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01 Feb 2016, 15:56
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I bought the extra test pack from GMAC and took both tests. I already did the free ones. Here are my results:
Test 3:
710 - 92%
M47 - 73% - and I got 13 questions wrong
V40 - 90% - and I got 10 questions wrong
Test 4:
690 - 87%
M47 - 73% - and this time I only got 8 questions wrong (5 less that previous M47 score)
V37 - 81% - and I got 12 questions wrong (2 more than the previous test)
Just wondering why I didn't get a higher quant score on the 4th test since I got 5 more questions right?
I got 23 wrong on the 3rd test and 20 wrong on the 4th test, but my score was 20 points lower on the 4th test. Anyone know why that is? Anyone else experience results like these?
Test 3:
710 - 92%
M47 - 73% - and I got 13 questions wrong
V40 - 90% - and I got 10 questions wrong
Test 4:
690 - 87%
M47 - 73% - and this time I only got 8 questions wrong (5 less that previous M47 score)
V37 - 81% - and I got 12 questions wrong (2 more than the previous test)
Just wondering why I didn't get a higher quant score on the 4th test since I got 5 more questions right?
I got 23 wrong on the 3rd test and 20 wrong on the 4th test, but my score was 20 points lower on the 4th test. Anyone know why that is? Anyone else experience results like these?
01 Feb 2016, 16:01
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First of all, congratulations on the great practice test score.
Your scores are not based on how many questions you answer correctly; they're based on the level of difficulty of the questions you answer correctly.
To illustrate this, I'll share an experiment I performed.
When I was writing the article Taking the GMATPrep Practice Tests Multiple Times (https://www.gmatprepnow.com/articles/taking-gmatprep-practice-tests-multiple-times), I took GMATPrep Practice Test #1 four times, and each time I answered every second question correctly (I did this for the quant section only)
Given that I correctly answered exactly half of the questions each time, you'd expect my quant scores to be roughly the same for all 4 tests.
My 4 scaled scores were: 19, 23, 26 and 42
This represents a percentile range from approximately 8th percentile to the 63rd percentile.
So, don't worry about how many questions you answered correctly. It has nothing to do with your score.
Aside: If you're interested, we have a free video explaining the GMAT scoring algorithm: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/general-gmat-strategies?id=1251
Cheers,
Brent
Your scores are not based on how many questions you answer correctly; they're based on the level of difficulty of the questions you answer correctly.
To illustrate this, I'll share an experiment I performed.
When I was writing the article Taking the GMATPrep Practice Tests Multiple Times (https://www.gmatprepnow.com/articles/taking-gmatprep-practice-tests-multiple-times), I took GMATPrep Practice Test #1 four times, and each time I answered every second question correctly (I did this for the quant section only)
Given that I correctly answered exactly half of the questions each time, you'd expect my quant scores to be roughly the same for all 4 tests.
My 4 scaled scores were: 19, 23, 26 and 42
This represents a percentile range from approximately 8th percentile to the 63rd percentile.
So, don't worry about how many questions you answered correctly. It has nothing to do with your score.
Aside: If you're interested, we have a free video explaining the GMAT scoring algorithm: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/general-gmat-strategies?id=1251
Cheers,
Brent
01 Feb 2016, 17:07
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Gotcha. Makes sense. I figured that's what it was, but thanks for confirming. I also felt like my 4th test felt "harder" than the 3rd test.
