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The GRE® General Test is taken by about 675,000 people around the world each year, which can mean more applicants and more diversity for your business school. Business schools that accept the GRE® General Test may not only get more applicants to choose from, they get more diversity as well — which is why a growing number are accepting GRE scores to grow their pie. In fact, more business schools worldwide — nearly 500 and counting — now accept the test, including Harvard, IE, INSEAD, MIT Sloan and Stanford. The GRE General Test measures the skills needed for success in graduate and business school: quantitative reasoning, verbal reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing. Beyond that, independent research has shown that the GRE General Test has excellent predictive validity for social science programs, including business. Enjoy a bigger pie with a bigger, more diversified applicant pool. More people took the GRE General Test in 2010 than ever before. With more applicants and more diversity, the GRE General Test can help you in your admissions process. Here's why*: • About 675,000 people from 230 countries take the GRE General Test each year. • International test volume increased 13% in 2010. • The number of test takers from underrepresented groups in the U.S. has steadily climbed, increasing 20% since 2007. • More than 300,000 women took the GRE General Test in 2010. • 48% of all GRE test takers have earned undergraduate degrees in quantitatively-demanding fields such as engineering, mathematics and the sciences. Join the growing list of business schools that accept GRE scores. It's a smart way to attract more of the applicants you want for your business school. To learn how easy it is to start accepting GRE scores, visit www.ets.org/gre/biggerpie or contact an ETS representative today at grebusiness@ets.org. ETS - Listening. Learning. Leading.® Copyright © 2011 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). EDU00154 * Based on 2010 GRE General Test volumes. Demographic data is based on self-reported answers for U.S. test takers with reportable scores. The GRE® revised General Test is coming in August. To learn more, visit www.ets.org/gre/revisedtest.