HKUST Business School

Generally, a GMAT score is always required. As applicants come from different academic backgrounds, different education institutions and with various levels of work experience, the GMAT score allows us to assess these applicants' academic ability for an international MBA program. Extensive research also supports that it is a consistent measure reflecting how well an applicant will handle the MBA studies, particularly on required courses. Full-time MBA candidates with over 10 years of extensive work experience and an exceptional academic background might have the GMAT requirement waived subject to approval by the school. However, since the competition of our admissions for the full-time MBA program is very keen, you are highly encouraged to do the same for a more competitive application. Admitted candidates will be notified of the result of their GMAT waiver upon receiving the admissions offer from us. It is possible for the request to be rejected, after which the candidate will still be required to submit a satisfactory GMAT score as an admissions condition. Therefore, those seeking to have their GMAT requirement waived should apply in the first round to allow sufficient time to take the test in case the waiver request is unsuccessful.

As a point of reference, the typical GMAT range of our full-time class is 570-710.

Our Career and Professional Development team will work closely with you to help you achieve your career aspiration. We offer a full spectrum of career services, you will be assigned a dedicated career advisor for individual career coaching to help you formulate an ideal career strategy and connect you with career opportunities, on top of it, you will have access to workshops on CV, interview strategy and other professional skills, industry-specific career seminars and sharing panels, and regular recruitment talks, MBA Career Fairs and overseas career treks. You have access to a wide range of networking activities including Alumni Mixer of 500+ alumni and students, MBA Homecoming of 700+ attendees and various industry networking sessions. Click HERE for more details on our career services.

We offer the Merit Scholarship to top students admitted into our program. The Jebsen Scholarship is also offered to outstanding candidates from Hong Kong and Mainland China. More professional awards and external financial aids are available for different students. Please visit HERE for more details.