GRE vs. GMAT Webinar: March 24, 2021

One of MyGuru's top online graduate school test prep instructors discusses the similarities and differences between the GRE & GMAT. 

Both exams are concept-based

Setup

  • ETS for GRE
  • GMAC (www.mba.com) for GMAT
  • Both exams are computer adaptive (will adjust based on how you are doing)
  • GMAT is fully adaptive, GRE is partially adaptive

Scoring

  • GRE - between 130 and 170 per section (total of 340)
  • GMAT - 800 point scale 

Structure 

GRE

  • Two essays, 30 minutes each (issue essay and argument essay)
  • 2 verbal sections (30 minutes each)
  • 2 quantitative sections (35 minutes each)
  • Any order 
  • You may get an experimental section
  • Total time: 3.75 hours

GMAT

  • 1 essay (argument)
  • 1 verbal section
  • 1 quantitative section
  • Integrated reasoning section (data interpretation)
  • Total time: 3.5 hours

Content 

GRE

  • Verbal
    • Vocabulary centric
    • 3 types of verbal questions
      • 1) identifying sentence errors
      • 2) sentence equivalence (synonyms)
      • 3) reading comprehension 
  • Quantitative
    • No advanced math (won't go past algebra and geometry/probability)
    • Number properties, more abstract
    • Problem solving
    • Quantitative comparison

GMAT 

  • Verbal
    • No vocabulary
    • Grammar is tested (sentence correction)
    • Critical reasoning (verbal logic)
    • Reading comprehension 
  • Quantitative
    • Logically oriented - complex word problems
    • Translate between English and math
    • Work/rate and distance/rate problems 
    • More advanced probability questions
    • Data sufficiency

Calculator Use 

  • GRE - Can use a basic calculator that is given to you 
    • Don't use it if you don't have to
  • GMAT - No calculator for quant section, only for integrated reasoning

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