GMAC Launches GMAT Superscore to Highlight Best Candidate Performance

Starting this August, the GMAT Superscore will be available to all candidates at no additional cost. The system pulls the peak scores from each section of the latest GMAT edition, whether completed at a test center or online, and presents them as a single data point on official score reports. This shift aims to reward persistence, allowing students to submit their strongest overall profile to business schools rather than relying on the outcome of a single sitting.

Joy Jones, CEO of GMAC, stated that the initiative is designed to ensure that preparation and effort are accurately reflected in the admissions process. Research conducted by the organization’s psychometricians suggests that these aggregated scores serve as robust predictors of academic success, often outperforming single-sitting results. Eddie Asbie, executive director of admissions at the Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management, noted that the change provides applicants with greater strategic flexibility, helping to alleviate the intense pressure often associated with high-stakes testing.