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Preparing for Tests
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GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test)
Go to www.ets.org/gmatets.html or www.gmat.org
You are generally required to take the GRE for some MS programs. You may take the test once per calendar month. This is true even if you canceled your scores on a test taken previously. U R NOT allowed to take GMAT test more than 5 times a year.
The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) examination is a standardized test designed to measure basic verbal, mathematical, and analytical writing skills that have been developed over a long period of time through education and work.
It does NOT measure—
· knowledge of business
· job skills
· specific content in undergraduate or first university course work
· subjective qualities such as motivation, creativity, and interpersonal skills
· abilities in any other specific subject area.
The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) examination consists of three main parts, the Analytical Writing Assessment, Quantitative section, and Verbal section.
Analytical Writing Assessment
The GMAT exam begins with the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA). The AWA consists of two separate writing tasks—Analysis of an Issue and Analysis of an Argument. Test takers are allowed 30 minutes to complete each essay.
Quantitative Section
Following an optional five-minute break, the Quantitative section of the GMAT test begins. This section contains 37 multiple-choice questions of two question types—Data Sufficiency and Problem Solving. Test takers are allowed a maximum of 75 minutes to complete the entire section.
Verbal Section
After a second optional five-minute break, the Verbal Section of the GMAT test begins. This section contains 41 multiple-choice questions of three question types—Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning, and Sentence Correction. Test takers are allowed a maximum of 75 minutes to complete the entire section. The predictive validity of the GMAT has been established by analyzing the statistical relationship between GMAT scores and first-year (or midprogram) grade point average. Analyses of the relationship between a combination of three of the GMAT variables—Verbal, Quantitative, and AWA—and first-year (or midprogram) grade point average have been conducted at numerous schools since the inception of the GMAT. The average (represented by the median) statistical relationship is +0.41 out of a possible 1.00. When undergraduate grade point average was added to the three GMAT variables the predictive power increased to +0.47. Thus, a combination of the GMAT variables does contribute to the prediction of how well candidates for admission might perform academically in an MBA program. Other variables such as motivation, time spent studying or otherwise engaged in learning also contribute greatly to student achievement. The GMAT is an extremely useful predictive tool, yet it is only one of many tools that are necessary to make a good admissions decision.
USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination)
Go to www.usmle.org
Step 1 assesses whether medical school students or graduates understand and can apply important concepts of the sciences basic to the practice of medicine.
Step 2 assesses whether medical school students or graduates can apply medical knowledge, skills and understanding of clinical science essential for provision of patient care under supervision.
Step 3 assesses whether medical school graduates can apply medical knowledge and understanding of biomedical and clinical science essential for the unsupervised practice of medicine.

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