I group the GMAT and GRE together because they’re very similar tests; I’ve been teaching people to do well on each of them since 2002. Most of my GMAT and GRE students come to me with particular subject areas in mind so we’ll probably want to talk about the details of your situation in order to make a plan. Of course I can help on every section of either test.
The tests as they are now
Both of these tests have changed recently, and a good deal of the advice still floating around — and some of the books still for sale — describes versions that no longer exist. Briefly, where things stand:
The GMAT is now the GMAT Focus Edition. It arrived in November 2023 and the old test was retired in February 2024. It runs about two and a quarter hours and has three scored sections: Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, and Data Insights, which is new. The essay is gone, and so is Sentence Correction.
The GRE was shortened in September 2023. It now runs just under two hours, with one writing task instead of two and no unscored section. The score scale didn’t change, so a score today compares directly with an older one.
For years, if you wanted to go to business school you took the GMAT; it was the only game in town. But now many business schools accept either the GMAT or the GRE. Given that, which one should you take? I answer that question1 and many others in this video interview, recorded in 2016.
Note that a similar problem faces those going to law school in that many law schools now also accept the GRE, but the LSAT remains the practical standard. I therefore strongly suggest that law school applicants take the LSAT (which also happens to be a much better test of fitness for law school.)
Getting started
I’ve taken both of these tests myself and scored perfectly on each. The first step is a consultation, which is free whether it runs five minutes or two hours.
Text me at 512-934-1566. It’s the fastest way to reach me and the one I prefer; email works too.