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29 Sep 2011, 07:13
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Hi folks - been lurking here for a while, thank you to everyone who shares their advice and expertise on this forum. It's a great community.
I just took the GMAT and got 99th percentile verbal (46) and 66th percentile quant (44). I was pleasantly surprised to see that the total score was a 94th percentile (720)! But... it doesn't seem fair, shouldn't my percentile score be closer to the average of the two?
So two questions - why does it seem my verbal had so much more weight than by quant, and second, how much of a red flag is it to have such a radical difference in scores between the two sections? My target schools all have a GMAT average of 710-720, so the total score is good enough, but I am afraid my dismal quant score will disqualify me.
Thanks!
I just took the GMAT and got 99th percentile verbal (46) and 66th percentile quant (44). I was pleasantly surprised to see that the total score was a 94th percentile (720)! But... it doesn't seem fair, shouldn't my percentile score be closer to the average of the two?
So two questions - why does it seem my verbal had so much more weight than by quant, and second, how much of a red flag is it to have such a radical difference in scores between the two sections? My target schools all have a GMAT average of 710-720, so the total score is good enough, but I am afraid my dismal quant score will disqualify me.
Thanks!
29 Sep 2011, 08:29
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You do not average your two scores to determine your overall percentage. Think about if you scored 90% in verbal and math. This means you are better than 90% of everyone in verbal and 90% of everyone in math. But, assuming no correlation between the 2 sections, this means of the 10% who are better than you in verbal, only 1% is also better in math. The correlation would not be 0 but also would not be one, it would be somewhere in the middle, if you are good at one section you are probably better than average at the other, but usually not the same exact ability.
If you do 50% V/50% Q, you will be 50 % overall. If you do better than 50% in each section, your overall will be higher than your average. If you do worst than 50% in each, your overall will be less than your average.
Second question, from my research it seems top schools put a check mark next to gmat if you score in their range. You should def have that check mark. However, if you are looking to go into the fields of finance after school, especially I banking, a high qaunt score (48+) is something they look for.
If you do 50% V/50% Q, you will be 50 % overall. If you do better than 50% in each section, your overall will be higher than your average. If you do worst than 50% in each, your overall will be less than your average.
Second question, from my research it seems top schools put a check mark next to gmat if you score in their range. You should def have that check mark. However, if you are looking to go into the fields of finance after school, especially I banking, a high qaunt score (48+) is something they look for.
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29 Sep 2011, 10:48
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It's not weighed. You have to understand how percentiles work.
More test takers score higher in quant, thus scoring higher in verbal boosts, you more, but that only gets you so far. Had you scored a 42 or below in quant, you would likely be below the 700 mark.
You can see some solid data here on why your score came out that way:
https://www.gmac.com/gmac/researchandtre ... search.htm
(run the app and see where people score).
More test takers score higher in quant, thus scoring higher in verbal boosts, you more, but that only gets you so far. Had you scored a 42 or below in quant, you would likely be below the 700 mark.
You can see some solid data here on why your score came out that way:
https://www.gmac.com/gmac/researchandtre ... search.htm
(run the app and see where people score).
