What is the GMAT Focus Edition?

The GMAT Focus Edition is a new version of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) that will be the only version available starting in 2024. It has been designed to be more efficient and flexible compared to the previous version.

Here are the key changes and features of the GMAT Focus Edition:

• Test Structure: The GMAT Focus Edition includes three sections: Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, and a new Data Insights section. Each section carries equal weight in determining the final score, which ranges from 205 to 805, compared to the previous range of 200 to 800.
• Shorter Duration: The test duration has been reduced to 2 hours and 45 minutes, making it almost an hour shorter than the previous version. This change aims to reduce the fatigue and stress associated with the longer test.
• Flexibility: Test-takers can now choose the order in which they want to tackle the different sections. Additionally, they can review and change their answers up to three times per section, which was not possible in the previous version.
• Score Reporting: Candidates can decide which schools to send their scores to after seeing their results, reducing the pressure of selecting schools before taking the test. Moreover, they can choose which scores to send from their test history, allowing them to present their best performance​.
• Comparison to Old Scores: Although the scoring scale has changed, schools will use a score concordance table to compare GMAT Focus Edition scores with those from the previous version. This helps in accurately assessing a candidate's performance regardless of which version of the test they took.

Overall, the GMAT Focus Edition aims to provide a more user-friendly and efficient testing experience, addressing many of the concerns that test-takers had with the previous version.