{"id":20826,"date":"2016-05-14T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T14:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/?p=20826"},"modified":"2022-07-30T01:36:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T05:36:28","slug":"mba-admissions-myths-destroyed-just-dont-take-gre-seriously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mba-admissions-myths-destroyed-just-dont-take-gre-seriously\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed: No One Takes the GRE Seriously!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A common\u00a0theme in our MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed series is that applicants should not assume that admissions officers have &#8220;right&#8221; and &#8220;wrong&#8221; answers in mind and are trying to trick candidates in some way. Applicants often worry that admissions officers say one thing but really mean another. As a result, many assume that their interviews are worthless\u2014that they essentially \u201cdo not count\u201d\u2014unless they are conducted by someone from the admissions office, or that they need to have a connection with a particularly successful or well-known\u00a0alumnus\/alumna from their target school to be admitted, or that they need to pander to a school\u2019s stereotypes to get in. These days, an emerging myth\u2014which assumes that admissions officers are up to their old (and candidates\u2019 entirely <em>imagined<\/em>) tricks\u2014asserts that the GMAT is taken far more seriously than the GRE and that the GRE is therefore of dubious value to applicants.<\/p>\n<p>We think we can destroy this myth with a few simple rhetorical\/logical questions: Why would an admissions office encourage you to take a test that it would not value? Why would an admissions committee disenfranchise applicants who take the GRE, when one of the main reasons for\u00a0accepting the GRE is to expand the applicant pool? Why would admissions officers waste precious time devising such a devious scheme in the first place?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe exam itself is less important than your performance on that exam relative to your peers,\u201d says Dan Gonzalez, the president of Manhattan Prep. \u201cThink less about which exam schools want you to take and more about which exam will give you the best shot at showing off your skills. The\u00a0GMAT and the GRE are quite different\u2014take some time to learn about these differences before making your decision.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>So, if you are considering taking the GRE\u2014perhaps because you want to keep your options open for graduate school or just because you think the test plays to your strengths\u2014you should first check to see if your target schools accept the test. Then, if they do, study hard and\u2026 take the GRE!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A common\u00a0theme in our MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed series is that applicants should not assume that admissions officers have &#8220;right&#8221; and &#8220;wrong&#8221; answers in mind and are trying to trick candidates in some way. Applicants often worry that admissions officers say one thing but really mean another. 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