The Myth of the 800 GMAT - The Beat The GMAT Forum.
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Scoring an 800 on the GMAT is an extremely difficult task but not an impossible one - well, not technically impossible. Out of the handful (10-20) individuals who score an 800 on the GMAT every year, about 80% are test prep instructors who are att.
This is definitely something to consider as you determine what a “good” GMAT score is for your application. If you are applying to a top-5 school, you will want your GMAT score to be no lower than 700-710. If you are planning to apply to a school in the 15th-20th ranked range, a good GMAT score for you will be no lower than 660-680.
If E-Rater's score for an essay differs from the human reader's score by more than one point (on the 6-point scale), a second human reader will read and grade that essay, and the final AWA score will be the average of the two human readers' scores. Thus the testing service's use of E-Rater should simply not enter into a test taker's strategy when it comes to composing his or her GMAT essay.
The Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) measures your ability to think critically and communicate your thoughts. During the AWA section of the GMAT, you will be asked to write an essay in which you will analyze the reasoning behind a given argument. You will have 30 minutes to complete the essay. Here are six steps to help you master the AWA.
Inside you?ll find more than 800 actual GMAT questions from previous tests with answers and detailed explanations. There?s also a grammar review, math review, actual essay topics, sample responses, and scoring information insights into the GMAT exam that debunk test-taking myths.
Each essay is graded by a human grader and a software program. If these two graders agree on your score, that is the score you receive. If they differ by 1 point, you get the average of these two scores. If they differ by 2 or more points, a third reader is brought in to grade the essay.