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gmattering666 · 2009 June 20th, 06:46 AM

hi guys, just a simple and seemingly obvious query here.

the course i am interested in states applicants need to score at min 80% percentile in quantitative section in gmat

does it imply that i need to score more than at least 80% (in the quantitative section) of overall candidates who took gmat as i do on the day itself??

Neo2000 · 2009 June 30th, 05:19 PM

GMAT percentile is given as percentile of ALL the students who have ever taken the GMAT. 80% is very different from 80th Percentile.

gmattering666 · 2009 July 2nd, 09:27 AM

so how do they calculate the % then? there are Earthlings toking abt scoring like 70% in quant .. is it taken out of the total question ? like 20 correct / 40 total = 50%?

india_chintan · 2009 July 3rd, 02:00 PM

to score 80 percentile u got to score around 44-46 of 60. guess tht will help.

gmattering666 · 2009 July 4th, 12:52 PM

sounds tough. thanks dude

2009 June 20th, 06:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
gmattering666 I JUST got here. Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 27	simple question hi guys, just a simple and seemingly obvious query here. the course i am interested in states applicants need to score at min 80% percentile in quantitative section in gmat does it imply that i need to score more than at least 80% (in the quantitative section) of overall candidates who took gmat as i do on the day itself??

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2009 June 30th, 05:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Neo2000 I JUST got here. Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 12	GMAT percentile is given as percentile of ALL the students who have ever taken the GMAT. 80% is very different from 80th Percentile.

2009 July 2nd, 09:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
gmattering666 I JUST got here. Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 27	so how do they calculate the % then? there are Earthlings toking abt scoring like 70% in quant .. is it taken out of the total question ? like 20 correct / 40 total = 50%?

2009 July 3rd, 02:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
india_chintan miles to go b4 i sleep Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: india Posts: 110	to score 80 percentile u got to score around 44-46 of 60. guess tht will help.

2009 July 4th, 12:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
gmattering666 I JUST got here. Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 27	sounds tough. thanks dude

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