Are there any top MBA programs that don’t require GMAT? I already have MS and CPA, which may or may not mean much. Worth a shot asking, please no trolls. 😇

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whats your definition of top mba? hsw or m7? very unlikely

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If you find a program that doesn’t require it, that degree holds little to no weight. The harsh but honest answer

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EYP-1 I’m a straight cis gendered Christian white man that didn’t come from money and had no connections to Mckinsey before being hired.

I recognize my path isn’t common

Yeah if you want some random state school there’s a never ending supply of gmat waivers. If your applying FT, you’d want a gmat score if you want scholarship money.

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Good point on the scholarship aspect. I haven’t considered this.

You can do a GRE instead if you really don’t want to do GMAT. But if you’re talking about waiving GRE/GMAT, unlikely if you’re targeting top 20 programs

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Chico state doesn’t require gmat

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Ross FT and a few exec programs I think such as Sloan

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not impossible though heard stories where sloan waived

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A lot of European programs don't have GMAT requirements

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Any top MBA school in Europe requires one - LBS, INSEAD, HEC, IESE, etc. I would not look at others.

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Duke waives the gmat for CPAs

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Unfortunately not any schools that would be deemed “target”. What’s your MS?

Accounting in order to fulfill the CPA requirements. However, I’m not working in accounting for my role.

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What about CFA?

You want to break into MBB and not take the gmat? That’s just laziness in a weird way. I had numerous classmates that winged the gmat and got 700+

It’s not like you have some hardship for not taking it. Just crank it out. Your MBB job when you get it will be Non stop cranking out work that can’t be procrastinated. Treat this annoying first step as the start. Most people don’t enjoy it but study and get it done.

Just apply for waiver

If that shortcut existed everyone would be doing it

GMAT is easy. Just take it.

Isn't this easy to Google? What info do you think fishbowl would have access to that wouldn't be accessible via Google or schools' admissions websites?

Example search result: https://www.mbaandbeyond.com/blog/gmat-waiver-2023

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