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GMAT online validity 28 Jun 2020, 13:41
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I have a question concerning the validity of the online GMAT. It is said that it "does not count toward 12 month or longlife". Does is mean that I have t apply for my master courses within less than 12 month? I alreday tried to contact GMAT service but withour any respond. Maybe some of you had the same issue. :)

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I have a question concerning the validity of the online GMAT. It is said that it "does not count toward 12 month or longlife". Does is mean that I have t apply for my master courses within less than 12 month? I alreday tried to contact GMAT service but withour any respond. Maybe some of you had the same issue. :)

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Let me clear your doubts.

WHat it means is that GMAt online is kinda like a bonus exam which does not count against your limits. This is valid for 5 years as usual so you do not have to apply within 12 months. The normal GMAT has limit of 5 per year and 8 in a lifetime. The GMAT online is not counted against that.

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GMAT online validity 29 Jun 2020, 08:59
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I have a question concerning the validity of the online GMAT. It is said that it "does not count toward 12 month or longlife". Does is mean that I have t apply for my master courses within less than 12 month? I alreday tried to contact GMAT service but withour any respond. Maybe some of you had the same issue. :)

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Online GMAT Score as as original as Offline GMAT Score and is valid for five years, Lesser fee with no AWA section and Now include a Physical Whiteboard as well.
The Other Benefit of giving Online GMAT is your Online GMAT will not be counted under 8 times you are allowed to give GMAT in your whole lifetime. Not exactly sure whether one is allowed to give Online GMAT twice or not, But if you are looking forward for a practice test to analyze your score GMAT online is IT for you, but will still say give your best shot in that too. Who knows you end up scoring a better score.
https://www.mba.com/exams/gmat-online : The official Website for GMAT, you can read further Information here.
Good Luck. :)
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Hi MaxiLou,

A couple of years ago, GMAC set a limit to the number of times each person could take the Official GMAT. Currently, you are allowed to take the GMAT up to 8 times, but no more than 5 times in a 12-month period. In addition, you have to wait 16 days between any 2 attempts. The At-home/Online version does NOT count towards those totals though, so you won't "spend" one of your chances at the Official GMAT by taking the online version of it. Under current policies, your Official GMAT Score is valid for 5 years (regardless of which version of the Test you take), so you have the option to take your GMAT years before you actually apply to School.

Before I can offer you any additional advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

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1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) On what dates did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?

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5) When are you planning to take the GMAT?
6) When are you planning to apply to School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

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Hi MaxiLou,

In general, the online GMAT counts just the same as any other GMAT as far as admissions are concerned. The main difference is that it does not count toward the number of GMATs that you can take over your lifetime, and your score report for the online GMAT is kept separate from your score report for any in-person GMATs, so you don’t have to send the online GMAT score to schools unless you choose to.
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