GMAT Online - What We Know [Master Topic]

Hello,

Please find below the response from APAC GMAT Customer Service Team. My query was around the usage of ID cards apart from Passport and whether the proctor will be aware of the same.

Thanks,

Hi all,

I recently took the GMAT at a test center and accepted my scores.

I want to order an additional score report to send but I dont see any option allowing me to do so on my mba.com account yet.

Does this pop up after sometime? or when you get your official scores? (its been 2 days since my test)

Appreciate any help

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Glad to hear that you’re happy with your score. Your Scores are not yet reportable until your AWA is graded. It may take up to two weeks to get a reportable score though usually it happens faster.

Congrats and good luck

Will gmat ever come up with a re-take online gmat policy ?

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Likely, if they extend gnat online past Aug 15.

I was about to ask the same question... It would be really helpful to know... and probably more profitable for GMAC

if given choice to choose between online exam or test center. for what should i go?

Any insights who have given online exam.

I think the correct answer here is that you should take both!

Although the GMAT Online is risk-free (other than the $200), since the scores exist on a separate portion of your mba.com account, and because b-schools will thus only see the scores you choose to send, there are additional challenges inherent to the online, at-home exam--mostly internet connection issues, proctor delays (in many cases the exam takes up to an hour or more to begin), unexplained reschedules, confusing, contradictory emails from GMAC customer service, the lack of an ESR (Enhanced Score Report) option to review your performance, and misinformed / overly strict exam proctors (my first attempt was cancelled due to my "looking off screen" before the test even began).

If you do choose to take the GMAT Online, then be prepared to wait an hour or more for your proctor to start your exam, and try your best to have a fast, reliable, preferably wired (ethernet) internet connection, as well as a relatively quiet, air-conditioned space where you can take the test with minimal disruption. Purchase a modest-sized whiteboard, dry-erase markers with ultra-fine tips, and a block eraser. Don't over-hydrate, because you have to be on-camera for the entire test, other than the optional 5-minute break between the Verbal and IR section, and you can't leave your seat at all during the (short) break between Quant and Verbal. Don't look off screen, either! Close your eyes if you need to, but whatever you do, don't look off screen; trust me--I learned it the hard way. Unlike the test-center GMAT, on the GMAT Online you can't select your section order, either: you must complete the exam in the fixed order Quant / Verbal / IR (but one benefit is that you get to skip the AWA).

If you live alone in a quiet, air-conditioned house or apartment with reliable electricity and internet, then you should be just fine giving the GMAT Online a try. For example, I live in a single-family home (3 kids, two dogs and my lovely wife), and it can be a challenge to find quiet time, especially with an energetic 2 year-old living in the house, so I had to take the exam late at night and hope for the best. These are the types of challenges that don't arise on the test-center exam, where having a stable, uninterrupted internet connection doesn't matter, the testing centers are usually comfortable and quiet, and your exam will almost always start on time.

Also, be prepared to wait up to 20 business days after the exam for your score to arrive in your mba.com account (in most cases, 2-7 business days), whereas the test-center exam provides you with your "unofficial" total score (Quant/Verbal/Composite) immediately.

Hi I have my online GMAT on 16th july and despite having a stablewifi connection im scared what is there is a powercut which is very common in India although we have a backup it myt take 2-10(Max) minutes for the wifi to be up and going
Is there a possibility that the exam will be started from where I left
I have also checked wifi with 2 hotspots but the connection is never stable enough to pass the security tests despite having a 4/5 mbps speed
any last minute advice from the experts
TIA

If there is a drop in your internet, then the exam will be canceled. So better hope for no power cuts. You need to have a constant internet connection.


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Hello Everyone

I hope everyone is in good health.

I am planning to take online Gmat. I have a medium-sized(4ftby3ftby2ft) marble temple in my room and a walled bookshelf. I am planning to use a huge bedsheet or some cloth to cover them. Will these things be an issue?

You are allowed to take a bathroom break if you want but you have to ask the proctor and get the ok first. I have seen that most proctors allow but some do not. So it depends on the proctor you get.

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You can take a bathroom break during your official break. Many people including Souvik did not even ask for permission. They just got up and left during the break to use the restroom. What’s the point of a break otherwise?

Many people reported that the proctors sometimes respond late and if you ask for a permission for a bathroom break, during a normal break time, you may not hear back until the break is even over. Which kind of proves that you’re not supposed to ask for a bathroom break during your allocated break time. You can ask the proctor ahead of time if you wish but your. Keep that in mind. Most proctor many tests and don’t know the intricacies of GMAC’s policies and will need a few mins to look them up.

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Refer here the policy for break time- https://www.mba.com/frequently-asked-qu ... #question9

Having read it, I also called GMAC customer care as per the discussion a candidate is not allowed to leave the system without the prior permission from proctor.
So it is prudent that one asks at the beginning of the exam and make it clear to the proctor that he/she would take a break

Hi all,

Where do we see the results for the GMAT Online?

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Thank you for the correction, mira93: you can indeed leave your seat (bathroom break, snack break, splash water on your face, etc.) during the optional 5-minute break between Verbal and IR. In my opinion, however, the test is basically over at that point--and I guess I just wanted to play it safe after having my first attempt cancelled by proctors--so on both of my own attempts, I made the choice to continue the exam without leaving my seat whatsoever.

The GMAT Online is a significantly different experience from the structure of the test-center GMAT, where you are allowed to take a bathroom break between the two most important sections, and the only 2 sections that contribute to your composite score / "total score", aka Quant and Verbal--and you also get the option of choosing which section goes first. (I don't recommend the traditional order of AWA / IR / Q / V, as it puts the all-important Verbal section at the tail end of the exam, where you are likely to be the most fatigued.)



Don't try to leave your seat during the 1-minute break between Quant and Verbal, though--or your exam will be invalidated!

Do we have a one minute break between Quant and Verbal?