Integrated Reasoning will feature four new question types that can include sortable tables, graphs and information about situations. The idea is to measures skills that are more similar to those used in business school.
See how the two tests compare
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Current GMAT |
Next Generation GMAT |
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Structure |
One 30-min. Argument Essay |
One 30-min. Argument Essay |
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Content |
Analysis of an Argument and Analysis of an Issue; Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency; Sentence Correction, Critical Reasoning, and Reading Comprehension |
Analysis of an Argument; Integrated Reasoning; Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency; Sentence Correction, Critical Reasoning, and Reading Comprehension |
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Format |
Computer-adaptive by section |
Verbal and Quantitative sections are computer-adaptive Integrated Reasoning section is not |
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Length |
3.5 hours with two 8-min. breaks |
3.5 hours with two 8-min. breaks |
Weigh your options
Should you take the current GMAT or wait for the new test? The answer depends on your situation.
Go ahead and take the test as soon as you feel prepared. For the next two years, business schools will expect most candidates to apply with the current GMAT.
Want to avoid the unknown?
Take the GMAT now. You don't know how the Integrated Reasoning section will impact your score.
Hoping to bank your GMAT score for a few years?
Then, we recommend taking the Next Generation GMAT. Most of the other applicants (aka your competition), will have taken the new exam and, even though scores are valid for five years, there's a good possibility that a school might ask you to retake the test so that they can compare your Integrated Reasoning score to that of other applicants.
Videos
Next Generation GMAT: How Is It Different?
GMAT Videos
Introduction - GMAT Integrated Reasoning Section
GMAT Multi-Source Reasoning Question Type
GMAT Graphics Interpretation Question Type
GMAT Table Analysis Question Type
