GMAT scoring pattern

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rohitn: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 1; Joined: Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:05 pm

by rohitn » Fri Nov 02, 2007 5:13 am

Hello, can anybody tell me how is the gmat score based on the number of question correct...For Eg: if i have 27 questions correct in Quat and 20 in Verbal ,,,what will be my score..

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by beatthegmat » Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:49 am

Unfortunately, you can't simply map number of questions correct to a raw score. The GMAT is adaptive and weighs difficult questions that you get correct/wrong differently from easier questions you get correct/wrong.

The only way to really gauge your performance is from practice tests, particularly from GMATPrep.

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ppperkins: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 4; Joined: Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:47 am

What if asked from a different angle?

by ppperkins » Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:15 am

What if I want to score a 700? How many questions would I need to answer correctly? Has anyone taken the numbers from the results section to see what is the range of scores for a given score range?

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by Stacey Koprince » Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:24 pm

You will get about half of the question right and about half of the questions wrong, even if you score a 700. That's the way the test works. It is NOT scored the way we are used to tests being scored, so if you go into the test with the mentality that you have to get a certain number right, that will cause you to make decisions that will not let you maximize your score.

All you can do is accept that you're going to get about half of the questions wrong.

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