ari.banerjee
I fully agree with you. I have scored a 720 in 2012 and 700 in 2017 in GMAT. I have been preparing for GMAT again for last 1 month and am in my prime in terms of GMAT strike rate (consistent 730+ in mocks). But this attitude of GMAC has hurt me. Now I am giving a try with GRE mock. If things go well I can prepare for a month for GRE and give exam at the comfort of my home.
GMAT failed to understand once basic truth that many many busy professionals like us are free (relatively) at home right now and are able to dedicate sufficient time for test preparation during COVID. We all want to cash in the free time and finish the test part before applications. GRE behaved like an opportunistic business corporate with moves which will also benefit test takers like us. But GMAC is thinking like Chinese Public Companies. In fact I expected the reverse!
I love the role played by GRE during this time. They moved in fast. They delivered fast. They have kept the at home GRE on par with original GRE (respecting the online test takers). Even hardcore fans of GMAT experience are moving towards GRE for the stupidity of GMAC. From last 10 days they are saying in Twitter that they are working on a 'solution' for a problem created by themselves! Earlier I used to feel bigger and better for being a GMAT taker over a GRE taker (especially in the context of MBA applications) - now, no more.
I don't want to send this email to GMAC as I know that I will get the following response.
"Thank you for sharing your feedback. We are actively investigating ways to make the GMAT Online test-taking experience even better and will notify you of any updates as they become available."
"We hear your frustration and want you to know that we are actively working on a solution, which will take some time to complete. Communicating these changes to you is a high priority for us and we will share additional information on the whiteboard as soon as it’s available."