US News and World Report, publishers of America’s Best Business School rankings and one of the top US business school ranking organisations, is considering using [subject:'gre' GRE] scores, as well as [subject:'gmat' GMAT] scores, when compiling it’s 2012 school ranking’s guide. If the publication decides to go ahead with this, it will be a real win for the GRE, as it increases both the profile of exam, and strengthens it’s position as a well received alternative to the GMAT for b-school applicants.
Some b-school have been accepting the GRE for years, as it allowed them to reach a wider and more diverse applicant pool. However, giving applicants to choice between GRE or GMAT is a trend that has seen much of it’s growth in the last two-to-three years. Currently, 50% of the top 20 ranked schools (from US News ranking) accept the GRE, and a total of 24 of the 99 schools ranked accept GRE scores from applicants.
In order to better understand the impact of the rapid growth of the GRE in M.B.A. admissions and programs, the US News fall survey of MBA program will include detialed question about GRE scores, and the number of current students enrolled who have submitted GRE scores. If the numbers are significant, US News will consider changing it’s ranking methodology to include both the GMAT and GE stest scores of all M.B.A students entering classrooms in the fall of 2010.
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