A growing number of business schools now accept your GRE (Graduate Record Exam) scores for admission. However, this is not yet the case with all of them, and the business school candidates ought to research on their own which test is right for them, before applying to the school of their dreams.
One of the first schools to accept the GRE scores for admission was Harvard Business School, and others soon followed suit. At the moment, you can submit your GRE scores to more than seven hundred MBA programs worldwide, and that number seems to be growing steeply.
Being presented with multiple options to choose from is always a good thing, but when choosing between the GRE and the GMAT – which option is better? Should you, perhaps, take both?
Many MBA hopefuls are attracted by the GRE because of its less rigorous math section, but, at the same time, they are also afraid of not being taken as seriously as those applicants who are submitting their GMAT scores. You can, however, rest assured that no business school would ever consider a test score which it does not take seriously!
Many applicants are considering graduate programs besides the MBA. Accepting the GRE scores, business schools are hoping to get more interesting students to join their MBA programs. When you put these two facts together, the conclusion is obvious: if you’ve already taken the GRE – and you’re satisfied with your results – there is no need to take the GMAT.
Still, some business schools do feel that the GRE’s quantitative section is not rigorous enough for them, and these stick to the GMAT for the admission into their programs. Others, like UCLA Anderson, accept the GRE – but prefer the GMAT. Yet, top business schools such as Cambridge, Stanford, Harvard, Wharton, MIT Sloan or Columbia all accept GRE scores, for both their Ph.D. and MBA programs.
There are some obvious benefits to taking the GRE instead of the GMAT: the GRE testing is offered in more locations than the GMAT, and is considerably more affordable. And, it is true: the math is easier on the GRE! The GRE also places less emphasis on the grammar and logical arguments, and more on the vocabulary, when compared to the GMAT. Since the GRE is a multi-stage test that adapts by section, you can strategically skip around within a particular section to capitalize on your strengths. This way, with careful time management you can gain points and raise your GRE scores.
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