are answered correctly and easier when they are not.
It is a good idea to try to answer all questions, because questions left blank are weighted more heavily against you than incorrectly answered questions. Developmental questions are also thrown in the mix. They do not affect the student’s overall score, but merely help test administrators decide whether or not these questions will fit well with future GMAT examinations.
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