This may be a dumb question, but I took the GMAT yesterday and received Q49 V42 total score 730. Looking at GMAT scoring tables/ online forums, people with this Q/V breakdown received a total score of 740 or 750. Does anyone know why there is this variance? Wondering if its worth retaking for higher overall score

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730 is amazing - you have met / beaten the threshold at EVERY top business school. Recommend you hone in on essays and do some cool extra curricular stuff to differentiate 😊

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I just took it online today and I wouldn’t be surprised if I got a negative score

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Hang in there you never know maybe you killed it! Online I got a 650 (42Q 38V) lol and I barely studied the month between online and in person exam. Was getting between 710-770 on the OG practice tests so in person exam score was pretty accurate against mocks

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Probably cuz you missed an easy question vs. them missing a harder one (my speculation). I would recommend retaking if it’s likely to push Q to 50.

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the Q and V scores are in decimals that we dont see and the composite score is based on those

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They update the tables each year based on overall scoring. They need to keep certain scores at certain percentages (ex. 710 should always be at 90 or 91%)

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Got a 740 this weekend with a q48 v42.. I thought your breakdown was a 750? Id give it one more shot if you have it in you.

I got a 710 with a 47Q 42V on the online test back in October. I guess that last quant point makes a 30 point score difference...FML

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