GRE vs GMAT exams for 2024 admission

[MOHAN KUMAR]

Please can you let me know whether I need to take GRE exam or GMAT exam for admission for fall 2024 for MFE programs?

I noticed some schools are asking for GRE exam, but few schools are asking either GRE or GMAT exam scores

 

[marcusaurelius]

Take GRE. Easier and accepted by all. However, some programs don't accept the GMAT, to my knowledge.

For acceptance, ideally aim for Q168 at least, although it's not a hard rule. Some QuantNeters were accepted into top programs with lower scores.

Hope this helps!

 

[ferdyanggara]

may i know how do you do preparation for gre exam, books, online sources, etc?

 

[marcusaurelius]

Hmm, I think I plowed through 5,000 questions. But that was inefficient. You want to extract as much learning from each question you see.

Manhattan Prep GMAT books in quant are excellent for quant preparation. From there, I'd say to find all the GRE quant books, and do all of the questions (verbal not as important). Unfortunately, lots of people have picked up on the fact that GRE Q is easier than GMAT Q, so percentiles have drastically gone up, even within the last few years. Even a few a years ago, a Q164 could have given you a spot in a top MBA. Now most MBAs have scores around 168-170. I talk about MBAs here, because they are the ones focusing the most on the standard tests.

Conclusion: probably buy the Manhattan Prep exams.They are certainly very tough, but they will give you the correct flavor of the actual difficulty. Book questions are no longer representative of difficulty on said-exam.

 

[MOHAN KUMAR]

Please can anyone let me know what GRE verbal score ranges the top schools are looking for in their admission process for the MFE programs

 

[marcusaurelius]

Please can you let me know what GRE verbal score ranges the top schools are looking for in their admission process for the MFE programs

Sure, if you compensate me for the time I'll take to do the research for you, I can provide the data

 

[jatinlamba]

Sure, if you compensate me for the time I'll take to do the research for you, I can provide the data

Hi, can you please give some insight into good GRE V scores for top programs

 

[Lukee]

Hi, can you please give some insight into good GRE V scores for top programs

For some programs this information is publicly available and easy to find with a quick google search. Look up "*insert program's name* class profile" and you should be able to find GPA, GRE V, GRE Q, etc.

 

[marcusaurelius]

Hi, can you please give some insight into good GRE V scores for top programs

Verbal scores shouldn't even really be your focus, as long as it's not too low. Quant is more important and you should ideally aim for 168 or more. Hope this helps