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In my case it does not really matter the AWA, they just care about the score for Quantitaive and Verbal. So, I was wondering is it a good idea to do the whole test anyway to simulate an exam situation? will this help me "train" for the real test?
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Doing AWA when taking the tests?
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Yes, definitely practice with AWAs. It's draining to sit in a test for 3-hours, so having some practice doing so beforehand helps!
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Seconding Eric. You will do better if you skip the essays, because you won't be so tired later in the test. And since you have to do the essays on the real thing, you should do them in practice.
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well, i for one did not really prepare much at all for the awa section.. i got a 5.0 the first time and was ok with that since i know they don't take the awa into that much consideration as the real score.. i just took the gmat again last wknd.. again, didn't practice the awa and got a 6.0... when taking the practice tests..i just skipped over the awa..didn't even read the questions.. so just like the real test, it depends on your skill level.. if u are already a good writer, you just need to read the prep books that help you understand what they are looking for.
does anyone know how the schools see your score? i assume they see your 2 raw scores and your combined final score and then also the # for the awa. how much do they really care about the awa? like, if you are below their average gmat, but you got a high awa score..does that help at all or not?
i do know schools have the capability of actually reading the essays u wrote..
does anyone know how the schools see your score? i assume they see your 2 raw scores and your combined final score and then also the # for the awa. how much do they really care about the awa? like, if you are below their average gmat, but you got a high awa score..does that help at all or not?
i do know schools have the capability of actually reading the essays u wrote..
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Most schools just want you to beat the average on AWA - which means, score above a 4. They don't care whether you get a 5 or a 6 (or a 4.5) - they just want to know you're better than average.
And I've never heard of a school using an AWA score to offset a poor GMAT score. They just don't really place much emphasis on AWA UNLESS you write amazing essays for the application and get like a 2 on the AWA. Then, they wonder if you really wrote your essay applications and are concerned that you might not communicate well enough to attend the school.
Also, I agree that not everyone needs to do a ton of preparation for the essays, but the vast majority of people who take practice tests without doing the essays and then suddenly have to write for an hour first on the real thing will find that the hour of writing will negatively affect performance on the multiple choice portion of the test.
And I've never heard of a school using an AWA score to offset a poor GMAT score. They just don't really place much emphasis on AWA UNLESS you write amazing essays for the application and get like a 2 on the AWA. Then, they wonder if you really wrote your essay applications and are concerned that you might not communicate well enough to attend the school.
Also, I agree that not everyone needs to do a ton of preparation for the essays, but the vast majority of people who take practice tests without doing the essays and then suddenly have to write for an hour first on the real thing will find that the hour of writing will negatively affect performance on the multiple choice portion of the test.
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