Which score to send

Question

I have 325 GRE (166Q, 159V) and 730 GMAT. Which score should I send or should I send both?

Target Schools: Tuck, Fuqua, Darden, Ross, Anderson, Johnson

The GRE to GMAT conversion tool suggests GMAT (325 GRE = 700 GMAT) but schools don't always use that tool. Eg: Tuck has an average GRE of 320, which is 5 points lower than mine but an average GMAT of 720 which is only 10 points lower.

PS: If 325 is really equivalent to 700, why do only 4 schools in T15 have average GRE above 325? It clearly shows that the admissions team does not use this conversion tool.

University GMAT GRE-Q GRE V GRE

Stanford 733 164 165 329
Yale SOM 720 164 164 328
Kellogg 727 163 163 326
HBS 727 163 163 326

Nikhil · Answer

singhstring Did you use the ETS conversion tool from the following link? It looks like your GMAT is considerably better than the GRE score. What are your Quant verbal split scores? https://www.ets.org/gre/institutions/ad ... t06_180820

Sprockets · Answer

Both are great scores. I’d send both.

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singhstring · Answer

University GMAT GRE-Q GRE-V GRE
Stanford 733 164 165 329
Kellogg 727 163 163 326
HBS 727 163 163 326
Haas 727 161 161 322
Columbia 726 N/A N/A N/A
MIT 725 162 161 323
Booth 724 163 161 324
NYU Stern 723 160 162 322
Wharton 722 161 161 322
Yale SOM 720 164 164 328
Tuck 720 159 161 320
Ross 710 158 159 317
Anderson 706 163 163 326
Darden 703 160 161 321
Fuqua 702 157 158 315
Johnson 700 159 159 318

Nikhil · Answer

Also, check your percentile scores for Quant and verbal for GMAT and GRE.

Only a few people apply using GRE and hence the average scores you are seeing on the school websites may not correlate with GMAT and the ETS conversion tool is not an accurate predictor

MBADecoder · Answer

I'd go with the GMAT score. For an Indian applicant, a GRE score of 325 is still going to remain average

jarlgrey · Answer

Hi MBADecoder,

I am in similar situation. I have a GMAT score of 700 (48-Q, 38-V) and a GRE score of 324 (163-Q, 161-V). Not sure which score to apply with. 
I'm targeting Ross, Cornell, Duke, UCLA, UNC, Tepper.

bb · Answer

I would look at the program averages and which score is closer/above the average. Keep in mind that over-represented groups are pretty competitive…. For example the average score for Ross among competitive groups is 750…. Just FYI.

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jarlgrey · Answer

Thanks bb!

So just to clarify, for instance Duke, on its website, lists a GMAT (middle 80%) range of 670-750 and a GRE (combined average) of 317 - in this case which one should I apply with?

bb · Answer

Last year Fuqua was 702 average and up to 740 spread for 20-80. https://gmatclub.com/forum/average-gmat ... 54237.html

If the average GRE is 317, an increase from 315, I would apply with the GRE since your GMAT is below average.

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jarlgrey · Answer

Thanks again bb!

This clarifies it for me. Will be looking at school-wise GMAT and GRE averages and/or ranges and then select the one which makes me look better than the average number.

jarlgrey · Answer

Hi  bb

So I retook the GMAT and unfortunately could only manage a 710 this time. Does this change the scenario for me in any way?

Thanks!

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GyanOne · Answer

Hi  singhstring ,

The real question here is not which score looks better on paper; it is whether presenting both scores creates a cleaner narrative than presenting one, and whether either score has the ceiling to match what Tuck, Darden, and Ross are likely seeing from the current admit pool.

- The 730 GMAT is almost certainly your stronger credential at every school on this list. A 730 on the Classic scale sits clearly above the reported class averages you cited for Tuck and the others, which matters because adcoms do still weight GMAT familiarity when both a number and a percentile are immediately legible to a reviewer.
- The GRE parity argument is valid in theory but breaks down in practice at the margin: the conversion tool smooths across a population, but within a competitive admit cycle, a 730 GMAT needs no translation and a 325 GRE does.
- Adcoms at schools like Darden and Ross have noted publicly that they accept both scores without preference, but "no preference" at the policy level does not mean equal interpretive clarity at the reader level; a 730 GMAT reads instantly, and a 325 GRE still requires a mental conversion step.
- Sending both scores is generally fine and neither score hurts you by being visible, but leading with the GMAT as your primary score is the cleaner choice given its position relative to each school's class profile.
- The PS observation is sharp: the gap between average GRE equivalents and actual GMAT averages at T15 schools does suggest that GRE applicants in the admit pool skew toward other profile strengths that offset a relatively lower converted score.

The 730 is the stronger lever here; let it do the work.

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