Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)

3rd paragraph

Secondly… <Reason 2 to back up your point of view>

(Further paragraphs as required, giving further reasons)

Conclusion

In summary… <repeat your general position> and therefore I believe that… <your opinion of the argument presented>

Tip

Pay particular attention to your opening and closing paragraphs - these are what will stay in the reader's head the most.

How It Is Marked

The essays are scored on a 1 to 6 scale, with 6.0 being the maximum. Two readers will mark your essays: one is human and the other a computer. The score given by the computer and the human reader are averaged for each essay and then the two averages are averaged. If the human reader and the computer happen to disagree on your score by more than 1.0, another human reader is called in to make a final judgment.

As it requires someone to read your essays, the score is not available on the test day, as the other sections are. The scores are mailed to you, typically one month after your test day.

Quantitative Section

This section consists of 37 multiple-choice questions that are of two types:

•Problem Solving

•Data Sufficiency

The two types of questions are randomly asked throughout the section following the CAT structure. The basic areas of knowledge required are:

•Arithmetic

•Algebra

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