Got a GRE Score? New Master’s Programs at Duke, UChicago, Columbia, and More Top 50 Schools Are Your Fall 2024 Hidden Gems

发布时间：Date: 2023-12-23 返回新鲜资讯Back to News

As competition intensifies in the Fall 2024 application cycle, applicants with GRE scores have a new edge. CheersYou（清柚教育） has compiled a list of newly added master’s programs at Duke, University of Chicago, Columbia University, and other Top 50 institutions, many of which require or strongly recommend GRE scores. These programs offer GRE holders a strategic advantage to bypass traditional, highly competitive tracks and seize "backdoor" opportunities at elite schools.

The article details new programs at top U.S., UK, and Hong Kong universities, including the University of Chicago’s Master in Management and Master in Finance, Johns Hopkins University’s Master in Finance, and Columbia’s M.S. in Quantum Science and Technology, with specific GRE requirements and key deadlines. It advises applicants to leverage their GRE scores by targeting these relatively less competitive new programs and planning their applications wisely to boost admission chances.

This application season is yet another brutally competitive cycle.

Hoping to get into a top 50 school but want to steer clear of the most intense competition? Check out these newly launched graduate programs worldwide for Fall 2024 and see which ones you might be able to snag!

Image credit: GRE Official

Most of these new master’s programs require or strongly recommend GRE scores — a boon for GRE test-takers!

United States

University of Chicago

Master in Management requires GRE scores.

Application Deadlines:

Round 2: January 3
Round 3: March 1
Round 4: April 30

Source: University of Chicago official website

Master in Finance requires GRE scores.

Application Deadlines:

Round 1: January 25
Round 2: March 29

Source: University of Chicago official website

Johns Hopkins University

Master in Finance requires GRE scores, and the average GRE score for Fall 2023 applicants was 334.

Application Deadlines:

Round 2: January 10

Source: Johns Hopkins University official website

Carnegie Mellon University – Master in Management

Requires GRE scores.

Application Deadlines:

Round 2: January 21
Round 3: March 31

Source: Carnegie Mellon University official website

Columbia University – M.S. in Quantum Science and Technology

Requires GRE scores.

Final deadline: February 15

Source: Columbia University official website

University of California, Davis – Master in Management

Submitting GRE scores will make your application more competitive.

Application Deadlines:

Round 2: January 10
Round 2: March 6
Round 3: April 17

Source: UCD official website

United Kingdom

King's College London – MSc in Management and Technological Change

Recommends students submit GRE scores, and a score of 324+ will make applicants more competitive!

Deadline: Round 1: March 10

Source: KCL official website

Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong – MSc in Sustainable Global Business

Requires GRE scores.

Final deadline: March 31

Source: CUHK official website

*This list is not exhaustive. Please check each school’s official website for the latest requirements.

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