21%

20 hrs or fewer

23%

21 to 50 hrs

28%

51 to 100 hrs

28%

101 hrs or more

Test takers who

56%

of test takers spend

AT LEAST 51 HOURSprepping for the exam

And half of that group preps more than 100 hours

600 to

700

PREPARATION PAYS OFF

Taking the GMAT® exam is the first step to getting accepted into the business

school of your choice. But there is no magic formula when it comes to

studying for the test—just planning and preparation, and those who score

higher on the GMAT, on average, spend more time preparing.

Source: GMAC® mba.com Prospective Students Survey, 2014 data (Jan.-Dec.)

Start studying today with the only official guides from the creators of the test.

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SCORE IN THE 600 TO 700 RANGEaverage 107 study hours

And those who sco re

700 OR HIGHERstudy an average of 121 hours

24 48 72

96 120 121