GRE to GMAT Conversion

[nchls23]

Can you guys do some investigating into ETS' GRE to GMAT score converter? It looks like they've (quietly) altered the regression formula for the new 170 scale. For example, when I took the GRE general test this year in April, I got a 165V 158Q, which scaled to a 700 GMAT. When I went back and checked the converter yesterday, it gave me a 650 GMAT with the same scores. Interestingly, according to ETS my 165V 158Q GRE translates into a 690V 740Q on the old scale. Using those numbers with the current converter, I still get a 700 scaling. What gives?

[tommywallach]

Hey Nchis,

Sorry, but if it's on the ETS side of things, who knows! They don't tell us what they're up to. Also, ETS and GMAC are totally different companies, and they're in competition with each other, so I wouldn't trust much that ETS says about the GMAT, if they're in charge of the conversion.

Instead of worrying about score converting, just use your percentiles to give a rough estimate. That's always been the easiest/safest way! (Either way, don't trust a score converter from ETS -- there's no direct conversion from one to the other, every school would see it differently).

-t