Timing Strategy Question: Time limit of the new instruction screens?

Great question. Times have been cut in half:

New GMAT format:

2 minutes for Tutorial screens
1 minute for Section Order
30 seconds for Section Instructions

Old GMAT Format:

4 minutes for Tutorial screens
2 minutes for Section Order
1 minute for Section Instructions


For the verbal section, here is an alternative I often recommend:

Set up one page (the final page of the pad) for the verbal section in advance, during the initial instructions screens (and don't swap out your pad during the break). Orient the pad horizontally (so that it's wider), and make 36 columns to record your Process Of Elimination. Of course, this one page method will work best if you are not taking a lot of notes. Some people recommend notes on RC, but I recommend focusing time and energy instead on Finding Specific Proof In The Passage, based on the Keywords and focus of that specific question. I believe that Finding Proof is the best method to ensure 90+% accuracy and a very high score; our memories are flawed and the wrong answer choices take advantage of this.