We’ve been posting about the changing competitive landscape at these top business schools and oh hey, let’s say one more thing about GMAT scores and competition for seats. Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends.
Continue reading...($) What if a high GMAT score is a liability?
No no no no no hear us out. Every component of your application communicates something discretely — and the sum total of all elements of your application tells a story. What story is it telling, and how will your target school interpret the elements being presented together, based on how your high GMAT score factors […]
Continue reading...($) How do you evaluate GRE scores? Is “GRE combined” a thing?
We noticed in the Darden Class of 2022 profile that they’ve listed an “average GRE (combined)” score which honestly is a first. We don’t recall any other bschools reporting on GRE total; the schools that report GRE at all — which not all of them are doing yet — are publishing quant and verbal as […]
Continue reading...($) “My test score expires this year. Do I need to retest?”
The Round 1 MBA Countdown with EssaySnark started yesterday! If you want to join the party, you can sign up today and you’ll get caught up on that post, and then not miss any others. Today we’ll talk about what happens if you’re staring at a GMAT score like a ticking clock and wondering what […]
Continue reading...Really sorry but we’re not done with the effing GMAT people yet.
We shared many thoughts yesterday about the massive problems with the propaganda coming out of the GMAT side of this industry. There’s one more thing we have to call out. OMG GMAC Researchers, what are you thinking???? Here’s one of the questions that they asked in this survey of test-takers from January to April 2021: […]
Continue reading...Oh how interesting! The GMAT people think the GMAT is a good thing!
/endsarcasm The GMAC Researchers people recently published results of some questions that they had included in their surveys of test-takers (which is preserved on the snarky server here in case that link ever goes dead), and not surprisingly, they were selective in what they chose to emphasize. While it’s true that “the majority of test […]
Continue reading...($) Why you can’t really rely on class profile data in understanding your own chances
This is what we wrote to a BSer in a recent Comprehensive Profile Review, when examining how their standardized test score stacks up against the competition and what they might expect if applying with that score to the top schools: Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. What we can offer […]
Continue reading...($) What if you took the GMAT when you were still in college…
On the one hand: Go you! You took the GMAT in college! You are motivated and driven, and have had your eye on the MBA since before you were out of diapers!! On the other hand: Errgh! That score is about to expire*!!! OMG the pressure!!!! Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content […]
Continue reading...($) Should you take the Executive Assessment if you’re trying for a top MBA program?
What test to take? This question of application strategy is kinda tricky — but kinda not. Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. There are always exceptions, of course; the advice we’re offering here is the standard recommendation that will be applicable to most applicants. If you’re wondering if your situation […]
Continue reading...($) Demystifying the differences between the GRE and the GMAT in MBA admissions
Your choice of test can be quite impactful on how your applications end up. You’ll likely hear over and over again from admissions teams in their webinars and marketing events that they don’t care which test you take, they accept both equally. Is that entirely true? Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content […]
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