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TOEFL and GMAT, maybe GRE, TOEIC or IELTS, additionally a few assessment centers or some other individual tests on top of application letters � the average MBA candidate has to pass a lot of tests until admission. Fair enough that these tests are 'under test' now themselves.Only a few weeks ago Wharton joined the group of business schools, that have accepted GREJames Danko brought more arguments to the discussion last week: The potential impact on rankings and the importance of safety and disclosure during the testing process. Two fair points. And the story goes on: Now it seems that ETS, the company who is running GRE and currently challenging GMAT's prime position as the MBA admissions tool, is getting under pressure as well: ETS is also administrator of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam, the most popular tool admissions officers use to evaluate an applicant's English proficiency. Publishing giant Pearson has launched a new English exam this month. Mark Anderson, president of the London-based Pearson Language Tests, said to BusinessWeek, he has ambitious plans for the exam, and hopes the PTE Academic will eventually become just as popular as the TOEFL.Despite a lot of confusion we do hope that all these changes in the test market bring some good and valuable changes. Although GMAT and TOEFL have done a good job in the past, the ranks of those who saw disadvantages in the monopoly of these tests in their respective test field have been swelling. A little bit of choice would certainly benefit the applicants which can only lead to more diversity at business schools. And from a students' point of view it is quite entertaining to see the test makers being tested for a change. scores as part of their admission to full-time MBA programs. Pros and cons were discussed in all MBA-related media mainly under the tagline "GRE vs GMAT". After discussing quality, accessiblity, costs and even the psychological set-up of both tests, Villanova's dean |
