With the current recession being the worst since World War II, the number of GMAT exams taken has reached an all-time high. Bloomberg reports that a record number of applicants have taken the 55-year-old test, breaking the previous record set in 2001 during the onset of the dot-com bust.
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Unemployment leads to MBA application surge
Posted Aug 28, 2009 16:56
With the current recession being the worst since World War II, the number of GMAT exams taken has reached an all-time high. Bloomberg reports that a record number of applicants have taken the 55-year-old test, breaking the previous record set in 2001 during the onset of the dot-com bust.
Chart: http://www.financialpost.com/1870323.bin
Chart: http://www.financialpost.com/1870323.bin
Posted Sep 01, 2009 11:24
At $250 a pop, seems like it's probably a good time to be in the GMAT business.
At $250 a pop, seems like it's probably a good time to be in the GMAT business.
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