HIGH QUANTITATIVE SCORES?

Question

Does it matter if you have like a 48/28 for a 630 or a 35-35(or whatever it is) for a 630

PaulBodine · Answer

Though schools obviously want people who are quantitatively capable if there is too large of a disconnect between verbal and quant scores they get concerned, so a 35-35 might be preferable.

amorica · Answer

sorry to hijack this thread...

Paul - what about scores that are skewed towards verbal?

I have a very low quant score (35, 46%) but a pretty good verbal score (38, 86%)

How unusual is this within the applicant pool? I have enrolled in a stats course at a local university..

PaulBodine · Answer

Amorica, 

Your high-verbal score imbalance is more unusual for GMAT takers, so your overall GMAT score is higher than it would be for someone whose quant and verbal scores were the exact reverse of yours. That is, verbal scores and quantitative scores are not simply "averaged"--there's a weighting involved that benefits the more unusual case, which is high verbal/low quant. 

But remember that schools want to see high scores in *both* verbal and quantitative (80th percentile is often referred to as an informal threshold at the top schools), so people with high verbal and low quant scores are definitely bringing a negative to the table.

Good luck,

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