Advantages and Disadvantages of GMAT Exam

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What are the advantages and Disadvantages of the GMAT Exam?

Rashed12 · Answer

For what reasons you want to know disadvantages. It is a prerequisite requirement to get admission on MBA program in renowned universities. There is no advantages of GMAT preparation and having a good score. You should point out a specific inquiry what you want to know from GMAT exam.

globaldesi · Answer

I really liked this question.
Advantages are pretty obvious.

Let me highlight the disadvantages
 1) It forces you to realize that basic Maths and English are so important even for the most prestigious jobs.
 2) It helps you realize no matter how good are you in your job, you still fall behind than most college graduates in terms of critical reasoning and proper sentence writing.
 3) it shows our heavy dependence on computer to do even basic maths

ArunSharma12 · Answer

Advantages:
 1. It helps in polishing the part of the brain that rarely gets used in the day-to-day life, taking some rust off that area.
2. It (hopefully) strengthens the comprehension skills. 
3. It most certainly keeps one engaged for at least three to four months (or much longer!!)

Disadvantages:
 1. It is a costly exam and retake requires even stronger desire to slog the whole stuff again and then pay the fees as well
2. It requires one to spend a lot of time and effort in front of an electronic screen affecting the eyesight. 
3. It keeps one engaged for at least three to four months (considering one has better plans to spend that time)

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi meenakshibuild,

You ask an interesting question. Is there a particular reason why you are wondering about the advantages and disadvantages of the GMAT?

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi meenakshibuild,

You've phrased your question in a bit of a vague way. If you're interested in how a high GMAT Score can be beneficial for you, then the immediate value is that a higher Score makes you more attractive of an applicant when you apply to Business School (so having that higher Score should increase your chances of getting into higher-ranked/more-competitive MBA Programs). Beyond that, many Scholarships involve a GMAT Score 'component', so if your application plans are based around earning Scholarship money, then a high GMAT Score might be a 'requirement' to attending School. Beyond the School-related benefits, some Companies (for example, in the Finance Sector) ask job applicants for their GMAT Scores as part of the interview process - meaning that a high GMAT Score might actually help you to secure a future job. 
 
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