srez0%5 GMAT Scoring Seale TestMasters ‘800-806-5728 UveChat Canes Signh——EvalNow The GMAT Scoring Scale twee (3] [1/06] uke Gar ‘The TestMasters Online GMAT Course, the \work!s nest and mest comprehensive onine GMAT preparation. The Score Report ‘An offical MAT score report consists of fe pats: + Verbal Sealed Score (on a scale ftom 010 60) + Quantitative Sealed Score (ona scale from 0 to 60) + Total Sealed Score (ona scale trom 200 to 800) + Analyical Wing Assessment (AWA) Score (ona scale from Oto 6) + Ietograted Reasoning Score (on a scale from 1108) The total score isa scaled combination of te verbal and quanttaive scaled scores, and thus reflects a student's overall performance on the ‘muliple-choiee sections ofthe lest, The AWA and the Integrated Reasoning sections ate score independent; scores for these sections do not affect he 200-800 sealed soar. The Verbal and Quantitative Sections ‘To compute the scaled score forthe Verbal and Quantitative sections, GMAT uses an algorthm that takes the following factors into account + the number of questions answered within the time permites + the number af questions answered correctly + the statsteal naracterstics (including level of ifculy) ofthe questions answered ‘A te beginning of each section, the GMAT presents a question in the middle range of itfcuty. Ifthe question is answered correcy, the next ‘question wil be harder and the testtaker's score will adjust upwards. Ihe question is answered incorrectly, the next question will be easier, and the testakers score vil adjust downwards. (The test taker does not see this adjustment because ine score isnot revealed ut the ene test has been completed) Thus, the algorthm is constantly recalculating the scaled score as the student progresses through the section. ‘As a test-taker answers more questions, the algorithm ecelves more information about his or her sklls ands able to calculate an accurate score wth greater and greater precision. Consequenty, the questions athe beginning ofthe section are welghted much more heavily than ‘questions near the end ofthe section. For example, by the ime Question 36 appears, the computer has had 35 questions tram which to derive the proper score range. So even f Question 36 were answered corecly, the increase in Score would be minimal compared to the increase in soore f Question 2 had been answered correctly Upon completing the GMAT, test-takers must decde whether or not to keep their scores. Those who choose to keep ther scores are able to ‘ew the total scaled score along withthe separate Verbal and Quanttatve scales scores, Those who choose to cancel cannot view any scores. ‘The real value ofa GMAT score is determined by its percentile ranking. A percentile ranking indicates the percentage of test-takers who scored ator below a patcuar score: the higher the percentile ranking, the more competitive the score, Percentile rankings inthe charts below rftect the most curtent data from the GMAC (trough July 2074), rripstwwnw testmasters netiGmatAboutScering-Seale “srez0%5 GMAT Scoring Seale ‘The following table shows the 61 possible GMAT total scaled scores and the percentile rankings assigned fo each ‘Scaled Score i ry 320 36 8 510 ey 7 500 a 6 490 ey my 480 2 2 470 25 a 460 2 7 450 20 4 440 0 3 430 6 80 420 16 650 7 410 3 640 n 400 2 630 n 390 " 620 7 380 10 610 os 370 ° 600 ot 360 8 580 se 40-350 ‘ sto Py 300 5 s70 st 310-320 4 560 “ 280-300 3 550 45 250-270 2 540 a 220-240 1 530 8 200-210 ° iil total scaled scores range from 200 to 800, approximately haf of ll test takers score between 400 and 600. ‘The verbal and quantitative scaled scores are also assigned percentile rankings, The following table shows the possible verbal ané quanttatve sealed scores and the percentile rankings assigned to each VERBAL ‘QUANTITATIVE Sealed Score Pot Scaled Score 45-51 5160 “ “1 50 a a 96 4 nm “ « “ m “0 * a oe 3° eT 4 6 38 85 4s 3 a7 8 “ 58 36 ao 4 56 35 % a st 4 n “ “ 3 cy 40 a 2 6 Pe 4 aM ot Pe “4 20 se a 40 2 56 6 Py 2 a 36 3 a 4s 4 ao 26 a 3 30 28 38 32 a 2 36 3 2 23 2 30 2 2 30 2s 0 rripstwwnw testmasters netiGmatAboutScering-Sealesrez0%5 GMAT Scoring Seale a 2% 2 0 20 2 2 6 9 9 % 18 e a 25 a w 16 4 2 6 2 2 " 6 10 2 ° 1“ ° 20.21 8 8 7 19 7 2 5 8 6 " ‘ ” 5 10 3 1486 4 ° 2 8 3 18 4 4042 2 0s ° 79 4 08 ° The Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) ‘The AWA essay receives two scores on a scale of Oto 6, at east one of which comes from a human reader. The other score, however, may come from a computerized evaluation program. Ifthe scares from the {wo readers are identical or difer by exactly one point, hey are averaged to obtain the final score for that essay. If the scores fer by more than one pol, an expert human reader determines the final score. ‘The following table list ll ofthe possible AWA scaled scores and the percentile rankings assigned to each of them ‘AWA Score Percent 0 2 55 a 50 60 45 “ 4 Pa a 2 20 6 25 5 05-20 3 ° ° (Over 80% of test-takers receve a scaled score ofS or higher on the AVNA, Since human readers ae Involved inthe AWA grading process, students cannot vew tir AWA scores on the same day that they take the test. Students who choose fo keep ther scores recelve an offal GMAT score report via regular mail approximately two weoks later that includes their AWA score. Integrated Reasoning ‘The Integrated Reasoning sections scored on a scale of 1 to 8, in one-point ineraments. This section is nel computer adaptive Tes lakers will nat be able to view the Integrated Reasoning ecores onthe same day that they take the test, Those wha choose to keep their scores will receive an offal GMAT score report via regular mail approximately two weeks late hat includes the Integrated Reasoning score. ‘Score Percent 9 a er 2 a 2s 2 ° rripstwwnw testmasters netiGmatAboutScering-Sealesrez0%5 GMAT Scoring Seale Teme tse Banc Paley rripstwwnw testmasters netiGmatAboutScering-Seale