GRE v. GMAT: Battle of the B-School Gatekeepers

Posted on July 24, 2009 by GRE TutorNo Comments

With Harvard, Wharton, and other top schools planning to accept the GRE for admissions, cracks are beginning to show in the GMAT monopoly

By Alison Damast

The battle between two of the largest graduate school testing giants has been heating up recently as more business schools warm to the idea of providing students with an alternative to the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). Now another top-ranked business school is weighing in. The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School(Wharton Full-Time MBA Profile) plans to allow MBA applicants to submit the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), for admission in the fall of 2010, says Admissions Director J.J. Cutler. It’s part of a move by the school to attract a broader applicant pool, including dual-degree students, younger applicants, and international applicants from far-flung countries without GMAT access.

“We are trying to open up a little bit the different types of people that we want to apply to business school and we don’t want to create additional hurdles for them to do so,” Cutler says.

Test anxiety guru releases new program to increase their GRE scores

Posted on July 23, 2009 by GRE TutorNo Comments

The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) is one of the most difficult and stressful standardized tests. Not only does it require students to perform a wide range of knowledge and skills, but your GRE score is one of the most important deciding factors in which graduate school you attend. For these reasons, students often become excessively anxious and focus on,

GRE prep offered

Posted on July 22, 2009 by GRE TutorNo Comments

Mohawk Valley Community College is helping area students prepare for the GRE exam with a non-credit course being held on the Utica Campus. The course, intended for grades 10 and up, are offered through the Center for Corporate and Community Education.

For information or to register, call 792-5300, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Information is also available online at www.mvcc.edu/cced.