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30 May 2023, 14:35
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New Shorter GRE Test Announced - Goes Live Sept 22, 2023
The ETS just announced that they are rolling out a new test format that is shorter than both the original GRE and the new GMAT Focus.
The test has 3 sections: Quant, Verbal, and Essay. This change is similar to the one that GMAT has made a few years ago when they went from 37 Quant to 31 and 41 Verbal to 36 questions in that it is simplifying the exam.
https://www.ets.org/gre/test-takers/gen ... ments.html
The reasons are obvious - the GRE test volume is 50% down from the peak and it never hurts to have a shorter test, esp now that the GMAT is working on the "Focus" format of the test. The timing seems to be terrible for the GMAT however, since the test is no longer shorter than the GRE an is a source of confusion and contention. The launch date is not clear yet and we only know that the new GMAT is launching sometime in Q4 2023 while the GRE has a clear transition date.
There are no changes to the GRE scoring - your scores from past exams will be comparable to the new test and vice versa. It seems the new format will make GRE only more attractive even though it lacks the acceptance of the GMAT.
The shorter GRE has been planned for a few years (and is released along with the shorter TOEFL which is going live in July) but the timing is pretty bad for the GMAT, which is introducing many changes (latest update from May 30th GMAC summit is here)
What's your take on the new GRE?
Official Announcement PDF:
P.S. Thank you carcass and mcelroytutoring for the heads up; I felt this deserved its own topic.
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The ETS just announced that they are rolling out a new test format that is shorter than both the original GRE and the new GMAT Focus.
The test has 3 sections: Quant, Verbal, and Essay. This change is similar to the one that GMAT has made a few years ago when they went from 37 Quant to 31 and 41 Verbal to 36 questions in that it is simplifying the exam.
https://www.ets.org/gre/test-takers/gen ... ments.html
The reasons are obvious - the GRE test volume is 50% down from the peak and it never hurts to have a shorter test, esp now that the GMAT is working on the "Focus" format of the test. The timing seems to be terrible for the GMAT however, since the test is no longer shorter than the GRE an is a source of confusion and contention. The launch date is not clear yet and we only know that the new GMAT is launching sometime in Q4 2023 while the GRE has a clear transition date.
There are no changes to the GRE scoring - your scores from past exams will be comparable to the new test and vice versa. It seems the new format will make GRE only more attractive even though it lacks the acceptance of the GMAT.
The shorter GRE has been planned for a few years (and is released along with the shorter TOEFL which is going live in July) but the timing is pretty bad for the GMAT, which is introducing many changes (latest update from May 30th GMAC summit is here)
What's your take on the new GRE?
Official Announcement PDF:
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P.S. Thank you carcass and mcelroytutoring for the heads up; I felt this deserved its own topic.
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30 May 2023, 15:01
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Interesting. Makes one wonder if GMAC will eventually cut the Data Insights section from the Focus Edition.
30 May 2023, 15:05
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I doubt it. While I think people will hate the new data insights section, I believe GMAC needs to have something special about their test. Otherwise it’s really hard for them to convince anyone why they should take GMAT instead of GRE. So I think they want to retain this as a differentiator and the talking points for the time being.
At the same time, 20 years ago when there was no integrated reasoning and you had two essays, the format of GMAT and GRE were pretty much identical… but it didn’t matter then since GRE was not accepted by MBA programs.
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