Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
May 2808:30 AM PDT
-09:30 AM PDT
Are you constantly rereading GMAT RC passages but still struggling to understand them? Most students think rereading improves accuracy — but in reality, it usually signals a flawed reading strategy.
May 2110:00 AM EDT
-11:59 PM EDT
Make the most of your break with the most realistic GMAT™ prep. Take up to $700 off select products.
May 2712:30 AM EDT
-01:30 AM EDT
At one point, she believed GMAT wasn’t for her. After scoring 595, self-doubt crept in and she questioned her potential. But instead of quitting, she made the right strategic changes. The result? A remarkable comeback to 695. Check out how Saakshi did it.- May 27
08:30 AM PDT
-09:30 AM PDT
Next - GMAT Ninja CR series, we tackle a very specific flavor of Critical Reasoning: Plans & Goals questions. The GMAT loves to present a scenario where a company, government, or individual proposes a seemingly brilliant plan to achieve a specific goal. 
May 3012:30 AM EDT
-01:30 AM EDT
Struggling to find the right strategies to score a 99 %ile on GMAT Focus? Riya (GMAT 715) boosted her score by 100-points in just 15 days! Discover how the right mentorship, tailored strategies, and an unwavering mindset can transform your GMAT prep.
May 3102:00 PM PDT
-03:00 PM PDT
Video explanations + diagnosis of 10 weakest areas + 150+ short videos + study plan!- Jun 10
06:00 AM PDT
-06:15 PM PDT
Register for the GMAT Club Virtual MBA Spotlight Fair – the world’s premier event for serious MBA candidates. This is your chance to hear directly from Admissions Directors at nearly every Top 30 MBA program..
11 Nov 2023, 18:53
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi mcelroytutoring,
I beg to differ with your conclusion on verbal being disproportionately rewarded. In Focus edition, the total score has always been based on sum of scores across sections and no section is weighed differently than others.
Even in the couple of cases you compared:
Case-1: 695/805 (Q90, V82, DI82): Total:254
Case-2: 715/805 (Q83, V90, DI83): Total:256
The difference of 2 pointers led to the overall increase in score of 20.
Up for your thoughts!
I beg to differ with your conclusion on verbal being disproportionately rewarded. In Focus edition, the total score has always been based on sum of scores across sections and no section is weighed differently than others.
Even in the couple of cases you compared:
Case-1: 695/805 (Q90, V82, DI82): Total:254
Case-2: 715/805 (Q83, V90, DI83): Total:256
The difference of 2 pointers led to the overall increase in score of 20.
Up for your thoughts!
mcelroytutoring
Expert
Tutor
Joined: 10 Jul 2015
Last visit: 28 Apr 2026
Posts: 1,207
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 282
Status:Expert GMAT, GRE, and LSAT Tutor / Coach
Affiliations: Harvard University, A.B. with honors in Government, 2002
Location: United States (CO)
Age: 45 (10 years and counting on GMAT Club!)
GMAT 1: 770 Q47 V48
GMAT 2: 730 Q44 V47
GMAT 3: 750 Q50 V42
GMAT 4: 730 Q48 V42 (Online)
GRE 1: Q168 V169
GRE 2: Q170 V170
Expert reply
Updated on: 15 Nov 2023, 08:39
Originally posted by mcelroytutoring on 11 Nov 2023, 20:35.
Last edited by mcelroytutoring on 15 Nov 2023, 08:39, edited 10 times in total.
Last edited by mcelroytutoring on 15 Nov 2023, 08:39, edited 10 times in total.
Kudos
Bookmarks
Of course—unfortunately it's somewhat of an apples to oranges comparison, because the second GMAT Focus score I mentioned is 2 points higher.
We need more data to be sure, but it appears to me that the increase is not truly proportional. To be specific, 2 extra points out of 90 available (about a 2% difference) should not lead to 20 more points on one's score (about a 4% difference between a score of 695 and 715, when you consider that the first 205 points are free).
Thus, based on the limited information we have so far, there is no consistent and direct relationship between GMAT Focus section scores and total scores.
For example, Naveen lost 16 points in the Verbal and Data Insights sections combined. The idea that 2 extra section points will always equate to 20 more total points (10 points per question) is patently false—for example, in this case, a perfect score of 90/90/90 would have led to an impossible GMAT Focus score of (695+160) = 855/805.
We need more data to be sure, but it appears to me that the increase is not truly proportional. To be specific, 2 extra points out of 90 available (about a 2% difference) should not lead to 20 more points on one's score (about a 4% difference between a score of 695 and 715, when you consider that the first 205 points are free).
Thus, based on the limited information we have so far, there is no consistent and direct relationship between GMAT Focus section scores and total scores.
For example, Naveen lost 16 points in the Verbal and Data Insights sections combined. The idea that 2 extra section points will always equate to 20 more total points (10 points per question) is patently false—for example, in this case, a perfect score of 90/90/90 would have led to an impossible GMAT Focus score of (695+160) = 855/805.
11 Nov 2023, 20:47
Kudos
Bookmarks
I dont think its disproportionate, you can play around with this score predictor: https://app.calculoid.com/?&_ga=2.26786 ... tor/101964
That's how things have been
That's how things have been
