So, I took my first computerized practice GMAT from the free software package I downloaded from mba.com. I got a 50 on Quant and a 41 on Verbal; these appear to be out of 60. At first I thought I had a lot of work to do, but then I saw the total score: 750, which hovers around the 99th percentile. I saw that and got a little confused: is the software package giving unnecessarily optimistic scaled scores? I mean, if I've learned anything from tests that are out of 800, it's that 750 is a pretty good score, but 41/60 and 50/60 don't seem that great at all.

50 out of 60 "possible" points on each section will get you an 800 overall (so will 60 out of 60). Technically, a score of 60 is possible, but the test is engineered in such a way that no one actually gets a 60 (there's some odd computer logic behind it, but its not worth worrying about). The best I've seen someone get on the actual tests (not the practice ones) is a 51 on the math, which can pull your overall score up slightly more than a 50 would, assuming you didn't get a 50 on the other section.

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