The GMAT vs. the GRE. Which one should you take?

Congrats! You've taken the first step towards going to graduate school. (You will mostly likely need to take the GMAT or GRE if you plan to pursue a graduate degree). But which exam should you take? I get this question frequently. Read on for a brief overview of each exam.



The GMAT
The Graduate Management Admission Test, or GMAT, is a computer adaptive test (CAT) aimed primarily at students interested in Business Schools in order to earn their MBA. The GMAT exam is accepted by over 2,000 business schools and 7,000 individual degree programs around the world. It's administered by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), based in the United States. The GMAT exam has four sections: Analytical Writing Assessment, Integrated Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning and Verbal Reasoning.​

The GRE
The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) is a standardized test that is an admissions requirement for most graduate schools in the United States. It is now also being used for admission to certain Law Schools, in lieu of the LSAT. We will be writing about this more in-depth soon. The GRE is owned and administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS). The exam contains Analytical Writing (two sections), Verbal Reasoning (two sections), and Quantitative Reasoning (two sections).

Hope that cleared things up! To find out more detailed information about each exam, click:
The GMAT, The GRE.

-M

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