--- title: GMAT & MBA Admissions | mba tutors description: mba tutors | Here you will find blog posts that provide pertinent information on the GMAT and MBA admissions process. --- # GMAT & MBA Admissions Blog ## [GMAT Scores Continue to Rise](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/gmat-scores-continue-to-rise) Posted by [Stefan Maisnier](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/author/stefan-maisnier) on October 10, 2017 9:25:00 AM CDT - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![act-tutoring.png](https://www.myguruedge.com/hs-fs/hub/215486/file-24540337.png?width=320&name=file-24540337.png)This summer at [mba.com](https://www.mba.com/us), the [GMAC released new raw scores to percentile guidance](https://www.mba.com/us/the-gmat-exam/gmat-exam-scores/your-score-report/what-percentile-rankings-mean.aspx) based on nearly 800,000 tests administered from 2014-2017. In the newly released time-period, the average overall score out of 800 has risen by more than 4 points to slightly above 556 from just below 552 for the previous period of 2013-2015. Interestingly, this increase can be almost entirely attributed to improvements in the Quantitative section. For the reporting period ending in 2015, the average GMAT Quantitative raw score was 38.91. In this newly reported data, that score has risen by almost a full ½ point to 39.4. Concurrently, the GMAT Verbal average score improved, too, but only at a factor of about one-tenth that of the quantitative improvement – from 26.8 to 26.86. [Read More](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/gmat-scores-continue-to-rise) Tags: [GMAT](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/gmat), [MBA programs](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/mba-programs), [MBA Admissions](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/mba-admissions), [mba tutors](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/mba-tutors), [mba study skills](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/mba-study-skills), [mba study help](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/mba-study-help), [gmat test prep](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/gmat-test-prep) ## [What Do Most Applicants to Top Tier MBA Programs Have in Common? No Compelling Reason.](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/what-do-most-applicants-to-top-tier-mba-programs-have-in-common) Posted by [Morgan Bisset](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/author/morgan-bisset) on August 31, 2017 9:21:00 AM CDT - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![mbs-programs-tutors.png](https://www.myguruedge.com/hs-fs/hub/215486/file-30010437.png?width=320&name=file-30010437.png)The MBA applicant file was thick, with transcripts, recommendations, all sorts of testing metrics, alumni interview reports, essays, work portfolio, and even a video. The grades, numbers, work experience and personal narratives were superb. However at the bottom of the Director’s decision sheet clipped to the file folder were the letters NCR. In the decision column, the letter “Z” was scrawled, code for application rejected. [Read More](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/what-do-most-applicants-to-top-tier-mba-programs-have-in-common) Tags: [GMAT](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/gmat), [MBA programs](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/mba-programs), [MBA Admissions](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/mba-admissions), [mba tutors](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/mba-tutors), [mba study skills](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/mba-study-skills), [mba study help](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/mba-study-help), [gmat test prep](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/gmat-test-prep), [mba admisions consulting](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/mba-admisions-consulting) ## [The Importance of a GMAT Score](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/the-importance-of-a-gmat-score-0) Posted by [Morgan Bisset](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/author/morgan-bisset) on June 24, 2017 11:47:00 AM CDT - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![logo.jpg](https://www.myguruedge.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo.jpg?width=206&name=logo.jpg)If you are applying to an MBA program, you probably already know that the business school admissions committees will look at a number of elements in your application, but also that not all components are made equal in this process. One of the most important factors when applying to business school is your score for the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), which is a standardized exam developed specifically for business school applicants, intended to measure their capability in pursuing an MBA program in an objective way. [Read More](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/the-importance-of-a-gmat-score-0) Tags: [GMAT](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/gmat), [MBA programs](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/mba-programs), [mba tutors](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/mba-tutors), [mba study skills](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/mba-study-skills), [mba study help](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/mba-study-help), [gmat test prep](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/gmat-test-prep) ## [Answer Questions Like a Scientist for GMAT Success](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/answer-questions-like-a-scientist-for-gmat-success-0) Posted by [Morgan Bisset](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/author/morgan-bisset) on June 16, 2017 10:02:00 AM CDT - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) One of the great misconceptions about standardized exams such as the GMAT or the SAT is that they are tests of “Math” or “English.” [Read More](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/answer-questions-like-a-scientist-for-gmat-success-0) Tags: [GMAT](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/gmat), [MBA programs](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/mba-programs), [mba tutors](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/mba-tutors), [mba study skills](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/mba-study-skills), [mba study help](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/mba-study-help), [gmat test prep](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/topic/gmat-test-prep) [All posts](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/gmat-blog/all) [![Request a Tutor | Academic Tutors](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/215486/766b072a-be46-483b-80c4-b8919506919d.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/215486/766b072a-be46-483b-80c4-b8919506919d) ### Subscribe To GMAT & MBA Admissions Blog [![Self-paced conceptual GMAT video prep](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/215486/4a242bdd-9db3-402f-910a-7cd450ec2d4a.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/215486/4a242bdd-9db3-402f-910a-7cd450ec2d4a) ![](https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/viewthroughconversion/1024210668/?value=0&label=RNTBCNrfvQQQ7O2w6AM&guid=ON&script=0)