RESTON, VA--(Marketwired - Jun 25, 2014) - Prospective business students taking the Graduate Management Admission Test® (GMAT®) exam will now be able to preview their unofficial scores before deciding whether to report or cancel them, the Graduate Management Admission Council® announced today. The score reporting feature is available to all test takers and will take effect at all 600 test centers around the world that administer the GMAT exam beginning on Friday, June 27, 2014.
"We are pleased to offer this feature as part of our efforts to make preparing for and taking the GMAT exam easier," said Ashok Sarathy, GMAC vice president, product management. "The new score reporting feature gives test takers more certainty and control in the testing process and in how their scores are reported to schools."
The GMAT exam is delivered exclusively by computer at test centers worldwide. The Graduate Management Admission Council, a nonprofit association of business schools, administers the test for use in admissions by more than 6,100 graduate business and management programs around the world.
Test takers are given the option of reporting or canceling their scores immediately after taking the test and before leaving the test center.
Under the new process, test takers will see their unofficial scores -- Integrated Reasoning, Quantitative, Verbal, and Total -- and will be given two minutes to decide whether to accept them. If they do not make a choice, their scores will be canceled.
In addition, test takers who decide to cancel their scores at the test center will be able to reinstate them within 60 days of the test date for a $100 fee. After that, scores will not be retrievable.
Said Sarathy, "If there were two things I would recommend to test takers to get the most out of this new feature, they would be:
- Know what score you're willing to accept so that when asked whether you wish to send your scores or cancel them, you have already considered your answer.
- Understand that you have 60 days to reinstate a score you might have canceled but decide later that you want to send."
Analytical Writing Assessment scores are unaffected by the change. They are not included on unofficial score reports available immediately but are reported on official score reports delivered within 20 days.
"GMAC is committed to helping schools and students connect, and we believe this change, by making the testing experience easier, can be a part of strengthening those connections," Sarathy said.
For more information, contact Tracey Briggs, GMAC media relations director, (703) 668-9726 or tbriggs@gmac.com.
About GMAC: The Graduate Management Admission Council (gmac.com) is a nonprofit education organization of leading graduate business schools and owner of the Graduate Management Admission Test® (GMAT®), used by more than 6,100 graduate business and management programs worldwide -- along with other products designed to help students find, connect and apply and gain admittance to business and management programs around the world. GMAC is based in Reston, Va., and has regional offices in London, New Delhi and Hong Kong. The GMAT exam -- the only standardized test designed expressly for graduate business and management programs worldwide -- is continuously available at 600 test centers in 113 countries. More information about the GMAT exam is available at mba.com. For more information about GMAC, please visit gmac.com/newscenter.