EMPOWERgmatRichC wrote:
Hi soimba0413,
Many Business Schools have publicly stated that they do not consider an applicant's IR score during the application review process. That having been said, if you're concerned about how an individual School/Program views the IR score, then you should do the necessary research (and/or contact the School directly to ask). As far as the AWA is concerned, most Schools just expect you to score a 4.0 or higher - beyond that, there's generally not too much emphasis based on that score either. That having been said, if doing just a little more work would net you a 6.0 instead of a 4.0, then there's something to be said for adding another 'plus' to your application. Business Schools also have the right to read your AWA Essay, especially if they think that there's something 'off' about your application essay(s). If they think that you've hired someone to write your application essays for you, then the AWA serves as an outside source for the basis of comparison.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Thanks a lot everyone for the answer! And looks like, the simple answer will just be
"Not very important, but score the higher the better."