GMAT
 
The Graduate Management Admission Test? (GMAT?) is a standardized assessment?delivered in English?that helps business schools assess the qualifications of applicants for advanced study in business and management. Schools use the test as one predictor of academic performance in an MBA program or in other graduate management programs.

The GMAT? exam measures basic verbal, mathematical, and analytical writing skills that you have developed over a long period of time in your education and work. It does NOT measure:

* your knowledge of business,

* your job skills,

* specific content in your undergraduate or first university course work,

* your abilities in any other specific subject area, or

* subjective qualities?such as motivation, creativity, and interpersonal skills.

The GMAT is one of many factors schools use when reviewing applications for admission; it is typically balanced with work experience, application essays, an interview, and, somewhat less important, college or university GPA. Although a candidate's performance on the test will go a long way towards determining whether or not he or she is admitted to his or her school of choice, these other admissions criteria also play a pivotal role.

The fee to take the GMAT is currently US$250, worldwide

In the United States, non-citizens are required to present a passport or permanent resident card to gain admission to the test.

During the GMAT, the test taker will not be allowed to use paper and pencil; dry erase books will be given to the test taker and a fine tip dry erase marker will be used. This is something to think about as it causes many to panic on test day. This is the way things are in the U.S., however, some other sources lead one to believe it is different overseas.

As of January of 2006, paper and pencil will no longer be available to use as scratch notes during the exam. The test proctor will give a wet erase booklet and special wet erase pen. The test takers will be required to raise their hand and ask for a new book or pen if either one is needed. This change has been of much surprise to many. It is said the change is for 2 reasons, one being the fact people were getting actual test questions out of the testing center through paper and pencil, another reason is to save paper.