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19 Sep 2020, 03:03
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Hi everyone,
I searched for this question in the forum but could not find relevant answers.
I am planning to apply for Masters in Financial Engineering or Quantitative Finance in various universities across Europe.
They are mostly technical universities, such as ETH (Zurich), EPFL (Lausanne), KTH (Stockholm). So they are NOT Business Schools.
In most cases, they accept both GMAT or GRE, so I have to choose which one to take. I am confident I can get a good score, since I have a good amount of free time to spend on the test prep.
Do you think there is any preference over the type of test in this case? Some people say GRE is more indicated for technical schools, and some people say that a high GMAT will make me stand out anyway.
Thanks in advance!
I searched for this question in the forum but could not find relevant answers.
I am planning to apply for Masters in Financial Engineering or Quantitative Finance in various universities across Europe.
They are mostly technical universities, such as ETH (Zurich), EPFL (Lausanne), KTH (Stockholm). So they are NOT Business Schools.
In most cases, they accept both GMAT or GRE, so I have to choose which one to take. I am confident I can get a good score, since I have a good amount of free time to spend on the test prep.
Do you think there is any preference over the type of test in this case? Some people say GRE is more indicated for technical schools, and some people say that a high GMAT will make me stand out anyway.
Thanks in advance!
19 Sep 2020, 03:53
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Do your target schools take both GMAT and GRE? If yes, then there is no point of concern. Check the average/median scores - if both are available then great and if only one is available then only it raises eyebrows. Schools prefer GMAT for MBA but lately(couple of years) there is a shift and the line has only blurred. Note sure if for MS/MF GRE is preferable nowadays. After pandemic things have gone haywire.
If i were you i would not pay any heed and would rather give both GMAT and GRE mocks to know it first - time is by your side, utilise it. Or reach out respective alumni/adcom.
19 Sep 2020, 04:07
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To help you decide, maybe you can take free mock test of both GRE and GMAT. You can then find out which test matches your current skill set better and which test requires more preparation time.
In my view:
GRE: Quant is slightly easier than GMAT. To illustrate, I should be able to get perfect 170 on GRE. But I do not think that I can hit 51 on GMAT yet.
GRE: Verbal does require significant investment on vocabulary especially if English is not your native language. That said, those advanced words are indeed very useful in graduate study.
GRE: Reading comprehension is slightly more challenging than GMAT partly because of the vocabulary used and partly because of the topics chosen.
GMAT: SC is unique. Difficult SC questions can be both time-consuming and frustrating.
GMAT: CR accounts for roughly 1/3 verbal questions. Challenging CR questions are more difficult than their GRE counterparts.
GMAT: Vocabulary is at medium level.
So, it is extremely difficult to get 800 in GMAT. On the other hand, it is relatively easier to hit perfect 170+170 on GRE.
PS. GMAT AWA is much easier than GRE AWA. (For example, I received 6.0 in GMAT AWA but only 4.5 in GRE AWA. Percentagewise, though, my two scores are comparable.)
PPS. GMAT also has a unique IR section.
In my view:
GRE: Quant is slightly easier than GMAT. To illustrate, I should be able to get perfect 170 on GRE. But I do not think that I can hit 51 on GMAT yet.
GRE: Verbal does require significant investment on vocabulary especially if English is not your native language. That said, those advanced words are indeed very useful in graduate study.
GRE: Reading comprehension is slightly more challenging than GMAT partly because of the vocabulary used and partly because of the topics chosen.
GMAT: SC is unique. Difficult SC questions can be both time-consuming and frustrating.
GMAT: CR accounts for roughly 1/3 verbal questions. Challenging CR questions are more difficult than their GRE counterparts.
GMAT: Vocabulary is at medium level.
So, it is extremely difficult to get 800 in GMAT. On the other hand, it is relatively easier to hit perfect 170+170 on GRE.
PS. GMAT AWA is much easier than GRE AWA. (For example, I received 6.0 in GMAT AWA but only 4.5 in GRE AWA. Percentagewise, though, my two scores are comparable.)
PPS. GMAT also has a unique IR section.
