Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)

The GMAT is a standardized assessment that measures students' general verbal, mathematical and analytical writing skills. The GMAT helps business schools assess the qualifications of applicants for advanced study in business and management.

The GMAT Test is administered by not-for-profit organisation the Graduate Managament Admission Council (GMAC).

It is specifically designed to help graduate management programmes assess the qualifications of applicants for advanced study in business and management. Most colleges and universities in the United States require or recommend GMAT test scores as part of their graduate application process for business and management programmes.

The computer-based GMAT measures basic verbal, mathematical, and analytical writing skills that you have developed over a long period of time in your education and work. The GMAT is a computer-adaptive test (CAT), which means that questions are selected based on your responses to preceding questions, adjusting to your individual ability as the test progresses.

For more information about the test visit the GMAT website.

Who needs to sit the test?

Over 3,000 graduate management programmes from more than 1,500 schools worldwide use GMAT scores as part of the application process. Most graduate schools of business and management in the US require you to sit the test as part of the admission process.

Many international schools, including some New Zealand business schools, also require you to sit the GMAT.

Where can I sit the test?

There are GMAT test centre in Auckland and Christchurch.

When can I sit the test?

There are no set test dates for the GMAT test, which is offered on different dates at different centres. Seat availability for different test centres and dates can be checked on the GMAT website.

What do I have to do to sit the test?

Register

You can register online at the GMAT website or by phone, fax or mail. Online, phone and fax registrations require a valid credit card.

To register by phone, call +61 2 9478 5430 between 9am and 6pm Australian Eastern Standard Time.

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To register by by fax or mail, you need to obtain the GMAT Information Bulletin, which you can download from the GMAT website or obtain from Fulbright New Zealand by sending a stamped, self-addressed A4-sized envelope ($1.00 standard post, $1.50 fast post) to:

Testing Adviser
Fulbright New Zealand
PO Box 3465
Wellington 6140

Fees

The 2008 fee for taking the GMAT Test in New Zealand is US$250.

How can I prepare for the test?

Candidates who register for the GMAT will be sent the GMATPrep test preparation CD-ROM (free of charge) to help them prepare for the test. Candidates can also download the GMATPrep test preparation software for free from the GMAT website.

The GMAT website also offers study suggestions and test-taking strategies.

GMAC publish several official GMAT study guides and other preparation products, including the Official Guide for GMAT Review and a series of "retired" GMAT Paper Tests, which can be purchased online from the mba.com store

For other useful information visit the official GMAT website - www.mba.com