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GMAT Essay – List of AWA Topics – 50 Practice Questions on GMAT AWA 2023
Posted by Suheb Hussain | Jan 25, 2023 | GMAT Focus Edition , GMAT IR and AWA , GMAT Preparation
This document contains practice questions that will help you improve the AWA section or the GMAT essay section. Discuss in your GMAT essay how well-reasoned you find the argument. Here are some ways you can do that while writing your GMAT essay for the AWA section. In your discussion, be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
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GMAT Essay practice question 1
- The following appeared as part of an article in a trade magazine:
“During a recent trial period in which government inspections at selected meat-processing plants were more frequent, the number of bacteria in samples of processed chicken decreased by 50 percent on average from the previous year’s level. If the government were to institute more frequent inspections, the incidence of stomach and intestinal infections throughout the country could thus be cut in half. In the meantime, consumers of Excel Meats should be safe from infection because Excel’s main processing plant has shown more improvement in eliminating bacterial contamination than any other plant cited in the government report.”
Discuss how well reasoned . . . etc.
GMAT Essay practice question 2
2. The following appeared as part of an annual report sent to stockholders by Olympic Foods, a processor of frozen foods:
“Over time, the costs of processing go down because as organizations learn how to do things better, they become more efficient. In color film processing, for example, the cost of a 3-by-5-inch print fell from 50 cents for five-day service in 1970 to 20 cents for one-day service in 1984. The same principle applies to the processing of food. And since Olympic Foods will soon celebrate its 25th birthday, we can expect that our long experience will enable us to minimize costs and thus maximize profits.”
GMAT AWA practice question 3
3. The following appeared in a memorandum from the business department of the Apogee Company:
“When the Apogee Company had all its operations in one location, it was more profitable than it is today. Therefore, the Apogee Company should close down its field offices and conduct all its operations from a single location. Such centralization would improve profitability by cutting costs and helping the company maintain better supervision of all employees.”
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GMAT Essay practice question 4
4. The following appeared in a memorandum issued by a large city’s council on the arts:
“In a recent citywide poll, 15 percent more residents said that they watch television programs about the visual arts than was the case in a poll conducted five years ago. During these past five years, the number of people visiting our city’s art museums has increased by a similar percentage. Since the corporate funding that supports public television, where most of the visual arts programs appear, is now being threatened with severe cuts, we can expect that attendance at our city’s art museums will also start to decrease. Thus some of the city’s funds for supporting the arts should be reallocated to public television.”
GMAT Essay practice question 5
5. The following appeared in an announcement issued by the publisher of The Mercury , a weekly newspaper:
“Since a competing lower-priced newspaper, The Bugle , was started five years ago, The Mercury ’s circulation has declined by 10,000 readers. The best way to get more people to read The Mercury is to reduce its price below that of The Bugle , at least until circulation increases to former levels. The increased circulation of The Mercury will attract more businesses to buy advertising space in the paper.”
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GMAT Essay practice question 6
6. The following appeared in a report presented for discussion at a meeting of the directors of a company that manufactures parts for heavy machinery:
“The falling revenues that the company is experiencing coincide with delays in manufacturing. These delays, in turn, are due in large part to poor planning in purchasing metals. Consider further that the manager of the department that handles purchasing of raw materials has an excellent background in general business, psychology, and sociology, but knows little about the properties of metals. The company should, therefore, move the purchasing manager to the sales department and bring in a scientist from the research division to be manager of the purchasing department.”
GMAT Essay practice question 7
7. The following appeared in a research paper written for an introductory economics course:
“For the past century, an increase in the number of residential building permits issued per month in a particular region has been a reliable indicator of coming improvements to that region’s economy. If the monthly number of residential building permits issued rises consistently for a few months, the local unemployment rate almost always falls and economic production increases. This well-established connection reveals an effective method by which a regional government can end a local economic downturn: relax regulations governing all construction so that many more building permits can be issued.”
Discuss how well reasoned . . .etc.
GMAT Essay practice question 8
8. The following appeared in a memorandum to the work-group supervisors of the GBS Company:
“The CoffeeCart beverage and food service located in the lobby of our main office building is not earning enough in sales to cover its costs, and so the cart may discontinue operating at GBS. Given the low staff morale, as evidenced by the increase in the number of employees leaving the company, the loss of this service could present a problem, especially since the staff morale questionnaire showed widespread dissatisfaction with the snack machines.
Therefore, supervisors should remind the employees in their group to patronize the cart—after all, it was leased for their convenience so that they would not have to walk over to the cafeteria on breaks.”
GMAT Essay practice question 9
9. The following appeared in a memorandum written by the chair of the music department to the president of Omega University:
“Mental health experts have observed that symptoms of mental illness are less pronounced in many patients after group music-therapy sessions, and job openings in the music-therapy field have increased during the past year. Consequently, graduates from our degree program for music therapists should have no trouble finding good positions. To help improve the financial status of Omega University, we should, therefore, expand our music-therapy degree program by increasing its enrollment targets.”
GMAT Essay practice question 10
10. The following appeared in a memorandum from the vice president of Gigantis, a development company that builds and leases retail store facilities:
“Nationwide over the past five years, sales have increased significantly at outlet stores that deal exclusively in reduced-price merchandise. Therefore, we should publicize the new mall that we are building at Pleasantville as a central location for outlet shopping and rent storage space only to outlet companies. By taking advantage of the success of outlet stores, this plan should help ensure full occupancy of the mall and enable us to recover quickly the costs of building the mall.”
11. The following appeared in a memorandum from the business planning department of Avia Airlines:
“Of all the cities in their region, Beaumont and Fletcher are showing the fastest growth in the number of new businesses. Therefore, Avia should establish a commuter route between them as a means of countering recent losses on its main passenger routes. And to make the commuter route more profitable from the outset, Avia should offer a 1/3 discount on tickets purchased within two days of the flight. Unlike tickets bought earlier, discount tickets will be nonrefundable, and so gain from their sale will be greater.”
12. The following appeared in a speech by a stockholder of Consolidated Industries at the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting:
“In the computer hardware division last year, profits fell significantly below projections, the product line decreased from 20 to only 5 items, and expenditures for employee benefits increased by 15 percent. Nevertheless, Consolidated’s board of directors has approved an annual salary of more than $1 million for our company’s chief executive officer. The present board members should be replaced because they are unconcerned about the increasing costs of employee benefits and salaries, in spite of the company’s problems generating income.”
13. The following appeared as part of a business plan by the Capital Idea investment firm:
“In recent years the worldwide demand for fish has grown, and improvements in fishing technology have made larger catches and thus increased supply possible: for example, last year’s tuna catch was 9 percent greater than the previous year’s. To capitalize on these trends, we should, therefore, invest in the new tartfish processing plant on Tartfish Island, where increasing revenues from tourism indicate a strong local economy.”
14. The following appeared as part of an article in a weekly newsmagazine:
“The country of Oleum can best solve the problem of its balance of trade deficit by further increasing the tax on its major import, crude oil. After Oleum increased the tax on imported crude oil four months ago, consumption of gasoline declined by 20 percent. Therefore, by imposing a second and significantly higher tax increase next year, Oleum will dramatically decrease its balance of trade deficit.”
15. The following appeared in a memorandum from the human resources department of HomeStyle, a house remodeling business:
“This year, despite HomeStyle’s move to new office space, we have seen a decline in both company morale and productivity, and a corresponding increase in administrative costs. To rectify these problems, we should begin using a newly developed software package for performance appraisal and feedback. Managers will save time by simply choosing comments from a preexisting list; then the software will automatically generate feedback for the employee. The human resources department at CounterBalance, the manufacturer of the countertops we install, reports satisfaction with the package.”
16. The following appeared in a memorandum written by the managing director of the Exeunt Theater Company:
“Now that we have moved to a larger theater, we can expect to increase our revenues from ticket sales. To further increase profits, we should start producing the plays that have been most successful when they were performed in our nation’s largest cities. In addition, we should hire the Adlib Theater Company’s director of fund-raising, since corporate contributions to Adlib have increased significantly over the three years that she has worked for Adlib.”
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17. The following appeared in a memorandum from a regional supervisor of post office operations:
“During a two-week study of postal operations, the Presto City post office handled about twice as many items as the Lento City post office, even though the cities are about the same size. Moreover, customer satisfaction appears to be higher in Presto City, since the study found fewer complaints regarding the Presto City post office. Therefore, the postmasters at these two offices should exchange assignments: the Presto City postmaster will solve the problems of inefficiency and customer dissatisfaction at the Lento City office while the Lento City postmaster learns firsthand the superior methods of Presto City.”
18. The following appeared in a memorandum from the human resources department of Diversified Manufacturing:
“Managers at our central office report that their employees tend to be most productive in the days immediately preceding a vacation. To help counteract our declining market share, we could increase the productivity of our professional staff members, who currently receive four weeks paid vacation a year, by limiting them to a maximum of one week’s continuous vacation time. They will thus take more vacation breaks during a year and give us more days of maximum productivity.”
19. The following appeared in a memorandum from the marketing department of a children’s clothing manufacturer:
“Our HuggyBunny brand is the bestselling brand of children’s clothing. Parents everywhere recognize the HuggyBunny logo as a mark of quality, and most of our customers show great brand loyalty. Sales reports have shown that parents are more likely to buy children’s clothes with the familiar HuggyBunny brand and logo than otherwise identical clothes without it. Therefore, if we use the HuggyBunny brand name and logo for the new line of clothing for teenagers that our company will soon be introducing, that clothing will sell better than it would if we labeled it with a new brand name and logo.”
20. The following appeared in a memorandum from the president of Aurora, a company that sells organic milk (milk produced without the use of chemical additives):
“Sales of organic food products in this country have tripled over the past five years. If Aurora is to profit from this continuing trend, we must diversify and start selling products such as organic orange juice and organic eggs in addition to our regular product line. With the recent increase of articles in health magazines questioning the safety of milk and other food products, customers are even more likely to buy our line of organic products. And to help ensure our successful expansion, we should hire the founder of a chain of health-food stores to serve as our vice president of marketing.”
21. The following appeared as part of an article in a newsletter for farmers:
“Users of Solacium, a medicinal herb now grown mainly in Asia, report that it relieves tension and promotes deep sleep. A recent study indicates that a large number of college students who took pills containing one of the ingredients in Solacium suffered less anxiety. To satisfy the anticipated demands for this very promising therapeutic herb and to reap the financial benefits, farmers in this country should begin growing it.”
22. The following appeared as part of the business plan of the Capital Idea investment firm:
“Across town in the Park Hill district, the Thespian Theater, Pizzazz Pizza, and the Niblick Golf Club have all had business increases over the past two years. Capital Idea should, therefore, invest in the Roxy Playhouse, the Slice-o’- Pizza, and the Divot Golf Club, three new businesses in the Irongate district. As a condition, we should require them to participate in a special program: Any customer who patronizes two of the businesses will receive a substantial discount at the third. By motivating customers to patronize all three, we will thus contribute to the profitability of each and maximize our return.”
23. The following appeared in a memorandum from the owner of Carlo’s Clothing to the staff:
“Since Disc Depot, the music store on the next block began a new radio advertising campaign last year, its business has grown dramatically, as evidenced by the large increase in foot traffic into the store. While the Disc Depot’s owners have apparently become wealthy enough to retire, profits at Carlo’s Clothing have remained stagnant for the past three years. In order to boost our sales and profits, we should, therefore, switch from newspaper advertising to frequent radio advertisements like those for Disc Depot.”
24. The following appeared in a letter to the editor of a River City newspaper:
“The Clio Development Group’s plan for a multilevel parking garage on Dock Street should be approved in order to strengthen the economy of the surrounding area. Although most of the buildings on the block would have to be demolished, they are among the oldest in the city and thus of little current economic value. Those who oppose the project should realize that historic preservation cannot be the only consideration: even Athens or Jerusalem will knock down old buildings to put up new ones that improve the local economy.”
25. The following appeared in a memorandum from the publisher to the staff of The Clarion , a large metropolitan newspaper:
“During the recent campaign for mayor, a clear majority of city readers who responded to our survey indicated a desire for more news about city government. To increase circulation, and thus our profits, we should therefore consistently devote a greater proportion of space in all editions of The Clarion to coverage of local news.”
26. The following appeared in a corporate planning memorandum for a company that develops amusement parks:
“Because travel from our country to foreign countries has increased dramatically in recent years, our next project should be a ‘World Tour’ theme park with replicas of famous foreign buildings, rides that have international themes, and refreshment stands to serve only foods from the country represented by the nearest ride. The best location would be near our capital city, which has large percentages of international residents and of children under the age of 16. Given the advantages of this site and the growing interest in foreign countries, the ‘World Tour’ theme park should be as successful as our space-travel theme park, where attendance has increased tenfold over the past decade.”
27. The following appeared in a letter to the editor of a River City newspaper:
“The Clio Development Group should not be permitted to build a multilevel parking garage on Dock Street since most of the buildings on the block would have to be demolished. Because these buildings were erected decades ago, they have historic significance and must, therefore, be preserved as economic assets in the effort to revitalize a restored riverfront area. Recall how Lakesburg has benefited from business increases in its historic downtown center. Moreover, there is plenty of vacant land for a parking lot elsewhere in River City.”
28. The following appeared in a letter to the editor of a local newspaper:
“Our city council’s neglect of the impoverished Railroad Flats neighborhood has left businesses with little incentive to locate there. Building a new professional football stadium in the neighborhood would solve this problem. Thousands of football fans would travel to the area to see games, and they would buy from local merchants, encouraging new businesses to open. So our city council should move quickly to fund the construction of a professional football stadium in Railroad Flats in order to help the neighborhood develop a thriving economy.”
29. The following appeared in a memorandum from the director of marketing for a pharmaceutical company:
“According to a survey of 5,000 urban residents, the prevalence of stress headaches increases with educational level, so that stress headaches occur most often among people with graduate-school degrees. It is well established that, nationally, higher educational levels usually correspond with higher levels of income. Therefore, in marketing our new pain remedy, Omnilixir, we should send free samples primarily to graduate students and to people with graduate degrees, and we should concentrate on advertising in professional journals rather than in general interest magazines.”
30. The following appeared as part of an editorial in the Waymarsh city newspaper:
“Last year the parents of first graders in our school district expressed satisfaction with the reading skills their children developed but complained strongly about their children’s math skills. To remedy this serious problem and improve our district’s elementary education, everyone in the teacher-training program at Waymarsh University should be required to take more courses in mathematics.”
31. The following appeared in a memorandum from the business office of the Lovin’ Cupful, a national restaurant chain:
“The Lovin’ Cupful franchises in our northeast region have begun serving customers Almost, a brand new powdered instant tea, in place of brewed tea. Waiters report that only about 2 percent of the customers have complained and that customers who want refills typically ask for ‘more tea.’ It appears, then, that 98 percent of the customers are perfectly happy with the switch, or else they cannot tell powdered instant from brewed tea. Therefore, in order to take advantage of the lower price per pound of Almost, all of our restaurants should begin substituting it for brewed tea.”
32. The following appeared as a memorandum from the vice-president of the Dolci candy company:
“Given the success of our premium and most expensive line of chocolate candies in a recent taste test and the consequent increase in sales, we should shift our business focus to producing additional lines of premium candy rather than our lower-priced, ordinary candies. When the current economic boom ends and consumers can no longer buy major luxury items, such as cars, they will still want to indulge in small luxuries, such as expensive candies.”
33. The following appeared in a memorandum from the director of research and development at Ready-to-Ware, a software engineering firm:
“The package of benefits and incentives that Ready-to-Ware offers to professional staff is too costly. Our quarterly profits have declined since the package was introduced two years ago, at the time of our incorporation. Moreover, the package had little positive effect, as we have had only marginal success in recruiting and training high-quality professional staff. To become more profitable again, Ready-to-Ware should, therefore, offer the reduced benefits package that was in place two years ago and use the savings to fund our current research and development initiatives.”
34. The following appeared in a memorandum from the assistant manager of Pageturner Books:
“Over the past two years, Pageturner’s profits have decreased by 5 percent, even though we have added a popular café as well as a music section selling CDs and tapes. At the same time, we have experienced an increase in the theft of merchandise. We should, therefore, follow the example of Thoreau Books, which increased its profits after putting copies of its most frequently stolen books on a high shelf behind the payment counter. By doing likewise with copies of the titles that our staff reported stolen last year, we too can increase profitability.”
35. The following appeared in a memorandum to a team developing accounting software for SmartPro Software, Inc.:
“Currently, more professional accountants use SmartPro accounting software than any other brand. However, in the market for personal accounting software for non-professionals to use in preparing their income tax returns, many of our competitors are outselling us. In surveys, our professional customers repeatedly say that they have chosen SmartPro Software because our most sophisticated software products include more advanced special features than competing brands. Therefore, the most effective way for us to increase sales of our personal accounting software for home users would clearly be to add the advanced special features that our professional software products currently offer.”
36. The following appeared in a memorandum written by the assistant manager of a store that sells gourmet food items from various countries:
“A local wine store made an interesting discovery last month: it sold more French than Italian wine on days when it played recordings of French accordion music, but it sold more Italian than French wine on days when Italian songs were played. Therefore, I recommend that we put food specialties from one particular country on sale for a week at a time and play only music from that country while the sale is going on. By this means we will increase our profits in the same way that the wine store did, and we will be able to predict more precisely what items we should stock at any given time.”
37. The following appeared in a memo to the Saluda town council from the town’s business manager:
“Research indicates that those who exercise regularly are hospitalized less than half as often as those who don’t exercise. By providing a well-equipped gym for Saluda’s municipal employees, we should be able to reduce the cost of our group health insurance coverage by approximately 50 percent and thereby achieve a balanced town budget.”
38. The following appeared as part of a letter to the editor of a local newspaper:
“Bayview High School is considering whether to require all of its students to wear uniforms while at school. Students attending Acorn Valley Academy, a private school in town, earn higher grades on average and are more likely to go on to college. Moreover, Acorn Valley reports few instances of tardiness, absenteeism, or discipline problems. Since Acorn Valley requires its students to wear uniforms, Bayview High School would do well to follow suit and require its students to wear uniforms as well.”
39. The following appeared as part of a memorandum from the loan department of the Frostbite National Bank:
“We should not approve the business loan application of the local group that wants to open a franchise outlet for the Kool Kone chain of ice cream parlors. Frostbite is known for its cold winters, and cold weather can mean slow ice cream sales. For example, even though Frostbite is a town of 10,000 people, it has only one ice cream spot—the Frigid Cow. Despite the lack of competition, the Frigid Cow’s net revenues fell by 10 percent last winter.”
40. The following appeared in a letter from a staff member in the office of admissions at Argent University:
“The most recent nationwide surveys show that undergraduates choose their major field primarily based on their perception of job prospects in that field. At our university, economics is now the most popular major, so students must perceive this field as having the best job prospects. Therefore, we can increase our enrollment if we focus our advertising and recruiting on publicizing the accomplishments of our best-known economics professors and the success of our economics graduates in finding employment.”
41. The following appeared as part of a business plan created by the management of the Take Heart Fitness Center:
“After opening the new swimming pool early last summer, Take Heart saw a 12 percent increase in the use of the center by its members. Therefore, in order to increase membership in Take Heart, we should continue to add new recreational facilities in subsequent years: for example, a multipurpose game room, a tennis court, and a miniature golf course. Being the only center in the area offering this range of activities would give us a competitive advantage in the health and recreation market.”
42. The following appeared as part of an article in the book section of a newspaper:
“Currently more and more books are becoming available in electronic form—either free-of-charge on the Internet or for a very low price-per-book on compact disc.* Thus literary classics are likely to be read more widely than ever before. People who couldn’t have purchased these works at bookstore prices will now be able to read them for little or no money; similarly, people who find it inconvenient to visit libraries and wait for books to be returned by other patrons will now have access to whatever classic they choose from their home or work computers. This increase in access to literary classics will radically affect the public taste in reading, creating a far more sophisticated and learned reading audience than has ever existed before.”
*A compact disc is a small portable disc capable of storing relatively large amounts of data that can be read by a computer.
43. The following appeared as an editorial in a magazine concerned with educational issues:
“In our country, the real earnings of men who have only a high-school degree have decreased significantly over the past 15 years, but those of male college graduates have remained about the same. Therefore, the key to improving the earnings of the next generation of workers is to send all students to college. Our country’s most important educational goal, then, should be to establish enough colleges and universities to accommodate all high school graduates.”
44. The following appeared in an editorial from a newspaper serving the town of Saluda:
“The Saluda Consolidated High School offers more than 200 different courses from which its students can choose. A much smaller private school down the street offers a basic curriculum of only 80 different courses, but it consistently sends a higher proportion of its graduating seniors on to college than Consolidated does. By eliminating at least half of the courses offered there and focusing on a basic curriculum, we could improve student performance at Consolidated and also save many tax dollars.”
45. The following appeared as part of an article in a trade magazine for breweries:
“Magic Hat Brewery recently released the results of a survey of visitors to its tasting room last year. Magic Hat reports that the majority of visitors asked to taste its low-calorie beers. To boost sales, other small breweries should brew low-calorie beers as well.”
46. The following appeared in a memorandum sent by a vice-president of the Nadir Company to the company’s human resources department:
“Nadir does not need to adopt the costly ‘family-friendly’ programs that have been proposed, such as part-time work, work at home, and job-sharing. When these programs were made available at the Summit Company, the leader in its industry, only a small percentage of employees participated in them. Rather than adversely affecting our profitability by offering these programs, we should concentrate on offering extensive training that will enable employees to increase their productivity.”
47. The following appeared in a letter to prospective students from the admissions office at Plateau College:
“Every person who earned an advanced degree in science or engineering from Olympus University last year received numerous offers of excellent jobs. Typically, many graduates of Plateau College have gone on to pursue advanced degrees at Olympus. Therefore, enrolling as an undergraduate at Plateau College is a wise choice for students who wish to ensure success in their careers.”
48. The following was excerpted from an article in a farming trade publication:
“Farmers who switched from synthetic to organic farming last year have seen their crop yields decline. Many of these farmers feel that it would be too expensive to resume synthetic farming at this point, given the money that they invested in organic farming supplies and equipment. But their investments will be relatively minor compared to the losses from continued lower crop yields. Organic farmers should switch to synthetic farming rather than persist in an unwise course. And the choice to farm organically is financially unwise, given that it was motivated by environmental rather than economic concerns.”
49. The following appeared as part of an article in a computer magazine:
“A year ago Apex Manufacturing bought its managers computers for their homes and paid for telephone connections so that they could access Apex computers and data files from home after normal business hours. Since last year, productivity at Apex has increased by 15 percent. Other companies can learn from the success at Apex: given home computers and access to company resources, employees will work additional hours at home and thereby increase company profits.”
50. The following appeared in the editorial section of a local paper:
“Applications for advertising spots on KMTV, our local cable television channel, decreased last year. Meanwhile, a neighboring town’s local channel, KOOP, changed its focus to farming issues and reported an increase in advertising applications for the year. To increase applications for its advertisement spots, KMTV should focus its programming on farming issues as well.”
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All GMAT students know the Argument essay comes first in the test, before we get to the more important Quantitative and Verbal sections, so it’s important not to exhaust ourselves in this first part of the exam. One way to stay fresh for the rest of the exam is to have a good idea of what a high-scoring essay looks like, so we have provided some GMAT sample essays to review. Below we look at a “6” and discuss why it would have likely received a perfect score, then we examine a “4” and discuss how it could have been strengthened. You can find more example essays in the GMAT Official Guide. Happy writing!
ESSAY QUESTION #1:
The following appeared in the editorial section of a national news magazine:
“The rating system for electronic games is similar to the movie rating system in that it provides consumers with a quick reference so that they can determine if the subject matter and contents are appropriate. This electronic game rating system is not working because it is self-regulated and the fines for violating the rating system are nominal. As a result an independent body should oversee the game industry and companies that knowingly violate the rating system should be prohibited from releasing a game for two years.”
Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. Point out flaws in the argument’s logic and analyze the argument’s underlying assumptions. In addition, evaluate how supporting evidence is used and what evidence might counter the argument’s conclusion. You may also discuss what additional evidence could be used to strengthen the argument or what changes would make the argument more logically sound.
The author concludes that electronic game rating system is not working compared to the movie rating system. He gives reasoning for the argument by stating that electronic companies ability to self manage and regulate the rating system is part of the problem. Author also gives reason for what needs to be done in order for electronic rating system to work, but his reasons are weak. In the next few paragraphs, I will explain why the author’s reasons are weak and what could strengthen the argument.
First, the author mentions that by hiring an independent company to oversee the operation of the electronic rating system would solve the issue. This big assumption that author makes here is that he assumes independent company would do a better job in rating games than electronic game companies themselves. If the electronic gaming companies had a better understanding on how to improve, they might themselves do a better job than independent company to oversee the ratings.
Second, the author mentions that if an electronic company violates the rating system rule, then the penalty would be to prohibit that company from releasing any games for two years. This is another weak point the makes to support his argument because if the electronic company regular product-life cycle is to release each gave every two years, this penalty wouldn’t hurt the company at all. Also, there is not way of assessing how many year of prohibition would be adequate.
Author could have strengthen his argument, if he provided some data point such as from the movie industry to defend this stance that making independent company oversee and prohibition of movie release actually worked in the long-run. Perhaps, some research data that showed making these changes would actually work, would benefit the author’s overall argument stance.
Therefore, the author’s argument that electronic game rating system is not working is weak. Both of the points he made regarding independent company oversee and violation penalty are weak without data showing that it might work.
RECAP: The first thing that stands out in this essay is the organization. The paragraphs as clearly laid out and succinct, and each begin with a great transition word or phrase. The introductory paragraph, while unfortunately uses some unneeded self-reference, clearly demonstrates an understanding of the presented argument, which is mandatory of all “6” essays. Each flaw is then pointed out in a body paragraph, and the author then chooses to include a nice “how to strengthen” paragraph to demonstrate that he/she knows the argument at a more advanced level! The conclusion is clear, and reinforces the claims previously made. While no means perfect, the strong reasoning and clarity of organization definitely give this author a “6”!
ESSAY QUESTION #2:
Political organizations that advocate the use of violence to achieve their goals should be prohibited from operating within our country. Such groups are only interested in achieving short term goals which lead to more serious long term problems.
Political organizations that advocate the use of violence to achieve its goals can sometimes lead to destruction and devastation. However, that claim that such groups are detrimental to society does not follow the same line of reasoning. These groups might be of great help to certain sections of society. Also the claim that short term solutions can only lead to more serious long term problems is stated without any evidence. Hence the above argument is flawed.
Firstly, political organizations might be of great help to certain sections of society. Take for example the Indian National Congress party that helped tons of Indian’s voice their views to the British government during the British rule in india. Although this political organization advocated the use of violence, the organization was critical to India becoming a free of British rule in 1947.
Secondly, the argument assumes that short term solutions lead to more serious long term problems. Short term solutions are often very important in achieving long term goals, irrespective of whether the organizations advocate violence or not. The argument must also state clearly what constitutes violence. In a free country, such as the United States, to prohibit any political organization is to put a hold on their freedom. As long as the violence or aggressive behavior is not illegal, one can not prohibit a political organization from operating.
Thus although the argument seems to convey a valid point, that political organizations that advocate the use of violence should be prohibited from operating, it is worded to strongly and lacks evidence to support its claims that these groups are detrimental to society.
RECAP: The major difference between these two essays is length. More is not always better, but a student who can write 5-6 paragraphs within the given time frame definitely will stand out as a better planner, and as someone who already had a workable template. Furthermore, some minor grammar and spelling mistakes interfere with the essay’s clarity. The thesis, “Hence the above argument is flawed, “ is not as strongly worded as it could be, and doesn’t stand on its own as a powerful statement. The conclusion also seems to weaken the essay by admitting the argument conveys “a valid point.” This concession, without being more specific, weakens the overall thesis. The takeaway: length, specificity, and strength of argument will take this “4” to a “6.”
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GMAT Sample QuestionsHere, we are going to provide sample questions from the question paper of the GMAT exam. Check below one sample question from each section/ type: Problem Solving Q: Running at the same constant rate, 6 identical machines can produce a total of 33 widgets per hour. At this rate, how many widgets could 14 such machines produce in 3 hours? Data Sufficiency During a particular period, water enters a partially filled reservoir at a constant rate through a mountain stream. At the same time, water is pumped out of the reservoir at a constant rate through an outlet pipe. At what rate, in gallons per minute, is the amount of water in the reservoir increasing?
a) Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient. b) Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient. c) BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient. d) EACH statement ALONE is sufficient. e) Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.  Sentence Correction Investigations along the Solo River in Indonesia have led some archaeologists to debunk the idea of an era in which Homo Erectus had still survived in the Homo Sapiens’ inhabited areas.
Critical reasoning and reading comprehension-type questions are also asked in the GMAT exam. The type of questions can be checked in the GMAT question papers. How GMAT Scores Are Calculated?Before taking the GMAT exam, candidates must be aware of how exactly the scores are calculated in the exam. A number of students do not know how they can get a score of 720 or above. Scores are calculated in a different manner in the GMAT exam. In GMAT, quantitative and verbal sections are scored on a scale of 0 to 60. A score below 6 and above 51 is rare. The total GMAT score obtained by the candidates ranges from 200 to 800 which is completed based on performance by the candidates in these two sections only. In GMAT, the score is determined on the basis of the following:
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ENTER MOBILE NUMBERBy signing up, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions The Free GMAT Prep CourseGmat sample questions.  On this page, you’ll see every question type that goes into your GMAT Total Score of 200-800 points. You’ll get an initial sense of your “favorites.” The least-liked question types tend to be Data Sufficiency, on the Quant section, and Reading Comprehension, on Verbal section, although the grammar involved in Sentence Correction question is daunting to some test takers. Just remember that any area of difficulty on the test is an area where you can carve out an advantage. What’s relevant to your GMAT score and your MBA application isn’t how easy or hard the test feels, but how your relative performance. For that reason, and because everyone has room to improve on the GMAT, don’t attempt to evaluate yourself based just on these sample questions. If your GMAT ability could be gauged in a mere 10 or 12 questions, the GMAT would be only 10 or 12 questions long! GMAT Sample Question: Problem SolvingRunning at the same constant rate, 6 identical machines can produce a total of 33 widgets per hour. At this rate, how many widgets could 14 such machines produce in 3 hours? As you can see from this sample question, GMAT Problem Solving questions test your skills in a “traditional” format. They always have five answer choices; one choice is objectively the best, while the rest are objectively inferior. These questions most closely resemble the mathematics questions you have seen on other standardized tests. Problem Solving questions are one of the two types of question the Quantitative section of the test. Here are a few more Problem Solving sample questions. This is merely a slice of the hundreds of free questions available to you on GMAT Free:
GMAT Sample Question: Data SufficiencyDuring a particular period, water enters a partially filled reservoir at a constant rate through a mountain stream. At the same time, water is pumped out of the reservoir at a constant rate through an outlet pipe. At what rate, in gallons per minute, is the amount of water in the reservoir increasing? (1) The amount of water initially in the reservoir is 1800 gallons. (2) Water is pumped into the reservoir at a rate of 8 gallons per minute and out of the reservoir at a rate of 20 gallons every 3 minutes. A) Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient. B) Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient. C) BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient. D) EACH statement ALONE is sufficient. E) Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient. Data Sufficiency questions are unique to the GMAT. Data Sufficiency is the other question type on the Quant section of the GMAT exam, and it represents the test-taker’s leading opportunity to gain a score advantage over the competition (or suffer a disadvantage). Data Sufficiency questions always have two data statements, labeled (1) and (2), and the answer choices are always identical to the answer choices in this sample question. The format is not overly complicated once you get used to it, but there is plenty of room for test-taking strategy in this question type. Some more Data Sufficiency sample questions:
GMAT Sample Question: Critical ReasoningRecently, scientists determined that great white sharks can live over 70 years, much longer than had been previously thought. They made the discovery by examining the layers of different colors that accumulated on the shark’s teeth over the years. In the 1950s, atomic bomb testing produced unusually large amounts of carbon-14, which fell from the atmosphere into the ocean and accumulated as a distinctive layer on the shark’s teeth corresponding to a known period in time. Perplexingly, even though great white sharks live longer than had been expected, some parties maintain that based on the new findings, the great white sharks must be protected from overfishing. Which of the following, if true, best resolves the discrepancy identified above? A) Great white sharks need to be protected from overfishing because they are dying rapidly due to poisoning by carbon-14. B) Great white sharks were determined to live longer than had been previously thought based on the discovery of a carbon-14-rich layer within older sharks’ teeth. C) Great white sharks are evidently endangered and therefore need to be protected from overfishing. D) Some great white sharks may have rich layers of carbon-14 from other sources, depending on their migration patterns. E) Great white sharks’ longer lifespan implies that they mature more slowly and reproduce more slowly than had previously been assumed. This question, like all Critical Reasoning questions, is designed to test logical reasoning skills based on a short “prompt,” which is typically a logical argument or a proposed plan of action. Of the question types that appear on the Verbal section, Critical Reasoning is the medium-length type, since Reading Comprehension questions require digesting an entire passage before getting to the questions. Critical Reasoning questions are an important area of practice for the GMAT exam, one that is often underestimated. Many people take for granted that they will have to brush up on mathematics skills, but they think of Verbal skills as innate and not subject to improvement. This is not the case! As you practice more Critical Reasoning, you’ll find your speed and accuracy improving. More Critical Reasoning questions:
GMAT Sample Questions: Reading ComprehensionReading Comprehension are best viewed in a realistic interface with passage and question side by side, so for these practice question we will point you straight inside the GMAT Free course (no registration is required; you can click on through). To avoid rushing, you’ll want to allocate 10 or 15 minutes per passage. With practice, you’ll generally digest a Reading Comprehension passage in about 4 minutes and then spend 1-2 minutes per question.
GMAT Reading Comprehension passages are often a single paragraph, although passages of three to four paragraphs are also common. Reading Comprehension represents the GMAT test area that is most difficult to improve quickly, since reading skills are acquired over a lifetime and not improved overnight. Nevertheless, improvement on this question type is possible and many of the techniques that we will cover for Critical Reasoning can also be applied to Reading Comprehension. What’s NextDon’t be discouraged if these samples are daunting – and, for that matter, don’t think you are done your GMAT preparation if you nailed them. A moderate level of confidence is in order if you are serious about applying to business school. From here, a good next step is to acquaint yourself with the GMAT exam . And, now that you have seen these GMAT sample questions, we do recommend that you register for free in the course to be able to access your accumulated question history. This site uses various technologies, as described in our Privacy Policy, for personalization, measuring website use/performance, and targeted advertising, which may include storing and sharing information about your site visit with third parties. By continuing to use this website you consent to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use .COVID-19 Update: To help students through this crisis, The Princeton Review will continue our "Enroll with Confidence" refund policies. For full details, please click here. We are experiencing sporadically slow performance in our online tools, which you may notice when working in your dashboard. Our team is fully engaged and actively working to improve your online experience. If you are experiencing a connectivity issue, we recommend you try again in 10-15 minutes. We will update this space when the issue is resolved. GMAT Sample Questions Want a preview of the question types you'll face on the GMAT? Try your hand at the GMAT practice questions below. Then, check your answers against our in-depth explanations to see how you did. We pulled these GMAT sample questions from our book Cracking the GMAT and from our test prep course materials. For more GMAT practice, take a full-length practice test with us held under the same testing conditions as the real thing. Find out how you'd score, and get a personalized score report from us that shows your strengths and weaknesses.
Below you'll find sample GMAT questions covering the three question types you'll encounter on the Verbal section: Sentence Correction , Critical Reasoning, and Reading Comprehension. GMAT Sentence Correction Questions1. In order to better differentiate its product from generic brands, the cereal company first hired a marketing firm that specializes in creating campaigns to build brand awareness and then retools its factory to produce a variety of different shapes of cereal. (A) then retools its factory to produce a variety of different shapes of cereal (B) retools its factory to produce a variety of different shapes of cereal (C) then retooled its factory to produce a variety of different shapes of cereal (D) then will retool its factory to produce a variety of different shapes of cereal (E) then produces a variety of different shapes of cereal through retooling its factory Answer: (C) The actions of the cereal company are not in parallel form. First the company hired then it retools . Eliminate choice (A). Choice (B) still has the same error. Choice (D) changes the verb form incorrectly to the future tense. Choice (E) rewrites the sentence but retains the error. [+] See the Answer 2. Believed to be one of the first widely read female authors of the Western world, Christine de Pizan's masterwork The Book of the City of the Ladies , was written in 1405 and is a history of the Western world from the woman's point-of-view. (A) Believed to be one of the first widely read female authors of the Western world (B) Written by one of the first widely read female authors of the Western world (C) One of the first widely read female authors of the Western world, as some believe (D) Written by what some believe as one of the first widely read female authors of the Western world (E) Believed by some as one of the first works by a widely read female author in the Western world Answer: (B) As written, this sentence has a misplaced modifier error: the book, The Book of the City of the Ladies isn't believed by anyone to be an author— Christine de Pizan is. Choices (A) and (C) repeat that error and can be eliminated. Choices (B) and (D) both change the introductory phrase to clearly refer to a written work, but choice (D) uses the incorrect idiom believe as instead of the correct form, believe to be . Choice (E) repeats that idiom error. GMAT Critical Reasoning Questions1. One food writer wrote that reducing the amount of animal products in one's diet can contribute to better health and well-being. Based on this claim, some people are completely eliminating meat from their diets in order to be healthier. The argument above relies on which of the following assumptions? Answer: (B) The argument states that some people are eliminating meat from their diets because reducing the amount of animal products in one's diet can lead to better health. Meat is only one type of animal product, however. The argument assumes that by eliminating meat, the people are reducing the total amount of animal products in their diets. Choice (A) addresses increasing the amount of vegetables and grains, but the argument just deals with animal products. Choice (B) correctly addresses the people who are eliminating meat and states that those people are not increasing their consumption of dairy, which is another instance of using animal products. Thus, these people are actually reducing the amount of animal products in their diets. Choice (C) addresses most food writers, who are irrelevant to this argument. Choice (D) addresses health lifestyles, which are irrelevant to this particular argument. Choice (E) addresses the reasons behind not eating animal products, which is irrelevant to the argument. 2. Studies reveal that a daily exercise regimen helps stroke survivors regain dexterity in their extremities. Being given an exercise routine and having a consultation with a doctor about the exercise routine have been shown to be effective mechanisms to get patients to exercise daily. From the above information, which of the following statements can be reasonably inferred? (A) A stroke survivor that is given a detailed exercise plan and consults her physician about the plan will regain full dexterity in her extremities. (B) If a stroke survivor is not given an exercise plan and does not consult with a doctor, she will not regain dexterity in her extremities. (C) Stroke survivors who are given an exercise routine and consult with a doctor about that routine will sometimes regain dexterity in their extremities. (D) Being given an exercise routine and having a consultation with a doctor about the routine is the best way to help a stroke survivor regain dexterity in their extremities. (E) Only being given an exercise routine is necessary to regenerate dexterity in the extremities of seniors who have suffered a stroke. Answer: (C) This is an inference question, so evaluate the passage and then look for an answer choice that can be reasonably inferred from the information. The passage states that a daily exercise regimen helps stroke survivors regain dexterity in their extremities and that survivors who are given an exercise routine and who have a consultation with a doctor about the routine have been shown to be effective at getting patients to exercise daily . So it can be inferred that if a survivor is given a routine and consults with a doctor, they are more likely to exercise daily, which will help them regain dexterity. Choice (A) is an example of extreme language. The phrasing will regain full dexterity is not promised in the information in the passage, as the passage only states that a routine and consultations may help a survivor exercise more. Eliminate (A). Choice (B) is also an example of extreme language. There is no way to discern from the information provided that a strong survivor would not regain dexterity without an exercise routine and a consultation, so eliminate (B). Choice (C) is a reasonable inference to make from the information in the passage so keep (C). Choice (D) also contains the extreme language best way . The information does not compare this method with any other method so eliminate (D). Choice (E) is recycled language and does not address consulting with a doctor so eliminate (E). The correct answer is (C). GMAT Reading Comprehension QuestionsAlthough oft-maligned in modern culture, the pigeon once stood not only for speed and reliability but also for grace and beauty. Darwin himself became a pigeon fancier after beginning to work with the humble Columbia livia , discovering them to be more fascinating than he had formerly believed. During the Victorian age, in fact, raising show pigeons was a popular hobby, with new breeds continuously arising as amateur (and not-so-amateur) ornithologists crossed animals in the hopes of creating ever more fantastic creatures. One of the most sought-after varieties was known as the Almond Tumbler, a name presumably derived from the color of the birds combined with the distinctive flight style. Over the course of many generations, this bird was so manipulated as to have a beak so small as to prevent the adult birds from feeding their offspring. And yet, it was wildly popular, drawing high prices at auctions and high prizes at competitions. How then did an animal once so well-loved come to be so loathed? As recently as World War II, the military used pigeons to carry messages but today, many people would kick a pigeon before they would feed one. Perhaps it is just a problem of population density - a lack of esteem for that which is ubiquitous. Pigeons have become our constant urban companions and, as such, have been transformed from symbols of peace, plenty, and prosperity, to representatives of disease and decay. 1. The primary purpose of this passage is to (A) convince the reader of the nobility of the pigeon, based on its history as a symbol of virtue (B) dissuade the reader from mistreating a once-majestic animal that has fallen from favor (C) rebut claims that the pigeon carries disease any more frequently than do other domestic animals (D) promote a renewal of pigeon fancying and a resurgence of breeds such as the Almond Tumbler (E) suggest that there might be more to the story of some urban wildlife than is commonly known Answer: (E) The passage gives a brief description of the pigeon's place in recent human history and then goes on to contrast that with modern perspectives of the birds. Choice (A) goes too far—the author doesn't give any indication of believing the pigeon to be noble. Choice (B) focuses too specifically on a side comment in the second paragraph. Choice (C) also focuses too specifically on a side comments—the passage is not primarily about disease. Choice (D) is too strong—the passage isn't really promoting any specific action. Choice (E) remains neutral and informational, as does the passage. 2. The case of the Almond Tumbler is most analogous to which of the following? (A) a strain of wheat that can be grown in plentiful quantities but loses much of its nutritional value in the process (B) Arabian horses that are able to run at phenomenal speeds due to centuries of careful breeding designed to enhance those physical attributes (C) vitamins that were purported to provide all of the necessary nutrients but have since been found not to be very effective (D) the dachshund, a popular breed of dog that is nonetheless prone to severe back problems, due to weaknesses exacerbated by targeted breeding (E) the wild rock doves that are most commonly found nesting in the faces of cliffs far from human habitation Answer: (D) The Almond Tumbler is described as a breed of pigeon that was very popular during the Victorian era. The passage also mentions that the selective breeding used to create that particular kind of bird also led to tiny beaks that kept parent birds from feeding their babies. Therefore, the best analogy would be another animal that is popular even though it has problems due to its design. Choice (A) is incorrect because it leaves out the aspect of popularity. Choice (B) is only positive and you need something that's also negative. Choice (C) is not about something that has been bred for a specific purpose, nor does it deal with popularity. Choice (D) correctly refers to a popular animal with a common health problem. Choice (E) does not refer to pigeons that have been bred by humans. 3. The passage suggests that (A) pigeons were once known for flying with celerity (B) the Almond Tumbler was the most beautiful breed of pigeon (C) Darwin was infatuated with his fancy pigeons (D) modern pigeons are dirtier than the fancy pigeons of yore (E) only scientists should breed new kinds of animals Answer: (A) For a question this open-ended, it's usually best to check each of the answers against the passage. Choice (A) appears to match the opening line of the passage, which states that the pigeon once stood not only for speed and reliability. Choice (B) goes too far—although many Victorians seems to have loved the Tumbler, there's no evidence that it was definitively the most beautiful. Choice (C) also goes too far—the passage mentions that Darwin was fascinated by his pigeons, not that he was infatuated. Choice (D) draws an incorrect assumption—the passage comments that the common opinion has changed, not the pigeon itself. Choice (E) is not supported by the passage, which states that amateurs, as well as trained individuals, bred pigeons. Below you'll find GMAT sample questions covering the two question types you'll encounter on the Quantitative section: Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency. Problem Solving Questions1. A certain company sells tea in loose leaf and bagged form, and in five flavors: Darjeeling, earl grey, chamomile, peppermint, and orange pekoe. The company packages the tea in boxes that contain either 8 ounces of tea of the same flavor and the same form, or 8 ounces of tea of 4 different flavors and the same form. If the order in which the flavors are packed does not matter, how many different types of packages are possible? (A) 12 (B) 15 (C) 20 (D) 25 (E) 30 Answer: (C) Begin by figuring out how many different ways you can package the tea in boxes that contains 8 ounces of tea, all of the same flavor. There are five flavors, each flavor can come in either loose leaf or bagged form, so 5 flavors x 2 forms = 10 different ways to package the tea in boxes that contain only one flavor each. Now find the number of different ways to package 4 different flavors of the same form per box. In this case, you must choose 4 of 5 possible flavors, and order does not matter, so the formula is 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 ⁄ 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 5 different ways to combine the 4 flavors. Each combination can come in either loose leaf for bagged form, so you have 2 different forms x 5 different combinations = 10 total possible ways to combine the 4 flavors in either bagged or loose-leaf form. Thus, the total number of combinations is 10 + 10 = 20 total combinations. The answer is choice (C). 2. Karen sold her house at a loss of 25 percent of the price that she originally paid for the house, and then bought another house at a price of 30 percent less than the price she originally paid for her first house. If she sold the first house for $225,000, what was her net gain, in dollars, for the two transactions? (A) $15,000 (B) $25,000 (C) $60,000 (D) $75,000 (E) $90,000 Answer: (A) If Karen sold her first house for $225,000 and at a loss of 25 percent, then 25 percent of the original price equals $225,000. 75 ⁄ 100 x = 225,000, so x, or the price she originally paid, equals $300,000. Thus, Karen lost $75,000 on the sale of her first house. If she bought a second house for a price of 30 percent less than $300,000, then the second house cost $210,000, so she gained $90,0000. $90,000 - $75,000 = $15,000, so the answer is choice (A). Sample Data Sufficiency Questions1. In a certain company, at least 200 people own manual transmission vehicles. If 12 percent of the people who own manual transmission vehicles also own automatic transmission vehicles, do more people own automatic transmission vehicles than own manual transmission vehicles? (1) 5 percent of the people who own an automatic transmissions vehicle also own a manual transmission vehicle. (2) 15 people own both an automatic transmission vehicle and a manual transmission vehicle. (A) Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient. (B) Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient. (C) BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient. (D) EACH Statement ALONE is sufficient. (E) Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient to answer the question asked, and additional data are needed. Answer: (A) According to statement (1), 5 percent of the people who own an automatic transmission vehicle also own a manual transmission vehicle. The question also indicates that 12 percent of the people who own a manual transmission vehicle also own an automatic transmission vehicle. Both figures relate to the total number who own both, so that means that 5 percent of the automatic transmission owners = 12 percent of the manual transmission owners. The overlap in ownership makes up a smaller percent of those who own automatic transmission vehicles, so there must be more people who own automatic transmission vehicles. Statement (1) is sufficient, so you can eliminate choices (B), (C), and (E). Statement (2) indicates that 15 people own both an automatic transmission vehicle and a manual transmission vehicle, so you know that 12 percent of the people who own a manual transmission is equal to 15 people. 12 ⁄ 100 = 15, so x = 125. Thus, there are 125 people who own a manual transmission vehicle. However, you have no further information to allow you to calculate the number of people who own automatic transmission vehicles, so statement (2) is insufficient. The answer is choice (A). 2. What is the value of x ⁄ 2 ? (1) x is 1 ⁄ 5 less than 9 ⁄ 10 (2) x is between 2 ⁄ 5 and 4 ⁄ 5 (A) Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient. (B) Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient. (C) BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient. (D) EACH Statement ALONE is sufficient. (E) Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient to answer the question asked, and additional data are needed. Answer: (A) Statement (1) allows you to find the value of x, so you can answer the question. (If x is 1 ⁄ 5 less than 9 ⁄ 10 , then 9 ⁄ 10 - 1 ⁄ 5 = x. 1 ⁄ 5 = 2 ⁄ 10 , so x equals 9 ⁄ 10 - 2 ⁄ 10 = 7 ⁄ 10 . If x equals 7 ⁄ 10 , then x ⁄ 2 = 7 ⁄ 10 divided by 2, or 7 ⁄ 20 .) Statement (1) is sufficient, so eliminate choices (B), (C), and (E). According to statement (2), x is between 2 ⁄ 5 and 4 ⁄ 5 . That means that one possible value for x is 3 ⁄ 5 , but another possible value is 7 ⁄ 10 . Statement (2) is insufficient, so the answer is choice (A). Below you'll find examples of how you'll be asked to use a chart, graph, or table to answer questions on the Integrated Reasoning section. Sample Integrated Reasoning QuestionsItem 1: Andre is buying gifts for his office staff. He wants to spend exactly $280 and he can buy either sweatshirts, which cost $22, or baseball caps, which cost $26. In the table below, choose the number of sweatshirts and the number of baseball caps that Andre should buy.
Answer: Sweatshirts, 8; Baseball caps 4 To solve this question, systematically test out the answer choices. The equation you need to solve is 22s + 26h = 280, in which both s and h are integers and s represents the number of sweatshirts and h represents the number of baseball caps. So, start with plugging in 4 for sweatshirts and see if the number of baseball caps is an integer. 22(4) +26h = 280 h = 7.38 Since the number of baseball caps is not an integer, Andre could not have bought 4 sweatshirts. Keep trying more sweatshirts one by one until you find an answer that will you an integer value for baseball caps. 8 sweatshirts will give you 4 baseball caps.  Question 2-1 The ratio of the U.S. population in 2000 to the U.S. population in 1900 is closest to __. (A) 1 to 4 (B) 2 to 7 (C) 2 to 1 (D) 3 to 1 (E) 11 to 3 Answer: (E, 11 to 3) According to the graph, the U.S. population in 2000 was a little bit more than 275 million, and the U.S. population in 1900 was a little over 75 million. Since the question asks what the ratio is "closest to," these numbers are good enough to approximate. 275 to 75 can be reduced by 5 to get 55 to 15, which can be reduced by 5 again to get 11 to 3. Alternatively, you could reduce 275 to 75 by 25 to get this same ratio. Question 2-2 The U.S. population in 1950 was approximately __ of the U.S. population in 1850. (A) 800% (B) 600% (C) 200% (D) 85% (E) 15% Answer: (B, 600%) The question asks what percent the U.S. population in 1950 is of the U.S. population in 1850. To get this you need to calculate population 1950 ⁄ population 1850 x 100. Since the U.S. population in 1950 is higher, you want something that is greater than 100%. Eliminate 85% and 15%. Since the sentence says "approximate" and also since the remaining answer choices are not close to each other, you can estimate the values. According to the chart, the population in 1950 was about 150 million and the population in 1850 was about 25 million. Therefore, you need to calculate 150 ⁄ 25 x 100 = 6 x 100 = 600%. Question 2-3 The U.S. population increased by approximately __ from 1900 to 1950. (A) 25% (B) 33% (C) 50% (D) 100% (E) 200% Answer: (D, 100%) To get percent increase, you need to use the formula difference ⁄ original x 100. The population in 1900 was about 75 million, and the population in 1950 was about 150 million. The difference between the two figures is 75 million. Therefore, the percent increase is 75 ⁄ 75 x 100 = 100%. Below you'll find a sample Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) question. On the GMAT you'll have 30 minutes to write a critique of the argument. Analysis of an ArgumentThe following appeared as part of a medical advertisement in a magazine. A new medical test that allows the early detection of a particular disease will prevent the deaths of people all over the world who would otherwise die from the disease. The test has been extremely effective in allowing doctors to diagnose the disease six months to a year before it would have been spotted by conventional means. Discuss how logically convincing you find this argument. In explaining your point of view, be sure to evaluate the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, it may be necessary to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what other explanations or counterexamples might weaken the arguments conclusion. You can also discuss what kind of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically persuasive, and what, if anything, would enable you to better evaluate its conclusion. How will you score?Take a GMAT practice test with us under the same conditions as the real thing. You'll get a personalized score report highlighting your strengths and areas of improvement. START A FREE PRACTICE TEST
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The Real Essay QuestionsHome » 800score Free GMAT Prep Course » FREE GMAT PREP COURSE » The Real GMAT Essay Questions 1. Retired Sample Official GMAT QuestionsTo beat the competition, you will need to do some brainstorming for all 280 AWA questions. Any of them could appear on your GMAT, so you should spend some time preparing in advance. While there are many questions possible, the good news is there are no surprises. You will be able to review all of the potential questions beforehand.
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The GMAT is a crucial step in the business school application process. Admissions committees use applicants' GMAT scores to assess their ability to succeed in a graduate-level program. The best way to prepare for the GMAT is to complete sample questions that test the same skills as the actual exam. The samples listed below resemble GMAT questions in structure, format, and skills tested. After completing all of the sample questions, review the answers and explanations at the end of this article. Integrated Reasoning Sample QuestionsThe Integrated Reasoning section contains 12 questions in four different categories: Multi-Source Reasoning, Graphical Interpretation, Two-Part Analysis and Table Analysis. You will have 30 minutes to complete this section of the GMAT. Question #1
Evaluate the table shown above, which displays data about American agricultural products. Answer YES to the following statement if the information in the table makes the statement true. Otherwise, answer NO. No country, including America, produces more than one-half of the world's corn. Question #2 ABC Boats is producing a new speedboat called the Lake Skipper. The Lake Skipper's fuel economy is R miles per gallon (R(m/G)) when it is driving a constant speed of S miles per hour (S(m/h)). Select the expression that represents the number of gallons of fuel that the Lake Skipper will use when driving at a constant speed (S) for 1 hour. Your answer should be in terms of the variables R and S. Select the expression that represents the number of gallons of fuel that the Lake Skipper will use when driving at a constant speed (S) for 60 miles. Your answer should be in terms of the variables R and S. You should make two selections total (one in each empty column).
Quantitative Reasoning Sample QuestionsThe Quantitative Reasoning section contains 31 questions in two categories: Data Sufficiency and Problem Solving. You have 62 minutes to complete this section of the GMAT. If a > b, c > d, b > c and e > b, which of the following statements must be true? I. a > e II. e > d III. a > c (A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) II and III (E) I and III On a 3-day trip to Italy, 4 adults ate $60 worth of spaghetti. How much would it cost for 7 adults to eat spaghetti on a 5-day trip to Italy if they ate the same spaghetti at the same cost per person per day? Verbal Reasoning Sample QuestionsThe Verbal Reasoning section contains 36 questions in three categories: Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning and Sentence Correction. You will have 65 minutes to complete this section of the GMAT. According to a recent study, the amount of work people are tasked with rank as one of the high causes of workplace stress for American adults. (A) rank as one of the high causes of workplace stress (B) ranks as one of the more high causes of workplace stress (C) rank as one of the leading causes of workplace stress (D) ranks as one of the leading causes of workplace stress (E) rank as one of the higher causes of workplace stress The cost of purchasing raw materials from Company A is fifteen percent less than the cost of purchasing raw materials from Company B. Even after taxes and transportation fees are added, it is still cheaper to purchase raw materials from Company A and have them transported than to purchase raw materials from Company B. Which of the following assertions is supported by the above statement? (A) Labor costs at Company A are fifteen percent lesson that labor costs at Company B. (B) The taxes on raw materials from Company A are more than fifteen percent of the cost of purchasing raw materials from Company B. (C) Company B inflates their prices to be more competitive than Company A. (D) It takes less time for Company A to mine raw materials. (E) The cost of transporting raw materials from Company A is less than fifteen percent of the cost of purchasing raw materials from Company B. Analytical Writing Sample QuestionsThis section does not contain questions like the other three sections. Instead, you will be presented with a written argument. Your job is to critically analyze the validity of the argument and then write an analysis of the argument. The analysis should be an assessment of the reasoning used in the argument; you do not need to express your personal opinions. You have 30 minutes to complete the Analytical Writing section. Many experts agree that reading can reduce stress and ease tension in muscles. Recently, two new libraries opened in the tri-county area. Consequently, the hospitals in the area should see a reduction in patients seeking treatment for heart attacks and strokes. To ensure that Lavender Hospital is not overstaffed, we should immediately reduce the number of emergency nurses at the hospital and allocate payroll savings to the radiology department, which desperately needs funds for new equipment. Write a critique of the above argument within 30 minutes. Lick It Up Ice Cream began advertising in the local newspaper last month and saw its business increase by 15 percent over previous month's totals. This rise in sales proves that newspaper advertising still works as well as it used to and can be used to make any food service company more profitable. Integrated Reasoning Answers and Explanations#1 Answer: Yes. This answer can be obtained by analyzing the table. Look at the Production: World Share (%) column for Corn and the Production: World Rank column for Corn. America is ranked first in corn production in the world and only produces 47% of the world share of corn. Therefore, it is true that no country, including America, produces more than one-half of the world's corn. #2 Answer: S/R and 60/R. When S=speed and R=miles per gallon, S/R represents the number of gallons of fuel the Lake Skipper will use in one hour of drive time at constant speed. You would need to divide S by R to find out how much fuel would be used in one hour. When R=miles per gallon and 60 represents the number of miles, 60/R represents the number of gallons of fuel that the Lake Skipper will use when driving at a constant speed (S) for 60 miles. You would need to divide 60 by R to find out how much fuel would be required for a 60 mile drive. Quantitative Answers and Explanations#1 Answer: D. It is true to say that e is greater than d and that a is greater than c. However, you cannot say that a is greater than e. Although we know that e is greater than b and that a is greater than b, there is no evidence that a is greater than e. #2 Answer: A. The answer is $175. To get to this number, you need to start by determining how much spaghetti costs per person per day. Divide 60 by 4 to get 15. This is the cost of spaghetti per day. Then, divide 15 by 3 to get 5. This is the cost of spaghetti per person per day. Then you switch from division to multiplication to get the cost for the second trip. Multiply 5 (the number of days on the trip) by 5 (the number of people on the trip) to get 25. Then, multiply 25 (the cost of food for five days) by 7 (the number of people) to get 175. It would cost $175 for 7 adults to eat spaghetti on a 5-day trip to Italy. Verbal Sample Answers and Explanations#1 Answer: D. The correct answer is "ranks as one of the leading causes of workplace stress". This is the option that creates the most effective sentence without awkwardness or grammatical error. The verb "ranks" agrees with the subject of this sentence (amount of work). The word "leading" is also a better fit idiomatically than "high" and makes the sentence less awkward. #2 Answer: D. The cost of transporting raw materials from Company A is less than fifteen percent of the cost of purchasing raw materials from Company B. This is the only answer option supported by the statement. The statement does not mention labor costs, price inflation, or the amount of time to mine raw materials. The statement also clearly indicates that even with taxes and transportation fees, it is still costs LESS to purchase raw materials from Company A than Company B. Analytical Writing Answers and Explanations#1 and #2 Answer: There is no single correct answer or critique for either argument . However, each critique should 1.) restate a brief summary of the argument; 2.) analyze the use of reasoning and evidence in the argument; 3.) identify potential counterarguments , alternative explanations or questionable assumptions; and 4.) identify evidence that could have been used to strengthen the argument; 5.) provide a conclusion that sums up your critique. Check over what you have written to see if you have accomplished all five of these goals.
 GMAT Question Types Quantitative SectionThe Quant section consists of 21 Problem Solving (PS) questions, which are traditional multiple-choice math questions. You have 45 minutes for the section, giving you an average of just over 2 minutes per question . PS questions rely on various arithmetic and algebra concepts, both in word-problem and non-word-problem formats. Concepts are interspersed throughout the section; they do not appear in discrete blocks. Several questions, particular difficult questions, make use of multiple concepts . Verbal SectionThe Verbal section consists of 23 Critical Reasoning (CR) and Reading Comprehension (RC) questions. You have 45 minutes, giving you an average of just under 2 minutes per question . Expect 9 to 13 CR questions and 10 to 14 RC questions across 3 or 4 passages. The CR and RC questions are intermingled, except that all RC questions related to a given passage appear consecutively. Process of elimination is important on verbal questions, since they ask you to pick the best answer . You will often find it easier to eliminate three answers, whereas deciding between the other two may be trickier. Review all five answers, unless low on time, even if you come across one that you like. Data InsightsThe Data Insights section consists of 20 Data Sufficiency (DS) and Integrated Reasoning (IR) questions. You have 45 minutes, giving you an average of 2 minutes 15 seconds per question . Expect 5 to 8 DS questions and 12 to 15 IR questions, intermingled throughout the section. IR questions include four distinct question types: graphics interpretation, multi-source reasoning, table analysis, and two-part analysis. Most IR questions are accompanied by two or three sub-questions to answer. Experimental QuestionsEach section contains a few experimental questions that do not count towards your score and do not impact test adaptiveness. The GMAC is testing the validity of these questions before incorporating them into future GMAT administrations. Experimental questions do not have an assigned difficulty level , so you may encounter a question with difficulty that seems too easy or too hard given your performance. If so, such a question may be experimental. That said, you cannot identify which questions are experimental, nor should you spend any time trying to do so. Answer every question to the best of your abilities within the time constraints. 
GMAT Prep Courses & Tutoring GMAT Analytical Writing – AWAIntroduction to the gmat awa task. The Analytical Writing section on the GMAT (often referred to simply as the AWA) is possibly the one with most diametric opinions. Some people actually look forward to the opportunity to break out of the multiple-choice format and to present their thoughts on paper, while others are terrified by the prospect. Whichever side you land on in this debate, to master the AWA task, all one needs is structured thinking and a good grasp of the English language. What is the argument essay?Essentially, the test taker is given 30 minutes to type an analytical essay, critiquing and evaluating a flawed argument (along the lines of a CR Weaken argument). Note that the AWA score is not factored into the general GMAT score out of 800. Instead, it is a separate score, wherein the test-taker earns points on a scale of 0 to 6, moving in half-point increments (that is, 0-0.5, 0.5-1, 1-1.5, etc). Both a computer and a human will evaluate and grade your essay, and you'll receive your AWA score along with your official scores from GMAC, any time within 15 days of taking the exam. In some cases, there is a score disparity of more than one point between the computer score and the human score. If this happens, a second human scorer is asked to evaluate the writing. How important are the AWA scores?While it is true that there is often more emphasis on the GMAT general score, one should not take the AWA lightly. Almost all business schools have their specific cut-offs not just for the GMAT general score (out of 800), but also for the AWA score (out of 6). The cut-offs range from 4 to 4.5; therefore, you should aim for 4.5 or above to be safe. What does the AWA specifically want?There are three main categories on which the AWA task is scored:
 How to Self Prep for the 2024 GMAT (11th Edition) The GMAT Focus is gone... Long live the GMAT Focus. As of July 2024, the GMAC has retired it's now temporary rebranding of the successor to the GMAT 10th Edition so that the test previously known as the GMAT Focus Edition, and all past GMAT exams, are now simply known as the GMAT. This is causing significant confusion among test takers and preppers, because there is now almost no way to readily differentiate between prep materials for the prior version of the exam that has been retired and the current version that was launched in November 2023, becoming the only available version of the exam as of February 2024. How to Identify Old GMAT Study MaterialsObviously, it's not a good idea to prepare for an extinct exam, but many third-party prep materials, let alone static resources out there in far corners of the internet won't readily identify which is new and which is old. Unfortunately, it's on test takers themselves to ensure that the content they are relying upon is not outdated. So, here are some quick identifying characteristics you can use to make sure your prep resources are accurate: Section StructureThe newest, and only current version of the GMAT has only three sections: Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, and Data Insights. Each of which is exactly 45 minutes in duration. Any reference to an Integrated Reasoning section, Analytical Writing Section essay, or section length other than 45 minutes is an immediate indication that you are using outdated materials. overall SCORINGThe composite GMAT scoring scale still uses ten-point increments, but now those scores end with a units digit of 5, such as 505 or 705. If the resource you are using refers to any score ending in a 0, it's antiquated information and should not be used. Most tellingly, if anything refers to a 700+ score, it hasn't been fully updated for the new exam. Section SCORINGThe individual section scores for each the three 45-minute sections of the current GMAT are each on a single point scale of 60-90. Avoid any resource that mentions score scales of 0-60 for the Verbal or Quantitative sections, as well as a scale of 1-8 for the Integrated Reasoning (now Data Insights) section. Quantitative SectionThe new GMAT quantitative section is solely comprised of 21 problem solving questions and only tests algebraic, arithmetic, and data analysis concepts. If you find any plane geometry content in the resource you are using, it is outdated. Also, if the quantitative materials you have include Data Sufficiency content as part of the Quantitative section, then that resource has not been updated for the GMAT as it exists in 2024. Verbal SectionThe 11th Edition GMAT exam has only two types of questions in the Verbal section as well: self-contained single task Critical Reasoning problems and long Reading Comprehension passages with 3 or 4 questions pertaining to each passage. Any reference to Sentence Corrections or grammar in third party resources is an immediate indicator that resource has not been updated for the latest version of the exam and should not be used. Data Insights SectionWhat was formerly known as the "Integrated Reasoning" section has become "Data Insights" in the latest version of the GMAT. This section represents the largest change between the two tests and is the hardest section for current MBA candidates to prepare for with outdated GMAT practice materials. The easiest way to identify a poor Data Insights practice resource is the lack of Data Sufficiency practice problems as part of this section as those are now one of five question formats it includes. Current Official GMAT materials are bestA recent MyGuru student had very specific desire to focus on Data Insights based on her practice exam results she got from a prominent third-party GMAT prep resource that rhymes with Minceton Weview. She shared a 575 overall score broken down as 85 out of 90 for the Quantitative section, 80 out of 90 for the Verbal section, and 67 out of 90 for the Data Insights as evidence supporting her priorities. As MyGuru's Director of Instruction , I am familiar with this particular resource's shortcomings as a former question writer and editor for it, so I immediately asked her to take an official GMAT practice exam from MBA.com to confirm where her exact instructional needs were. Her section scores inverted on the official practice test as an 85 in the third-party Quantitative section became a 67 on the official practice exam! This one experience highlights several problems with relying primarily on third-party practice materials.
Hold Yourself Accountable for studyEven though the GMAT is now a shorter exam with fewer concepts to prepare, it remains a difficult exam, so you'll need to commit to rigorous daily practice to achieve your goals. We at MyGuru believe that 2-4 months of daily study is still necessary, especially considering the smaller margin for error that this test has compared to its predecessor. After all, a 700 score is now a 645 according to the GMAC itself!
Of course, should you be interested in one-on-one tutoring from a true expert who can help you learn how to execute on test day please sign up for a free GMAT tutoring consultation today. However you choose to proceed, keep a positive attitude and remember this is supposed to be hard! Related ArticlesWhy it's impossible to compare short-form gre and gmat focus scores. After the GRE General Test started gaining traction as an alternative to the GMAT for business school admissions in the late 2000s, it soon became rather easy to find a... Technical Mathematics Part 1 (Exam Overview and Question Types)In this article, we’re going to discuss best practices for doing technical mathematics on the GMAT exam. You can either read this article or watch this GMAT technical... We can improve your MBA profile and boost your candidacy. Gain insight into the review process and eliminate weaknesses from your MBA application. Note: You must have javascript enabled to submit the form. Why is HBS Requiring the GMAT Business Writing Assessment? If you submit a GMAT Focus score with your MBA application to Harvard Business School , prepare to supply additional proof that you know how to write. With the rise of generative AI, business schools want to confirm that admitted students have the critical thinking and communication skills needed for success. Enter the GMAC Business Writing Assessment. The Graduate Management Admission Council felt that traditional application materials don’t give a complete picture of a candidate’s readiness. Since the GMAT Focus Edition does not contain a writing section, HBS says it worked with GMAC to offer an official writing assessment for those test-takers. “We believe that giving candidates multiple options will allow them to select the standardized test that enables them to best display their writing skills,” the school explains. “The writing assessment allows us to directly observe your unaided writing and reasoning abilities to supplement what we learn about you from other application components,” HBS says. “It will be considered as one data point among many that provides insight into your written communication skills.” Don’t Let Chat GPT Write Your MBA Essays Other business schools, such as the MIT Sloan School of Management, may soon follow suit. John A. Byrne, editor of Poets & Quants, believes the move disadvantages the GMAT compared to the GRE. He writes that adding a 30-minute test that costs $30 and requires up to six hours of prep time could encourage more applicants to choose the GRE over the GMAT. With the extra writing test, GMAT test-takers could end up paying $305 in total, nearly 40% more than the GRE’s $220 price tag. Byrne also points out that adding a writing assessment makes the GMAT option 47 minutes longer than the GRE. The GMAC Business Writing Assessment FormatThe new writing assessment helps admissions teams make better decisions, GMAC says. The tool provides insights into MBA aspirants’ reasoning and writing abilities, such as:
How it WorksThe Business Writing Assessment is a 30-minute online test where you analyze and critique the reasoning and evidence behind a given argument. The topics cover various business and general interest subjects; no specific prior knowledge is needed. Each assessment is scored on a scale of 0 to 6 using a standardized rubric. You will receive your score within 3-5 days of completing the test and can send your results to participating schools for free. If you’re unsatisfied with your score, you can request a rescore for a fee. Harvard Business School says there is no minimum score requirement for the GMAC Business Writing Assessment. The admissions committee will evaluate it in the context of the rest of the application. Other English language tests (TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, or Duolingo) will satisfy the writing assessment requirement for candidates who studied at a university where English isn’t the sole instruction language. 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 The graduating class of 2024 from GBSB Global Business School in Spain, including bachelor’s, Master’s and MBA graduates. Courtesy photo Ever since a group of businessmen and educators founded GBSB Global Business School in 2011, it has, by necessity, been agile and adaptive. It is headquartered in Spain, a country with more than 80 business schools including some that are ranked among the best in Europe and the world. It has adopted an ethos of constant change to set itself apart, focusing on technologies and models that will shape business of the future. GBSB continues to evolve. This fall, it will enroll the first cohort of its accredited PhD program and has a redesigned MBA meant to stay current with advanced business trends like AI and sustainability. The school also has a brand new dean and executive president, Wiktor Patena. “We are unique in the sense that we are a very digitally-oriented school. Whether it’s a bachelor’s or master’s program, we always include several courses related to the digital area,” Patena tells Poets&Quants . “I also believe this school offers value for money. We provide good quality education with a focus on digital areas, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Our programs are highly ranked and accredited, and are reasonably priced. This value for money is what distinguishes us from other similar business schools.” P&Q INTERVIEW WITH WIKTOR PATENAToday, GBSB Global offers a full portfolio of undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs all built around an integrated digital ecosystem that connects students in and out of the classroom. In 2017, it became the first business school in Spain to become a Microsoft Showcase School, used as a model for schools that are engaged in the digital transformation in terms of both teaching and learning.  GBSB Global dean Wiktor Patena Its three-year Bachelor of Business Administration and Digital Innovation has a modular design which allows students to focus their education while still getting the general business degree. The degree offers concentrations ranging from digital entrepreneurship to finance and fintech to sports and E-sports management. It offers a 10-month MBA as well as 12 different specialized master’s ranging from Fashion & Luxury to Entrepreneurship to Business Innovation. It also offers a Masters in Management and Master of Science in Management with various fields of concentration. GBSB Global has campuses in Barcelona, Madrid, and a new campus on the island of Malta which opened in 2021. It also refers to its online offerings as its fourth campus, and most of the degree programs it offers can be taken either on campus or fully online. Patena brings with him both international and accrediting experience, leading his last business school through the grueling, years-long process of AACSB accreditation – the gold standard in business education. He also brings a long-term vision for GBSB Global that looks to strengthen its position both locally and internationally. This includes embarking on its own AACSB accreditation within the next several years and possibly opening a campus in the Middle East. Poets&Quants caught up with Patena to talk more about his vision for GBSB Global. Our conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Let’s start with your professional background and your journey to GBSB Global.I joined GBSB Global in January this year, and I’m still settling down. Prior to this, I was working for HCT (Higher Colleges of Technology) in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the largest educational institution in the United Arab Emirates. I was managing the business school, which was also the largest division within HCT, with about 8,000 students. I started as the director of the MBA program, then became the associate dean, and eventually the Executive Dean. It was an interesting time. Before that, I was the Provost at a Polish business school (Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu), affiliated with National Louis University from Chicago. We were treated like a branch of NLU Chicago, offering double degrees to students. This was one of the first private business schools in Poland. I would mention two breakthrough moments in my career. As an academic, I realized at some point that I wanted to practice what I preach. I am a finance guy, basically, specializing in company valuation, so together with my mentor, I decided to open a consulting company focused on company valuations. This change allowed me to look at things from a different perspective. When I talk to my students, I have many real-life cases to share because of my consulting experience. This has helped me a lot in my career. I’m glad I can say I practice what I preach, and I think this resonates with our GBSB Global faculty, many of whom are adjuncts and practitioners, just like I was for a couple of years.  LEGO Serious Play is part of the GBSB Global Business School toolkit, where it is integrated into a series of workshops offered within the course curriculum. These workshops cover various topics ranging from Design Thinking to Agile Methodologies, aiming to encourage creative thinking, innovative approaches, and sharpen problem-solving skills among students. Courtesy photo And the other breakthrough moment?While I was in Poland, I took advantage of Poland joining the European Union by participating in the fantastic Erasmus Exchange Programme which allows faculty to travel to different countries for short lectures, typically lasting a week. I traveled to various countries in Europe through this system. Then, of course, Dubai was another unique experience in terms of travel. Now, being in Malta is different still. I like the quote by Mark Twain: “Travel is fatal to prejudice.” It’s really true. From my perspective, it’s wonderful to travel to many different countries, meet people, and experience different cultures. There are always some differences, but they aren’t barriers. People are just different. If you have an open mind, you can easily adapt to new environments and be successful. Why did the deanship at GBSB Global interest you?Well, to be honest, I was about to retire. The highlight of my career at HCT in Dubai was getting them accredited with AACSB. This happened in the year I left, and it was a huge event. As you probably know, it’s quite a journey. It took about five years to start and complete the process. I was really a bit tired after that and thought it might be time to return to Europe. Then, GBSB Global approached me because they had some AACSB aspirations. They were looking for someone who could help them go through this journey successfully. Given my experience, I thought it might not be such a bad idea. I still feel very active, so I decided it was an interesting project to take on, closer to home. I hope to leverage the networking and contacts I have to help GBSB Global achieve this goal. So, you went from a five year experience that made you want to retire, and you’re jumping back into the same kind of experience at a new school. That’s interesting. Has that accreditation process started at GBSB Global yet?Not immediately. When I joined GBSB Global, we were dealing with ACBSP accreditation, which is a different organization, somewhat second rank but similar. We had to complete this process first, which we did successfully some months ago. Now, we have another project, which is local accreditation. As you know, we have three locations: Malta, Barcelona, and Madrid. Barcelona, in particular, because Catalonia feels somewhat separate from Spain, they have some special requirements. But then, we have already discussed with top management that once this is done, we will revisit the idea of pursuing AACSB accreditation. In fact, I spoke with the head of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at AACSB just yesterday about moving forward with this project.  GBSB Global regularly invites guest speakers and visiting professors with practical knowledge in different business segments who share first-hand knowledge through case studies and real business examples. Here, Pilar Barrio, Digital Transformation and CX expert and an entrepreneur, speaks to the Digital Business cohort. Courtesy photo For our readers who are not familiar, what do you believe sets GBSB Global apart from its competitors?Well, this is actually a question I asked myself when I joined because each place is different and unique. After a couple of months, I realized that we are unique in the sense that we are a very digitally-oriented school. Whether it’s a bachelor’s or master’s program, we always include several courses related to the digital area. For example, we offer courses on how to start a digital business and on disruptive technologies. These courses are ubiquitous across the different programs we offer. Additionally, we are very focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. One of our flagship projects is called G-Accelerator , which is like a business incubator but more. It’s a pre-incubation mentorship program that prepares individuals with new venture or startup ideas for the next incubation phase. Every year, we receive over 200 applications, and the applicants are shortlisted to go through the program. This has been very successful. Finally, I believe this school offers value for money. We provide good quality education with a focus on digital areas, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Our programs are highly ranked and accredited, and are reasonably priced. This value for money is what distinguishes us from other similar business schools. Beyond the accreditation journey, what are some of your big goals for your first tenure? What is your vision for GBSB Global?As you said, accreditation is one of the goals. We plan to continue with ACBSP and then start the journey with AACSB, hoping to get accredited within five to six years because that’s what it typically takes. Quite recently, our PhD program was accredited, so now we offer all three academic levels: bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD. We are launching the first PhD cohort this fall, which is an exciting moment for us. How many PhDs are starting the program?Not that many in the first batch, because we only got accredited in April or March, so we didn’t have much time to advertise. It’s going to be a group of about seven or eight people in the PhD program. The program is very demanding, and it’s not designed for profit—the tuition fees are at a break-even level. But it matters to us for different reasons beyond just tuition fees. We are still focusing heavily on our MBA program, with a newly redesigned version being offered in Madrid for the first time. Finally, although it’s more of a long-term plan, we are thinking of growing internationally. Apart from our campuses in Malta, Barcelona, and Madrid, we may consider expanding to Dubai one day. My experience there could be helpful. You mentioned the launch of your revamped MBA. What is new about it, and what do you believe makes it special?Last year, the MBA was redesigned because the previous one was a typical MBA. By nature, MBAs are offered to people from different walks of life who, for instance, got promoted to a managerial position and suddenly need to know a bit about finance, accounting, marketing, etc. So the previous program was traditional in that sense. The new MBA still includes all these major components because that’s what MBAs are for—like, say, for a doctor who suddenly became the director of a hospital. They still need this basic knowledge about different functionalities of the business. However, we added a couple of tracks to keep track of current changes in the business world. For example, we have three new courses: one called Artificial Intelligence in the Future, another on Sustainability and Governance, and one more on Consumer Experience in the Digital Environment. This is our attempt to stay current with what’s happening in the business world. Additionally, there’s a project management class that functions more like a consulting project done in conjunction with industry partners. This allows students to work directly with companies on real-world projects. NEXT PAGE: What sets the GBSB Global MBA apart? + Plans for executive education and undergrad programs Questions about this article? Email us or leave a comment below.
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With the extra writing test, GMAT test-takers could end up paying $305 in total, nearly 40% more than the GRE's $220 price tag. Byrne also points out that adding a writing assessment makes the GMAT option 47 minutes longer than the GRE. The GMAC Business Writing Assessment Format
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