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Early bird gets the... higher GMAT score?
Some interesting data about average GMAT scores in a recent GMAC publication indicates that this might just be the case.
According to the report, the average score of people who took the GMAT in 2009-10 at age 20 or 21 was 575. For test-takers who were 22 or 23, however, the average score was 536 -- a not-insignificant 39 point decrease. (You can check out the data for all age groups in the table at the end of the post.)
When our resident GMAT fanatics came across this data in GMAC’s report, we were intrigued, and passed it onto Businessweek. You can read their take on the data here.
The moral of the story? If you’re a college student or soon-to-be grad with business school in your 5 year plan, take the GMAT now. You can hold on to your score until you’re ready to apply, and you’ll have one less thing to worry about when you’re putting together your applications. Need more convincing? Check out 5 Reasons to Take the GMAT During College or Right After.
Here's the data for all age groups from the GMAC report (data is from 2009 - 10):
Thanks for this post! That’s kind of crazy. It absolutely make sense to take the GMAT right after college but keep in mind that if you are planning to apply more than a few years later, your scores may wear off (they are valid for 5 years) but Admissions Committees sometimes give them less validity than fresh scores (as they know the test you took out of college is not quite representative of your current level). With that said, the top 20 schools use GMAT as a check mark and don’t look too much into it.