Recent changes in GMAT exam components

Hello, Apatel91. Apart from COVID-19 changes to the interim GMAT™, which does not have an AWA section, I am unaware of any other changes. In fact, mba.com says that This interim GMAT exam will provide a comparable structure, number of items, and scoring as delivered in test centers. In terms of question-type breakdowns per section, based on my own research and other resources I have checked against online (including Magoosh and Kaplan), you can expect the following within each section:

Quant: 16-17 Problem Solving questions, 14-15 Data Sufficiency questions

Verbal: 12-14 Reading Comprehension questions, 9-10 Critical Reasoning questions, 13-14 Sentence Correction questions

If you want to delve deeper into the content of those questions, then you can find approximations through various sources, such as this one from Magoosh for Quant. Personally, I would rather just study theory for the topics covered in general than to obsess over the probability of getting, say, a Powers & Roots question or a Functions question.

I hope that helps. If you have further questions, feel free to ask. Good luck with your studies.

- Andrew

Hi Apatel91,

GMAC currently has plans to allow GMATers to take the Official GMAT at their homes (since all of the Licensed Testing Facilities have been closed due to the Coronavirus/Covid-19 outbreak). You can read more about that opportunity here:

https://www.gmac.com/why-gmac/gmac-news ... oronavirus

The one change to the 'content' of the Exam appears to be the removal of the AWA/Essay section. Other than that, there does not appear to be any changes to the rest of the Exam. According to GMAC, the approximate number of questions of each type are:

Problem Solving: 17-18
Data Sufficiency: 13-14
Reading Comp: 13-14 (over 4 passages)
Sentence Corrections: 12-13
Critical Reasoning: 9-10

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Rich

Hi Apatel91,

I see that many folks have been able to answer your initial questions. Do you also need any advice regarding your study plan? Also, when do you plan to take your GMAT?