SCORING ON MATH

[sunnnnydelight]

Ok so I took the practice exam, and I got 3 wrong on one of the math section and about 8 wrongs on another one. So that is 11 wrong out of 40 possible questions; so now It should be 159 out of 170 right? but instead I got 163/170. How does that work?

[tdearr]

Hello Sunnnnydelight,

The scoring on the exam is based on a weighted algorithm. Each question is not worth exactly one point on the 130-170 scale (so missing 11 questions doesn't make you lose 11 points). Instead, the scoring algorithm takes into account differences in question difficult level, along with a general scoring curve to identify the percentile in which a student is scoring. It is impossible to just look at the number you got wrong and know the exact score on an adaptive computer-based test like the GRE.

I hope this helps to clear up your confusion about the score. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns.

Best Regards,
Taylor Dearr

[sunnnnydelight]

Thanks Taylor! That makes sense!

Ok now one and last question I promise!

Ok so suppose I get the exact same test (which is only If i get to create my own test, lol) then I will get 163? Is there a difference in grading scale between this "awesome prep" and official GRE?

[tdearr]

Hi Sunnnnydelight,

We are happy to answer your questions so if this you have more after this one, that is perfectly fine.

It is impossible to say whether your score on the real test will be exactly the same. But I can tell you that we work very hard to calibrate the tests to be as accurate as possible. We try our best to have our scores match the real test as closely as possible (but as you say, the real test won't be exactly the same, so there is no way to know if you will match this score exactly).

I hope this helps!

Best,
Taylor