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The GRE and GMAT are treated as equals at virtually every MBA program, with the exception of London Business School (which only accepts the GMAT) and UCLA which "prefers" the GMAT, but does accept the GRE.

We have interviewed many admissions directors and they all riff on the same line over and over again. "Why would we offer a test if we were not going to take the results seriously?" or "The GRE isn't a trap that we bait".

Here are three quotes - I can get you more!

"Well, here you go: 'we view these tests equally and have no preference'. Can't think of a snappier way to say this."
- Dee Leopold, Admissions Director, Harvard Business School

"We wouldn't accept the test if it were going to disadvantage people to take it. We give it the same weight as the GMAT."
- Bruce DelMonico, Admissions Director, Yale SO

"The GRE is definitely not inferior."
- Rod Garcia, Senior Director of Admissions, MIT Sloan

In short, if you feel that the GRE will allow you to perform... proceed. We see more and more applicants submitting GRE scores. It is not better or worse, but it is what it is - a test! They will use it to evaluate your raw analytical/intellectual abilities. Your GMAT will be assessed against class averages; your GRE will not. If you think you won't score above average on the GMAT, an argument could be made that the GRE is actually "better" for you, because you mitigate the effect of being under the average as it is not factored in averages (but you still need to prove that you can handle the work via your collective stats).