GMAT Focus Edition Study Plan & Prep Schedule
The GMAT Focus Edition is a 2-hour 15-minute MBA admissions test covering Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, and Data Insights.
Typical Plan
10 weeks
Weekly Effort
10 hrs/week
Audience
MBA and business-school applicants
What does the GMAT Focus Edition cover?
- Quantitative Reasoning: Arithmetic, Algebra, Word Problems
- Verbal Reasoning: Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning
- Data Insights: Data Sufficiency, Multi-Source Reasoning, Tables, Graphics, Two-Part Analysis
Official source: GMAC
How to plan your GMAT Focus Edition prep with MyStudyPlanner
- Sign up free and pick the GMAT Focus Edition template — pre-loaded with lecture counts and durations.
- Set your target test date. We compute available weeks and weekday/weekend split automatically.
- Adjust any subject lecture count if you have a stronger or weaker area.
- Generate your day-by-day schedule with built-in spaced repetition and weekly review.
- Track every block, get streaks, and export the full PDF before test day.
GMAT Focus Edition — Frequently Asked Questions
How is the GMAT Focus different from the old GMAT?
It is shorter (2h 15m), drops the AWA essay, and replaces Integrated Reasoning with the Data Insights section. Total scale is now 205–805.
What is a good GMAT Focus score?
Top MBA programs generally look for 645+ on the new scale (roughly equivalent to 700+ on the old GMAT).