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by hwiya320 » Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:33 pm
I would definitely not skip the AWA. If you had skills to get 6.0 from the previous one, you shouldn't have a problem.

If you had low grade on your AWA and 750 on your GMAT, would you write your essay but skip the GMAT?
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by jackyork » Sat Dec 13, 2008 5:22 pm
not a good idea. You know most schools don't give much weight on AWA. Therefore in most cases 4+ is good enough. Since you hit 6 at your first try you'll be sure to hit 4+ again without much practice.

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by reachac » Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:35 am
I don't think GMAT allows one to skip AWA's on a retake.
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by aim-wsc » Sun Dec 21, 2008 7:08 pm
bad idea!!
even when you've scored 6.0 in your last GMAT...
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