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25 Oct 2016, 16:01
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My goal for the test is to get a 730 or 760 and want to know how well I need to perform in the quant and verbal section to make that happen. Here is the question I need answered phrased in an easy to understand way. I have asked tons of people and cannot find an answer:
Jason and John are both studying for the GMAT. Jason wants a 730(96th percentile) and John wants a 760(99th percentile). They both have been working hard studying, but are trying to decide if they are ready to take the test. They both want to know the same thing: "what percentile do I need to score on the quant and verbal section to earn my desired score?" They know that this varies a little over time because it depends on how everyone else does on the test during the months or year when they take their test, so they are okay with the data from 2015 or 2014 because they know it doesn't change much each year. They both are asking the same questions: If, when I'm practicing, I'm working in the quant section at the 99th percentile, what would I need on the verbal to earn my desired score? What if I'm at the 98th percentile on the quant section? What about 97th? 96th? 95th? ... 85th?
JasonJohn
Wants a 730(96th percentile) Wants a 760(99th percentile)
Quant Percentile Needed Verbal Percentile Quant Percentile Needed Verbal Percentile
99th 99th
98th 98th
97th 97th
96th 96th
95th 95th
94th 94th
93rd 93rd
92nd 92nd
91st 91st
90th 90th
89th 89th
88th 88th
Jason and John are both studying for the GMAT. Jason wants a 730(96th percentile) and John wants a 760(99th percentile). They both have been working hard studying, but are trying to decide if they are ready to take the test. They both want to know the same thing: "what percentile do I need to score on the quant and verbal section to earn my desired score?" They know that this varies a little over time because it depends on how everyone else does on the test during the months or year when they take their test, so they are okay with the data from 2015 or 2014 because they know it doesn't change much each year. They both are asking the same questions: If, when I'm practicing, I'm working in the quant section at the 99th percentile, what would I need on the verbal to earn my desired score? What if I'm at the 98th percentile on the quant section? What about 97th? 96th? 95th? ... 85th?
JasonJohn
Wants a 730(96th percentile) Wants a 760(99th percentile)
Quant Percentile Needed Verbal Percentile Quant Percentile Needed Verbal Percentile
99th 99th
98th 98th
97th 97th
96th 96th
95th 95th
94th 94th
93rd 93rd
92nd 92nd
91st 91st
90th 90th
89th 89th
88th 88th
25 Oct 2016, 16:05
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Ha! You have a slightly problem - the total GMAT score does not depend on the percentiles or other test taker performance. The 730 and 760 stays the same regardless of how well or poorly everyone else does. You just need to get a certain scaled section score.
Here are the scores you will need to get on Q and V to get each score respectively. This table does have percentiles but they are older and have not been updated in a few years, so focus on the scaled scores that stay the same, instead of the percentiles that fluctuate over time.
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Source: gmat-scores-83890.html?fl=menu
Here are the scores you will need to get on Q and V to get each score respectively. This table does have percentiles but they are older and have not been updated in a few years, so focus on the scaled scores that stay the same, instead of the percentiles that fluctuate over time.
OR
Source: gmat-scores-83890.html?fl=menu
25 Oct 2016, 16:33
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Thank you so much. You do not know how hard I have been trying to find this info. You gave me exactly what I was looking for.
