GRE Score Scaling

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I took my 2nd power prep test today and my sectional score for verbal was as follows:

Section 1: 7/20.
Section 2: 16/20.

And the score came out at 150/170 in verbal. (which implies -3 in the verbal section)

Now I know that the free power prep test’s software is a bit off but can someone please explain how exactly scaling works in actual GRE especially in the verbal section.

As per my information :
If you score <=6 in 1st verbal section; -4 and next Easy verbal section will open.
If you score <=13 in 1st verbal section; +2 and next Medium verbal section will open.
If you score >13 in 1st verbal section; +4 and next Hard verbal section will open.

But in my case, this thing didn’t follow up on ETS mock, hence want some confirmation.

Thanks in advance.

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You probably got the easy second verbal, as 7 is the borderline between easy-medium.

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Oh okay, so you mean that this scaling that ETS has done is correct?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO1kCeScHu4

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Hey @HoldMyBeer, in this video Greg clearly mention you have to get atleast 7 to get a medium section and in my case i got that 7, then why i still incurred that penalty. Any thoughts ?

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I think because the software put more emphasis on section 1 then section 2.
You can read this article to get more information. https://www.mcelroytutoring.com/blog-post.php?id=4091