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The CAT in the GMAT

Posted on January 13, 2010 by GMAC

If you’re looking for a way to keep your furry friend from clawing up your furniture, I can’t help you—I’m not talking about that kind of CAT.

CAT refers to Computerized Adaptive Testing, which is the method used to administer and score the GMAT exam. The concept is deceptively simple, but when pressed for details, we psychometricians usually tell you about this mysterious algorithm that prevents us from telling you what your score will be if you get five questions wrong. I hope to clear up a little bit of the misery…I mean, mystery…here.

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GMAT Score Report Update: Cancelled Scores

Posted on December 9, 2009 by GMAC

As you probably know, you have the opportunity to cancel your scores at the test center on the day of your test—immediately after you complete the test, but before you can view your scores. However, sometimes GMAC cancels scores on the day of the test or afterwards.

On occasion, GMAT scores are cancelled because of security breaches, misconduct, or other violations by the test taker. Schools receiving the score reports have not been able to see why scores were cancelled.

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The Official GMAT

Posted on August 31, 2009 by GMAC

The MBA or any graduate management degree is much sought-after the world over. Corporations and organizations in a variety of industries appreciate and seek out the skills that such a degree affords an individual. Even current graduates, despite a slowdown in the world economy, consider their degree a good to outstanding value, especially as a means to enhance their careers or switch to different ones.

With the demand for the MBA or equivalent degree at close to an all-time high, competition for the limited seats at any school is intense. Prospective students put weeks and months into preparing a b-school application that will stand out in a crowd.

The GMAT exam is usually at the forefront of such preparations.

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