subject: The Changed Gmat And The Changed Standards Of Choosing Talents [print this page] GMAT has always acted as the protagonist in the course of picking the compelling talent that is fit to be in a B-School. Nevertheless, this very image and skill set are about to undergo a critical change from June, 2012. The reason for this is the proclamation from GMAC asserting that the addition of a new reasoning sector will selecting students for B-Schools, not on the base of how good management students they can be, but based upon how potent they are to be good business professionals in the real world.
For students and young specialists, who consider to apply in business schools in the next few years, this change has important implications. Although Wilson sustains that the test will not be harder than the preceding iteration, test scores tend to plunge in few years following major format changes due to generally unusual question types, as Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions studies illustrate that.
Andrew Mitchell, director of GMAT courses at Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, suggests that people who want to join business schools within the 5yrs legality of the GMAT test scores, can take the test before the format alteration . Thus, Mitchell quoted, "For someone who's seeking to take the GMAT now, who is looking at business schools gravely within the next 5yrs, should go ahead and take the test, as the year following a test change and in the following years, scores inclined to drop due to learning greatly about the new section."
There are two opposing look outs about this reconfiguration. The CEO of GMAC says that the new GMAT will be as easier as the previous one and the students will not face any hardcore special preparation for the new addition. However, another survey affirms that students will not be well-versed with the new pattern and new questions, and this fact will echo into plummeting of GMAT scores in general.
The change is said not to affect the quantitative and vocal sections of GMAT. They will still be scored on 200-800 point scale without any interceding of the new reasoning section, which will be scored separately. However, the score-scale for this new section is yet to be formulated. As the new section is aimed at finding particular skills in students, the scoring of it will be given a lot of importance.
