This series of emails and PMs focuses on situations that many Test Takers face during their studies. The names of the original posters have been changed to protect their identities.<\/p>\n
Switch to the GRE?<\/strong> How do you switch gears from studying for the GMAT to the GRE? What information should I continue to use\/study? I have read some negative articles about why you should take the GMAT and not the GRE. But would it be better for me to score well [hopefully] on the GRE instead of poorly on the GMAT? Any advice on how to do this in three weeks?<\/p>\n Alfa<\/p>\n Hi Alfa,<\/p>\n While many aspects of the GMAT criss-cross with the GRE, the GRE has enough elements of its own that would require some serious study time. One of the most significant differences between these 2 tests is that the GRE puts a bigger emphasis on one's vocabulary (and knowing how words relate to other words).<\/p>\n You should absolutely take a free GRE practice test for comparison purposes. It's certainly possible that your skill set makes the GRE the \"better\" option for you. That having been said, if you're not a great GMAT test taker yet, you probably aren't a great GRE test taker right now either. Regardless of which test you take, you're probably going to need to push back your test date and study some more.<\/p>\n Before you radically change any of your plans, let's see how the GRE practice test goes. Even though the scoring ranges are different, it's easy enough to align your performances on the 2 exams, so you can learn if you're truly \"better\" at one of them.<\/p>\n Non-Business Major Applicant<\/strong> Throughout college I thought I was going to be a doctor so I went through the whole pre-med biology major and MCAT business. I ended up joining a start up company I co-founded and it opened up doors I never imagined and fell in love with it all.<\/p>\n Now, what advice would you offer to someone who does not know a lot about the GMAT or applying to MBA programs. Since I was a bio major I did not take any business classes. Is this something I should look into doing?<\/p>\n Charlie<\/p>\n Hi Charlie,<\/p>\n The fact that you didn't earn an undergrad degree in some form of Business is not necessarily going to hurt your application, although you will have to show the Admissions officers that you are a worthy applicant (which is something that every applicant has to do). Most schools will require that you take certain classes before you attend the MBA program though (through a summer school or extension program), which typically include Calculus and Statistics. You'll be able to get the specifics from whatever schools you're interested in.<\/p>\n Running out of time on the last question<\/strong> On the last question in a section, is there a penalty for choosing an option but not clicking the confirm button?<\/p>\n Echo<\/p>\n Hi Echo,<\/p>\n If you've bubbled a circle, but haven't clicked the submit\/confirm buttons, then that answer will still register as your answer (whether it's correct or incorrect). In this situation, there is no wrong answer penalty. If you HAVEN'T bubbled a circle by the time the clock runs out, then that question will be marked as incorrect AND will be penalized (since you didn't answer it). This result is worse than a standard \"wrong\" answer because it comes with an additional penalty.<\/p>\n GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made, This series of emails and PMs focuses on situations that many Test Takers face during their studies. The names of the original posters have been changed to protect their identities.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":156,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,1,243,940],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gmat","category-uncategorized","category-blog","category-gmat-prep-gmat","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/156"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29959"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30006,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29959\/revisions\/30006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nHi Rich,
\nI realized today that all of my schools accept the GRE in the application. I plan on taking a diagnostic GRE tomorrow to see if it is worth the switch from the GMAT.<\/p>\n
\nHello Rich,<\/p>\n
\nRich,<\/p>\n
\nRich<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"