Kaplan GMAT tests

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Kaplan GMAT tests

by arjun_patnaik » Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:16 am
Hi guys.. need a little help understanding the scores for Kaplan Gmat tests. nw reading all the posts on this forum i do understand that kgmats are tougher than any other CAT but iv taken 3 kgmats till date and it hs thrown some scores which dont make any sense to me

Kaplan GMAT1: 640 85 percentile
math: correct 24 wrong 13 score 40
verbal: correct-26 wrong 15 score 36

Kaplan GMAT2: 580 :cry: 70 percentile
math: correct 27 wrong 10 score 39
verbal: correct 23 incorrect 18 score 31

Kaplan GMAT3: 640 85 percentile
math: correct 34 wrong 3 score 50
verbal: correct 28 wrong 13 score 35

now im no gmat scoring expert but sohuldnt the breakup of the 3rd test give a score upwards of 700..

instructors/moderators pls help me understand this..

thanks in advance
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by mp2437 » Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:30 am
Kaplan's score is underestimated. The third score may or may not be 700 depending on how many "easy" incorrect ones you got, however, a 50Q/35V breakdown should be between 680-710.

Use this to see more realistic numbers (though this may be slightly optimistic):

https://www.800score.com/score2.php