GMAT Information Bulletin 2008 GMAT Notes | EduRev

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The GMAT
®
 Information Bulletin provides important informa-
tion and outlines the binding terms and conditions for indi-
viduals planning to take the Graduate Management Admission 
Test
®
 (GMAT
®
). The terms and conditions described in this 
Bulletin apply to all aspects of the GMAT
®
 Program and are 
effective January 1, 2008. Please note that GMAT
®
 terms and 
conditions, including, without limitation, all fees, rules, policies, 
and procedures, are subject to change without notice. See the 
Graduate Management Admission Council
®
 (GMAC
®
) Web 
site, www.mba.com, for the most up-to-date information. The 
GMAT
®
 test is sponsored, owned, and directed by GMAC
®
, 
a global nonprofit organization composed of graduate busi-
ness schools located in the United States and around the world. 
Two independent testing organizations assist GMAC
®
 in the 
delivery of the GMAT
®
 Program. Pearson VUE, a business of 
NCS Pearson, Inc., administers the GMAT
®
 test and consults 
with GMAC
®
 about general test administration policy. ACT, 
Inc. develops test material, provides certain scoring services, and 
conducts research relating to the test. 
© 2007 by the Graduate Management Admission Council
®
 
(GMAC
®
). All rights reserved. No part of this publication may 
be reproduced, modified or altered (including the creation 
of derivative works) in any form by any means, electronic, 
mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise. This pub-
lication may not be repackaged, sold, or licensed. 
Computer-Adaptive GMAT
®
, Creating Access to Graduate 
Business Education
®
, Exploring the MBA
®
, GMAC
®
, 
GMASS
®
, GMAT
®
, GMAT CAT
®
, GMATPrep
®
, Graduate 
Management Admission Council
®
, Graduate Management 
Admission Search Service
®
, and Graduate Management 
Admission Test
®
 are registered trademarks of the Graduate 
Management Admission Council
®
. Accounting Interactive
®
, 
Finance Interactive
®
, MBA Survival Kit
®
, Quantitative Skills 
Interactive
®
, and Statistics Interactive
®
 are registered trade-
marks of the Graduate Management Admission Council
®
 
and The McGraw-Hill Companies. American Express
®
 is a 
registered trademark of American Express Company. Apple
®
 
and Macintosh
®
 are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc. 
CareerLeader
®
 is a registered trademark of Peregrine Partners. 
JCB
®
 is a registered trademark of JCB International Credit Card 
Co., Ltd. MasterCard
®
 is a registered trademark of MasterCard 
International Incorporated. MBA LOANS
®
 is a service mark of 
HEMAR Insurance Corporation of America. Microsoft
®
 and 
Windows
®
 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. 
Pearson, the Pearson VUE logo, and VUE are trademarks in 
the United States. and/or other countries, of Pearson Education 
Inc. or its affiliate(s). The PhD Project
SM
 is a service mark of 
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP. TRUSTe
®
 is a registered trade-
mark of Trusted Universal Standards in Electronic Transactions. 
VISA
®
 is a registered trademark of VISA International Service 
Association.
GMATPrep
®
 Software
?????
What is it like to take the actual GMAT
®
 exam? This free software consists of two full-length, 
timed Computer-Adaptive GMAT
®
 tests to take on your own. It offers real, retired GMAT
®
 
questions to help you practice, with answers and explanations, test-taking tips, and a math 
review to get you ready for your test appointment.
Test takers can download this software (Windows
®
 only) or request a  
CD-ROM at www.mba.com/gmatprep.
For more information about the GMAT
®
 exam and for other tools to help you make an 
informed decision about graduate business education, visit www.mba.com/gmatprep.
Page 3


The GMAT
®
 Information Bulletin provides important informa-
tion and outlines the binding terms and conditions for indi-
viduals planning to take the Graduate Management Admission 
Test
®
 (GMAT
®
). The terms and conditions described in this 
Bulletin apply to all aspects of the GMAT
®
 Program and are 
effective January 1, 2008. Please note that GMAT
®
 terms and 
conditions, including, without limitation, all fees, rules, policies, 
and procedures, are subject to change without notice. See the 
Graduate Management Admission Council
®
 (GMAC
®
) Web 
site, www.mba.com, for the most up-to-date information. The 
GMAT
®
 test is sponsored, owned, and directed by GMAC
®
, 
a global nonprofit organization composed of graduate busi-
ness schools located in the United States and around the world. 
Two independent testing organizations assist GMAC
®
 in the 
delivery of the GMAT
®
 Program. Pearson VUE, a business of 
NCS Pearson, Inc., administers the GMAT
®
 test and consults 
with GMAC
®
 about general test administration policy. ACT, 
Inc. develops test material, provides certain scoring services, and 
conducts research relating to the test. 
© 2007 by the Graduate Management Admission Council
®
 
(GMAC
®
). All rights reserved. No part of this publication may 
be reproduced, modified or altered (including the creation 
of derivative works) in any form by any means, electronic, 
mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise. This pub-
lication may not be repackaged, sold, or licensed. 
Computer-Adaptive GMAT
®
, Creating Access to Graduate 
Business Education
®
, Exploring the MBA
®
, GMAC
®
, 
GMASS
®
, GMAT
®
, GMAT CAT
®
, GMATPrep
®
, Graduate 
Management Admission Council
®
, Graduate Management 
Admission Search Service
®
, and Graduate Management 
Admission Test
®
 are registered trademarks of the Graduate 
Management Admission Council
®
. Accounting Interactive
®
, 
Finance Interactive
®
, MBA Survival Kit
®
, Quantitative Skills 
Interactive
®
, and Statistics Interactive
®
 are registered trade-
marks of the Graduate Management Admission Council
®
 
and The McGraw-Hill Companies. American Express
®
 is a 
registered trademark of American Express Company. Apple
®
 
and Macintosh
®
 are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc. 
CareerLeader
®
 is a registered trademark of Peregrine Partners. 
JCB
®
 is a registered trademark of JCB International Credit Card 
Co., Ltd. MasterCard
®
 is a registered trademark of MasterCard 
International Incorporated. MBA LOANS
®
 is a service mark of 
HEMAR Insurance Corporation of America. Microsoft
®
 and 
Windows
®
 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. 
Pearson, the Pearson VUE logo, and VUE are trademarks in 
the United States. and/or other countries, of Pearson Education 
Inc. or its affiliate(s). The PhD Project
SM
 is a service mark of 
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP. TRUSTe
®
 is a registered trade-
mark of Trusted Universal Standards in Electronic Transactions. 
VISA
®
 is a registered trademark of VISA International Service 
Association.
GMATPrep
®
 Software
?????
What is it like to take the actual GMAT
®
 exam? This free software consists of two full-length, 
timed Computer-Adaptive GMAT
®
 tests to take on your own. It offers real, retired GMAT
®
 
questions to help you practice, with answers and explanations, test-taking tips, and a math 
review to get you ready for your test appointment.
Test takers can download this software (Windows
®
 only) or request a  
CD-ROM at www.mba.com/gmatprep.
For more information about the GMAT
®
 exam and for other tools to help you make an 
informed decision about graduate business education, visit www.mba.com/gmatprep.
Contents  The Gma T
®
 exam
 q About the GMAT
®
 Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
 q The GMAT
®
 Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
 q Your GMAT
®
Appointment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
 q Test Takers Under Age 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
 q Testing Accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
 q Rescheduling or Canceling Your Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
 q Test Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
 q Test Preparation for the GMAT
®
 Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
 q Test-Taking Suggestions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
	 q Understanding Your Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
 q Canceling Your Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
 q Sending your GMAT
®
 Scores to Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
 q Additional Score Reporting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
 q Retaking the GMAT
®
 Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
 q Retest Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
 q Guidelines for the Use of GMAT
®
 Scores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
  explorin G The mBa
®
 q Choose a Program Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
 q Identify the Best Schools for You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
 q Apply Effectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
 q Decision Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
  policies and procedures
 q The Rights and Responsibilities of GMAT
®
 Test Takers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
 q GMAT
®
 Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
 q Additional Terms and Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
 q Legal Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
 q Privacy Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
  Form s
 q Instructions for the GMAT
®
 Appointment-Scheduling Form. . . . . . . . . . . . 28
 q GMAT
®
 Appointment-Scheduling Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
 q Additional Score Report Request Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
  appendic es
 q Appendix A: Country Code List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
 q  Appendix B: Test Center List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
 
1
Page 4


The GMAT
®
 Information Bulletin provides important informa-
tion and outlines the binding terms and conditions for indi-
viduals planning to take the Graduate Management Admission 
Test
®
 (GMAT
®
). The terms and conditions described in this 
Bulletin apply to all aspects of the GMAT
®
 Program and are 
effective January 1, 2008. Please note that GMAT
®
 terms and 
conditions, including, without limitation, all fees, rules, policies, 
and procedures, are subject to change without notice. See the 
Graduate Management Admission Council
®
 (GMAC
®
) Web 
site, www.mba.com, for the most up-to-date information. The 
GMAT
®
 test is sponsored, owned, and directed by GMAC
®
, 
a global nonprofit organization composed of graduate busi-
ness schools located in the United States and around the world. 
Two independent testing organizations assist GMAC
®
 in the 
delivery of the GMAT
®
 Program. Pearson VUE, a business of 
NCS Pearson, Inc., administers the GMAT
®
 test and consults 
with GMAC
®
 about general test administration policy. ACT, 
Inc. develops test material, provides certain scoring services, and 
conducts research relating to the test. 
© 2007 by the Graduate Management Admission Council
®
 
(GMAC
®
). All rights reserved. No part of this publication may 
be reproduced, modified or altered (including the creation 
of derivative works) in any form by any means, electronic, 
mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise. This pub-
lication may not be repackaged, sold, or licensed. 
Computer-Adaptive GMAT
®
, Creating Access to Graduate 
Business Education
®
, Exploring the MBA
®
, GMAC
®
, 
GMASS
®
, GMAT
®
, GMAT CAT
®
, GMATPrep
®
, Graduate 
Management Admission Council
®
, Graduate Management 
Admission Search Service
®
, and Graduate Management 
Admission Test
®
 are registered trademarks of the Graduate 
Management Admission Council
®
. Accounting Interactive
®
, 
Finance Interactive
®
, MBA Survival Kit
®
, Quantitative Skills 
Interactive
®
, and Statistics Interactive
®
 are registered trade-
marks of the Graduate Management Admission Council
®
 
and The McGraw-Hill Companies. American Express
®
 is a 
registered trademark of American Express Company. Apple
®
 
and Macintosh
®
 are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc. 
CareerLeader
®
 is a registered trademark of Peregrine Partners. 
JCB
®
 is a registered trademark of JCB International Credit Card 
Co., Ltd. MasterCard
®
 is a registered trademark of MasterCard 
International Incorporated. MBA LOANS
®
 is a service mark of 
HEMAR Insurance Corporation of America. Microsoft
®
 and 
Windows
®
 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. 
Pearson, the Pearson VUE logo, and VUE are trademarks in 
the United States. and/or other countries, of Pearson Education 
Inc. or its affiliate(s). The PhD Project
SM
 is a service mark of 
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP. TRUSTe
®
 is a registered trade-
mark of Trusted Universal Standards in Electronic Transactions. 
VISA
®
 is a registered trademark of VISA International Service 
Association.
GMATPrep
®
 Software
?????
What is it like to take the actual GMAT
®
 exam? This free software consists of two full-length, 
timed Computer-Adaptive GMAT
®
 tests to take on your own. It offers real, retired GMAT
®
 
questions to help you practice, with answers and explanations, test-taking tips, and a math 
review to get you ready for your test appointment.
Test takers can download this software (Windows
®
 only) or request a  
CD-ROM at www.mba.com/gmatprep.
For more information about the GMAT
®
 exam and for other tools to help you make an 
informed decision about graduate business education, visit www.mba.com/gmatprep.
Contents  The Gma T
®
 exam
 q About the GMAT
®
 Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
 q The GMAT
®
 Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
 q Your GMAT
®
Appointment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
 q Test Takers Under Age 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
 q Testing Accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
 q Rescheduling or Canceling Your Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
 q Test Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
 q Test Preparation for the GMAT
®
 Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
 q Test-Taking Suggestions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
	 q Understanding Your Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
 q Canceling Your Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
 q Sending your GMAT
®
 Scores to Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
 q Additional Score Reporting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
 q Retaking the GMAT
®
 Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
 q Retest Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
 q Guidelines for the Use of GMAT
®
 Scores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
  explorin G The mBa
®
 q Choose a Program Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
 q Identify the Best Schools for You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
 q Apply Effectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
 q Decision Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
  policies and procedures
 q The Rights and Responsibilities of GMAT
®
 Test Takers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
 q GMAT
®
 Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
 q Additional Terms and Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
 q Legal Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
 q Privacy Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
  Form s
 q Instructions for the GMAT
®
 Appointment-Scheduling Form. . . . . . . . . . . . 28
 q GMAT
®
 Appointment-Scheduling Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
 q Additional Score Report Request Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
  appendic es
 q Appendix A: Country Code List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
 q  Appendix B: Test Center List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
 
1
The 11
th
 edition includes a diagnostic test to help you assess where you need to focus your test-  
preparation efforts. If you need additional resources, there are two focused test-preparation guides:
• The Official Guide for GMAT
®
 Quantitative Review
• The Official Guide for GMAT
®
 Verbal Review
The questions in all three books are ordered by difficulty to help 
you save study time. There are also detailed answer explanations to 
help you more fully prepare for the GMAT
®
 test. These are the only 
books on the market with real GMAT
®
 questions and answers by the 
creators of the GMAT
®
 exam.
BUILD?YOUR
CONFIDENCE
With the o fficial Guide
for Gma T
®
 r eview - 11
th
 edition
For more information, visit www.mba.com
Page 5


The GMAT
®
 Information Bulletin provides important informa-
tion and outlines the binding terms and conditions for indi-
viduals planning to take the Graduate Management Admission 
Test
®
 (GMAT
®
). The terms and conditions described in this 
Bulletin apply to all aspects of the GMAT
®
 Program and are 
effective January 1, 2008. Please note that GMAT
®
 terms and 
conditions, including, without limitation, all fees, rules, policies, 
and procedures, are subject to change without notice. See the 
Graduate Management Admission Council
®
 (GMAC
®
) Web 
site, www.mba.com, for the most up-to-date information. The 
GMAT
®
 test is sponsored, owned, and directed by GMAC
®
, 
a global nonprofit organization composed of graduate busi-
ness schools located in the United States and around the world. 
Two independent testing organizations assist GMAC
®
 in the 
delivery of the GMAT
®
 Program. Pearson VUE, a business of 
NCS Pearson, Inc., administers the GMAT
®
 test and consults 
with GMAC
®
 about general test administration policy. ACT, 
Inc. develops test material, provides certain scoring services, and 
conducts research relating to the test. 
© 2007 by the Graduate Management Admission Council
®
 
(GMAC
®
). All rights reserved. No part of this publication may 
be reproduced, modified or altered (including the creation 
of derivative works) in any form by any means, electronic, 
mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise. This pub-
lication may not be repackaged, sold, or licensed. 
Computer-Adaptive GMAT
®
, Creating Access to Graduate 
Business Education
®
, Exploring the MBA
®
, GMAC
®
, 
GMASS
®
, GMAT
®
, GMAT CAT
®
, GMATPrep
®
, Graduate 
Management Admission Council
®
, Graduate Management 
Admission Search Service
®
, and Graduate Management 
Admission Test
®
 are registered trademarks of the Graduate 
Management Admission Council
®
. Accounting Interactive
®
, 
Finance Interactive
®
, MBA Survival Kit
®
, Quantitative Skills 
Interactive
®
, and Statistics Interactive
®
 are registered trade-
marks of the Graduate Management Admission Council
®
 
and The McGraw-Hill Companies. American Express
®
 is a 
registered trademark of American Express Company. Apple
®
 
and Macintosh
®
 are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc. 
CareerLeader
®
 is a registered trademark of Peregrine Partners. 
JCB
®
 is a registered trademark of JCB International Credit Card 
Co., Ltd. MasterCard
®
 is a registered trademark of MasterCard 
International Incorporated. MBA LOANS
®
 is a service mark of 
HEMAR Insurance Corporation of America. Microsoft
®
 and 
Windows
®
 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. 
Pearson, the Pearson VUE logo, and VUE are trademarks in 
the United States. and/or other countries, of Pearson Education 
Inc. or its affiliate(s). The PhD Project
SM
 is a service mark of 
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP. TRUSTe
®
 is a registered trade-
mark of Trusted Universal Standards in Electronic Transactions. 
VISA
®
 is a registered trademark of VISA International Service 
Association.
GMATPrep
®
 Software
?????
What is it like to take the actual GMAT
®
 exam? This free software consists of two full-length, 
timed Computer-Adaptive GMAT
®
 tests to take on your own. It offers real, retired GMAT
®
 
questions to help you practice, with answers and explanations, test-taking tips, and a math 
review to get you ready for your test appointment.
Test takers can download this software (Windows
®
 only) or request a  
CD-ROM at www.mba.com/gmatprep.
For more information about the GMAT
®
 exam and for other tools to help you make an 
informed decision about graduate business education, visit www.mba.com/gmatprep.
Contents  The Gma T
®
 exam
 q About the GMAT
®
 Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
 q The GMAT
®
 Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
 q Your GMAT
®
Appointment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
 q Test Takers Under Age 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
 q Testing Accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
 q Rescheduling or Canceling Your Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
 q Test Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
 q Test Preparation for the GMAT
®
 Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
 q Test-Taking Suggestions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
	 q Understanding Your Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
 q Canceling Your Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
 q Sending your GMAT
®
 Scores to Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
 q Additional Score Reporting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
 q Retaking the GMAT
®
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