GRE & GMAT
Thinking about graduate school? Well, before even beginning the dreaded application process, one must go through the graduate admissions test. Two common exams are the GRE and GMAT.  These exams contain similar test content to that of SATs. However, there is one main difference - graduate exams are computer adaptive. Huh? Basically, this means that the test is taken on a computer screen. That’s right, no paper pencil test. This, however, does have its cons. For instance, because it is a computer adaptive test, the computer adjusts the difficulty level based on whether one correctly or incorrectly answers the previous question.  Hence, the more incorrect answers one enters, the lower the level of difficulty becomes, subsequently leading to a lower overall test score.  Because of this, it is crucial that the first 10-15 questions are mostly, if not all, answered correctly. This will inform the computer that the test taker knows his/her stuff, bumping the level and score of the exam higher and higher.  On the contrary, if one consistently misses the first 10-15 questions, the computer will place the test taker at easy level. And even if the same test taker gets the rest of the questions correct, he/she will not be able to achieve as high of a score as the test taker who gets the first 10-15 all correctly and incorrectly answers some of the latter questions.Â
Obviously, because this is a computer adaptive test, one cannot skip a question and return to it later. The test taker has to answer at that moment.  In addition to all of that pressure, there are two essay prompts before one even begins the math and verbal sections. What is that all about? BTW, the essay prompts don’t even count as part of the overall GMAT score!Â
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