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18 Dec 2014, 13:24
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Hello,
I'm new to the forum (at least in terms of posting) and I hope that this isn't answered somewhere else. I did look, per the rules outlined.
As discussed countless times already, there is a severe penalty for not finishing. From what I've read, the penalty is also higher for higher up scores.
I'm going to retake the test because my math score was bad (I prepared wrong for one), but I'm going for a very good score now that I've got it down.
Question: How much of a penalty did I take for not answering 4 questions on the Verbal if I got 96th percentile? I've read that it's ~2-3 points per, and, as above stated, higher for upper scores.
I feel immodest saying this, but looking over scoring charts this would seem to indicate that my score was in the high 40's and maybe a 50. Is this the case?
The reason I ask is that, though I'm seeking to do my best on the quant section, if I completely nail the verbal like that I don't have to do *as* well to get a great score, which would be nice.
Your advice would be appreciated.
I'm new to the forum (at least in terms of posting) and I hope that this isn't answered somewhere else. I did look, per the rules outlined.
As discussed countless times already, there is a severe penalty for not finishing. From what I've read, the penalty is also higher for higher up scores.
I'm going to retake the test because my math score was bad (I prepared wrong for one), but I'm going for a very good score now that I've got it down.
Question: How much of a penalty did I take for not answering 4 questions on the Verbal if I got 96th percentile? I've read that it's ~2-3 points per, and, as above stated, higher for upper scores.
I feel immodest saying this, but looking over scoring charts this would seem to indicate that my score was in the high 40's and maybe a 50. Is this the case?
The reason I ask is that, though I'm seeking to do my best on the quant section, if I completely nail the verbal like that I don't have to do *as* well to get a great score, which would be nice.
Your advice would be appreciated.
18 Dec 2014, 14:27
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Hey Major Tom,
Good question! The penalty is administered like this:
If you answered 37 of 41 verbal questions, they'll take your "theta estimate" (which is like a percentile; it's a score between -3 and 3) and multiply it by 37/41 to create your new theta. Then they take that and convert it to a scaled score (like 50 or 51).
So that's why the penalty is more significant for higher scores. The 4x/41 that you're docked is a bigger value the bigger x (your theta score) is.
Here's an official GMAT blog post about it: https://www.mba.com/us/the-gmat-blog-hub ... ssing.aspx
So given that fairly steep penalty you incurred, I'd say it's really likely that you had a high 40s verbal score going...
Good question! The penalty is administered like this:
If you answered 37 of 41 verbal questions, they'll take your "theta estimate" (which is like a percentile; it's a score between -3 and 3) and multiply it by 37/41 to create your new theta. Then they take that and convert it to a scaled score (like 50 or 51).
So that's why the penalty is more significant for higher scores. The 4x/41 that you're docked is a bigger value the bigger x (your theta score) is.
Here's an official GMAT blog post about it: https://www.mba.com/us/the-gmat-blog-hub ... ssing.aspx
So given that fairly steep penalty you incurred, I'd say it's really likely that you had a high 40s verbal score going...
