Written on
12/09/2009
,
09:33 AM
As you probably know, you have the opportunity to cancel your scores at the test center on the day of your test—immediately after you complete the test, but before you can view your scores. However, sometimes GMAC cancels scores on the day of the test or afterwards.
On occasion, GMAT scores are cancelled because of security breaches, misconduct, or other violations by the test taker. Schools receiving the score reports have not been able to see why scores were cancelled.
GMAC doesn’t want schools or test takers to draw the wrong conclusions. In the near future, we will show the reason a score has been cancelled on all score reports. This change will be applied retroactively.
GMAC will provide reason codes for any GMAT score that is cancelled in the interest of full disclosure and to assist schools make informed decisions. These reasons include:
C (self-cancelled)
O (old cancellation)
M (misconduct)
T (testing issue)
S (serious violation)
A detailed explanation of these reason codes is included in the example below.
This update to the GMAT score report may not affect the vast majority of the GMAT test takers, but it will help prevent misinterpretation of score cancellations.
EXAMPLE
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Test Date
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Verbal
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Quantitative
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Total
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Analytical Writing
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02 August 2008
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35 / 76%
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32 / 36%
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560 / 58%
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5.5 / 90%
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18 August 2007
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35 / 76%
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32 / 36%
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560 / 58%
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5.5 / 90%
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22 February 2006
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T
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T
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T
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T
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09 January 2006
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38 / 32%
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32 / 45%
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555 / 51%
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5.1 / 82%
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25 June 2005
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35 / 31%
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33 / 44%
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555 / 50%
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5.1 / 83%
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§ C (self-cancelled)—Test taker voluntarily cancelled the score on the day of the test.
§ O (old cancellation)—Score was cancelled prior to 2006.
§ M (misconduct)—GMAC® cancelled the score due to misconduct by the test taker. Misconduct for the purposes of this identifier includes disruptive behavior that interfered with other test takers or test center personnel, or noncompliance with any term or condition in the GMAT Information Bulletin, the GMAT Examination Testing Rules and Agreement, or the GMAT Non-Disclosure Agreement and General Terms of Use Statement, other than incidents that are characterized as “serious violations,” as defined at right.
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§ T (testing issue)—GMAC cancelled the score due to an issue that affected the administration of the test. Examples include, but are not limited to, administrative errors, equipment problems, issues related to registration or payment, and disruptions caused by illness, natural disasters, or other emergencies.
§ S (serious violation)—GMAC cancelled the score because of a discrepancy in, or falsification of, a test taker’s identification; improper access to or any disclosure of test content prior to, during, or after the test administration; proxy testing; or falsification of score reports. (The use of “serious violation” for this purpose is not intended to minimize the significance or seriousness of other violations of GMAT testing rules.)
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—Dan Eyob, CFE, CPP
Associate Director, GMAT Operations
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