GMAT
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GRE
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Who
takes it?
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Exclusively for MBA and some economics programs.
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Accepted by graduate and over 250 MBA programs.
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Advantages
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Shows business
schools that you are serious about getting an MBA.
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Perfect
if you are applying to both MBA and graduate school programs. The easier test for the less serious students.
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Who
should take it?
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Students
determined to get into a good business school.
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Laid
back students applying to both business and graduate schools.
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Inside
scoop
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Investment banks and
recruiters will review your GMAT scores for employment. They generally don't
view GRE scores seriously.
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Business schools like
the GMAT more (but they don't openly state this).
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The GMAT is the
"gold standard."
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It is not uncommon for
GMAT students to spend hundreds of hours preparing.
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Generally easier for
most students than the GMAT.
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The GRE has an easier
grading curve. Getting into the 99th percentile on the GMAT is close to
impossible.
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You won't waste months
in test preparation.
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Test is a much less
difficult experience.
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Challenging
sections
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Sentence Correction (grammar)
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Excruciatingly
difficult math section where many students get close to perfect scores.
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Given adequate time
and effort, the GMAT can be mastered, just don't expect to have a life. The GMAT favors
determined students.
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It is very hard for
international students to master vocabulary on a short term basis.
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Two writing sections
mean a greater emphasis on writing.
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miércoles, 16 de enero de 2013
Differences between GRE and GMAT
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