GMAT vs GRE: The 8 Deciding Factors (2020-23)
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2024
- A (hopefully) definitive guide to GRE vs GMAT at the start of the 2020s.
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1. You should always check which exam your schools prefer, if necessary, by phoning them up. Things change every few years. The GMAT is still just for Business School, while the GRE can be used for many Graduate programmes. Simple, right? But the GRE is now increasingly accepted for MBAs too.
It is still true that the GMAT is more commonly accepted for Business School.
The GRE has now become a popular choice among a minor section of business school applicants, and the trend is growing by the year. Although close to 1200 universities across the world accept the GRE, the GMAT still remains the most valued exam by business schools. According to the GMAC, around 5900 business programs across over 2100 universities and institutions around the world, accept the GMAT.
What about the top schools:
I will review the comments made by: Stanford Business School, Harvard Business School, LBS and Instead.
2. Schools publish more about their GMAT scores. If you are looking for an exam to boost your otherwise average application, think GMAT. If you have a great application and just don’t want the test to bring you down too much, think GRE.
3. Scholarships: Likely to be easier currently with 700+ GMAT score.
start.gmat.com/scholarships-w...
4. Verbal. Obvious piece of advice is that you can take a free practice test of each and see how you feel!
They are similar when it comes to reading comprehension, the difference is on the remaining sections. GRE is vocabulary-intense, GMAT more grammar-intense.
• Do you know or enjoy learning lots of fancy words (think GRE), or do you prefer practicing grammar rules (think GMAT)?
• Do you love finding the flaw/the assumption in complex arguments - Critical reasoning
5. Quant:
For Quant, GRE is just a bit easier. But not as different as some people say curriculum-wise.
• Fewer ‘tricks’ or deliberately trying to catch you out in the GRE.
• Data Sufficiency vs Quantitative Comparison & Data Interpretation: Data Sufficiency is more difficult for beginners.
• No calculator in GMAT, calculator in GMAT
• GRE less adaptive - so a bit less hard at the higher level. A greater percentage of students get perfect scores in their main area of interest - so GMAT can allow you to stand out more in that 720 - 760 level. Much above that and even the top schools don’t care too much.
• Quant virtually the same - except normal distribution and a couple other niche topics.
6. Other sections. Essays Require More Prep for GRE: Two essays for GRE, just one for the GMAT.
IR and AWA are grey area for the GMAT currently.
There is also an Experimental section in the GRE and the sections are jumbled up - quant, verbal, quant, verbal … not all in one go.
7. Practical differences. Skip questions and come back in GRE but not GMAT - though not particularly recommended.
Cost for the exam: Small difference but just FYI
Both tests you can take 5 times in a year but 16 days between retakes for GMAT, 21 days for GRE.
8. Employment. Some consulting and finance companies apparently find a top GMAT score a positive for an applicant:
“People often say you need a 700-plus GMAT score to get a job at a big three management consulting firm. McKinsey does not have the GMAT as a requirement but says applicants will be 'better-served' by providing standardized test scores than leaving them off an application.”
www.mbacrystalball.com/blog/2...
A 2019 Poets and Quants article written by a Stratus Admissions Consultant goes further:
poetsandquants.com/2019/03/07...
Summary and Personal Take: In Terms of stretching, GMAT is a bit more ‘impressive’ for business schools particularly, but for everyone else, GRE is slightly ‘easier’, especially on Quant. But only slightly. Students switching from one to the other rarely see a massive score boost - and you can check as there are score converters out there. Engaging or even visiting the school you wish to go to is probably the best bet, as is liaising with current and former students, not to mention the fact that having been there in person looks good on an application!
The GRE and GMAT are two of most used graduate exams for those seeking to study a Masters Degree or Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degree.
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0:00 Introduction
1:10 Your Chosen School
6:00 Scholarships
7:57 The Verbal Section
10:36 Quant (Math)
14:52 The Other Sections
17:59 Employment
This is the best video I found about which one to choose. Thank you!
Wow, thank you!
This was incredibly helpful. Thank you so much!
So very helpful! After your video and another one from a testing company, I know which I am going to take. It is the same one I thought, but with your videos I know the one. Thank you!
this is such an informative video, and a clear presentation! thank you so much, I'm gonna subscribe for my GMAT/GRE prep :D
Great, now i'm more confident about which one to take, thank you!!!
Happy to help!
Thank you for everything you’re doing
Thank you so much! It is really helpful!
Very glad to hear it Yixuan!
Thank you for this. Quite helpful.
Quite, don't you mean overwhelmingly, boundlessly helpful? ;)
Well explained! GMAT for me.
That was a very helpful video! Can you also please make another one on comparison between MBA from Canada and MBA from USA based on your experience. I'm from India and am not aware much about the situation in those 2 countries. Thanks a lot!
Thank you for this video.
Glad it was helpful!
i'm GMAT only because 10:33 🤩thanks Philip. as always amazing
Complexity made simple yet again! THANKS
I need some advice, I am going to appear for my GMAT exam on the 27th of this month. My weak areas include quant concepts and maths in general and your videos are making it much more simple, I am breezing through concepts from here.
Apart from this, I am using the official guide questions to solve questions.
Is there something that you would recommend me to reach to that high score, it will be really helpful. I aim to target 700+
In respect to employment: If you have a stellar GRE score I do not think they will then turn to you and say you must take the GMAT? Applications are reviewed holistically and therefore I am not sure there would be too much of a significant advantage for GMAT test takers over GRE
You rock! Thank you soo much:) "Quant virtually the same - except normal distribution and a couple other niche topics". Philip can you specify the niche topics.
Hey, little things like GMAT will have more long multiplication and division, which is irrelevant to GRE because of the calculator...
@@TheTestedTutor You are awesome! God Bless you :)
Very great info TTT. I am aspiring to get a dual masters/mba and they accept both. I like GMAT score scale but am not the best in quant. its a tough decision. What would you recommend if the deadline for the second wave was around December?
Try GMAT first if you can afford the test cost
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Awesome deets
Thank you so much David!
Hey i am from india i appreciate your efforts can you tell me which masters course is best to choose in germany that results in easy job placements
Hey, I don't know enough to say unfortunately. You have to choose what you are passionate about and what is marketable.
Very useful..
Looking for a way to get a perfect quant score in GRE and improve verbal score to 165, currently verbal score is around 140.
Have you watched every video yet Paul?
@@TheTestedTutor I'm on it, I started from the beginning.
Hopefully by month end, i should improve.
Major quant problem is probability and counting problem.
Hi can you help me how to select universities after gre... i mean what is college code? How to find n select university there after the exam?
I don't know unfortunately sireesha! So many factors to consider, especially employment prospects. I don't know about college codes.