| Business schools actually take a look at all 3 scores on | | | | correct. A 35V is at the 75th percentile. |
| your score report, not just the single score on the 800 | | | | - The ""44M" is the quant score also out of 51 and is |
| scale. | | | | at the 90th percentile. |
| First, let's identify all the scores that will show up on | | | | Schools see all of these scores so they can assess |
| your score report and that bschools will see: | | | | whether you are strong/weak in a particular section. |
| 1) Quant Score (out of 51 and percentile) | | | | For example, a PhD in Physics is expected to have a |
| 2) Verbal Score (out of 51 and percentile) | | | | high quant score. Schools will probably pay more |
| 3) Overall Score (out of 800 and percentile) | | | | attention to this applicant's verbal score to see how |
| 4) Essay (AWA) Score (out of 6.0, increments of .5 | | | | well-rounded he/she is. If you are aiming to be |
| and percentile) | | | | considered by a Top 20 business school, you should |
| What is the relationship between all the different | | | | aim to be above the 80th percentile mark for both |
| scores? | | | | subjects (36V and 40M). |
| Business schools pay more attention to the first 3 | | | | It is important to note that the "raw score" is NOT the |
| scores. For example, someone might score a 650 | | | | same as the number of questions answered correctly. |
| (35V, 44M). This translates into an overal percentile | | | | In fact, there are 41 verbal questions and only 37 |
| score of 80% which means he/she scored better than | | | | quantitative questions yet the raw score for both |
| 80% of GMAT test takers. The writing score has NO | | | | sections is out of 51. The raw score takes into |
| IMPACT on your overall score. It's like a side score | | | | account the level of difficulty of your questions as the |
| that is treated separately. | | | | computer adapts to your performance on the exam. |
| 650 (35V, 44M) | | | | Far fewer people score in the top percentile for verbal |
| - The "650" is the overall score and translates into the | | | | than for quant. Therefore, they are rewarded with a |
| 80th percentile. | | | | high score for a strong verbal performance. See my |
| - The "35V" is the verbal raw score out of 51 that has | | | | post on The Easiest Way to Raise Your Score (NOT |
| already been weighted by difficulty of questions and # | | | | math). |