Test Preparation

The most important thing you can bring to the GMAT is a positive attitude and a willingness to succeed. However, if you forget your admission voucher or your photo ID, you won’t get the chance to apply those qualities! In addition to the voucher and ID, you should also bring a list of five schools where you’d like to have your scores sent. You can send your scores to up to five schools for free if you select those schools when entering your pretest information at the test site. You can, of course, list fewer than five schools, but if you decide to send your scores to additional schools later, you’ll have to pay. If you can come up with five schools you’d like to apply to, you may as well send your scores for free.

Because you can take two optional five-minute breaks, we recommend you bring along a quick snack like a granola bar and perhaps a bottle of water. You can’t take food or drink with you to the testing area, but you are given a little locker that you can access during a break.

There’s really nothing else to bring. You can’t use a calculator and you’ll be provided with an erasable notepad (which is a lot like a mini dry-erase board), which you’re required to use instead of pencil and paper.