Which MBAs will Accept the GMAT Focus Edition in Round 2, 2023/2024

If you’re applying to a top business school, you’ve probably heard about the GMAT Focus Edition by now! A streamlined version of the traditional GMAT exam, the exam lasts 2 hours and 15 minutes and asks just 64 questions. 

According to the GMAC, the company responsible for creating and administering the test, it should only take 6 weeks to fully prepare for the exam. The exam became available in August 2023 and will fully replace the traditional GMAT in early 2024. 

However, that has left many candidates wondering if their target schools will accept the new version of this test. For that reason, we have compiled this quick list of key schools and whether or not they will be accepting the GMAT Focus Edition for Round 2 this year. Though there are many programs that are not on this list, we zeroed in on the most common programs clients have asked us about this year. 

Schools Accepting the GMAT Focus Edition

Here is a list of schools that will be accepting the GMAT Focus Exam for Round 2, 2023/2024. You can also submit the GRE or standard version of the GMAT. 

• Berkeley Haas
• Cambridge Judge
• Chicago Booth
• Columbia Business School
• Cornell Johnson
• Duke Fuqua
• IESE
• INSEAD
• Kellogg
• London Business School
• MIT Sloan
• Michigan Ross
• NYU Stern
• Oxford Saïd
• Stanford
• UCLA Anderson

Schools Not Accepting the GMAT Focus Edition

Here is a list of schools that will not be accepting the GMAT Focus Exam for Round 2 2023/2024. These schools are still accepting the old version of the GMAT or the GRE. 

• Harvard Business School
• Wharton

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