Shorter GRE vs. GMAT Focus Content Differences
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Summary
The analysis of the Shorter GRE and GMAT Focus reveals significant changes in test formats, emphasizing a reduction in content rather than the introduction of new material, aiming to make the exams more student-friendly by shortening their length.
- Analytical writing on the Shorter GRE has been reduced to one essay, eliminating the analyze an argument essay.
- Quant section on the Shorter GRE includes a variety of question types, incorporating elements of data insights, with arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and data analysis as key content areas.
- Verbal section on the Shorter GRE encompasses reading comprehension, text completion, and sentence equivalence, covering both vocabulary and sentence structure.
- No new content has been added to either exam, indicating an effort to maintain the same level of difficulty while making the tests shorter and more approachable.
- GMAT Focus has eliminated more content types than the Shorter GRE, potentially making it easier to study for due to fewer required topics.
Chapters
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Analytical Writing Section Changes
00:22
Quantitative Section Overview
01:54
Verbal Section Composition
02:40
Exam Content and Difficulty Level
The GRE is becoming shorter on September 22, 2023, and the new GMAT Focus edition will become available to take starting on November 7, 2023. This lesson looks at the difference in content topics between these new exams.
For more details about both new exams and which might be the best one for you to take, you can check out the full recording of this live stream on YouTube.
Also, for more information about the structural changes to both exams (ex: the new number of questions per section), please refer to these two lessons:
- The New, Shorter GRE on Sept 22, 2023
- New GMAT Focus Edition Can be Taken Starting November 7, 2023