Does the GMAT have to be taken 20 days before the deadline?

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cleantech: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 2; Joined: Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:23 am

by cleantech » Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:53 am

Hello!
Since the GMAT takes 20 days to report to the school, does that mean that it has to be taken 20 days before the deadline to make sure that the report arrives on time?

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mp2437: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 177; Joined: Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:59 am; Thanked: 25 times

by mp2437 » Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:34 am

I don't think so. I know students who applied on the deadline and took GMAT 2 days before. They just update the GMAT score in the application, and when the adcoms review your application, they check the reported score in their system.

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brianm: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 65; Joined: Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:28 amFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 10 times; GMAT Score:710

by brianm » Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:54 pm

Most schools require you to take the GMAT on or before the deadline. I emailed Berkeley about this because my AWA would not be in before the second deadline (when I am applying), and they said as long as I completed the test before the deadline it would count, even if the AWA wasn't in yet. Like mp said, they will update your app when they get the final score reported.

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ultraeasy: MBA Student; Posts: 78; Joined: Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:23 pmFollowed by: 1 member; Location: San Francisco, CA; Thanked: 12 times; GMAT Score:730

by ultraeasy » Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:10 pm

It depends on the school. Most you just need to take it sometime before the deadline date or on the deadline date. UCLA is the only one that I know who has a published GMAT deadline date that is a few weeks before the application deadline.

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