{"id":21128,"date":"2020-05-15T16:24:49","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T10:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=21128"},"modified":"2023-01-10T16:05:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T10:35:03","slug":"good-gmat-score-for-harvard-business-school-hbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/good-gmat-score-for-harvard-business-school-hbs\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a good GMAT score for Harvard Business School?"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">A <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">6<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">min read <\/span><\/span>\n<p>Harvard MBA application process is one of the most competitive application processes in the world. For class of 2024, its acceptance rate was 9.5% and <a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/mba-acceptance-rate-yield-rate-top-business-schools\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">yield rate<\/a> 87%. To get into HBS you need a well-rounded profile and should be able to convince the HBS admissions committee that you can \u2018get through\u2019 its rigorous MBA program and HBS is the business school which will help you achieve your career goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have previously mentioned in one of our articles on MBA application process that <a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/mba-application-process-gmat-score-evaluation-factors-importance\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GMAT score holds a 22% weight in your application<\/a>. Therefore, GMAT score is one aspect of your application that you have to perfect in order to make your application appealing to the MBA admissions committee. Now, the question arises is what is a good GMAT score for Harvard Business School?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"618\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/what-is-a-good-GMAT-score-for-harvard-business-school.png\" alt=\"good GMAT score for harvard business school\" class=\"wp-image-21134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/what-is-a-good-GMAT-score-for-harvard-business-school.png 618w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/what-is-a-good-GMAT-score-for-harvard-business-school-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A good GMAT score for HBS is the one which not only makes your application more appealing to the admissions committee, but also assures you that your GMAT score is sufficient and you should now focus on other components of your MBA application i.e., resume, <a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/mba-recommendation-letter-tips-who-when-how-to-ask\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">letters of recommendation<\/a>, and essays. It would also be a good idea to start preparing yourself for the interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, what is that number? That GMAT score which can be considered a good score. To answer this question, we\u2019ll look at two types of data and try to come up with the most accurate answer. Here is the outline of this article:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"#trend\">5-year GMAT score trend of Harvard Business School<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#tracker\">HBS decision tracker on gmatclub<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#methodology\">Methodology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#observations\">Observations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#inference\">Inference<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"#good-GMAT-score-for-HBS\">What is a good GMAT score for HBS<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#good-GMAT-score-for-HBS-for-indians\">What is a good GMAT score for Indians applying to HBS<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"trend\">5-year GMAT score trend of Harvard Business School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First, let\u2019s take a look at the average GMAT score of the incoming class of Harvard MBA from 2015 to 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2019<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2018<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2017<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2016<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2015<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/harvard-business-school-class-profile-employment-reports-and-notable-alumni\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GMAT score <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/harvard-business-school-class-profile-employment-reports-and-notable-alumni\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harvard Business School<\/a><\/td><td>730<\/td><td>729<\/td><td>729<\/td><td>729<\/td><td>725<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see that since 2016 the average GMAT has been 729 for the incoming class and it increased to 730 in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In one of our previously written articles on <a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/what-is-good-gmat-score-5-step-process\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">what is a good GMAT score<\/a>, we had explained a 5-step process of arriving at the answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"441\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/good-GMAT-score-for-HBS-1.png\" alt=\"good GMAT score for HBS\" class=\"wp-image-21132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/good-GMAT-score-for-HBS-1.png 441w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/good-GMAT-score-for-HBS-1-300x216.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to it, a good GMAT score for Harvard MBA would be 20+ points more than the average GMAT score of the latest Harvard MBA class. Therefore, a good GMAT score for Harvard Business School should be 750.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have scored a 750, you should focus on other aspects of your application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong>Here is <a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/average-gmat-scores-us-europe-business-schools-america\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5-year GMAT score trend of 50 top US and European business schools<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the above method is a simple quantitative analysis and a high-level approximation. In this article, we\u2019ll go one level deeper in our analysis by looking at GMAT scores of actual students who were invited for an interview and candidates who made it to HBS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll also look at the GMAT scores of applicants who were waitlisted by the HBS admissions committee and who received an admit after getting waitlisted and conclude at what is a good GMAT score for Harvard MBA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"tracker\">HBS decision tracker on gmatclub<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/harvard-184\/decision-tracker.html\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">The decision tracker page on gmatclub<\/a> is where applicants post their MBA application status of different business schools. This data has been collated for candidates who have applied for admission to Harvard full-time MBA class of 2021. This is how the page looks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1184\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/What-is-a-good-GMAT-score-for-hbs-2.png\" alt=\"good GMAT score for Harvard MBA\" class=\"wp-image-21136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/What-is-a-good-GMAT-score-for-hbs-2.png 1184w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/What-is-a-good-GMAT-score-for-hbs-2-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/What-is-a-good-GMAT-score-for-hbs-2-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/What-is-a-good-GMAT-score-for-hbs-2-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/What-is-a-good-GMAT-score-for-hbs-2-1080x596.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1184px) 100vw, 1184px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"methodology\">Methodology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For this analysis, we have considered only the GMAT scores of the applicants. We have categorized the applicants by their GMAT scores and have analyzed how many applicants in each group secured an interview invite and how many of those finally received an admit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>GMAT score<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Applications<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Interview invite<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Admitted<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>800<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>790<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>780<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>770<\/td><td>19<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>760<\/td><td>30<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>750<\/td><td>26<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>740<\/td><td>26<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>730<\/td><td>28<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>720<\/td><td>19<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>710<\/td><td>22<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>700<\/td><td>18<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>690<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>680<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>650<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>620<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>610<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1346\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/good-GMAT-score-HBS.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/good-GMAT-score-HBS.png 1346w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/good-GMAT-score-HBS-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/good-GMAT-score-HBS-768x441.png 768w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/good-GMAT-score-HBS-1024x588.png 1024w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/good-GMAT-score-HBS-1080x620.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1346px) 100vw, 1346px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"observations\">Observations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"544\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/good-GMAT-score-for-HBS-MBA.png\" alt=\"good GMAT score HBS MBA observations\" class=\"wp-image-21137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/good-GMAT-score-for-HBS-MBA.png 544w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/good-GMAT-score-for-HBS-MBA-297x300.png 297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>You can see that both GMAT 800 scorers received an interview invite from HBS and so did the applicant with a GMAT 790.<\/li><li>However, you can see as we go to 780 and below, the application to interview invite rate hovers in the range of 35% to 42%.<\/li><li>The highest value of the application to interview invite rate is for the GMAT 740 and GMAT 750 i.e., 42%. As we go below 740 the chances of getting an interview invite also dips<\/li><li>If we look at the ratio of admissions to interview invites, the scores of 740 and 750 again stand apart from other scores i.e., 82% and 64% respectively. The admission conversion rate for GMAT 730 also stood at 60%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"inference\">Inference<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We can infer that a good GMAT score for HBS ranges from 730 to 760. Scores above 760 do give applicants an edge and it increases their chance of getting an interview invite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, after the interview invites the admissions committee looks at your complete profile and therefore, even in you have scored a 750 then there is no point in <a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/who-why-when-how-should-you-retake-the-gmat\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">retaking the GMAT<\/a> if you have been working on other portions of your application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/how-to-improve-your-mba-profile-how-to-boost-your-mba-application-6-steps\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here are 10 ways you can boost your MBA profile<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>To narrow down the range of GMAT score, let\u2019s take a look at the GMAT scores of waitlisted candidates and see who got confirmed from the waitlist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>GMAT score<\/td><td>Waitlisted<\/td><td>Admitted from waitlist<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>800<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>790<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>780<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>770<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>760<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>750<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>740<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>730<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>720<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>710<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>700<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>690<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>680<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>650<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>620<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>610<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We can see that maximum waitlisted candidates have a GMAT score of 750. However, the two waitlisted candidates with GMAT scores of 750 and 770 received an admit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/mba-waitlist-how-to-get-off-business-school-waitlist\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here are some interesting ways to get off the MBA waitlist<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The admissions committee definitely looked at the complete profiles of the candidates but they still didn\u2019t ignore the GMAT score. In fact, none of the candidates below 750 received an admit. It goes to say that the GMAT score is an important parameter considered by adcoms to judge how good an application is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"good-GMAT-score-for-HBS\">What is a good GMAT score for HBS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A good GMAT score for Harvard is the one which makes your application appealing to the adcom and also tells you that the score is good enough and you should now concentrate on other aspects of your MBA application. Therefore, we can conclude that a good GMAT score for Harvard Business School is 750.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"good-GMAT-score-for-HBS-for-indians\">What is a good GMAT score for Indians applying to HBS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Indian applicant pool is a <a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/6-tips-for-mba-applicants-from-over-represented-applicant-pools\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highly competitive applicant pool<\/a>. Apart from having a good profile, a high GMAT score is required to receive an interview admit. Here are the details of GMAT scores of Indian applicants who applied to HBS for admission to the incoming class of 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>GMAT score<\/td><td>No. of Indian applicants<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>800<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>790<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>780<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>770<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>760<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>750<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>740<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>730<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>720<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>710<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>700<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>690<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>680<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>650<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>620<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>610<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/What-is-a-good-GMAT-score-for-hbs-indian-applicants.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/What-is-a-good-GMAT-score-for-hbs-indian-applicants.jpg 500w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/What-is-a-good-GMAT-score-for-hbs-indian-applicants-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Both the candidates with 800 GMAT received interview invites and only one received an admit. However, this does not convey any information on a good GMAT score for Indian applicants. Therefore, let\u2019s look at the data for the previous year i.e., HBS class of 2020 admissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the same tracker, we found out that<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>24 Indians applied to Harvard MBA<\/li><li>5 received an interview invite (GMAT scores of 770, 770,760, 730, and 720)<\/li><li>2 received admits (GMAT scores of 770, and 760)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/gmat-770-v27-v42-admits-from-hbs-stanford-wharton-kellogg-and-insead\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"699\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GMAT-770-Mansi.jpg\" alt=\"GMAT 770\" class=\"wp-image-19420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GMAT-770-Mansi.jpg 699w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GMAT-770-Mansi-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the candidates, <a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/gmat-770-v27-v42-admits-from-hbs-stanford-wharton-kellogg-and-insead\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mansi Dhiman, who scored 770 on the GMAT<\/a> was an e-GMAT student and went on to receive admits from 5 top business schools viz. Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Kellogg, and INSEAD. She joined the Harvard MBA class of 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, with so much competition in the Indian applicant pool, a <strong>good GMAT score for Indians applying to HBS should be at least 760.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong><em>If you want to try out the e-GMAT course that helped Mansi score a 770,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/ft-gmat-prep\/?channel=blogsin_article&amp;utm_source=blogs&amp;utm_medium=in_article&amp;utm_campaign=free_trial&amp;utm_content=gmat_success_story&amp;utm_term=blogs_in_article_Mansi_SS\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>sign up for our Free Trial<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>We can also help you with a\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/personalized-study-planner-gmat-planning-made-easy\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>personalized study plan<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>\u00a0and give you\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/free-trial-registration\/?channel=blogsin_article&amp;utm_source=blogs&amp;utm_medium=in_article&amp;utm_campaign=free_trial&amp;utm_content=about_the_gmat&amp;utm_term=blogs_in_article\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>access to quality online content<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>\u00a0to prepare. 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