<p>I'm a high school student, and I have high PSAT records (226 as a sophomore) as well as an expected 2350+ on the November SAT. I just looked through some sample GMAT questions and got almost all of them right. I was just wondering, wouldn't it be very advantageous for me to take the GMAT as a high school student, and get a high score, which will then make my application stand out? The GMAT doesn't seem that much harder than the SAT. I was just wondering if this is even a viable option.</p>
<p>It is definitely not a viable option as the scores only last 5 years and it is very rare for someone to go straight from undergrad to an MBA program (and it probably wouldn't be to your advantage to do so anyways). Furthermore, given the type of questions on the GMAT, I would expect a HS student to be more apt to do well on the GMAT than someone 5 years removed from college.</p>
<p>No, because the GMAT is only valid for 5 years. I would recommend taking the GMAT AT LEAST in your junior or senior year in college. Most MBA programs require work experience too so you might be in working full-time for 3+ years before you decide to go back to graduate school.</p>
<p>I mean, won't my undergraduate application to college look better with a high GMAT score? It could show that I'm capable and ready for the undergraduate business program of my choice...</p>
<p>Cherrypicker, I'm not sure if you're understanding us. If you take the GMAT while you're still in high school, your score will expire in five years. So if you take it when you're 18, it will expire when you turn 23. Most MBA students are between the ages of 25 and 30 years old. Take the GMAT later during college or when you're working full-time.</p>
<p>Undergraduate business programs do not take the GMAT. It is an admission test for MBA programs.</p>
<p>Take the SAT or ACT for undergraduate business programs.</p>
<p>I understand exactly what I'm saying. All i'm saying is that, wouldn't it just look good that, as a high school student, you have the ability to get a very high score on the GMAT? Wouldn't that set you apart from all of the other undergraduate applicants?</p>
<p>Undergraduate business schools do not care about your GMAT score unless you're applying to their MBA programs.</p>
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<p>^ did I post this earlier in the thread? I believe so.</p>
<p>Cherrypicker, why don't you take the GMAT and let us know your score.</p>
<p>Yeah, waste of $250...</p>