Ship MBA GMAT Information
Applicants will be evaluated on grade point average, course content, work experience, job level, leadership ability, team skills, suitability of goals, and whether they graduated from an AACSB-accredited college. Applicants with less than 5 years of post-undergraduate professional experience, including some mid-level management experience, will be required to take the GMAT and achieve a score of 450 or higher.
How To Schedule
Schedule a GMAT Appointment: Costs $250/Reschedule $50 (7 calendar days before the scheduled test date and $250 for fewer than 7 calendar days before the scheduled test date. The school code when taking the GMAT is 002657.
http://www.mba.com/the-gmat/schedule-a-gmat-appointment.aspx
When To Take Exam
We often receive questions about when you should take the GMAT in order to have the score to us so you can get into the next semester. Estimated best and last minute times have been provided below. Please understand that the earlier we get your grade the better chance you have of getting into a class that you want or being accepted into the semester that you want. Each case will be reviewed on an individual basis.
The table below shows the recommended testing dates by program and semester:
Semester
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Program
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Best testing date is four months prior to start of semester
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Must take test by
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Fall
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Emerging Leaders
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December
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April 2
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Fall
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MBA Professional
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April
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Last week of July
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Spring
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MBA Professional
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Mid-September
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Mid-December
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Summer
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MBA Professional
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Mid-January
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Mid-April
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How To Prepare
GMAT Prep Courses:
1. Shippensburg University offers a GMAT Prep Course a few times a year throughout the school year. $250 for a two weekend course. Discount of $50 if you apply to the MBA before you take the course.
For additional information on the GMAT go to http://www.mba.com/mba/default.htm
2. Recommended by a student: www.knewton.com Cost is $399 for the complete online prep course and $900 for a Premium Live course.
3. Free test prep software:
http://www.mba.com/the-gmat/download-free-test-preparation-software.aspx
4. Study on your own with The Princeton Review “Math Workout for the GMAT”, 4th Edition and The Princeton Review “Cracking the GMAT” 2013 Edition. Editions may change.
5. The Khan Academy (www.khanacademy.org) has a free online GMAT prep sequence.