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got AWA score today ....

by workonnet1 » Thu Jan 01, 2009 8:34 am
...and it is bad - I got 4.0 (21%). I can not believe it. I know I am no writing wizard, but 4.0, a 21%, does not look too good.

I know that in case, when i did the first question (which was analysis of an argument), I did not expliticitly click "next" once finished. When it ran out of 30 min time for the question, it automatically popped out of that screen, with a pop-up saying something like - your time for the question has expired. I am wondering if that means it did not record the answer that was typed on the screen. Does anyone know?
The second question, which was analysis of an issue, went ok.

I probably was not expecting a 6 in awa but a 4 with 21% sounds terrible.


I had got 730 (v40, q49) a few days ago, when I ran out of time for last 3-4 questions in each section - and had made the following post then.

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by logitech » Thu Jan 01, 2009 12:13 pm
Dont worry about it. You are fine! 4 and above is okay.
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by VP_Jim » Thu Jan 01, 2009 12:24 pm
I agree, with a 4.0 on the AWA, you really don't have anything to worry about. My experience, and everything I've heard, basically boils down to: sure, a 6 is better than a 4, but in reality anything between 4 and 6 is sufficient.

As for not submitting your essay, don't worry. If time runs out, it takes whatever is on the screen at the buzzer.

Nice work on your 730!
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