How many questions to get 700?

Question

Despite the fact that GMAT is the adaptive test and other things, I am looking or a rough estimate of how many questions I can afford to be incorrect to get the range of 700 scores.

AjiteshArun · Answer

But the fact that the GMAT is adaptive is  not  something we can ignore in a discussion on scoring. If you truly understand that but still want an answer to your question, here is one possible answer (there are multiple combinations that can lead to 700):

1. 7-8 mistakes (out of 28) in quant
2. 10-11 mistakes (out of 30) in verbal

Again, keep in mind that the GMAT is an adaptive exam and that there is every possibility that someone who does this in the exam could end up getting a completely different score.

prav04 · Answer

AjiteshArun : Thanks for the reply. But what is that 28 and 30?? I mean we have 32 and 36 questions, right? Is the test of 4 and 6 questions fall in 'hard' or 'easy ones'??

AkshdeepS · Answer

In Quant total scoring questions are 28, and 3 are experimental questions that don't add any value to the score.

Sameway 6 Verbal questions are experimental. So you are left with 30 scoring questions.

Hope this helps.

AjiteshArun · Answer

As  AkshdeepS  pointed out, those (28Q and 30V) are the scored questions (see  this  for more details).

There are so many variables involved that the sooner you shift from this focus on number incorrect, the better. For example, I've assumed that by "afford" in your original post, you meant that you wanted numbers on the higher side, the highest number that you could  afford  to get incorrect and still get a 700. Once we start thinking about what happens if you get some relatively easy questions wrong, those numbers will start losing whatever little meaning they had in the first place.

prav04 · Answer

ajitesh  : Thanks a lot for explaining to me and you are right. I should not focus on that. The only reason I asked you is to calculate my possibility after writing mock exams. Generally, I use to get 8-10 questions wrong and so I thought to know my standard. Thanks.

AjiteshArun · Answer

No problem. Keep practicing, and use the GMATPreps for scoring

On a related note, I think it would be great if there were a way to take a look "under the hood". There is a lot of faith being placed in the GMAC by a lot of people who have absolutely no way to check whether the test is giving them a fair score or not.

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi prav04,

I’m glad you reached out, and I’m happy to help. So, you ask a difficult question. Remember, 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. For example, you could get 10 questions wrong on a given exam and score a Q43 and get 10 questions wrong on another exam and score a Q48.

Rather than spending time worrying about the GMAC algorithm, you really should focus on the things you can control, and the number one thing you can control is getting better at the GMAT. If you get to a point at which you can dominate the GMAT, the specifics of the scoring algorithm won't matter because you will to have the skills you need to get an amazing score, right?

You may find it helpful to read this article about
 how to score a 700+ on the GMAT .

If you have any further questions, please reach out.

Good luck!

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