“Thinking about business school? You’ll need to take the GMAT first.”
Thinking about an MBA? Or maybe a Master of Accounting? If you’re planning on getting it at UNM, you’ll need to take the GMAT (Graduate Management Admissions Test).
This year, for the first time, Anderson is hosting a special, three-hour GMAT prep seminar open to UNM students and employees. The seminar will be held on Friday, Sept. 16, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the ASM. Reservations are required and may be sent to rsvp@mgt.unm.edu.
At the GMAT prep seminar, participants will go through each of the question types included in the test. Sophie Martin, an Anderson staff member and a former master tutor with the Princeton Review, will lead the seminar and dispense test-taking strategies taught by the biggest and best test prep companies in the country. Participants will leave the seminar with a clear, six-week program for self-guided study for the test.
“We know that the test is hard, and encourage anyone who’s thinking about a graduate degree at Anderson to begin their preparation for the GMAT well in advance of our application deadlines,” says Loyola Chastain, Anderson’s Graduate Programs Manager.
The Anderson Schools offer three options for graduate education: the Master of Business (MBA), the Master of Accounting, and the Executive MBA. Upcoming deadlines for the Anderson MBA and Master of Accounting programs are November 1, 2005 (for the Spring 2006 semester) and April 1, 2006 (for the Summer 2006 semester). Anderson’s Executive MBA program has a rolling admissions policy, with acceptances beginning in January.
UNM’s ASM isn’t the only school that requires the GMAT – top-tier business schools across the country include the test in their admission decisions.
“The GMAT is only one of a handful of criteria we look at, including undergraduate GPA, work experience, and letters of recommendation,” says Chastain. “It’s a little bit like taking the SAT or the ACT for admission to college – it’s one of the hurdles you have to clear.”
Contacts: Sophie Martin, (505) 710-9325 or Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821