18 GMAT Acronyms you must know to start an outstanding GMAT Prep
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Official acronyms related to GMAT
GMAT – Graduate Management Admission Test
GMAC – Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAT test creators)
CAT – Computer Adaptive Test (GMAT follows a computer adaptive methodology to test and score)
AWA – Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA is one of the sections on the GMAT exam)
IR – Integrated Reasoning (IR is one of the sections on the GMAT exam)
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OG – Official Guide for GMAT Review. An official study guide published by the GMAT Test creators. An authentic source of gmat type practice questions.
Colloquial acronyms related to GMAT
DS – Data Sufficiency. GMAT Math section has two types of questions. DS is one of those types. PS – Problem Solving. GMAT Math section has two types of questions. PS is one of those types.
RC – Reading Comprehension. GMAT Verbal section has three types of questions. RC is one of those types.
CR – Critical Reasoning. GMAT Verbal section has three types of questions. CR is one of those types.
SC – Sentence Correction
BF CR – Bold Face Critical Reasoning. A specific type of CR where a part of the question is “bolded”. Usually some of the toughest questions in the GMAT.
