Home Forums MBA GMAT GMAT Plans to Attract More Indian Undergraduates

Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • #25750

    Hello everyone!

    The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), which administers the GMAT, has announced it is seeking to increase the number of undergraduate students in India who take the GMAT.

    We have seen some evidence that standardized test taking skills begin to gradually decline after students have completed their formal educations. However, we don’t think it’s a good idea for too many undergraduate students to suddenly invest a lot of their time and money to take the GMAT at such an early stage.

    For starters, the score is only valid for 5 years. If you take it too early, the score may not be valid if/when you decide to go to graduate business school. Some post-MBA career fields benefit from having more pre-MBA work experience. Plus, some young professionals may ultimately decide they don’t need an MBA. (Imagine if you found yourself on the ground floor of a hot new start up that morphed into the next Facebook or Google.)

    The MBA should be viewed as a ‘one-time shot,’ i.e. don’t undertake it until you are pretty certain you know what you want to do with your career. Often times this means you do not yet know which tier of MBA you will need to achieve your career goals and, hence, you will not know what GMAT score you need to reach. And, of course, it also means you may not be ready for an MBA too soon after undergraduate.

    If you want to schedule a complimentary session to discuss your GMAT preparation strategies, please don’t hesitate to contact us to arrange it. If the GMAT is indeed in your future, it’s way too important to screw up!

    Sincerely,

    David Petersam
    President
    AdmissionsConsultants, Inc.
    DPetersam@admissionsconsultants.com

    http://www.admissionsconsultants.com/mba/blog.aspx

    LIMITED TIME SPECIAL! Order our new business school guide from Amazon.com and deduct $25 from any of our services!

    AdmissionsConsultants
    1.800.809.0800

    Keep up with us on:

    facebook_badge.gif

    twitter.jpg

    youtube.png

    pinterest-Abds5.png

    google-logo-abds.png

    newsletter_button.jpg

    #37819
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Thanks for the insight! I’ll pass this on to my friends!

    #37902
    VitaminC
    Participant

    That test is expensive for western citizens and even more so comparatively for Indians. I hope they realize not to take it until they want to go to business school and within the 5 year limit.

    #37959
    torontoinnewyork
    Participant

    When does it not come back to money?

Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.