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vsantoso: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 3; Joined: Fri May 14, 2010 7:01 pm

low AWA

by vsantoso » Thu May 27, 2010 1:29 pm

Hi, just got my score today. I got 720 (Q-50, V-37). But my AWA is 4.5 (37%).

Is this AWA Score really bad? I want to get into Stanford (dream school) or UT McCombs. Do I need to retake GMAT to increase my AWA score?

Thanks!

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by Stacey Oyler » Fri May 28, 2010 1:17 pm

Hi,

First off, congratulations on your score of 720! In regard to your question about the AWA my response depends on whether or not English is your native language. The AWA is quite helpful for adcoms in evaluating international applicants to US bschools. It's a great indicator of their language ability and communication skills. Where as bschool essays tend to be quite polished and perfected, the written portion of the GMAT has the writer under a time crunch and can better demonstrate a basic grasp of language/communication skills. However, if English is your native language the AWA isn't as big of a concern. Adcoms tend to view 4.5 as the cutoff score for native speakers.

Best,

Stacey

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vsantoso: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 3; Joined: Fri May 14, 2010 7:01 pm

by vsantoso » Fri May 28, 2010 1:28 pm

Hi, Stacey! Thank you for your helo. English is not my first language; I was born in US but I grew up in Indonesia. I went to college in US, though. So, would you suggest I take another GMAT to try fix my AWA score, then?

Thank you, again!

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