KALAMAZOO – Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business will begin accepting the Graduate Record Exam test scores from candidates applying to its MBA Program for fall 2013 admission. Applicants will now have the option to submit either the Graduate Management Admission Test or the GRE scores with their application.
The tests are similar in the skills and subjects they measure with writing, quantitative and verbal skills sections. Accepting the revised general test for the GRE is on the rise among many top business schools. The GRE is offered at 700 locations worldwide in more than 160 countries and allows students to apply for multiple graduate programs, including the MBA program.
?Accepting the GRE in addition to the GMAT offers some key advantages to us in terms of student recruitment,? says Dr. Satish Deshpande, associate dean for operations and graduate programs for the Haworth College of Business. ?It allows our program to be more accessible to qualified prospective students from a variety of backgrounds, which strengthens our program. It also allows a single test for those students who are considering dual degrees or are interested in earning multiple post-graduate degrees ? a trend that is on the rise.?
The fee for taking the GRE is approximately $100 less than the GMAT.
The Haworth College of Business joins a growing number of business schools that are now accepting either the GRE or the GMAT, including the Harvard School of Business, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University.
