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Admission to the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) programs at most universities which are accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is largely based on prior undergraduate grade point averages (GPA) and Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) scores. Is GMAT score an adequate measure of potential success in these programs and, therefore, an acceptable criterion for admission? The purpose of this paper is to determine whether GMAT scores and MBA success (measured by graduate GPA) are correlated. In addition, other factors which may affect the success of MBA students are discussed in this paper. To investigate these research questions, an MBA program at an accredited business school in the southeast of the United States was chosen for in-depth case study. Bivariate regression models were developed. Data analysis was performed on all variables to determine their significance in predicting graduate GPA and MBA program success. Results are presented and suggestions for consideration of other relevant factors are made.
The current admissions process at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) like that of many other AACSB accredited graduate business programs, relies heavily on Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) [...]