GMAT score for MHA............

[coolsammy35]

Hi,

I had been collecting information about GMAT for past couple of weeks and now I want to start a full blown preparation,actually I am a dentist running my own clinic and having 2yrs of experience but now I want to grow in or out of my profession so I had decided to do MHA(Masters in Healthcare Administration)but I have few questions:-

1)What kind of GMAT score I should be targeting (lowest and uppermost scores) to get into a university like Texas State University in San Marcos or University of Oklahoma.........or may be some else which you can recommend .........take in to consideration I have a GPA less then 3 which is quite frustrating.

2)Will the universities high on ranking then the above mentioned universities accept me ?

3)Does MHA program also needs high Quant.Scores as compare to its MBA counterpart? and if it does then what is the range..?

Thanx.

[Paxton Helms - Kaplan]

Hi and thanks for your question. A few thoughts:

- Typically an MHA is more for people that want an applied MBA, in this case, an MBA more focused on running hospitals and possibly insurance companies. Think very carefully about what you want to learn and what you want to do with an MHA degree and then validate that that is, in fact, the degree that you want.

- I don't really know the programs that you are talking about but would be surprised if they didn't have useful statistics on their website. So...that would where I would go for more information. I don't have it off the top of my head.

- I would imagine (though I am not an expert) that an MHA would require a bit less in the quant area than an MBA; and, in general, my guess is that they accept lower GMAT scores than a typical MBA program because they draw from a smaller pool.

[coolsammy35]

- Typically an MHA is more for people that want an applied MBA, in this case, an MBA more focused on running hospitals and possibly insurance companies. Think very carefully about what you want to learn and what you want to do with an MHA degree and then validate that that is, in fact, the degree that you want.

Thanx for the reply

Yes that's what had always been on my mind that I want to get in to the administrative part of the hospital and not the patient care part,so do I need MBA specifically,even though the college advertises that one can take up a administrative job in a hospital.WHAT'S YOUR TAKE ON THIS ...??

Yes I had been going through many websites for the last 1 month and 90% of them had posted that they need a MINIMUM score of 500 or 550 around but they never posted what is there cut off,so what I feel is that 600-650 will be a descent score for MHA and not MBA.Whats your take on this...??

Lastly I agree with you that I need a lesser score for MHA

BUT LATELY,I have got confused ..............I had been thinking of taking GRE because its been recognized buy a large number of business and healthcare colleges as a standard exam,but my questions are:-

1) Which is the exam that I should stay with,and WHY ?

2) Which is easier GRE or GMAT( I heard its GRE) ?

3) Is it worth taking a GRE considering the fact that I want to do MHA and not any other graduate course ?

Thanx.

[Paxton Helms - Kaplan]

Okay...there's a lot of stuff in here so let me see if I can answer your questions piece by piece:

Thanx for the reply

Yes that's what had always been on my mind that I want to get in to the administrative part of the hospital and not the patient care part,so do I need MBA specifically,even though the college advertises that one can take up a administrative job in a hospital.WHAT'S YOUR TAKE ON THIS ...??

This is really your decision. The MHA is narrower and more specialized but probably easier to get into and possibly shorter...an MBA is broader (but can be specialized), more flexible, and usually two years...I can't make this decision for you. I would say, though, that your graduate degree will be looked at for a LONG time so...if you have any doubts...I would go for the MBA.

Yes I had been going through many websites for the last 1 month and 90% of them had posted that they need a MINIMUM score of 500 or 550 around but they never posted what is there cut off,so what I feel is that 600-650 will be a descent score for MHA and not MBA.Whats your take on this...??

Every school and every program has different minimums or no minimum at all. In your case, I would focus on the range of GMAT or GRE scores.

BUT LATELY,I have got confused ..............I had been thinking of taking GRE because its been recognized buy a large number of business and healthcare colleges as a standard exam,but my questions are:-

1) Which is the exam that I should stay with,and WHY ?

I have no idea. Choose a program that is right for you and then see which exam they require.

2) Which is easier GRE or GMAT( I heard its GRE) ?

Neither one is easier or harder. They test different things. The GMAT is more math-oriented and provides a single score; the GRE is more balanced and provides both math and verbal scores.

3) Is it worth taking a GRE considering the fact that I want to do MHA and not any other graduate course ?

Like I said, choose the program that you want to attend and then do the exam that that program requires. Don't put the cart before the horse?

Thanx.