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mrharrystudy
Oct 17, 2024
UK Master's in Finance: Operation "Roast the G" 🐥 (GRE / GMAT)
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📍 To those applying to finance-related programs in the UK:
If you want to give yourself a shot at a well-known university and still have the time and energy to make yourself more competitive, taking the GRE/GMAT might help!
📍 GRE / GMAT
- Required, or strongly recommended by the school
- Meeting the bar earns you extra points+
UCL - MSc Finance with Data Science (New Programme)
GRE Quantitative Score 165+
GRE Quantitative Score 162
GMAT Quantitative Score 43/60
IC - MSc Finance and MSc Investment & Wealth Management
GRE Quantitative Score 159
GMAT (old format): at least the 55th percentile and a total of at least 600; the school's current average is 666
📍 Which 🐥 to roast? Test content & timing
GRE
1. Verbal Reasoning
2. Quantitative Reasoning
3. Analytical Writing
4. Three sections, under 2 hours in total
GMAT
1. Verbal Reasoning
2. Quantitative Reasoning
3. Data Insights
4. Three sections, 2 hours 15 minutes in total (including an optional 10-minute break)
📍 How you answer
GRE
Computer-based
-Analytical Writing is the first section
then Verbal and Quant appear in random order
-Within each section
you can change answers as many times as you like
and answer questions in any order
-An on-screen calculator is available in the Quant section
GMAT
Computer-based
-You choose the order of the sections
-But within each section
you can change at most 3 answers
and must answer the questions in order
📍 Adaptive questions
GRE
Difficulty adjusts by section
After you finish section 1 (Analytical Writing)
the system automatically adjusts the overall
difficulty of the second section (Quant / Verbal)
so in each section, test takers
can arrange the order of questions more flexibly
and can change any answer
GMAT
Difficulty adjusts question by question
The system picks the next question based on how you did on earlier ones
You must answer in the order the questions appear
Test takers have less room to adjust their answering strategy
📍 Penalties
GRE
No penalty for blank or wrong answers!
So don't skip any chance to answer!
GMAT
Unanswered questions cost you points!
Answer carefully!
📍 Who is it for?
GRE
- Students strong in humanities subjects who are good at memorizing vocabulary
- Students who like to control the order in which they answer
- Show your analytical writing skills through short essays
- Useful as a reference for applying to UCL's new 25fall program MSc Finance with Data Science. See below to also get the US$30 GRE & US$10 TOEFL discount codes
GMAT
- Students with strong logic who had already planned to take a G test
- Students who want a faster, more accurate assessment of their ability
- Some UK master's programs, such as LSE's finance-related programs, accept both the GRE & GMAT but prefer the GMAT
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