{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog","author_name":"Aimee Lukin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/author\/aimee\/","title":"Integrated Reasoning (Slowly) Rising\u2014Solutions Await | mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YaQ58AWWGm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/integrated-reasoning-slowly-rising-solutions-await\/\">Integrated Reasoning (Slowly) Rising\u2014Solutions Await<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/integrated-reasoning-slowly-rising-solutions-await\/embed\/#?secret=YaQ58AWWGm\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Integrated Reasoning (Slowly) Rising\u2014Solutions Await&#8221; &#8212; mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting\" data-secret=\"YaQ58AWWGm\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Thus far, the \u201cnew\u201d Integrated Reasoning (IR) section of the GMAT (added in June 2012) has been almost an afterthought for most applicants. We can hardly blame test takers for focusing their studies on the \u201ctraditional\u201d elements of the GMAT\u2014the Verbal and Quant sections\u2014because admissions officers have been quite clear that candidates\u2019 IR scores would &hellip; Read&nbsp;More&nbsp;&nbsp;","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mbam-yoast-fallback-image.png","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":675}