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Hello,

Yesterday, I took a GMAT test and scored 44 in the quant section (14 mistakes).

However, one week ago, I got the same score, but with 5 fewer wrong answers. Can anyone explain to me if this normal?

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There is no direct correlation between the number of mistakes and the scores on the GMAT because of how the test algorithm works. The score depends on how many hard questions you get right.

Here’s a great example illustrating the scoring differences. https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-prep-so ... 46146.html

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Hi saahulu,

Your GMAT score is based on not only the number of questions you answer correct/incorrect, but also the difficulty of those questions, among other things. Thus, if you scored the same on quant despite higher accuracy, you likely got some “lower-level” questions wrong that drove down your quant score. Also, here is an article you may find helpful:

How Is the GMAT Exam Scored?
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Hi Sanji,

The scoring algorithm on the Official GMAT is far more complicated than most people realize - and it factors in more than just the number of correct and incorrect answers. It's also worth noting that some of the questions on your Exam are "Experimental", meaning that they do NOT count towards your Score. Unfortunately, there is no way to know for sure which ones are the Experimental ones (since they are written in the same style as the other questions that 'count'). Thus, as you compared these two CAT performances, it's possible that when you got more questions wrong in the Quant section, you actually got a number of the Experimental questions wrong.

The more relevant question is whether you are happy with a Q44 or not (since you've scored at this same level on back-to-back Exams). If you're looking to score notably higher, then before I can offer you any advice for your studies, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

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1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?

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5) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

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Hello,

Yesterday, I took a GMAT test and scored 44 in the quant section (14 mistakes).

However, one week ago, I got the same score, but with 5 fewer wrong answers. Can anyone explain to me if this normal?

Thanks,

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Hi Sanji,

The number of questions is not the right parameter to assess your GMAT score. GMAT algorithm is a lot more complex than that. It's adaptive and each question plays a very important role in determining your score. You can go through the recording below to understand how GMAT algorithm works.


And if you are struggling with Quant section, then you can go through the recording below to understand how to improve your score.


I hope it helped. If you have any more queries or need any help with the study strategy, you can get in touch with me using the below link.

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There is no direct correlation between the number of mistakes and the scores on the GMAT because of how the test algorithm works. The score depends on how many hard questions you get right.

Here’s a great example illustrating the scoring differences. https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-prep-so ... 46146.html

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Thank you for the explanation! :-)
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