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 Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:07 am Post subject: I need help understanding my AWA score |
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I wrote my exam on the October 23 and I have finally decided to look at my score report today (I know, better late than ever, eh?). I got 5 on the AWA part. Is that good? I know the score is out of 6, but according to my score report I only scored 55%. I can't see how that's a good score.
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The AWA scoring is pretty strange. The great majority of people score 4.0 or above. Even 6.0 is something like 85th percentile now!
A 5.0 is a fine score - you have nothing to worry about. The general rule is that 4.0 or above is sufficient, and there's really no difference, admissions-wise, between a 4.0 and a 6.0. Basically, a low score might be a red flag, but a top score won't usually help.
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Thank you for the clarification.
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| Yeah, don't worry about the percentage. A 5 is highly competitive! |
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