GMAT Guide for MBA Admissions

GMAC offering 20% discount For GMAT tests!

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|November 25th, 2021|

GMAC is offering Black Friday/Cyber Monday reward for the GMAT takers in Europe. The offers are limited - HURRY! One can choose between 2 different offers depending on individual needs. Prize A: 50 vouchers with a 20% discount on the registration fee for the GMAT™ exam to be taken online in Europe. Prize B: 50 vouchers with a 20% discount on [...]

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Getting accepted into top MBA programs with no GMAT? Yes you can!

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|October 22nd, 2021|

As you all know, last year many top MBA programs started to offer candidates to apply without GMAT score due to the pandemic. Some programs waived this requirement completely, while others allow candidates to submit a GMAT waiver request to be considered by the admissions office. Many candidates probably thought that their admission chances [...]

More Top MBA Programs are Offering GMAT Waivers

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|July 14th, 2021|

Following last year's COVID pandemic influence, several top MBA programs have already announced a GMAT Waiver option for the MBA 2022 applications. As of July 14, these are the schools that have already announced the GMAT waiver option: Virginia Darden – "We accept a number of standardized tests – GMAT, GRE, Executive Assessment (EA), MCAT [...]

Top MBA Programs in 2022 with GMAT Waivers

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|June 4th, 2021|

Following last year's COVID pandemic influence, several top MBA programs have already announced a GMAT Waiver option for the MBA 2022 applications. Schools that have already announced the GMAT waiver option: (for info on GMAT waivers for 2023 intake, please visit this page) Darden – "We accept a number of standardized tests – GMAT, GRE, [...]

Enhancements Coming to the GMAT Online Exam

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|February 14th, 2021|

GMAC has announced some changes in the GMAT™ online exam, which will further align it with the test center exam. Four Key Enhancements Starting on April 8: View your unofficial score immediately: Leave the suspense for the movies. See your score on screen after completing your exam so you can plan your next steps. Select [...]

Top MBA Program without GMAT – no problem!

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|November 8th, 2020|

This current MBA application season is taking place side by side with the COVID-19 pandemic which is disrupting the world. Therefore more and more top business schools are offering GMAT/GRE waiver options to this coming application deadline, allowing MBA candidates apply to top MBA programs based on their strong academic and professional background, without [...]

Emory Goizueta is offering GMAT waivers in light of COVID-19

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|October 18th, 2020|

This week the Goizueta Admissions team announced their GMAT waiver request process for their 1 and 2-year full-time MBA programs. Earlier this application cycle top programs including MIT Sloan, UVA Darden, Vanderbilt Owen and Georgia Tech Scheller announced the ability for candidates to waive the GMAT/GRE requirement for the 2020-21 application season (as of October [...]

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NYU MBA Grants GMAT Waivers And Option For Alternative Tests

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|September 25th, 2020|

Good news for both part-time and full-time NYU Stern MBA applicants! NYU’s part-time MBA program has introduced a new GMAT waiver. Candidates will have waivers granted under the following conditions: Hold an undergraduate degree conferred by New York University (including NYU Shanghai and NYU Abu Dhabi). Have earned a final cumulative GPA of 3.20 [...]

MIT Sloan will allow MBA candidates to apply without GMAT

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|September 22nd, 2020|

MIT Sloan's MBA programs goes test-optional this year. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, on September 22nd the school changed the tests requirements on its website for the MBA program that start in 2021 to the following: "Standardized tests, such as GMAT, GRE, EA, TOEFL, IELTS, are a component of the application process and play [...]

Top 10 MBA Program Waives GMAT Requirement – Yes, You Read That Right

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|August 16th, 2020|

In June University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business announced that waivers would be granted for standardized tests. This would cover both GMAT and GRE tests. This is for the 2020-2021 application cycle, whose first deadline is September 2nd. Waivers are granted on a case-by-case basis and the following factors will be taken into [...]

GMAC Says “Goodbye” To The Unpopular Online Whiteboard

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|June 17th, 2020|

The current coronavirus pandemic has had industries across the board transitioning to a new online format. One of those being the GMAT test. In April the GMAC announced that the GMAT test will be available to take online due to the closing of testing centers. To assist test takers in the quantitative section of [...]

GMAT To Be Offered From Home Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|March 25th, 2020|

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus, GMAC (Graduate Management Admission Council) have announced that they will start offering the GMAT test at home as early as mid-April. The first "home tests" will be available on April 20. The GMAT test can be taken on both Mac and PC platforms, with a reduced cost [...]

Top MBA Programs with GMAT Waivers

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|March 22nd, 2020|

Recently, we have had many inquiries regarding how the Coronavirus will affect MBA admission requirements. With testing centers closing, we have compiled the following list of programs that offer GMAT waivers for applications in April 2020: Chicago Booth will continue to accept test scores (GMAT, GRE, TOEFL) through July 1, 2020. The Admissions Committee [...]

NYU Stern Accepts the Executive Assessment Test Instead of GMAT/GRE

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|August 22nd, 2019|

NYU Stern will allow candidates to its full-time MBA programs (Full-time MBA program, Technology and Entrepreneurship MBA, Fashion & Luxury MBA) to apply by taking a shorter and easier test called the Executive Assessment. That test, originally designed for applicants to Executive MBA programs, is shorter with fewer questions and lacks the GMAT’s Analytical [...]

The winning strategy for 700+ on the GMAT and MBA admission

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|January 1st, 2019|

As part of examPAL's GMAT boot camp, we'll host a live webinar on the winning strategy for 700+ on the GMAT and how you can get into a Top MBA program in 2019/2020. We're going to share tips and insights to guide you all the way to your dream b-school. REGISTER

WEBINAR: GMAT Tips & The Perfect MBA Application

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|October 16th, 2018|

Join our Live Webinar on Tuesday, October 23rd Find out what are the best time-management tactics during the test and how to craft the best MBA application: Perfect application - What is the MBA admission process and what the schools are looking to see in a successful application? GMAT time-management - We're going to share some [...]

MBA Application Tips from Harvard Business School

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|August 20th, 2018|

HBS published some more application tips on their admissions blog, this time regarding Extracurriculars and Awards, Tests and Transcripts: Extracurricular Activities "What are you involved in outside of work? What impact did these activities have on you, and what impact did you have through these activities? Sometimes future applicants wonder what activities they should participate in so [...]

The GMAT Exam Will Be 30 Minutes Shorter Starting April 16

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|April 3rd, 2018|

GMAC announced today that starting on April 16, the GMAT® exam will be shorter by 30 minutes to give test-takers a more streamlined experience and help reduce their anxiety about sitting for the exam. The total test time on the updated exam will now be 3.5 hours instead of 4 hours, including [...]

WEBINAR: Get Into The Top Business Schools

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|January 2nd, 2018|

ARINGO and examPAL will hold a webinar on Monday, January 8, 6PM PST: Learn the winning strategy to get 760 on the GMAT The 2 things you must know in order to score more than 700 Learn what it takes to craft the perfect business school application How to get 'YES' from business schools [...]

Rising average GMAT scores for MBA applicants

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|September 27th, 2017|

The average GMAT scores at the top business schools worldwide have been extremely high for years, prompting some experts and applicants to claim that they could surely not rise further. That claim was, however, proven wrong in a recent analysis of GMAT scores done by Poets & Quants, as their conclusion was that almost [...]