{"id":22893,"date":"2014-02-16T16:34:59","date_gmt":"2014-02-16T23:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=22893"},"modified":"2014-02-16T16:47:00","modified_gmt":"2014-02-16T23:47:00","slug":"should-you-take-the-gmat-or-gre-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/should-you-take-the-gmat-or-gre-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Take the GMAT or GRE?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"gmat-vs-gre\"<\/a>Many b-schools now accept the GRE (including Stanford<\/a>, HBS<\/a>, Wharton<\/a>, Booth<\/a>, and MIT Sloan<\/a>, among others), so MBA applicants will need to decide whether the GMAT or GRE will better increase their chances of acceptance. Here are some factors you should consider when making this decision:<\/p>\n

1. GMAT:<\/strong> Take the GMAT<\/a> if at least one of the b-schools you\u2019re applying to doesn\u2019t accept the GRE.<\/p>\n

2. GMAT:<\/strong> If you plan on a post-MBA career in investment banking or management consulting<\/a>, then you should take the GMAT since such recruiters sometimes use GMAT scores as a screening tool.<\/p>\n

3. GMAT:<\/strong> If the wording on the school\u2019s website indicates that the GRE is accepted but clearly a lower-class citizen, than take the GMAT. We\u2019re seeing this less frequently.<\/p>\n

4. GRE:<\/strong> If you\u2019re fresh out of college and aren\u2019t sure exactly what to do next, but feel prepared to take the GRE, then you may as well go ahead and take it \u2013 the scores remain usable for up to five years. Maybe you\u2019ll use your scores for a future b-school application<\/a>, or maybe for some other grad program.<\/p>\n

5. GRE:<\/strong> If you score higher on practice GRE tests than on practice GMAT tests AND if your target schools accept the GRE, then you should definitely take the GRE.<\/p>\n

6. GMAT:<\/strong> The same is true (as #4) if you score higher on the GMAT \u2013 in short, take whichever test you score higher on!<\/p>\n

7. GRE:<\/strong> If you want to save money (about $100) and\/or will have trouble getting to a GMAT testing center, then you should take the GRE (obviously provided that your target schools accept the GRE). The GRE is cheaper and there are more testing centers throughout the world.<\/p>\n

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\n\u2022 The GMAT in MBA Admissions: Fact and Fiction<\/a>
\n\u2022 Should You Retake the GMAT?<\/a><\/p>\n

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This article originally appeared on the Accepted Admissions Consulting Blog<\/a>, the official blog of Accepted.com.<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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