Taking the GRE® revised General Test for Business School is a Smart Choice

More MBA programs than ever before are using GRE® scores as part of their admissions process. In fact, it's the most widely accepted measure of a student's readiness for graduate-level work in the world — and the only test that can help you get into graduate or business school, giving you more options for your future.

And more good news — the GRE® revised General Test, introduced in August 2011, features a flexible test-taker friendly design that lets you use more of your own personal test-taking style and strategies.

Here's why taking the GRE revised General Test is a smart choice:

  • It keeps your options open. If you're unsure about what you want to do after graduation, take the most widely accepted graduate admissions test. GRE scores are accepted for admissions at thousands of university master's and doctoral degree programs worldwide, including more and more MBA programs. That means you may only need to take a single test to be accepted to graduate or business school.
  • It's accessible. You can take the GRE revised General Test at about 700 locations worldwide in more than 160 countries.
  • It's respected. GRE scores are accepted by a fast-growing number of business schools, including many schools top-ranked by The Financial Times, US News & World Report and Bloomberg Businessweek, such as Harvard, INSEAD, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern and Stanford.
  • It's a great value. The GRE revised General Test is less expensive than other graduate admissions tests used by business schools, plus it comes with many FREE services and tools for test-taker success. Learn more about these FREE services.
  • You'll have access to FREE and low-cost official test preparation materials created by the GRE test makers, to help you prepare for test day.
  • ETS provides assistance to individuals with demonstrated financial need who meet eligibility requirements to help ensure that the cost of testing is not a potential barrier to graduate study. Learn about our fee reduction program.

See the list of business schools that accept GRE scores for admission to their MBA programs. Don't see the school you'd like to apply to? Check with their admissions office directly — more business schools are deciding to accept GRE scores every day.

Measuring Skills Valued by Business Schools

The GRE revised General Test measures the following skills that are important for success at the graduate level, including:

  • verbal reasoning
  • quantitative reasoning
  • critical thinking
  • analytical writing

For information on GRE revised General test content, see Test Content and Structure.

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