GMAT or GRE..........???

** The number of business schools accepting GRE scores instead of GMAT scores grew this year, but a third of schools report that applicants who submit a GMAT score have an advantage over those who submit a GRE score, according to a recent survey by Kaplan Test Prep.

** Kaplan’s 2010 survey of business school admissions officers revealed that 39 percent of schools surveyed now allow an applicant to submit GRE scores, up from 24 percent last year. But of schools reporting that they accept only the GMAT, 75 percent said they have no plans of accepting the GRE. And of the schools that do accept the GRE, 69 percent report that fewer than 1 in 10 applicants actually submitted a GRE score instead of a GMAT score this past admissions cycle.

** The survey, conducted by phone in July and August 2010, included responses from 288 business schools, including 22 of the top 30 as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. Another key finding of the survey was that most schools expect that business school admission volumes are poised to increase. Of schools surveyed, 78 percent predict an increase in applicants over the current cycle