Why Geometry in the GMAT? Why the GMAT at all?

What the heck is the point of geometry being on the GMAT?



I understand that geometry is very useful for students of some disciplines, but honestly - what MBA is going to be using this in their cirriculum or career? I could be wrong in thinking this is pointless, so please point this out to me if I am mistaken.



The only purpose I can discern from this came from a close friend of mine. Yesterday he told me that many things in life are just stupid pointless hoops to jump through in the path to success. We will face these in our careers, The only real benefit gained by doing this is learning how to jump through hoops - which in itself is actually a pretty valuable skill. This is mainly because in the world, there are going to be many times in on careers where we have to do things that are completely pointless but might be the deciding factor in who gets a promotion.

In other words, it has been widely published that a high GMAT score does not statistically correlate very well to success in graduate school. If this is the case, why do schools still place such an emphasis on this score? The reason for this is that even if the material tested isn't always important, the fact that everyone knows that it is important separates the hoop jumpers from the non-hoop jumpers. If you think about it, hoop jumping pays pretty well.