{"id":44466,"date":"2019-01-14T06:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=44466"},"modified":"2019-01-13T07:36:57","modified_gmt":"2019-01-13T14:36:57","slug":"emba-programs-and-the-gmat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/emba-programs-and-the-gmat\/","title":{"rendered":"EMBA Programs and the GMAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44467\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/EMBA-Programs-and-the-GMAT.jpg\" alt=\"EMBA Programs and the GMAT\" width=\"700\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/EMBA-Programs-and-the-GMAT.jpg 700w, https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/EMBA-Programs-and-the-GMAT-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With full time MBA programs, it is fairly obvious why <a href=\"https:\/\/reports.accepted.com\/mba\/gmat-prep-tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the GMAT<\/a> is such an important component to one\u2019s application \u2013 with less work experience, admissions committees need to find other measurements to gauge potential success in a program. Academic preparedness can clearly be evidenced with a strong undergraduate GPA coupled with a strong GMAT score. With Executive MBA programs, a GMAT score\u2019s relation to the rest of one\u2019s application is less obvious, since other factors are generally of more importance.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h2-resize\">Where does the GMAT fit into Executive MBA admissions?<\/h2>\n<p>Criteria for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/bestembaprograms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">admission to an Executive MBA program<\/a> (often in this order) include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li class=\"spacing\"><strong>Work experience:<\/strong> Perspective an applicant can bring to the classroom, future potential, and academic preparedness. During my time at Cornell, I would often say we were looking for students who could teach just as much to their fellow classmates as the faculty who taught in the program. There is no substitute for real world experience to ingrain concepts presented in the classroom.<\/li>\n<li class=\"spacing\"><strong>Evidence that an applicant can handle the rigorous work in a program:<\/strong> Admissions committees evaluate this in a variety of ways, starting with undergraduate performance. Not all Executive MBA programs require the GMAT, but for those that do, the GMAT score also is an indicator of potential academic success while in a program. There is less emphasis placed on it than in full-time MBA admissions, however, since an applicant is typically much further removed from standardized testing than a full-time applicant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"h2-resize\">What if an EMBA applicant has a weak GMAT score or a low GPA?<\/h2>\n<p>If an applicant has strong work experience and a strong undergraduate record, but a weak GMAT score, the undergraduate record usually gets more weight than the GMAT score. If an applicant has strong work experience and a strong GMAT score, but a weak undergraduate record, there will probably be further investigation on the part of an admissions committee to see if there were any mitigating circumstances leading to a low GPA. If not, it\u2019s possible an admissions committee might ask for some additional evidence to indicate academic preparedness \u2013 for example, an additional quant course either online or from a local college.<\/p>\n<p>Bottom line, an EMBA admissions committee wants to admit individuals who are fully prepared to hit the ground running when a program starts, and the GMAT is one indication of an applicant\u2019s ability to do just that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to make sure your EMBA application shines? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/services\/consulting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Accepted today<\/a> and we will pair you with an expert EMBA admissions consultant who will guide you every step of the way.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.accepted.com\/ace-the-emba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34653 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Ace_The_EMBA_-_cta.jpg\" alt=\"Get your guide!\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Ace_The_EMBA_-_cta.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Ace_The_EMBA_-_cta-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Jen Weld\u00a0worked as an admissions consultant and Former Asst. Dir. of Admissions at Cornell\u2019s EMBA program (4 years) prior to joining Accepted. She has an additional 10 years of experience in higher ed and corporate marketing.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/service-request-jennifer-weld\"><strong>Want Jen to help you get Accepted? Click here to get in touch!<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/reports.accepted.com\/MBA\/Top-Executive-MBA-Programs\">School-Specific EMBA Application Essay Tips<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/5-musts-key-elements-for-your-executive-mba-application\/\">5 Key Elements for Your Executive MBA Application<\/a>, a short video<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/executive-mba-applying-to-emba-programs\">Executive MBA: Applying to EMBA Programs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/emba-and-the-gmat\/\">This article<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/\">blog.accepted.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>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 to apply, writing your application essays, or prepping for your interviews, we are just a call (or click) away.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Contact us, and get matched up with the consultant who will <a href=\"https:\/\/hubs.ly\/H01gxJF0\">help you get accepted<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With full time MBA programs, it is fairly obvious why the GMAT is such an important component to one\u2019s application \u2013 with less work experience, admissions committees need to find&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,11,939,775,113,243],"tags":[60,1763,1219,2089,1684],"class_list":["post-44466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gmat","category-mba","category-accepted","category-admission-consultants","category-applications","category-blog","tag-emba","tag-emba-admissions","tag-gmat-and-mba-admissions","tag-low-stats","tag-the-gmat-and-mba","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44466","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=44466"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44468,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44466\/revisions\/44468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}