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27 Nov 2011, 13:22
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When you use percentiles from the MBA site and plug their respective scores in to 800score:
80%Q, 81%V = 690
59%Q, 99%V (45, the lowest 99th to be fair)=710
99%Q, 64%V = 690
Those were the closest percentiles to 60, 80, and 100, that coincided with a 0-51 score. We've been told that the closer your percentiles are, the better your score will be. This isn't true. In reality, the higher your verbal to quantitative ratio is, the better your score will be. You're better off with a 60Q/99V split than with a "balanced" 80/80 split.
80%Q, 81%V = 690
59%Q, 99%V (45, the lowest 99th to be fair)=710
99%Q, 64%V = 690
Those were the closest percentiles to 60, 80, and 100, that coincided with a 0-51 score. We've been told that the closer your percentiles are, the better your score will be. This isn't true. In reality, the higher your verbal to quantitative ratio is, the better your score will be. You're better off with a 60Q/99V split than with a "balanced" 80/80 split.
27 Nov 2011, 13:32
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The 80/80 split doesn't have to do with how high your overall score will be given your subscores. The split deals with a soft psychological cutoff that Adcoms put on your application. It isn't enough to have a 700+ GMAT overall to be seen favorably by the Adcoms, but you also need to have fairly strong/well-rounded scores in both sections as well. The want to know that you scored at least in the 80th %ile in both sections or else they may question your ability to perform well in the curriculum. Wharton advertises the "80/80 rule" pretty openly.
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27 Nov 2011, 14:38
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Mark,
How about getting a 99%ile on the actual GMAT - knowing is the easier part.
How about getting a 99%ile on the actual GMAT - knowing is the easier part.
