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Our live Q&A session,  If you haven’t reserved your spot yet, we’d hate for you to miss out! Click here to register now, and join us on Wednesday, May 12th at 10am PT/1pm ET. It’s hard to say how making the GMAT and GRE optional will ultimately affect MBA acceptance rates, but at a minimum, it’s sure to mean a marked increase in applications. If your target program has decided to waive this requirement, how can you ensure that your application makes a lasting, positive impact on the adcom? If you haven’t taken the test yet, should you opt out or in?

MBA Test Waivers: Challenge or Opportunity? May 10, 06:00 AM Comments [0] With many more MBA programs choosing to waive the requirement that applicants submit GMAT or GRE scores this cycle, there is bound to be an increase in applications. Whether that translates to reduced odds of acceptance or not remains to be seen.  After removing the test requirement last year, many MBA programs noticed an increase in qualified candidates. If you’ve been hesitant about applying to b-school because you’ve been intimidated by the standardized test requirements, this could be t...

How Will MBA Programs Going “Test-Optional” Affect Your Chances? May 2, 06:00 AM Comments [0] The COVID-19 pandemic has left an indelible mark on pretty much every facet of society. This application cycle, more and more MBA programs are electing to waive the GMAT or GRE test as a requirement for applicants. How will this affect acceptance rates? On Wednesday, May 12th at 10am PT/1pm ET, we’re hosting a live session entitled  Applying to Business School in a Test-Optional Application Surge: A Live Q&A with Experts. In this session, you’ll be able to ask our MB...

Among the major disruptions of the coronavirus era was last year's shuttering of nearly all colleges and universities, as well as in-person admissions testing