GMAT ONLINE - EVERYTHING WE KNOW!
(this post is stickied at the top to provide a quick reference about GMAT Online and GMAT Online ENHANCED version)

• Oct 6, 2021 GMAT Online Update: the number of Online Attempts is going up from 2 to 8. All GMAT attempts can be online.
• Free unlimited score reports are going away for tests taken after Oct 20th; previously taken tests, reports must be sent by Jan 2022.
• ENHANCED ONLINE GMAT Debriefs:
  
  • See the Full List in Share GMAT Experience Forum
  • 5/23 - 730 (Q49, V40) - by vijaykhot
  • 5/21 - 710 (Q49, V40) - same split as above but 710 by rudywip
  • 5/20 - reports of several initial tests automatically canceled and rescheduled
• Major change after May 20th is addition of AWA, 2 breaks, and your GMAT score now presented at the end of your test (takes 24-48 hrs for the score to show up in your profile; score is reportable to schools in about a week but sometimes may take up to 20 days to grade the AWA)
• You can take the test twice - this remains the main issue with the virtual GMAT testing
• Physical dry-erase white-board is allowed - more is here
• Pre-Exam Checklist
• Disconnected in the middle of the test? Try this if nothing else works!
• POLL: How long did it take you to get your GMAT Online score?
• Are you Chinese, Iranian, or from any other location restricted for GMAT Online Exam? Read here!
• What to do if your test gets canceled in the middle and How to reschedule it! (advice by sebo08 )

Whiteboard Questions

• Everything about Physical Dry-Erase whiteboards for the GMAT?
• Practice with a Virtual Whiteboard

GMAT Online Debriefs
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Yeah I saw the posts. I guess they meant they cant see the option 'yet'. A few posts back bb and others were discussing how you can trick the system (and torture yourself ) by taking 3 tests within 2 days (2 online and 1 at the physical test center)
I just wanted to know if anyone actually did that

bb souvik101990 Less than 30 minutes to my exam and I still see no link. What can i do?

Are you checking future ONLINE exam?

There should be a button on your right that says register or view your appointments. That’s the place.

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https://www.amazon.com/Manhattan-GMAT-S ... 165&sr=8-2


Would this suffice for a physical whiteboard requirement for GMAT Online ? Would like to know before I order !

Thanks

I think nobody knows... but someone else said a couple of pages before that we cannot use that...
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I had a few students ask for confirmation on the policy I asked my proctor about concerning the use of the whiteboard prior to the start of the timed section and during the instruction screens, to make sure this didn't vary proctor to proctor. Here's what I just got back from GMAC:



Just figured you all might want to know as well
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I suspect you can use it. I don’t think it is clearly prohibited but we will know for sure after the 11th.




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Thank you so much for sharing this!!!!




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I think a multi-page booklet like Manhattan's might be problematic from GMAC perspective as they may think a candidate can take notes on different pages of the booklet and in the end erases only the first page in front of the camera.
So they may require the applicants to use a regular single-sided whiteboard and ask them to erase it in front of cam

I've been trying to use a whiteboard with markers and I waste a long time erasing after solving a bunch of questions... seems that if we cannot use a booklet, it is preferable to keep using the online whiteboard..

Maybe, Its better to use both (physical whiteboard and online whiteboard). Physical whenever we have to do alot of calculations
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The "3 GMATs in 2 days" joke apparently no longer applies, now that we know there is an (unannounced) approximately 2-week waiting period between online exams, including registration for the GMAT Online itself.

The real question is: how long before GMAC allows retakes every 16 days, up to 5 attempts per year / 8 lifetime, and the GMAT Online just becomes...the GMAT?

I'll let you know when I am in fact able to register for my retake.
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Hi,
Just got done with my exam. Found it tougher than before.
Thw whiteboard kept on erasing itself. I was also not able to type 'z'. Otherwise, the whiteboard was ok. I wished i could complete my Quant section a few minutes earlier!

The verbal seemed harder than what I expected. The absence of a sectional break and the fixed section order perhaps made the situation strenuous for me. I started with a heavy head and went blank on 3rd question. I was expecting a V40-42, but now I think I will land up with V37-39.
Surely, will have to retake the exam if I dont get my taget score.

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can anyone clarify?

I want to sit the gmat online and use the online whiteboard (no issue with this). Ideally I would love the option to resit it online. Are you able to resit it online? Or would the only option be sitting on on the 11th, and then being somehow able to resit because of the online physical whiteboard rule (but i would still choose to use online whiteboard)

LOL let's goooo souvik!!! #GMATEnthusiast

Has anyone practiced using a physical whiteboard? The challenge i am facing is that erasing the whiteboard quickly after every 1-2 questions gets physically taxing. Would love to hear any suggestions/ advice on best practices?

Additionally (pardon my ignorance) - is there absolutely no break between the quant and verbal section in the online test?

You’re right. There is no break between quant and verbal except a system screen break of maybe 30 seconds or so.

Also, good point on having to physically erase the white board every couple of questions. I can imagine it’s going to be a strange experience to do that a lot. Did you feel you’re running out of time or was it more about your hands starting to hurt?



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The latter. It gets physically exhausting trying to erase the board very quickly. Plus whiteboard markers are really thick (each question takes up more real-estate than one would hope) !

Anyone tried using a thin tip erasable marker? Should work as long as its erasable IMO.

Hi guys - not sure if someone has already asked this question but does anyone know if we are required to show our photo ID (passport) to the proctor before taking the GMAT Online or do we have to upload a scanned version?

Here I go. Hope Verbal Gods will favor me on test day and I wont miss more than 1 question out of 3

My account page does not show any sign that I've scheduled an exam. As I've read from previous posts it will be available 30 minutes prior to exam.

I've made system check with all photo uploads before I've scheduled the exam, Everything was ok. Am I obliged to do it now, after scheduling the exam? I dont really get how they will relate my system check, made before scheduling the exam, to my mba account.