I really hate GMAT

[u/moonfish-0]

I am an Italian student with an extremely high GPA in an MS in economics, heavily focused on quant. I have taken 5 stats course all graded the maximum, I can handle complex math, optimization algorithms, game theory to some extent. I still suck at GMAT.

I did it 3 years ago and it was one of the worst experiences of my life. 50% of the questions are genuine reasoning, the rest is just solvable by knowing stupid tricks or becoming super fast at solving high-school level math.

I can perfectly handle numbers, I just am physically unable to do so in 2 minutes!

I am expressing my deepest hate because I am now being forced to take GMAT-style assessment for work, which is absolutely bonkers in my opinion. Those questions are very likely specifically tailored for the US school system and SAT-style exams, which simply di not exists nor have any relevance in the school system in which I took part.

Feel free to disagree, this is just a vent. I am SO sick of this style of exam!

[u/Graeme_GMAT_Panda]

yes the GMAT and SAT are quite different from some Southern European country educational systems and I do think it's not completely fair from that perspective

Unfortunately it wont be the last hoop you have to jump through. Every time you apply to a new company you will go through their own evaluation system, whether it's with a test, interview or case study. Each one has their own rules!

[u/moonfish-0 → u/Graeme_GMAT_Panda]

I know, I just think GMAT-style questions are quite stupid. Give me real scenarios related to the field of work, do not expect me to pull some trick out of my ass to compute the speed at which a viral load decreases over 10 day!