{"id":1185,"date":"2009-09-08T09:31:40","date_gmt":"2009-09-08T17:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=1185"},"modified":"2009-09-08T09:37:17","modified_gmt":"2009-09-08T17:37:17","slug":"results-of-kaplan-survey-of-mba-admissions-officers-gre-is-not-catching-up-applicantions-on-the-rise-more-unemployed-and-college-grad-applicants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/results-of-kaplan-survey-of-mba-admissions-officers-gre-is-not-catching-up-applicantions-on-the-rise-more-unemployed-and-college-grad-applicants\/","title":{"rendered":"Results of Kaplan Survey of MBA Admissions Officers – GRE is Not catching up, Applicantions on the rise, More unemployed and college grad applicants"},"content":{"rendered":"

KAPLAN SURVEY SHOWS THAT DESPITE RECENT ADOPTION OF THE GRE AS AN ADMISSIONS TEST OPTION BY HARVARD, WHARTON AND STERN, MOST REMAINING GMAT-ONLY BUSINESS SCHOOLS SAY THEY HAVE NO PLANS TO FOLLOW SUIT<\/strong><\/p>\n

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For 76% of the Top B-Schools, GMAT Remains the Only Path to Admissions <\/em><\/div>\n
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New York, NY (August 31, 2009) \u2013 Even as some of the nation\u2019s most selective business schools have begun accepting the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) in lieu of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) as an admissions requirement, few schools indicate they are likely to follow suit.\u00a0\u00a0 A Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions survey of admissions officers at 260 of the top MBA programs in the country shows that while nearly a quarter (24%) currently accept the GRE, of the remaining GMAT-only schools, only 4.3% say they are considering opening their admissions policies to the GRE.<\/div>\n
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The \u201cwait-and-see\u201d approach comes despite the fact that in recent months, top-tier business schools Harvard, Wharton, Darden and Stern announced they would give applicants the option of submitting either the GRE or the GMAT.\u00a0 They join the ranks of other top-tier business schools, including Stanford and Sloan, which began allowing applicants to submit the GRE in 2006.<\/div>\n
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\u201cSchools that have expanded their admissions options to accept the GRE say they are doing so to attract non-traditional students,\u201d said Jason Moss, vice president, graduate programs, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions.\u00a0 \u201cHowever, while several of the most competitive MBA programs have gone this route, the majority of competitive GMAT-only business schools we surveyed have said that at least for the time being, they have no plans to change their admissions policies.\u201d<\/div>\n
He noted, \u201cFor now, our advice for aspiring business school students is to prepare for the GMAT, but check with the individual MBA programs they are considering to find out their specific admissions policies.\u201d<\/div>\n
Other key highlights of Kaplan\u2019s annual survey of business school admissions officers:<\/div>\n
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