GMAT Focus Edition

GMAT: Scores → 14-Day Plan

GMAT Focus is three equal sections: Quant, Verbal, Data Insights. Train the exam that exists — not classic Sentence Correction (SC) nostalgia. Clean decisions, official practice for score truth.

GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test)

2 hours 15 minutes (+ optional 10-minute break) · 64 questions · Score Total 205–805; sections 60–90 each

Current GMAT is the Focus Edition: three 45-minute sections (Quant 21Q, Verbal 23Q, Data Insights 20Q). No geometry-heavy Quant emphasis like older versions; no Sentence Correction; no separate Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA)/Integrated Reasoning (IR). Confirm details at mba.com.

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Official Focus practice first. Coach layer between mocks. No SC nostalgia. Data Insights (DI) is one-third of the total.

  1. 1 Tonight: Skim format on mba.com structure, open Score Plan, print the miss log.
  2. 2 This week: One timed Focus section or full official mock. Free volume via the Free Prep Stack. Confirm section order.
  3. 3 After mock 1: Fill the miss log → Score Plan → Score Plan if you need fourteen days.
  4. 4 Repair loop: Top tags only. Missed Question + section clinics. DI stays on the calendar even when Quant is loud.
  5. 5 Buy later: Books or a course only after baseline — see Resources (self-study vs course). Forums optional, Focus filter on.

Choose How You Want to Start

Path 1
I'm Starting Fresh

New to the test? Read the free primer for the current format, then take a GMAT Official Practice Exam and bring your real scores to the Score Plan prompt.

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Path 2
I Just Finished a Mock

Just took a GMAT Official Practice Exam? Fill your real scores into the Score Plan prompt and get a ranked fix list and a 14-day plan. Official practice tests stay the real measure of your score.

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Path 3
Self-Assess (2 minutes)

60-second quiz → path for timeline and weak section. Data Insights counts as much as Q or V. Not a timed practice test — a short quiz about your situation.

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Path 4
I Need Practice Now

The best practice is the official questions you already missed. Paste one from a GMAT Official Practice Exam and learn why the right answer is right.

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AI Prompts for Your Situation

Pick a prompt, copy it, and replace each [BRACKETED] part with your own details before you send it. Official practice tests set your real score; these prompts help you study between them.

Official score → 14-day plan

When to use this: right after you take a GMAT Official Practice Exam and want a two-week plan built from your real scores.

You are my GMAT Focus Edition coach. Build a 14-day plan from my official practice score.

My scores from a GMAT Official Practice Exam: Total [TOTAL], Quant [QUANT], Verbal [VERBAL], Data Insights [DI], taken on [DATE].
Weakest areas the score report shows (or my own miss notes): [WEAK AREAS, or "not sure"]
Target: [TARGET]. Test date: [TEST DATE]. Study time: [HOURS PER WEEK] hours a week.

Facts to respect: The GMAT Focus Edition has three 45-minute sections: Quantitative Reasoning (21 questions), Verbal Reasoning (23 questions) and Data Insights (20 questions). You choose the section order. Total scores run 205–805 and section scores 60–90.

Give me:
1. My gap to the target and which part of the test to prioritise, and why (3 bullets).
2. My top 3 things to fix. For each, one concrete way to practise it with free official material (the free GMAT Official Starter Kit (practice questions and two Official Practice Exams)).
3. A day-by-day plan for 14 days that fits my hours, with one official practice checkpoint near the end.
4. Three habits I should stop.

If any of my numbers are missing, ask me for them before you plan. Do not invent scores or score predictions.

Long prompts are copied fully; if a chat link is too long, we copy the prompt and open a short paste instruction.

GMAT Focus Edition printable workbook

The GMAT is GMAC’s exam purpose-built for graduate management education. GMAC markets it as the most widely used assessment designed specifically for business school—trusted by thousands of programs and schools worldwide—as a signal that you’re serious about the MBA (or adjacent) path and ready for the work.

Official language stays crisp: the exam is designed to showcase skills that matter in a leadership career—problem solving, critical thinking, and data analysis. GMAC describes the Focus Edition score as measuring “higher-order reasoning and data literacy skills necessary for graduate business management students to succeed in a technologically advanced and data-rich world.” Total score 205–805; three sections weighted equally.

Current GMAT is the Focus Edition: three 45-minute sections (Quant 21Q, Verbal 23Q, Data Insights 20Q). No geometry-heavy Quant emphasis like older versions; no Sentence Correction; no separate Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA)/Integrated Reasoning (IR). Confirm details at mba.com.

Format & Structure

  • Quantitative Reasoning: 21 questions · 45 minutes · section score 60–90
  • Verbal Reasoning: 23 questions · 45 minutes · Critical Reasoning (CR) + Reading Comprehension (RC) (no Sentence Correction)
  • Data Insights: 20 questions · 45 minutes · data-heavy reasoning (includes data sufficiency-style work)
  • Total: 64 questions · about 2 hours 15 minutes + optional 10-minute break
  • Total score 205–805 in 10-point increments; all three sections count equally
  • Review-and-edit features exist on the Focus Edition—train decision discipline, not endless second-guessing
  • Order of sections can be selected—practice your preferred order
  • Official mocks beat random third-party volume for score prediction
GMAT format at a glance GMAT Focus Edition: three 45-minute sections, 64 questions, 2 hours 15 minutes with one optional 10-minute break. Quantitative Reasoning has 21 Problem Solving questions. Verbal Reasoning has 23 Reading Comprehension and Critical Reasoning questions. Data Insights has 20 questions. You choose the section order. Total score 205 to 805; each section is scored 60 to 90 and counts equally. You can review and edit up to three answers per section. GMAT format at a glance GMAT Focus Edition. Time drawn to scale. Quant Verbal Data Insights 0 min135 min You choose the section order and when to take the optional 10-minute break. Quantitative Reasoning 21 questions · 45 min Problem Solving; no calculator Verbal Reasoning 23 questions · 45 min Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning Data Insights 20 questions · 45 min Five question types; on-screen calculator Score 205–805 Three section scores, 60–90 each, count equally. Review and edit Bookmark questions, then change up to three answers in each section.
The GMAT Focus Edition: three 45-minute sections in an order you choose. As of Oct 2026. Confirm with the test maker.Source: GMAC, GMAT exam structure (mba.com) and GMAT exam scores (gmac.com).

Scoring Benchmarks

555–605
Developing competitive range — fix one weak section first
645–695
Strong for many programs — polish Data Insights (DI) + careless errors
705–805
Top band — hard-item accuracy under time

Principles We Will Not Compromise On

  • Use official Focus Edition practice for score signal.
  • Don’t train retired skills (classic Sentence Correction (SC), heavy geometry) as if they still dominate.
  • Data Insights is equal weight—don’t treat it as optional Integrated Reasoning (IR).
  • Error logs by question type beat passive video bingeing.
  • AI prompts tutor process; official sets prove progress.

Why Your GMAT Score Matters

  • GMAT scores help schools predict MBA academic performance
  • On Focus Edition, you can’t hide a weak section
What to do next & sources →

GMAT Focus FAQ & Jargon

New to GMAT Focus Edition or decoding Data Insights? Straight answers and a jargon table — Focus only (not classic GMAT). Official mba.com practice is score truth; prompts here are the tutor layer between mocks.

What is GMAT Focus Edition (vs classic GMAT)?

Focus is the current GMAT: three 45-minute sections — Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, and Data Insights — about 2 hours 15 minutes plus optional break, 64 questions total. No Sentence Correction, no classic geometry-first Quant as the headline product, no separate Integrated Reasoning + AWA package as primary. Train Focus.

What is Data Insights (DI), and why does it matter?

DI is one-third of your total: data sufficiency–style work, multi-source reasoning, tables, graphics, two-part questions. On-screen calculator is available on DI. Ignoring DI is how strong Quant/Verbal people leave points on the table. Use the Section Order prompt on this hub for study split and section order.

How is Focus scored?

Total score 205–805 in 10-point increments; each section also reports. All three sections feed the total. Official practice exams from mba.com/GMAC are the honest signal — not a chatbot estimate.

Can I choose section order?

Yes — you pick the order of Quant, Verbal, and DI on test day. Choose based on anxiety, strength, and warm-up needs; then practice that order in mocks so it is not a surprise.

Is Sentence Correction still on the GMAT?

Not on Focus Verbal. Verbal is Critical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension. Do not burn a prep book chapter stack on SC as if it still scored.

Is there a calculator on Quant?

No calculator on Quant. DI has an on-screen calculator. That split is a common trap if you studied mixed GMAT calc advice from mixed eras.

What is score truth for GMAT Focus?

Official practice exams and materials via mba.com / GMAC. After a mock, use the Score Plan prompt. AI drills skills; official mocks own the total.

What is Data Sufficiency (DS)?

A question style (now under the DI umbrella on Focus): you decide whether statements are sufficient to answer a question, not always compute the final number. Read the stem carefully before diving into algebra.

How do TestLessons prompts fit in?

Copy a prompt from the hub, replace each [BRACKETED] part with your real details, and paste it into a major chat assistant. Use Score Plan after an official practice test, Missed Question for an official question you got wrong, Section Order for test-day order and hours, and Test Day for the final 72 hours. Official practice tests still set your real score.

I still see Integrated Reasoning (IR) in old books — what now?

Classic IR content evolved into Data Insights on Focus. Use DI practice and our Data Insights section page. Do not treat old IR-only scores as Focus totals.

Jargon & Acronyms

Scan when a term shows up cold. Expand on first visit; short form is fine after.

Term Full Name / What Why It Matters
GMAT Focus GMAT Focus Edition Current three-section exam (Q, V, DI); total 205–805.
GMAC Graduate Management Admission Council Owns the GMAT; official rules and practice via mba.com.
DI Data Insights Equal-weight third section; multi-source data + DS-style work.
Q / V Quantitative / Verbal Reasoning Two of three Focus sections; 21Q and 23Q in 45m each.
CR Critical Reasoning Argument-based Verbal items (assumption, weaken, strengthen, etc.).
RC Reading Comprehension Passage-based Verbal items.
SC Sentence Correction (legacy) Not on Focus Verbal — skip as primary prep.
DS Data Sufficiency Sufficiency judgments; lives under DI on Focus.
MSR Multi-Source Reasoning DI item family across tabs/sources of information.
IR Integrated Reasoning (legacy label) Predecessor branding; train DI for Focus.
Section order Q/V/DI sequence you choose Practice your chosen order in official-style mocks.
Total 205–805 Focus total score scale Not the old 200–800 classic total — use Focus concordance carefully.
On-screen calc (DI) Calculator on Data Insights only Quant has no calculator.
Tutor layer How we use AI here Prompts plan and drill; official mocks own the number.
Problem Solving Standard Quant items Algebra/arithmetic/word problems/stats emphasis on Focus Quant.
mba.com Official GMAT site Structure, registration, official practice.

Product questions (free prompts, how copy/open works) live on the site FAQ. Format facts above track the current GMAT Focus Edition — verify on official sources if anything changes.

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Official Focus practice + free Starter Kit + our coach prompts between mocks. DI equal weight — we do not replace mba.com.

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Error log

Printable Focus error log. Tag setup, trap, timing. Paste into After Mock debrief or Weak Area — no account.

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Not Sure How to Prep?

Sixty seconds. Honest answers. A prep path and the prompts that match your timeline, target, and weak spots — no account, no guilt trip.

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Content Areas

You already know which part is leaking points? Go there. Drill the wound, not the whole syllabus out of guilt.

Quant (Quantitative Reasoning)

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21 questions · 45 minutes · Problem Solving focus (algebra/arithmetic). Section score 60–90.

Verbal (Verbal Reasoning)

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23 questions · 45 minutes · Critical Reasoning + Reading Comprehension (no Sentence Correction).

Data Insights

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20 questions · 45 minutes · Data sufficiency, multi-source, tables, graphics — equally weighted in total score.

Books, Videos & Free Practice

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Official Sources

Format facts, timing, and scoring come from official specs — not rumor blogs:

Micro-Prompts for When You Already Know the Wound

Critical Reasoning Assumption Drill

You are a GMAT Focus Verbal tutor. Give me 6 Focus-style Critical Reasoning assumption items (not Sentence Correction). For each: short stem, 5 choices, correct answer, why right, why each trap fails. Hard rule: answers must engage the argument gap, not outside trivia. Label: illustrative — not official GMAC items. EASY START: Copy → send. If optional bits are blank, use: GMAT Focus ~575 (Q78/V78/DI74), target 645, 8 weeks @ ~75 min/day. Full answer first.

Data Insights Table Set

You are a GMAT Focus Data Insights tutor. Create one compact table (or two linked tables) and 5 Focus-style DI questions (mix of retrieval, comparison, and inference). On-screen calculator is allowed on DI. Include answers and one-line trap notes. Equal-weight reminder: DI is 1/3 of the total 205–805 score. Illustrative — not official GMAC items. EASY START: Copy → send. If optional bits are blank, use: GMAT Focus ~575 (Q78/V78/DI74), target 645, 8 weeks @ ~75 min/day. Full answer first.

Quant Word Problems (No Calculator)

You are a GMAT Focus Quant tutor. Write 8 Problem Solving word problems (rates, ratios, mixtures, algebra translations). No calculator. For each: stem, 5 choices, solution with Asked/Givens/Equation first, then arithmetic. Flag any choice that is a half-done intermediate. Illustrative — not official GMAC items. Prefer Focus mix over geometry-first grind. EASY START: Copy → send. If optional bits are blank, use: GMAT Focus ~575 (Q78/V78/DI74), target 645, 8 weeks @ ~75 min/day. Full answer first.