Dreaming of going on the road and hanging with your favorite stars on their tour bus? Starting this fall, you can get in on a stop of the seven-month, nationwide  

GMAT

  tour. You may not meet rock stars on the GMAT bus, but you'll definitely get your chance to shine.

About the GMAT
Launched in 1954, the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is a standardized exam used by more than 3,800 graduate business programs worldwide. Business schools use GMAT scores to measure and compare candidates' academic ability.

The 3.5-hour test consists of four sections: two analytical writing assessments, a quantitative section, and a verbal section. It does not test business competence or specific subject knowledge. The GMAT is a computer-adaptive test, which means the computer adapts to your performance as you're taking the exam. Never skip an item, since there is a penalty for every question you don't answer.

Currently, the GMAT is administered more than 200,000 times each year at testing centers around the world.

Get on the Bus
To help meet demand for GMAT testing centers and to make the test accessible to more students, the Graduate Management Admission Council, owner of the GMAT, developed a high-tech test center on wheels.

Now on its second annual tour, the GMAT bus brings the business school admission test to college campuses across the country. This way, schools and test takers without a GMAT testing center in their area don't have to trek to a permanent GMAT testing center.

Rest assured that the mobile testing center experience is comparable to the experience at a standard testing center. The GMAT mobile testing center is a full-length bus equipped with the same technology as the hundreds of permanent GMAT testing centers around the country. It includes six complete GMAT testing stations, high-speed data connectivity via satellite, and electronic security systems to guarantee maximum security.

Nearly 400 people took the GMAT on the mobile testing center last year; this year's tour will include 28 stops between October 2007 and May 2008. The bus will make longer stops on this year's tour to provide additional flexibility to test takers.

Gear up for business school greatness at your stop on the GMAT bus.

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Robyn Tellefsen is a frequent contributor to The CollegeBound Network. Learn more about finding a school that's right for you.

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