Foreign Student Series: The Business of the GMAT(1/2)

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What do you think is the most popular subject of study for international students at colleges and universities in the United States? How many of you thought of engineering? 17% of foreign students, or one out of six, studied engineering during the last academic year. But the Institute of International Education says 20%, or one in five, studied business and management.

Which brings us to the subject this week in our Foreign Student Series -- the Graduate Management Admission Test. The GMAT is commonly required for students who want to earn a master's of business administration.
The GMAT is a computer test that measures reading, mathematics and writing skills. You have to write 2 essays in 60 minutes.

An organization of business schools, the Graduate Management Admission Council, is responsible for the GMAT. 4,000 programs around the world, it says, use the GMAT as an important part of their admissions process. But just as students compete on tests, tests also compete. In fact, the GMAT could offer a good case study for a business class.

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你认为在美国各高校的留学生最热衷的专业是什么？多少人考虑过工程学？有17%、或者说六分之一的留学生在过去的一个学年内选择了工程学。但是国际教育协会称，20%或者说五分之一的留学生选择了商务管理专业。

这就引出了我们本周留学生系列的话题 -- 研究生管理学入学考试。通常想拿到工商管理硕士学位的学生都需要考GMAT。GMAT是机考，考察阅读、数学和写作技能。考生必须在60分钟内完成两篇文章。

由多个商学院组成的组织 -- 研究生入学考试委员会（Graduate Management Admission Council）负责GMAT考试。该组织表示，全球4千多个课程都将GMAT作为招生过程的重要环节。但是正如学生们在考试中竞争一样，各种考试也在竞争。实际上，GMAT能为工商课程提供很好的案例研究。