How is the GMAT score calculated?
As we have already discussed in other blog articles, the GMAT score will be based only on the Verbal and the Quantitative sections. This means that even if you skip the Analytical Writing Assessment and the Integrated Reasoning section, your final score that is scaled from 200 to 800 will not be hurt. Nevertheless, it is advised to do all of the GMAT sections to increase the likelihood of getting enrolled into one of the business schools.
So, how are the Verbal and the Quantitative sections evaluated towards your score? Familiarize yourself with the table below to find out how the two sections correlate with each other and influence your final score.
|
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
35 |
36 |
37 |
38 |
39 |
Q |
% |
40% |
44% |
47% |
52% |
57% |
59% |
62% |
66% |
69% |
71% |
76% |
81% |
83% |
85% |
30 |
19% |
470 |
480 |
490 |
500 |
500 |
510 |
520 |
530 |
530 |
540 |
550 |
560 |
560 |
570 |
31 |
20% |
480 |
490 |
500 |
500 |
510 |
520 |
530 |
530 |
540 |
550 |
560 |
560 |
570 |
580 |
32 |
22% |
480 |
490 |
500 |
500 |
510 |
520 |
530 |
530 |
540 |
550 |
560 |
560 |
570 |
580 |
33 |
25% |
500 |
500 |
510 |
520 |
530 |
530 |
540 |
550 |
560 |
560 |
570 |
580 |
580 |
580 |
34 |
26% |
500 |
510 |
520 |
530 |
530 |
540 |
550 |
560 |
560 |
570 |
580 |
580 |
590 |
600 |
35 |
28% |
510 |
520 |
530 |
530 |
540 |
550 |
560 |
560 |
570 |
580 |
580 |
590 |
600 |
600 |
36 |
31% |
520 |
530 |
530 |
540 |
550 |
560 |
550 |
570 |
580 |
580 |
590 |
600 |
610 |
610 |
37 |
34% |
530 |
530 |
540 |
550 |
560 |
560 |
570 |
580 |
580 |
590 |
600 |
610 |
610 |
620 |
38 |
36% |
530 |
540 |
550 |
560 |
560 |
570 |
580 |
580 |
590 |
600 |
610 |
610 |
620 |
640 |
39 |
37% |
540 |
550 |
560 |
560 |
570 |
580 |
580 |
590 |
600 |
610 |
610 |
620 |
630 |
640 |
40 |
41% |
550 |
560 |
560 |
570 |
580 |
580 |
590 |
600 |
610 |
610 |
620 |
630 |
640 |
640 |
41 |
43% |
560 |
560 |
570 |
580 |
580 |
590 |
600 |
610 |
610 |
610 |
620 |
640 |
640 |
650 |
42 |
45% |
560 |
550 |
580 |
580 |
590 |
600 |
610 |
610 |
620 |
630 |
640 |
640 |
650 |
650 |
43 |
50% |
570 |
580 |
580 |
590 |
600 |
610 |
610 |
610 |
630 |
640 |
640 |
650 |
660 |
670 |
44 |
52% |
580 |
580 |
590 |
600 |
610 |
610 |
620 |
630 |
640 |
640 |
650 |
660 |
670 |
680 |
45 |
57% |
580 |
590 |
600 |
610 |
610 |
620 |
630 |
640 |
640 |
650 |
660 |
670 |
670 |
680 |
46 |
60% |
590 |
600 |
610 |
610 |
620 |
630 |
640 |
640 |
650 |
660 |
670 |
670 |
680 |
690 |
47 |
63% |
600 |
610 |
610 |
620 |
630 |
640 |
640 |
650 |
650 |
660 |
670 |
680 |
690 |
690 |
48 |
69% |
610 |
610 |
620 |
630 |
640 |
640 |
650 |
660 |
670 |
680 |
680 |
690 |
690 |
700 |
49 |
75% |
610 |
620 |
630 |
640 |
640 |
650 |
660 |
670 |
670 |
680 |
690 |
690 |
700 |
710 |
50 |
86% |
620 |
630 |
640 |
640 |
650 |
660 |
670 |
670 |
680 |
690 |
690 |
710 |
710 |
720 |
51 |
96% |
630 |
640 |
640 |
650 |
660 |
670 |
670 |
680 |
690 |
690 |
700 |
710 |
720 |
720 |
Now you can see what score you need in each section to achieve your desired GMAT score. Notably, the Verbal section counts for slightly more of your overall score. The reason for that is that test takers tend to be stronger in Math.
What is the difference between a percentile and a raw score?
Roughly speaking, the percentile shows the share of test takers who did a certain section worse than you. A raw score shows the number of points you have earned for answering the questions correctly. As you may see, since test takers, on average, do the Quantitative section better than they do the Verbal section, it is harder to hit a high percentile in the latter.
by Nataly Linch
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