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. 

 

 

    

 
V

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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