Skipping AWA during practice tests?

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RyanDark: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 62; Joined: Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:54 pmFollowed by: 1 member; Location: Pittsburgh,PA; Thanked: 4 times

by RyanDark » Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:48 am

Hi,
I tried to search answer for my question in net,but didn't get the answer I am looking for. While doing Practice tests if you skip AWA entirely,does it impact your final score. I know that AWA is not counted for GMAT score,but does skipping it entirely during practice tests deflate the GMAT score?

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dipbha: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 18; Joined: Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:25 am; Location: Jaipur,India; GMAT Score:730

by dipbha » Fri Jul 02, 2010 4:50 am

No, it does not deflate your score. It does inflate your score indirectly as you have to concentrate for only 2 and 1/2 hours instead of 3 and a 1/2 hours.

The deflation in score depends on a person's ability to concentrate but a person should write all the essays to simulate the actual GMAT.

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