# Stern's addition of the Executive Assessment (EA) to its standardized test options for full-time MBA applicants is featured; Executive Director of MBA Admissions Rabia Ahmed is quoted

1 School News August 29, 2019 ![Accepted logo ](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_033850.jpg?itok=-IymoCa1)>

Excerpt from [Accepted.com](https://blog.accepted.com/nyu-stern-applicants-real-life-experience-does-matter/) -- "Stern will be among the first schools to accept the GMAC Executive Assessment as well as the other types of standardized assessment exams, reflecting the school’s well-known attitude of trailblazing new policies in their infancy. Rabia Ahmed, Stern’s Executive Director of MBA Admissions, commented proudly that Stern is 'a school on the move.' She continues, 'We recognize that business is rapidly evolving, and we’ve responded.'"

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