Calculate the raw score of the verbal and quantitative sections based on the number of questions answered within the time period, the number of questions answered correctly and the level of difficulty of the questions answered. The test includes a total of 78 multiple choice questions, 41 in the verbal section and 37 in the quantitative. The writing section consists of two essays, each worth up to six six points.
Convert the raw score into a point score. Both the verbal and quantitative scores get calculated on a scale from zero to 60. The total scaled score ranges from 200 to 800. Approximately two-thirds of GMAT test takers score between 400 and 600. A score of 550 represents the median score of all test-takers. Even though both the verbal and quantitative sections get scored on the same scale, the verbal section's percentile could differ from the quantitative section's percentile with the same score.
Calculate the percentile score. A score of 550 represents the median score of all test-takers and places the test-taker in the 51st percentile. View a list of test takers' percentiles from January 2007 through December 2009 on the Test Masters site.
Grade the Analytical Writing Assessment. The AWA represents the average score of the Analysis of Issue and the Analysis of Argument essay scores. Each essay gets scored by a human reader and a computerized essay evaluation program. Grades range from zero to six. If the two scores don't differ by more than one point, the average of the two scores becomes the final score. However, if the scores differ by more than one point, a different human reader will grade the essays to determine the final score. Once the final score has been calculated for each essay, they get averaged and then rounded to the nearest half-point. The AWA scores become available shortly after the test date due to the human readers' involvement in the process. Test takers should receive their official GMAT score report via U.S. Mail approximately two weeks after the test date.