{"id":9527,"date":"2012-03-15T16:11:41","date_gmt":"2012-03-15T23:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/?p=9527"},"modified":"2019-07-16T11:39:24","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T18:39:24","slug":"compound-interest-vs-simple-interest-on-the-gre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/compound-interest-vs-simple-interest-on-the-gre\/","title":{"rendered":"Compound Interest vs. Simple Interest on the GRE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For some this is the most \u201cinterest\u201ding concept on the Revised GRE (at least for those with a fondness for bad puns). For most, compound vs simple section can be a nuisance. Many think, what is the difference between the two, and\/or how did that <a title=\"GRE Math Formulas Cheat Sheet\" href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/gre-math-formulas-cheat-sheet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">formula<\/a> go again?<\/p>\n<p>But remember, this concept involves money, and for many that means its practical (especially if you invest money yourself). But enough rambling\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Simple Interest<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Principal:\u00a0<\/span>The Amount of Money initially invested<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Interest Rate:\u00a0<\/span>The amount return on an investment expressed as a percent of the principal.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Time:\u00a0<\/span>The length of time in which a principal is invested<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Sample Problems<\/h2>\n<p>1. \u00a0John invests 100 dollars in account that yields 8% simple interest annually. How much money will John have in his account after one year?<\/p>\n<p>(A)\u00a0 $4<\/p>\n<p>(B)\u00a0 $8<\/p>\n<p>(C)\u00a0 $104<\/p>\n<p>(D) $108<\/p>\n<p>(E)\u00a0 $110<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. Bob invests 100 dollars in a fund that yields 15% simple interest monthly. If Bob invests the principal in the middle of January, which is the first month will he have more than $200 total?<\/p>\n<p>(A)\u00a0 June<\/p>\n<p>(B)\u00a0 July<\/p>\n<p>(C)\u00a0 August<\/p>\n<p>(D) February<\/p>\n<p>(E)\u00a0 March<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3. In 2001, John invests x dollars in a special account that yields y% simple interest annually. If he has $250 in his account in 2006 and in 2008 he has $270 in his account, what is x + y?<\/p>\n<p>(A)\u00a0 5<\/p>\n<p>(B)\u00a0 25<\/p>\n<p>(C)\u00a0 200<\/p>\n<p>(D) 205<\/p>\n<p>(E)\u00a0 210<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Answers:<\/p>\n<p>1. D<\/p>\n<p>2. C<\/p>\n<p>3. D<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Compound Interest<\/h2>\n<p>Okay, that was the easy part. Now for compound interest. In compound interest things become complicated. We no longer have a nice, clean linear increase. To illustrate:<\/p>\n<p>If Mike invests $100 at 10% simple annual interest, he will have $110. After two years he will have $120. That is his money grows by $10 every year. After 10 years, Mike will have doubled his money.<\/p>\n<p>Now, let\u2019s say Mike&#8217;s friend Thomas invests $100 at a 10% rate that is compounded annually. After one year, Thomas will have made the same amount as Mike. But then things start diverging. Remember how Mike always gets 10% of the original 100 (the original 100 is called the principal)? Well, Thomas \u2013 because things are getting compounded annually \u2013 gets 10% of whatever the value of the account is at the end of the year. Let\u2019s see how this plays out over time.<\/p>\n<p>1<sup>st<\/sup> year: 10% of 100 = 110<\/p>\n<p>2<sup>nd<\/sup> year: 10% of 110 = 121<\/p>\n<p>3<sup>rd<\/sup> year: 10% of 121 = 133.10<\/p>\n<p>4<sup>th<\/sup> year: 10% of 133.00 (rounding down) = 146.30\u2026<\/p>\n<p>After 10 years, Thomas will have made $260, which is $60 more than Mike.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Okay, that may all seem like chump change, but the same percent increase applies to numbers with a few more zeroes thrown in. How would $260,000 vs. 160,000 sound?<\/p>\n<p>Of course the point of this lesson is to understand the conceptual difference between the two forms of interest\u2014and not to have you running to the nearest ban, since the numbers above are very generous.<\/p>\n<p>Now for the fun part: Notice how, in the case of Thomas, I seemed to be doing mathematical wizardry. After all, how did I know that 10% compounded annually at 10 years is going to yield 160% of the principal? Well, let\u2019s meet the formula:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/wp-content\/plugins\/wpmathpub\/phpmathpublisher\/img\/math_982_fb565494835768f5736140ca6879fcac.png\" style=\"vertical-align:-18px; display: inline-block ;\" alt=\"V = P (1 + r\/{100n})^{nt}\" title=\"V = P (1 + r\/{100n})^{nt}\"\/><\/p>\n<p>V = Total Value<\/p>\n<p>P = Principal<\/p>\n<p>r = annual interest rate<\/p>\n<p>n = number of times per year invested<\/p>\n<p>t = number of years<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pretty unpleasant, no? Well, let\u2019s try to put the formula to the test. And you may want to get your calculators out (this is the Revised GRE after all!)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If $10,000 is invested at 10%, compounded semi-annually, how much will the investment be worth after 18 months?<\/p>\n<p>(A)\u00a0 11,500<\/p>\n<p>(B)\u00a0 11,505<\/p>\n<p>(C)\u00a0 11,576.25<\/p>\n<p>(D) 11,625.30<\/p>\n<p>(E)\u00a0 12,000.50<\/p>\n<p>Now don\u2019t worry about the semi-annual bit\u2014it just means twice a year. And remember the <em>n<\/em> from the scary little formula above: the number of times per year invested. And that 18 months? That corresponds to t, the number of years, which translates to 1.5.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/wp-content\/plugins\/wpmathpub\/phpmathpublisher\/img\/math_982_5708126dc2ad183735f0fcad5a6c0fc3.png\" style=\"vertical-align:-18px; display: inline-block ;\" alt=\"V = 10,000(1 + 10\/200)^{2(1.5)} = 11,576.25\" title=\"V = 10,000(1 + 10\/200)^{2(1.5)} = 11,576.25\"\/>.<\/p>\n<p>That was easy\u2014once you know where to put everything (and provided you remember the formula)!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For some this is the most \u201cinterest\u201ding concept on the Revised GRE (at least for those with a fondness for bad puns). For most, compound vs simple section can be a nuisance. Many think, what is the difference between the two, and\/or how did that formula go again? But remember, this concept involves money, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,10764],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[12264],"class_list":["post-9527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-math","category-math-practice"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.7 (Yoast SEO v21.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Compound Interest vs. Simple Interest on the GRE - Magoosh Blog \u2014 GRE\u00ae Test<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is the difference between Compound Interest and Simple Interest on the Revised GRE? Find out in this post!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/compound-interest-vs-simple-interest-on-the-gre\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Compound Interest vs. Simple Interest on the GRE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What is the difference between Compound Interest and Simple Interest on the Revised GRE? Find out in this post!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/compound-interest-vs-simple-interest-on-the-gre\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Magoosh Blog \u2014 GRE\u00ae Test\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Magoosh\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChrisLeleMagoosh1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-03-15T23:11:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-07-16T18:39:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/files\/2016\/09\/Magoosh-Facebook-Default-Pic.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"628\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chris Lele\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@chrismagoosh\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@MagooshGRE\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chris Lele\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/compound-interest-vs-simple-interest-on-the-gre\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/compound-interest-vs-simple-interest-on-the-gre\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Chris Lele\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/#\/schema\/person\/3b6630b4f786513b81a860849cffd546\"},\"headline\":\"Compound Interest vs. Simple Interest on the GRE\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-03-15T23:11:41+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/compound-interest-vs-simple-interest-on-the-gre\/\"},\"wordCount\":652,\"commentCount\":109,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"GRE Math\",\"Shorter GRE Math Practice\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/compound-interest-vs-simple-interest-on-the-gre\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/compound-interest-vs-simple-interest-on-the-gre\/\",\"name\":\"Compound Interest vs. Simple Interest on the GRE - Magoosh Blog \u2014 GRE\u00ae Test\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2012-03-15T23:11:41+00:00\",\"description\":\"What is the difference between Compound Interest and Simple Interest on the Revised GRE? Find out in this post!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/compound-interest-vs-simple-interest-on-the-gre\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/compound-interest-vs-simple-interest-on-the-gre\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/compound-interest-vs-simple-interest-on-the-gre\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Compound Interest vs. Simple Interest on the GRE\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/\",\"name\":\"Magoosh Blog \u2014 GRE\u00ae Test\",\"description\":\"Everything you need to know about the GRE\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Magoosh\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/files\/2019\/04\/Magoosh-logo-purple-60h.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/files\/2019\/04\/Magoosh-logo-purple-60h.png\",\"width\":265,\"height\":60,\"caption\":\"Magoosh\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Magoosh\/\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MagooshGRE\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/#\/schema\/person\/3b6630b4f786513b81a860849cffd546\",\"name\":\"Chris Lele\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/0acb1b2097fd77b56ab6475c9b41cb27\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/39381a6b4ab74cd4c87c7e678683c33c3b18f1e14f6f0ac762a946185968952b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/39381a6b4ab74cd4c87c7e678683c33c3b18f1e14f6f0ac762a946185968952b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Chris Lele\"},\"description\":\"Chris graduated from UCLA with a BA in Psychology and has 20 years of experience in the test prep industry. He's been quoted as a subject expert in many publications, including US News, GMAC, and Business Because.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChrisLeleMagoosh1\/\",\"ttps:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chris-lele-095005a0\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrismagoosh\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCZ4sGYJ6l0cgnVNIHY8GY6w\"],\"knowsAbout\":[\"GRE\",\"GMAT\",\"SAT\",\"ACT\",\"MCAT (CARS)\",\"LSAT\"],\"jobTitle\":\"Principal Curriculum Manager\",\"worksFor\":\"Magoosh\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/author\/chris\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Compound Interest vs. Simple Interest on the GRE - Magoosh Blog \u2014 GRE\u00ae Test","description":"What is the difference between Compound Interest and Simple Interest on the Revised GRE? Find out in this post!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/compound-interest-vs-simple-interest-on-the-gre\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Compound Interest vs. Simple Interest on the GRE","og_description":"What is the difference between Compound Interest and Simple Interest on the Revised GRE? Find out in this post!","og_url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/compound-interest-vs-simple-interest-on-the-gre\/","og_site_name":"Magoosh Blog \u2014 GRE\u00ae Test","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Magoosh\/","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChrisLeleMagoosh1\/","article_published_time":"2012-03-15T23:11:41+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-07-16T18:39:24+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":628,"url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/files\/2016\/09\/Magoosh-Facebook-Default-Pic.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Chris Lele","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@chrismagoosh","twitter_site":"@MagooshGRE","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Chris Lele","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/compound-interest-vs-simple-interest-on-the-gre\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/compound-interest-vs-simple-interest-on-the-gre\/"},"author":{"name":"Chris Lele","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/#\/schema\/person\/3b6630b4f786513b81a860849cffd546"},"headline":"Compound Interest vs. Simple Interest on the GRE","datePublished":"2012-03-15T23:11:41+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/compound-interest-vs-simple-interest-on-the-gre\/"},"wordCount":652,"commentCount":109,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/#organization"},"articleSection":["GRE Math","Shorter GRE Math Practice"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/compound-interest-vs-simple-interest-on-the-gre\/","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/compound-interest-vs-simple-interest-on-the-gre\/","name":"Compound Interest vs. Simple Interest on the GRE - Magoosh Blog \u2014 GRE\u00ae Test","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/#website"},"datePublished":"2012-03-15T23:11:41+00:00","description":"What is the difference between Compound Interest and Simple Interest on the Revised GRE? Find out in this post!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/compound-interest-vs-simple-interest-on-the-gre\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/compound-interest-vs-simple-interest-on-the-gre\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/compound-interest-vs-simple-interest-on-the-gre\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Compound Interest vs. Simple Interest on the GRE"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/#website","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/","name":"Magoosh Blog \u2014 GRE\u00ae Test","description":"Everything you need to know about the GRE","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/#organization","name":"Magoosh","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/files\/2019\/04\/Magoosh-logo-purple-60h.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/files\/2019\/04\/Magoosh-logo-purple-60h.png","width":265,"height":60,"caption":"Magoosh"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Magoosh\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/MagooshGRE"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/#\/schema\/person\/3b6630b4f786513b81a860849cffd546","name":"Chris Lele","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/0acb1b2097fd77b56ab6475c9b41cb27","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/39381a6b4ab74cd4c87c7e678683c33c3b18f1e14f6f0ac762a946185968952b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/39381a6b4ab74cd4c87c7e678683c33c3b18f1e14f6f0ac762a946185968952b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Chris Lele"},"description":"Chris graduated from UCLA with a BA in Psychology and has 20 years of experience in the test prep industry. He's been quoted as a subject expert in many publications, including US News, GMAC, and Business Because.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChrisLeleMagoosh1\/","ttps:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chris-lele-095005a0","https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrismagoosh","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCZ4sGYJ6l0cgnVNIHY8GY6w"],"knowsAbout":["GRE","GMAT","SAT","ACT","MCAT (CARS)","LSAT"],"jobTitle":"Principal Curriculum Manager","worksFor":"Magoosh","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/author\/chris\/"}]}},"authors":[{"term_id":12264,"user_id":10,"is_guest":0,"slug":"chris","display_name":"Chris Lele","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/39381a6b4ab74cd4c87c7e678683c33c3b18f1e14f6f0ac762a946185968952b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","user_url":"","last_name":"Lele","first_name":"Chris","description":"Chris graduated from UCLA with a BA in Psychology and has 20 years of experience in the test prep industry. He's been quoted as a subject expert in many publications, including<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-colleges\/slideshows\/10-test-prep-tips-for-sat-and-act-takers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> US News<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mba.com\/exams-and-exam-prep\/gmat-exam\/why-take-the-gmat-in-2021-when-many-schools-are-test-optional\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> GMAC<\/a>, and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessbecause.com\/news\/gmat\/3263\/mba-admissions-gre-challenges-gmat\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Business Because<\/a>.\r\n"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9527\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9527"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=9527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}