How to take the GMAT?

Firstly, register for the GMAT. You can sign up online, via mail, via phone, and via fax. Make sure you have the necessary requirements for the registration. The registration comes with a free GMATPrep® Software that include tutorials which present the questions exactly as you would see if you were taking the exam. This software will also help you familiarize on how to take a computer-adaptive test or CAT. There are also plenty of hints, tips, and review topics included.Secondly, prepare for the test. There are GMAT study materials, like books and practice tests, that are available online or offline. Set up a study schedule as well as a GMAT study guide. Give more time to study. Make a time table on topics that you will be study weekly or daily. This will need a lot of self discipline to stay focus. If not, find a partner or a group that will help you study. This will also help you stick to your schedule. When you're done setting your schedule and you have the materials you need, start practicing by solving practice test. This will test your skills and how much you've improved.Lastly, take the GMAT. Taking the GMAT is a remarkable experience. It is an essential part of the application process to land on a good graduate business school. The test, which has scores ranging from 400 to 800, includes three parts: a quantitative multiple choice section, a verbal multiple choice section, and two thirty minute essays. The questions vary in difficulty. Since it is a Computer Adaptive test, one question is given to the examinee by the computer at a time. The questions become harder every time you answer correctly, but the next question is easier if your answer is incorrect. Skipping a question or going back to the question is not allowed or is impossible so you will need to use intelligent guessing for hard to answer questions. Wrong answers will however lower your score. Also, keep an eye on the time and pace yourself since there is penalty in not completing a section. The time and number of questions remaining are posted on the screen during the exam.You need to be stress free on the day of the test. There's no point of taking an expensive exam if you're not well prepared for it.