Some students planning to take the GMAT business school admissions exam will have fees waived and receive free test prep materials under an agreement announced Friday.
The organization that owns and administers the exam pledged to work with the deans of the business schools at the nation's historically black colleges and universities to better prepare black students for the test.
While the number of black students taking the GMAT has doubled in the past decade, their average score remains below the national average, said David Wilson, president of the Graduate Management Admission Council.
"The time has come for us to work together to increase the accessibility of the exam for African American students and to help you better prepare students for the test," Wilson said.
Edward Davis, dean of the business school at Clark Atlanta University, said the partnership will benefit students who struggle with standardized tests. Davis predicted the applicant pool will improve and that the number of students attending Clark Atlanta and other historically black college graduate business programs will increase.
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