{"id":32837,"date":"2016-04-21T14:43:35","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T21:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=32837"},"modified":"2023-10-11T07:43:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T14:43:29","slug":"should-you-take-the-gmat-or-the-gre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/should-you-take-the-gmat-or-the-gre\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Take the GMAT or the GRE?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most b-schools now accept the GRE (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ets.org\/gre\/revised_general\/about\/mba\/programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you can see the full list here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), which means you can weigh your options and decide whether the GRE or GMAT will increase your chances of acceptance. Here are a few factors to consider when making this decision:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/gmat\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-38895 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Gre-vs-GMAT-b.png\" alt=\"Check out our GMAT 101 page!\" width=\"715\" height=\"679\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For most applicants, it'll come down to where you get higher scores on practice tests.If you repeatedly do better on the GMAT practice tests than on the GRE, then that's the exam you should take, hands down. Of course, if it's impossible for you to get to a GMAT testing location, then the decision again becomes quite obvious, and you should opt for the GRE. Weigh your options, see what makes most sense for you\u2026and good luck!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/5_Killer_GMAT_Prep_Tips_-_presented_by_Magoosh.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59237\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/5_Killer_GMAT_Prep_Tips_-_presented_by_Magoosh.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/5_Killer_GMAT_Prep_Tips_-_presented_by_Magoosh.webp 580w, https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/5_Killer_GMAT_Prep_Tips_-_presented_by_Magoosh-300x114.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37267 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/accepted_admissions_consultancy.jpg\" alt=\"Accepted - The Premier Admissions Consultancy\" width=\"429\" height=\"86\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/reports.accepted.com\/mba\/gmat-game-plan\">Your 3-Part Game Plan to Dominate the GMAT<\/a>\u00a0-\u00a0On-Demand webinar<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/Train The Brain, Nail The GMAT [Or GRE]\">Train The Brain, Nail The GMAT [Or GRE]<\/a>\u00a0- podcast<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2015\/05\/28\/how-to-study-for-the-gre-part-i\/\">How to Study for the GRE\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2016\/04\/21\/gmat-or-gre\/\">This article<\/a> <em>originally appeared on\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/\">blog.accepted.com<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Applying to a top b-school? The talented folks at Accepted have helped hundreds of applicants get accepted to their dream programs. Whether you are figuring out where apply, writing your application essays, or prepping for your interviews, we are just a call (or click) away.<\/p>\n<p>Contact us, and get matched up with the consultant who will help\u00a0<em>you\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/hubs.ly\/H01gxJF0\">get accepted<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most b-schools now accept the GRE (you can see the full list here), which means you can weigh your options and decide whether the GRE or GMAT will increase your&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,11,939,775,243],"tags":[1894,1064,174],"class_list":["post-32837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gmat","category-mba","category-accepted","category-admission-consultants","category-blog","tag-gmat","tag-gmat-vs-gre","tag-gre","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32837","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\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32837"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32837\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59248,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32837\/revisions\/59248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}