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Query about GMAT or GRE

by sak123 » Mon Aug 14, 2017 10:19 am
Hi
I have scored 309 in GRE and applying for schools which accepts both GRE or GMAT.
Two months to apply .what wud be better Gre again taking the score to 320 (target score) or Gmat taking the score to 700 ......Gmat oreparation started a week ago
Suggestion Gre Verbal 148 so i m not good at verbal of gre n gmat verbal diagnostic V(27)......
I hv to give the exam by october

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by ceilidh.erickson » Wed Aug 16, 2017 4:20 pm
The GMAT and GRE are more similar than they are different. Most students who take both end up doing about the same on each. Business schools do not have a preference between the two (unless explicitly stated). Haas is the only top school that still says that it prefers the GMAT.

- first of all, definitely take a GMAT practice test before you decide

- here's an overview of the differences: https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/resou ... v-gmat.cfm

- more articles about how to decide: https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog ... at-or-gre/

But... there really isn't that much difference between the two. Most people tend to get similar scores in each, so don't stress out about the decision.
Ceilidh Erickson
EdM in Mind, Brain, and Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education