Why GMAT Students Are More Anxious Than Ever, And What To Do About It

Struggling with anxiety? Take our free test anxiety quiz to understand what might be happening. https://www.gmatninja.com/test-anxiet... If you’ve been finding it difficult to focus on your test prep, you’re not alone. Students today are more anxious than at any point we’ve seen, and that anxiety is creeping into study sessions, practice tests, and official scores. In this video, one of our tutors, Dave Goldstein, breaks down why GMAT anxiety has become so much worse, and more importantly, what you can actually do about it. He covers the drivers behind anxiety, from social media and AI fears, to the genuine difficulty of the current GMAT (Data Insights, we’re looking at you). Dave also shares practical steps to break the anxiety spiral, rebuild your focus, and get back to productive studying. If stress has been derailing your GMAT prep, this one’s for you. What we cover: 1️⃣ Why GMAT anxiety has spiked to levels we've never seen before and how to distinguish it from the normal nerves that come with any big exam. 2️⃣ The social media problem: how five hours a day of scrolling quietly erodes your focus, and what one study found when participants blocked it for just two weeks. 3️⃣ AI and the job market: why so much of the fear is driven by perception rather than reality, and how to think about it without spiraling. 4️⃣ Why the current GMAT feels harder, especially Data Insights, and why that's stressful. 5️⃣ The anxiety spiral: how procrastinating a single practice test can snowball into stalled prep and lost motivation. 6️⃣ Why you shouldn't get attached to results on your homework, and what your goal should actually be instead. 7️⃣ How to separate what you can control from what you can't and why that distinction changes everything. 8️⃣ Practical tools for managing both test anxiety and the GMAT’s toughest question types. — Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:55 Where Anxiety is Coming From 03:18 What You Can Do About It 07:03 Conclusion — GMAT Ninja has helped thousands of students overcome their test anxiety, reach their target scores on standardized tests like the GMAT, GRE and EA, and get into top MBA programs. Learn more about us at: https://www.gmatninja.com #GMAT #MBA #businessschool #testprep #standardizedtesting #education #studytips