GMAT Scores and Undergraduate GPAs as Predictors of Performance in Graduate Business Programs
- 1 August 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Journal of Education for Business
- Vol. 69 (6), 344-348
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08832323.1994.10117711
Abstract
Using a sample of MBA students at a small midwestern university, we employed ANOVA and split-sample regression techniques to determine whether GMAT scores and undergraduate GPAs were better predictors of graduate performance for some groups of students than for others, and, in particular, to determine whether these measures were adequate predictors of low graduate performance. Results generally indicated that, although undergraduate GPAs and GMAT scores were modestly associated with graduate performance across the full range of students, they did not discriminate between moderately low and very low performers in the program. Implications for those individuals involved in admissions decisions at graduate business institutions are discussed.Keywords
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