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Seconded.By no means, I am telling candidates not to write GMAT. GMAT does play a crucial role and is an important component of the application. Practically speaking, I have candidate who secured admission in this Fall 2026 at Darden without GMAT. I am just kind of hoping that he should not face any issues because of no GMAT during placement.

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Results for round 2 release today right? March 25th 12pm EST

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