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Shorter GRE vs. GMAT Focus Content Differences

Erika John
Lesson by Erika John
Magoosh Expert
Summary
The content provides a comparative analysis of the shorter GRE and GMAT focus, highlighting the changes in exam formats, question types, and content coverage to aid individuals preparing for the GMAT exam.
  • Analytical writing on the shorter GRE is reduced to one essay, eliminating the analyze an argument essay.
  • Quant section on the shorter GRE includes a variety of question types and covers arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and data analysis.
  • Verbal section on the shorter GRE encompasses reading comprehension, text completion, and sentence equivalence, covering a broader range of content than the GMAT focus.
  • No new content has been added to either exam; the difficulty level remains unchanged, but the amount of content has been reduced.
  • GMAT focus has eliminated more content types than the shorter GRE, potentially making it easier to study for due to fewer content areas to cover.
Chapters
00:00
Analytical Writing Simplification
00:22
Quantitative Section Overview
01:53
Verbal Section Expansion
02:40
Content and Difficulty Level Consistency

The GRE became 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

- Current GMAT (through Jan. 31, 2024) vs. GMAT Focus (starts Nov. 7, 2023)