Kaplan conducts an annual survey of business school admissions officers. This year’s survey of admissions officers at 260 of the nation’s top business schools as rated by U.S. News & World Report, including 17 of the nations most selective MBA programs revealed that more than two-thirds of business schools surveyed reported an increase in applications this year compared to last year and 44 percent of admissions officers listed a low GMAT score as the biggest “application killer” thus making GMAT the key for B-School admissions.
Also half of the business schools surveyed reported seeing an increase in the number of applicants who report they are currently unemployed.
