{"id":584,"date":"2013-10-19T19:07:16","date_gmt":"2013-10-19T19:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/?p=584"},"modified":"2020-10-04T11:45:10","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T11:45:10","slug":"making-the-right-choice-gre-or-gmat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/making-the-right-choice-gre-or-gmat\/","title":{"rendered":"Making the right choice: GRE or GMAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For all those students who aspire to study abroad always face a confusion between whether to sit for GMAT or GRE as both of them are equally reputed entrance examinations that are acceptable in foreign universities worldwide. Now since we are talking about this confusion it&#8217;s very important for a student to make the correct choice, as his\/her future depends on it.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/making-the-right-choice-gre-or-gmat\/#Difference_between_GRE_and_GMAT\" >Difference between GRE and GMAT<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/making-the-right-choice-gre-or-gmat\/#Disadvantages_of_GRE_and_GMAT\" >Disadvantages of GRE and GMAT<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/making-the-right-choice-gre-or-gmat\/#Advantage_of_GMAT_over_GRE\" >Advantage of GMAT over GRE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/making-the-right-choice-gre-or-gmat\/#Difference_in_format\" >Difference in format<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/making-the-right-choice-gre-or-gmat\/#What_should_an_aspirant_do\" >What should an aspirant do?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Difference_between_GRE_and_GMAT\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Difference between GRE and GMAT<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Considering various factors like test format, graduate schools perceptions, examination advantages, method of preparation, scoring etc. both GRE and GMAT are completely different.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the name of these examinations itself one can get a clear perspective of what the examination is all about. GRE (Graduate Record Examinations) is a standardized test that assesses the students\u2019 skills in verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, analytical writing, and critical thinking for admissions in streams of science, medicine, literature etc. (except Law programs). On the other hand GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) is used to predict how eminent the student is for taking admission in a management program i.e. this test is especially targeted for admission in management courses worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disadvantages_of_GRE_and_GMAT\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disadvantages of GRE and GMAT<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both of these examinations are designed for students who have English as their native language, so for students who belong to a non-English speaking country these examinations become an immediate disadvantage, especially in verbal sections. Although both the examinations have been developed scientifically to judge various skills of the students, they do have certain loopholes. In both the exams students\u2019 skills in verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, analytical writing, and critical thinking are measured but however GMAT fails to test student\u2019s knowledge related to business, subjective qualities, creativity and interpersonal skills while on the other hand GRE requires wider knowledge in all its sections for students belonging to non-English speaking nations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Advantage_of_GMAT_over_GRE\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advantage of GMAT over GRE<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For all those aspirants who don&#8217;t have English as their native language it\u2019s advisable to sit for GMAT instead of GRE because doing so would give them an upper hand in scoring high in GMAT. In recent times various renowned worldwide Business schools are offering admissions to students from diverse backgrounds and in case you belong to one of those countries that have recently joined the European Union, you might have a higher chance of securing a seat. Moreover if an institution finds an applicant to be a deserving candidate they might even consider one\u2019s low GMAT score too but the same doesn&#8217;t apply to GRE applicants. Well all of these have been possible due to the only reason that students nowadays prefer mostly to join courses in management, finance or accounting in comparison to other streams that come under GRE.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Difference_in_format\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Difference in format<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although both of these examinations have similar sections to judge the student\u2019s skills, they do have a different style of approach. While GRE requires a candidate to argue, in GMAT the candidates analyze on what has already been argued. The approach for GRE is kind of abstract while that for GMAT is more analytical.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_should_an_aspirant_do\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What should an aspirant do?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first and the foremost things that a students require to do apart from selecting colleges of their interest, is to find out which of these institutions accept which of these tests and based on that prepare accordingly.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For all those students who aspire to study abroad always face a confusion between whether to sit for GMAT or GRE as both of them are equally reputed entrance examinations that are acceptable in foreign universities worldwide. 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