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Algorithm for computing overall GMAT score

by tomada » Fri Feb 07, 2014 10:50 am
A few days ago, I purchased 6 CATs on the website for ManhattanGMAT. Upon finishing one of these CATs, I was presented with an overall score of 730. As much as I was encouraged by this result, I am also puzzled about how the result was computed. My breakdown was Q45/V45. The Quant was at the 68th percentile, and the Verbal was at the 99th percentile. I was very surprised to see a 730, which was at the 96th percentile. Basically, I'm very surprised that the overall score was seemingly skewed toward the Verbal.
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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Fri Feb 07, 2014 12:44 pm
Q45 V45 = 730 is what 800score's calculator (https://www.800score.com/score2.html) predicts, and it fits results other people have gotten (https://www.beatthegmat.com/i-just-beat- ... tml#405165)
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by [email protected] » Fri Feb 07, 2014 4:16 pm
Hi tomada,

There's a difference between "Scaled Score" data and "Percentile" data. The Scaled Scores tell you how well you performed against the TEST; the Percentiles tell you how well you performed relative to OTHER Test Takers. The Percentile data for the Verbal has a bigger "swing" than the Percentile Data for the Quant (as you can clearly see). Your combination of Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores placed you at a high OVERALL percentile for the Test.

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