GMAT Strategy

PDZ wrote:If I received on the first test an AWA of 6.0 can I just skip it all together on the re-take as they only consider your highest scores, right? And in relation to this, only your highest scores are taken into consideration, not an average right?

You can't skip the AWA section--getting a 0 on the AWA is a big flag for most schools, and they might think you were too lazy to complete this section.

I wouldn't stress getting a lower score on AWA on your retake--if you significantly improved your verbal/quant performance on a retake but dropped down to a 4.0 on AWA, you would still be in much better shape.

Good luck!