The biggest hurdle for many MBA hopefuls is the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Getting a good score on this famously tough standardized test has been the bane of b-school applicants since the 1950s.
But if you’re looking at MBA programs in the United States, there is an alternative. Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores are now accepted by hundreds of business schools in the US, including NYU, Harvard, Wharton, and Stanford. Dozens of schools in Europe and Asia also consider GRE scores, though uptake in the United Kingdom has been minimal so far.
So, if both tests, the GRE and GMAT – are accepted at the business school you are applying to, which test should you take?
Most prospective MBA students still opt for the GMAT, even though it is…
