GMAT Focus test series

[VaibhavK138]

I want to understand about GMAT Focus test series offering by Manhattan, How can I subscribe for the same and access it ?

[StaceyKoprince]

Hello! Are you asking about practice tests in particular or about our materials overall to study for the new version of the GMAT?

We have lots of materials to study for the new GMAT—if you'd like to know more about any of those materials, let me know. But I think you might be asking about practice tests, specifically. We no longer product our own practice exams for the new GMAT—instead, we license the official practice tests and provide them to our students.

I do want to explain to you why we did this, because it's important to know as you gather your study materials. GMAC literally invented a new algorithm—they were granted a patent in April 2023. First, it would take a team of psychometricians approximately a year to do the necessary research and recreate the way that the new algorithm works. The new test launched about 7 months ago...so I'd be skeptical of anyone claiming that they have already built a new practice test that mimics the new test well enough to be worth taking.

Second, if someone did manage to get to the point that they built a new practice test that does a great job of mimicking the new official test...well, then they'd risk infringing on the new patent. You'd only avoid that risk by building something that is *not* a good mimic of the new official test.

So, that's how we arrived at using the official practice tests for our students. We include all four paid tests in all of our self-study, live class, and tutoring programs.

One note: GMAC offers 2 free practice tests and 4 paid tests. The 4 paid tests are each designed to be taken twice without any question repeats. So, there are really 10 official practice tests overall. I wouldn't recommend that anyone take more than 10 official practice tests throughout all of their studies. Once you take a practice test and analyze it, that should provide you with a *minimum* of 2 weeks of things to do (and, really, more like 3-4 weeks) to improve your skills before you invest in taking another full-length practice test. If you don't take the time to analyze the data and improve between tests, you're just wasting practice tests!

If you were asking about something other than practice tests, please let me know and I'll be happy to answer. Good luck with your studies!