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Got 50 on quantitative ->94% percentile?

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Got 50 on quantitative ->94% percentile? [#permalink] New post 04 Mar 2013, 08:36
Hey guys,

Got 50 on the quantitative section and I am in the 94% percentile? Could that be true?

btw a friend of mine got 51 on quantitative and is in the 98%?

Why is 51 not 99% percentile and why is 50 so "low"?
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Re: Got 50 on quantitative ->94% percentile? [#permalink] New post 04 Mar 2013, 09:07
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Re: Got 50 on quantitative ->94% percentile? [#permalink] New post 04 Mar 2013, 09:16
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Hey guys,

Got 50 on the quantitative section and I am in the 94% percentile? Could that be true?


Hi Pisco,

Yes that could be true, as the GMAT is getting older the percentiles corresponding to a particular score is getting lower. For example, 5 - 6 years back a 750 score corresponded to 99% percentile, but now it corresponds to 98% percentile. A possible reason could be that now a days a larger number of people are getting higher scores. 94%, anytime, is an awesome percentile, and congrats for that. All the best for your apps !!!

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Re: Got 50 on quantitative ->94% percentile? [#permalink] New post 04 Mar 2013, 09:21
Don't get too hung up on the percentiles. They are what they are:

http://www.mba.com/the-gmat/gmat-scores-and-score-reports/what-your-percentile-ranking-means.aspx
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Re: Got 50 on quantitative ->94% percentile?   [#permalink] 04 Mar 2013, 09:21
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