How to Study for the Executive Assessment (EA) – Part 3
Are you preparing for the Executive Assessment exam? In part 1 of this series, we talked about the major study materials you’ll want to use and some guidelines for planning the length of your studies. In part 2, we dove more deeply into the question types and content areas for the Integrated Reasoning and Verbal sections of the Executive Assessment (EA).
Now, we’re going to do the same for the Quant section; we’re also going to talk a bit more about study planning.
What the Executive Assessment Really Tests
The Executive Assessment (EA) is not a math test. Nor is it a grammar test. Sure, you have to know something (well, a lot of things!) about these topics in order to get a good score. But the Executive Assessment is really testing your executive reasoning skills.
Executive Assessment vs GMAT: Which to take?
More than 75 business schools now take the Executive Assessment (EA) in addition to the GMAT. The Executive Assessment launched in 2016 specifically for Executive MBA programs, but it is now used in a wide variety of programs, including specialized Master’s, part-time, and even some full-time MBA programs.
So, if you want to apply to one of these programs, you have a choice to make: Will you take the GMAT or the Executive Assessment? (And to make matters more complicated: You may also have the option to take the GRE.)
The New Mini-GMAT for EMBA Candidates
Big news! GMAC, the makers of the GMAT, have launched a new test, the Executive Assessment exam. It contains the same question types as the GMAT, but fewer content areas are tested, and there aren’t as many questions to answer. The exam is intended for candidates applying to Executive MBA (EMBA) programs.