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GMAT Online - What We Know [Master Topic] 20 Apr 2020, 04:36
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Hi,

Any updates on how did the online testing went for folks who have taken it.

Waiting eagerly for experiences and personal views, specifically time management in quant section.

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What if I use a pen mouse instead of a normal mouse to use the whiteboard?

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Hi.. As the GMAT Online has started from 20th April i.e today, do we have a thread where test takers are sharing their experience and things like how user-friendly did they find online whiteboard and other aspects? Would be great to listen to them.
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GMAT Online - What We Know [Master Topic] 20 Apr 2020, 07:42
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Hi.. As the GMAT Online has started from 20th April i.e today, do we have a thread where test takers are sharing their experience and things like how user-friendly did they find online whiteboard and other aspects? Would be great to listen to them.
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I know that there is at least this thread going on.

I am taking GMAT Online next week

There might be more, though.
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GMAT Online - What We Know [Master Topic] 20 Apr 2020, 08:06
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My experience of taking a GRE practice test while I've always been studying for GMAT:

I've been studying for GMAT so far, and my score is around 720-730 (Q50, V37-38). Yesterday I went to GRE website and took one of their practice tests (they have two free tests). This was my first GRE experience. I skipped the two writing parts and directly went to the Verbal and Quant.
I found GRE's Quant much easier than GMAT's. Surprisingly, I got all 40 Quant questions correct without any timing problem (this has never ever happened to me in GMAT that I can get all 31 questions correct on time, I usually have at least a few questions wrong). The GRE software gave me a Quant score of 170.

GMAT quant questions are overall are trickier than GRE's and it's much easier to make mistakes in GMAT. While GRE's questions were more superficial and not as deep in terms of content or hiding something that makes you get something wrong. I'd say the hardest Q questions that I saw in this practice test were in the range of 680-720 in GMAT quant. So imo if everyone is thinking about switching to GRE, you will be just fine and even better off in Quant if you have been preparing for GMAT.

The problem, however, with GRE, at least for me, was their verbal vocabulary questions. I got virtually all vocab questions wrong!! My score was 152 in verbal, which is much lower in terms of percentile compared to 37-38 of GMAT.
The GRE verbal I'd say has three parts: RC, which was similar to GMAT's RC. CR, which was easier than GMAT CR. And Vocab questions, which I found them very hard as someone who has never studied this sort of high level English vocab. The vocabs are much more advanced than what we usually see in the RC, books, news like NY, economist, etc.


So in summary, I'd say the only noticeable difference between GMAT and GRE is vocab questions. In quant section you will do just fine. I'd say if you've been scoring 48-51 in GMAT quant, there is a high chance that you will get a perfect 170 in GRE quant. Those muscles that you've built for GMAT Quant will easily smash the GRE questions.
As for verbal, RC and CR are the same. There is no SC in GRE. Instead you will have a bunch of vocab questions. If english is your first language or if you think you're good in this part, don't hesitate to try to take a GRE test. You may perform even better in GRE overall.

As for me, since I don't have time to start reading the vocab, I'm gonna just stick to GMAT and wait until centers are open and then I will take a GMAT. I think my 720-730 GMAT would probably be better than a 322 in GRE.

At a score of 322 you are above 75% of universities averages. A 720 may not take you so far on gmat (esp if you are Indian) but a 322 will get you into the top 10. Go to clear admit and check out their live wire. Also try the decision tracker on gmat club.

P.S don’t trust the gre powerprep software. It’s much easier than the actual exam. I was scoring 166 and ended up with a 159. Another person I know was scoring 167 and ended up with 155. The actual GRE is much harder and time consuming. Also, if you can spend 2 weeks on the text completion section then you will see that most qs are context driven not vocab driven.

It’s your choice and if you can wait for 6 months and give the gmat at a test center then of course go for that. But don’t discount the GRE esp because you used the gre to gmat converter. GRE average scores are a lot diff in universities that GMAT.

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Hi ari.banerjee,ZM308,
I have appeared for the GRE and have a 325(q:165,v:160). I second ari.banerjee and carcass. I did not find the powerprep to be an accurate reflection of my score. I would also add that I found the first ETS mock to be quite easy and the second to mimic the exam better than the first one. I found the Manhattan GRE to be an accurate assessment. I ended up scoring 323 and 324 in my final 2 mocks and scored 325 on test day.

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I was wondering on how to pick colleges based on a GRE score. How does that work for over represented categories like the Indian IT Male? Any leads on how colleges perceive GRE scores for this category?

Thank You!

That’s a fantastic score congrats! Wow! I’m really impressed. You can get into top 10-15 programs with that score. Can you PM me with your background and such and your area of speciality post MBA? I’ll give you more details there.

I’ll PM you with details later today. Rejoice and have a shot of taquila my friend!!!!
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Hi,
I took the GRE official mock from their website today. Got a 314 so kinda disappointed but this was my first time attempting any GRE questions. Wasn't even aware of their question formats. Can anyone else corroborate that the second mock is actually tougher than the first? i took the second mock and if the first one is not a accurate description of the GRE level of difficulty then will buy the official practice exams from their website.

Thanks a lot ZM308, Carcass, Ari.Baneerjee, ELpatron344. . Your logs and reports have been very useful.

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GMAT Online - What We Know [Master Topic] 20 Apr 2020, 08:10
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What if I use a pen mouse instead of a normal mouse to use the whiteboard?

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And then you will have a very short test :lol:
You cannot use a writing device or a stylus or a touchscreen per the rules.
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GMAT Online - What We Know [Master Topic] 20 Apr 2020, 08:21
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hi guys, I used the whiteboard yesterday on Manhattanpreps website (they are providing it with their mocks). I was super pissed about the whole whiteboard sham cus honestly, I take A LOT of notes. I even jot down details while reading word problems, POE on verbal, basic math calculations (i know bad, but yeah). Anyway, the whiteboard has a text feature (im attaching the SC here). The fact that you can type on the whiteboard makes the problem 50% better for me. Even tho I will still not risk it - just sharing it for those who need to urgently take the paper.

PS I personally didn't know you could type on the whiteboard with that much ease. I thought it would majorly only have the laptop touchpad usage. Hence sharing :)
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Hi! I highly recommend using a hand for POE with each finger representing one option. Let’s say you POE option C - then you bend a middle finger and so on. This trick helped me to switch from noting down the POE process.

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GMAT Online - What We Know [Master Topic] 20 Apr 2020, 08:23
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Hey guys. Is it true that touch screen laptops can be used for the Gmat online?

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GMAT Online - What We Know [Master Topic] 20 Apr 2020, 08:26
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nobody knows for sure yet. let's wait what folks who took the exam say
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GMAT Online - What We Know [Master Topic] 20 Apr 2020, 08:26
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I just got an Email from Veritas that one of their instructors has taken the online GMAT today, and she's gonna have a webinar tomorrow 8pm ET to share her experience.
"Hailey will provide a recap of the new format, discuss the nuances of the digital whiteboard, take audience questions, and more"
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A small tweak for those who already have decided to do the online test:

Prepare your online whiteboard before starting:
1- set all the brush sizes to the thinnest (my preference, enhances readability)
2- Since I can't think of anywhere a filled shape will come in handy during the test, be sure to set the "fill" box "alpha" parameter to zero so that you can have non-filled shapes and benefit from shape overlaps, helps especially in Venn diagrams.
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Just saw this comment on the YouTube:

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I just received an e-mail from the official GMAC customer center (Shira Stein) and they stated that no stylus is allowed BUT we can use our fingers to tap on the touchscreen and write notes. The e-mail stated: "you will be able to use the touchscreen with your finger, you will not be able to use a stylus".


Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msHroJQj2cc
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GMAT Online - What We Know [Master Topic] 20 Apr 2020, 11:17
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I read in previous comments that we are allowed to use an external mouse instead of using our laptop's touchpad.

Do you know if we are also allowed to use an external keyboard? Having the numbers located together on the right side of the keyboard instead of being at the top, could help us save some time (at least a few seconds) when using the text option of the online whiteboard.

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GMAT Online - What We Know [Master Topic] 20 Apr 2020, 11:40
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Just saw this comment on the YouTube:

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I just received an e-mail from the official GMAC customer center (Shira Stein) and they stated that no stylus is allowed BUT we can use our fingers to tap on the touchscreen and write notes. The e-mail stated: "you will be able to use the touchscreen with your finger, you will not be able to use a stylus".


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Hi bb,

Thanks for this info. Might be a silly question, but given that we can use our fingers to write notes using a touchscreen, can I also fold my laptop if it's a 2-in-1 laptop.

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GMAT Online - What We Know [Master Topic] 20 Apr 2020, 11:53
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Have you also received news about how GMAC might let us use a small whiteboard? (paper size) Thanks
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Lol. No :lol: but unless you have, I would not confuse things.

PS. Unfortunately, don’t know any of the answers about folding keyboards - I don’t make the rules (unfortunately) please feel free to send these to GMAC. And please report what you hear back.

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Thank you for bringing it up! Sounds like they will redo a webinar and will do it next Friday? BST is British Standard time. Is that right?


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Hey, I just got the following email from GMAC:

Due to the impact of COVID-19 on test center locations around the world, we are offering a GMAT online alternative exam to test takers. Join us on Friday, April 24 at 1:00pm BST to learn more about the details of the online exam.

This webinar is for candidates who will take the interim Online GMAT to apply to graduate business programs. Topics will include:

• Alternative exam structure and scoring
• Test registration pricing and process
• Computer requirements and test security
• Test preparation recommendations

This is your opportunity to have your questions answered by the makers of the GMAT exam.


Hopefully we can ask questions again and they provide more news.

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GMAT Online - What We Know [Master Topic] 20 Apr 2020, 12:14
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https://www.mba.com/exams/gmat-online

Has the content on here changed WRT the whiteboard or am I looking in the wrong place?
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https://www.mba.com/exams/gmat-online

Has the content on here changed WRT the whiteboard or am I looking in the wrong place?
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Wrong link. See below the correct link (section title "Whiteboard Usage During the Exam")

https://www.mba.com/exams/gmat-online/p ... nvironment
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Hello,

I was lucky enough to get a pre-application interview with a pretty selective program, typically in the top 10 internationally.

They're getting inundated with applicants complaining about the online GMAT, chiefly the lack of scratch paper and the mandatory use of the whiteboard. So in response they're extending their deadlines and accepting applications and processing them past the point of interviews, but for final decision GMAT will be required.

This is to allow more time, which hopefully means applicants will be able to take the GMAT under normal circumstances.

I typically score in the 710-720 range with a consistent 96% plus in verbal but I definitely struggle with the Quant. section even after 6 months of self-study plus about 20 tutor hours. For me, the online version will be a last resort option as the GMAT as is already pushes my quant. skills to their natural limit and the addition of the whiteboard decimates my score. So hopefully some test centers begin to open up in May for non-medical staff testing.

Just wanted to give my two cents as I'm in the position of needing a GMAT score as soon as possible.
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