All of the below/above is correct for the classic test.
However, for GMAT focus the scale is linear and each additional sectional point adds something along 6.67 points to the overall score. Each section contributes points equally and in a completely linear fashion. I have benchmarked this calculator on numerous scores since November and this is the only person who scored did not match in a somewhat unusual outcome.
So far my money is on the calculator 😎😂
PS. I’m not saying it’s equally easier or hard to get points in a specific section but rather that once you have a sectional score point, it will linearly contribute to the overall score. It seems like the situation where you may have exactly the same score split you had in a classic test but a different overall score are gone
AjiteshArun wrote:
Marcof11 wrote:
I'll just wait for the official score and update you in private (if you agree).
It is possible that I made a mistake in remembering the section scores, but I triple-checked and I'm quite sure about them.
Hi Marcof11,
The previous version of the GMAT used multiple scales:
1. During the test, a continuous scale was used for the adaptive sections (Q and V).
2. Scores from this scale were then mapped onto a (discrete, not continuous) "internal" scale.
3. These Q & V scores were then added to get the total score (again, on the "internal" scale).
4. Finally, all three scores were then mapped onto the "external" scales that we see on the score report.
In other words,
the total score was never calculated directly from the section scores that we see on the score report.
However, I don't know whether the new GMAT does this as well. Bookmarking this thread to see if your official score is the same as you remember.
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