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GMAT Focus Edition - Everything You Need to Know


On March 8, 2023 GMAC has announced changes to the GMAT Exam and a new version of the exam called "GMAT Focus Edition"(official announcement link) Changes were vaguely described but here is what we know

  • Timeline as of May 2, 2023:
    • GMAT Focus Version available to take: Q4 2023 (as early as Oct but likely Dec, 2023)
    • Registration for Focus opens – Aug 29, 2023
    • GMAT Prep for GMAT Focus Available – June 6
    • Old/Traditional GMAT will be available through Q1, 2024
  • AWA will be removed (official)
  • SC will be removed (official)
  • Quant will only contain PS Questions and DS will be a part of the Data Insights section.
  • More IR will be added into the test 18 questions instead of 12 most likely (not official but Amazon screenshots from the OG prove this)
  • The test will have 3 sections 45 mins each and will be a total of 2 hours and 15 mins long instead of 3 hours and 7 minutes today. No information on breaks or sections or questions at this point
  • The sections confirmed via Amazon screenshot are Verbal, Quant, and IR
  • New OG's announced: Problem Solving, Verbal, and Data Sufficiency
  • Geometry is missing from quant review, so we can assume it will be removed (it is not present in EA either). Link with OG math review contents
  • New deductive and inductive reasoning section added in table of contents (screenshot below)
  • GMAT will remain to be adaptive but you are now able to go back and change answers on up to 3 questions per section.
  • Lifetime and annual test limits of 8 and 5 remain in effect



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What does it mean for Test Takers?
Immediately, it is likely noise and distraction and yet one more change to keep track of. This should not impact anyone applying for R1 or R2 next season.

    1. The current test format will be available through early 2024, so if you were planning to take the GMAT, I would keep on working on your score. I am expecting that the rollout will be longer than expected and there will be delays so I can expect the original GMAT likely be administered for another year.

    2. I don't expect the test to change too significantly. The only change that was announced was that the AWA section was removed. While there is a hint at making the test more data-focused and "tomorrow", that sounds a bit like the IR overview we heard back in 2012

    3. Should you buy a course/book/GMAT Prep Practice tests? I think there are some opportunities and threats here. First of all, I would only buy now what you need. If you are planning to study for the GMAT, then get the books you need, get the OG, or courses. However, if you are not ready to take the GMAT yet, I would wait to purchase the GMAT Prep practice tests until you need them. Last time there was a system upgrade from old to new GMAT Prep platform, none of the progress was transferred.

    4. Will the new test be easier? Maybe... Some feel EA is easier than the GMAT as it is shorter and you get through it faster. It is still competitive though and whatever skills you have learned on the GMAT, you can apply on the EA (it is Quant, Verbal, and IR).



My Take on This Change:
There have been rumblings about changing GMAT for a while. Pandemic has forced many changes upon schools and test prep. GMAT suffered during the pandemic and saw its test-taking volume go down 50% since 2018. GRE has been growing in popularity so changes were almost inevitable as the test has been under pressure to evolve. The big question about this transition will be on - what is being prioritized here? Will execution actually pull it off?

    1. I am going to go out on a limb and say that the next 6 months will be confusing. Some people have been preparing for years to the GMAT, purchased books, etc, etc - vague announcements like these are going to confuse people and likely only shift people away from GMAT towards tests like EA or GRE

    2. GMAT is becoming easier? Hard to tell yet but the messaging seems to imply it or at least market it as such. Anyone else got this feel?

    3. We all have seen the execution of GMAT online and shift from GMAT Prep to a new platform. These were painful events. Execution has suffered in the past and I am hoping this will be a better transition that will be easier for test-takers. I am just thinking about comparing your scores from the 800-point test to the new test. Is the test scale going to be the same? This also means that if you are taking the test in the fall, you can take Full Test online, Full Test at a test center, Focused/short test online, or Focused/Short version at a test center. Lots of Choices...

    4. No essay seems an interesting change in the world of ChatGPT but the AWA has been dead for a while...

    5. 3 sections likely means Quant, Verbal, and IR of some sorts? It would be helpful if they were less mysterious

    6. Not surprising GMAT is making changes since the test volume has gone down 50% in the past 3 years. But are these the right changes?

    7. I think it would be better for the test to address online testing issues because no matter the length of the test and other changes, if the online test experience is subpar, it is subpar in both formats.

    8. This means more confusion among applicants about the GMAT vs. GMAT Focused version vs. EA vs. GRE vs Whatever?

    9. I feel that it is insufficient to provide just Official test materials since OG and Tests are such a small portion of the preparation experience and looking at the announcement from GMAC, it seems they are not recognizing the value and the contribution that test prep companies are providing to the success of the test takers and the test itself. I am looking at all the companies that have built courses, products, tests, etc that would have benefited from input and advance warning/notification so that they can launch/build products. Apple does that for their developers even so that they new version of iOS does not show up with out apps.... I feel this was a missed opportunity that would have been so easy to capitalize on.



Speculations & Rumors (Officially Unconfirmed)
  • One report (logical enough) indicates that the Sentence Correction portion of the test will be scrapped. This has not been officially confirmed by reported by doublecool



Original Announcement sent to a Test Prep Company

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I am reaching out to you with an update on our work to ensure that the GMAT™ exam (GMAT™) remains the best test for business education globally.

Since its launch in 1954, the GMAT has been the gold standard in assessments and has continued evolving to ensure it remains a key indicator of candidate preparedness for graduate business degree programs. To that end, over the past two years, we have been working collaboratively with business school professionals representing a wide mix of program types and sizes from around the world and conducted in-depth concept testing with candidates globally representing a mix of demographic characteristics. Through this process of research, GMAC was able to identify several driving themes to inform our direction.

With this context in mind, I am thrilled to announce that we will be launching the next generation of the GMAT exam later this year.

Redesigned with business schools and candidates in mind, The GMAT™ Exam – Focus Edition is shorter, more flexible, and more insightful by homing in on the higher-order critical reasoning skills and data literacy especially relevant and applicable in the business environment of tomorrow. In short, it will be an improved element of your holistic admissions process. We believe that the more focused exam allows candidates to optimize their preparation and helps schools attract a global pool of qualified and diverse applicants.

Your role in supporting candidates on their journey to business school is important, and it is my hope that you will continue to provide candidates with valuable and timely insight and counsel so that they stay focused on their path toward business education with the current GMAT, which will remain available until early next year, or the GMAT Focus Edition when made available later this year. Please visit mba.com to learn more about the new features and stay informed by signing up as we roll out planned announcements and a robust program to engage with candidates, schools and key industry stakeholders such as your organization on the changes to the GMAT exam over the coming months.

Again, the current version of the GMAT exam will continue to be available to candidates until early next year to facilitate their in-progress preparation and applications for business school. Rest assured, GMAT™ Official Prep material will also be available to support candidates in achieving success on either version of the exam.

Please reach out to our team for any inquiries you might have. I look forward to your continued support in providing candidates with the best guidance as they realize the life-changing benefits of graduate business education.

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It's a very vague announcement by gmac with no clarity what the sections will comprise of I hope that they won't be removing existing sections from verbal.. and quant..
And introducing new sections..

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They seem to be rolling out the announcement among the industry. First they seem to have sent it out to test taking providers which is nice. Even though it was a notice of an hour, it is a nice thought and touch and I appreciate them taking care of their business partners.

Second they’ve sent out the announcement to business schools it seems. I’m expecting test takers will be in the final wave. Which I think this process would make sense but I would have expected it to take weeks or even months in between the waves.

Schools will take time for them to incorporate this new scoring mechanism system into their applications and into their evaluation process…

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From the official website it feels as if this gmat Focus will be just another exam option but not replacement of existing gmat pattern..
I guess the gmat Focus might be for MiM courses or something specific like wise EA is for executive MBA..



https://www.mba.com/exams/gmat-focus-ed ... ng-page-og

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From the official website it feels as if this gmat Focus will be just another exam option but not replacement of existing gmat pattern..
I guess the gmat Focus might be for MiM courses or something specific like wise EA is for executive MBA..



https://www.mba.com/exams/gmat-focus-ed ... ng-page-og

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What made you feel that it was another option? I thought it was pretty transparent they are discontinuing the current GMAT and replacing it with the new "Focus"...

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This sounds very much like the EA by the way: sections that you can go through questions and change your answers, shorter format, and no essay. Perhaps they are just deploying EA and calling it a GMAT Focus?
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To me, all this is just "smoke in your eyes" or "smoke on the water" which sounds better :cool:

It, essentially, will be shorter than before due to the awa. The fact that you can change up to 3 answers will not change your score dramatically Moreover I have huge reservations about to go back and forth in searching the question I am not sure of. Considering also that even if I picked it wrong and after then right will not change my score dramatically.

another consideration about this last point, since ever the GMAT is a "one-way" exam: from the beginning to the very last question. The above will not change that much.

Shortest GMAT Ever
Nearly one hour shorter than before.

Nothing groundbreaking, or maybe yes ...........

Studying Streamlined
Reduced content to study means less to prep.

(aside the fact that the TO should be avoided) we do have the exam that still aims to be the best for the BS, on one hand, and on the other hand they are almost suggesting that will be easier ? They believe to be the gold standard (probably they still are) but the exam will be a joke ? How ? in the last years the candidates who had 700+ increased by 15 %.......all has a fishy odor

No Essay Section
This means all questions on the exam are multiple-choice.

this is the BEST news so far: finally they understood NOT to waste the students' time

Easier Score Sending
After you know your score (and not before) send it to 5 schools for free!

Just marketing


Classroom-Ready Content
Three sections that only focus on relevant business skills.

Just marketing part II

Personalized Insights
Improved Official Score Report with detailed performance insights.


Marketing part III


All the above is the reflection of a new world where everything is faster, more complicated, and more messy. They at least are trying to do something. Maybe they are trying to catch up on something that is already well ahead and hoping to survive.


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I love your feedback and a good laugh at the marketing assessment carcass.

I am curious to see if this will be a marketing move more than anything.

PS. We have reached out to GMAC with some questions and for more information, inviting them to conduct a webinar about the changes to the test. I will let you know what we hear back 😊

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I love your feedback and a good laugh at the marketing assessment carcass.

I am curious to see if this will be a marketing move more than anything.

PS. We have reached out to GMAC with some questions and for more information, inviting them to conduct a webinar about the changes to the test. I will let you know what we hear back 😊

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I do believe will be worth the wait to hear back from them.

I think that this move, regardless of the final consistency, will shake up all the things that gravitate around the exams for the schools after the pandemic (we do not need more of these stuff, waiving, and so on)
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Hi All,

These upcoming changes to the GMAT certainly make it appear that the GMAT is going to look a bit more like the EA. We noticed earlier this week that the OG2023 listings were removed from Amazon, Wiley, mba.com, etc. - so now we know why. As BB has pointed out, there are lots of 'unknowns' at this point, but it's likely that the concepts that will be 'tested' on this new GMAT won't deviate much from what appears on the current version of the Test (but I'd expect certain concepts to be removed as they don't matter much to Business Schools and beyond).

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They've mentioned "Rest assured, GMAT™ Official Prep will be available to support you in achieving success on either version of the GMAT." so hopefully that won't affect student prep too much.
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Interesting enough, Walmart still has a cover and a product page for the OG 2023-2024 with the full description:

It has/had only 650 questions 😱
The publication date is still March 28, 2023, so this is the one that has been nixed. Interesting it had only 650 questions. Was it planned to have the shorter test all along? 🤷‍♂️
I know the short test ideas were tested 18 months ago and nothing seemed to have come of them ... until now that is.

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I plan to use my GMAT score with the current format all the way out in 2025 or 2026. How will this new format affect my application many years from now?
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The rumor/leak that comes from the Chinese providers suggests that SC will be removed and IR be added.
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doublecool kindly do not post things which are not issued by reliable sources.. hope you have some proof to share of the statement you just posted..

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doublecool kindly do not post things which are not issued by reliable sources.. hope you have some proof to share of the statement you just posted..

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This was taken down from the OG focus edition, but then i already mentioned it was a rumor/leak, you can choose to believe it or not

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If the above is true the exam will get nastier and not easier

Look at the verbal side: they took out the easier part where you can gain time and points score AKA SC and kept the two more difficult parts: RC and CR

I firmly believe that the new OG will tell us a lot about the new direction
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Personally, I am happy to bid adieu to SC. Not that correct grammar and unambiguous expression are unimportant, but that some 700-level SC questions are rather elusive to get right (for me). When I took GMAT last year, I answered four verbal questions incorrectly, three of which were SC questions.

GMAT Focus Edition (with a perfect score at 805) is not necessarily easier, though. Data Insight section now features prominently with Data Sufficiency and Integrated Reasoning questions. For people who are good at Math, though, the change is advantageous.

GMAC reduces its cost by getting rid of AWA (and thus human graders). Test takers also save a bit money because the detailed performance data will be included with registration.

The test continues to be adaptive. The ability to go back and change answers (up to three questions per section) is a nice touch though we should not really change our current strategies.

The Focus edition is going online later this year. The current edition will be offered at least to the end of this year. No concrete dates yet.
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GMAT Focus Edition - Everything You Need to Know 09 Mar 2023, 05:38
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The option to bookmark the questions and review/edit the responses sounds "alluring" but can prove dangerous in the exam conditions as it might amplify the anxiety level :facepalm_man:.
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One change/improvement I hope to see is the ability to highlight and annotate text on screen. That would be really useful for Reading Comprehension.

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