This current MBA application season is taking place side by side with the COVID-19 pandemic which is disrupting the world. Therefore more and more top business schools are offering GMAT/GRE waiver options to this coming application deadline, allowing MBA candidates apply to top MBA programs based on their strong academic and professional background, without [...]
This week the Goizueta Admissions team announced their GMAT waiver request process for their 1 and 2-year full-time MBA programs. Earlier this application cycle top programs including MIT Sloan, UVA Darden, Vanderbilt Owen and Georgia Tech Scheller announced the ability for candidates to waive the GMAT/GRE requirement for the 2020-21 application season (as of October [...]
Good news for both part-time and full-time NYU applicants! NYU’s part-time MBA program has introduced a new GMAT waiver. Candidates will have waivers granted under the following conditions: Hold an undergraduate degree conferred by New York University (including NYU Shanghai and NYU Abu Dhabi). Have earned a final cumulative GPA of 3.20 or higher at [...]
MIT Sloan's MBA programs goes test-optional this year. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, on September 22nd the school changed the tests requirements on its website for the MBA program that start in 2021 to the following: "Standardized tests, such as GMAT, GRE, EA, TOEFL, IELTS, are a component of the application process and play [...]
In June University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business announced that waivers would be granted for standardized tests. This would cover both GMAT and GRE tests. This is for the 2020-2021 application cycle, whose first deadline is September 2nd. Waivers are granted on a case-by-case basis and the following factors will be taken into consideration: [...]
The current coronavirus pandemic has had industries across the board transitioning to a new online format. One of those being the GMAT test. In April the GMAC announced that the GMAT test will be available to take online due to the closing of testing centers. To assist test takers in the quantitative section of the [...]
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus, GMAC (Graduate Management Admission Council) have announced that they will start offering the GMAT test at home as early as mid-April. The first "home tests" will be available on April 20. The GMAT test can be taken on both Mac and PC platforms, with a reduced cost [...]
Recently, we have had many inquiries regarding how the Coronavirus will affect MBA admission requirements. With testing centers closing, we have compiled the following list of programs that offer GMAT waivers for applications in April 2020: Chicago Booth will continue to accept test scores (GMAT, GRE, TOEFL) through July 1, 2020. The Admissions Committee [...]
NYU Stern will allow candidates to its full-time MBA programs (Full-time MBA program, Technology and Entrepreneurship MBA, Fashion & Luxury MBA) to apply by taking a shorter and easier test called the Executive Assessment. That test, originally designed for applicants to Executive MBA programs, is shorter with fewer questions and lacks the GMAT’s Analytical Writing [...]
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Join our Live Webinar on Tuesday, October 23rd, to find out what are the best time-management tactics during the test and how to craft the best MBA application: Perfect application - What is the MBA admission process and what the schools are looking to see in a successful application? GMAT time-management - We're going to share some [...]
HBS published some more application tips on their admissions blog, this time regarding Extracurriculars and Awards, Tests and Transcripts: Extracurricular Activities "What are you involved in outside of work? What impact did these activities have on you, and what impact did you have through these activities? Sometimes future applicants wonder what activities they should participate in so [...]
GMAC announced today that starting on April 16, the GMAT® exam will be shorter by 30 minutes to give test-takers a more streamlined experience and help reduce their anxiety about sitting for the exam. The total test time on the updated exam will now be 3.5 hours instead of 4 hours, including breaks [...]
ARINGO and examPAL will hold a webinar on Monday, January 8, 6PM PST: Learn the winning strategy to get 760 on the GMAT The 2 things you must know in order to score more than 700 Learn what it takes to craft the perfect business school application How to get 'YES' from business schools [...]
The average GMAT scores at the top business schools worldwide have been extremely high for years, prompting some experts and applicants to claim that they could surely not rise further. That claim was, however, proven wrong in a recent analysis of GMAT scores done by Poets & Quants, as their conclusion was that almost [...]
While we believe that focusing on tips and tricks won’t lead to success on the GMAT, and that mastering core underlying concepts and skills is essential, this doesn’t mean that test taking strategy isn’t critically important. In fact, while we do believe that building core mathematical and verbal skills is mandatory to do well [...]
GMAC (Graduate Management Admission Council) announced a change in the GMAT test starting July 11th 2017. MBA and business school applicants, who are taking the GMAT exam, will now be able to choose the order of the various GMAT sections. What are our thoughts about this change? On the one hand – nothing has [...]
The GMAT® Enhanced Score Report (ESR) will help you understand your performance, its potential impact on your graduate school applications and focus your study efforts for a future sitting of the exam. The ESR can help you speak to admissions staff about your skills, help you improve skills before arriving in the classroom or, should [...]
An article posted on the site Poets & Quants reports that according to GMAC currently 28% of GMAT test takers take the exam at least twice if not more, compared with only 22-24% last year. GMAC attributes the increase to improvements it incorporated into the exam over the last two years, like the option to [...]
by: David Recine To take the GRE or GMAT. For so many grad school hopefuls, that is the question. Both of these exams are widely accepted, with testing facilities available across the world. Both of these exams are required for certain graduate programs. So how do you answer the GRE vs. GMAT question? There are [...]
