After taking the test, I kind of agree with the OP. But I guess you just have to play by their rules and find the tricks.
The GMAT is an industry. Between the publications, the prep classes, the tutors, all the way to the ad space sold on this very website, the GMAT simply makes people money. I'm sure there are great people that really want to help others in this industry, but in the end it is still an industry.
And why put us through ringer if we have earned a 4-year college degree and have work experience? If we all have proven that we can finish college and find and keep jobs in today's world, do we really need to spend a year mastering a standardized test? Believe me, I know how to write an email and work an algebra problem. Perhaps I need a calculator or Excel to figure out how many ways I can arrange Franky, Tony, Dino, Hugh, and The Solution in a line, but guess what is available to me in the workplace?
I'll refrain from stating everything that I think about the GMAT, but it seems like a lot of good people are wasting a lot of time and money on that test.
