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710 Gmat score but AWA score 4 21 Sep 2010, 04:04
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Hey guys tdy i got my gmat score report
i got 4 in AWA, with 710 in gmat (q:50, V:36)
i have 107 in toefl with 27 in writing
i have 4 years of work exp as Marine engineer..
will low awa score do bad to my profile???
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710 Gmat score but AWA score 4 21 Sep 2010, 12:01
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Sorry if I sound rude, so excuse me, but if you write like this and you show a AWA of 4, the admission committees might begin to wonder if you are confident enough to handle high level responsibilities in technical or business writing. If you end up with a great essay, it might become a bit of discrepancy. I am not sure if I am right in saying this, but I'd advise you to stress on other writing experiences in order to emphasize on how this might have been a bad day decision or retake the test after reading ChineseBurned's thread here on AWA.

Hope this helps! And good luck :)
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710 Gmat score but AWA score 4 21 Sep 2010, 17:41
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the 4 in awa is OK.... i think that is ~50%? it is certainly not worth retaking for it...
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710 Gmat score but AWA score 4 21 Sep 2010, 17:52
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not worth retaking but write your essays in apps very well and it should be ok....
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710 Gmat score but AWA score 4 21 Sep 2010, 20:55
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I agree with whiplash2411!

You can strengthen your apps, 4 on AWA is okay!
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710 Gmat score but AWA score 4 22 Sep 2010, 05:47
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I actually agree with whiplash here. I've heard most people say that with an AWA of 4.5 you should be ok. A 4 is somewhat low. And with great essays, perhaps reviewed by a consultant, a discrepancy could occur. If you have the time and want to retake, I'd advise to do so. With another good quant score and your engineering background, schools won't have a problem with your Quant abilities. Where they'll have worries is with your verbal/writing skills.
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710 Gmat score but AWA score 4 07 Mar 2011, 21:08
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There was an admission representative that I talked to who was not fully aware there was a essay score on the GMAT. Very few colleges look at your essay score, and as long as the score is not awful then you are fine.
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There was an admission representative that I talked to who was not fully aware there was a essay score on the GMAT. Very few colleges look at your essay score, and as long as the score is not awful then you are fine.
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It probably depends on the school. Since the author seems a more quantitative person, I don't presume he is likely too choose a school that requires a good AWA score. Just write perfectly good essays in the applications and everything will be fine :)
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710 Gmat score but AWA score 4 08 Mar 2011, 05:48
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I actually scored a 4.0 as well. I could have done better, but I really didn't care about this section. Besides, I was accepted to one of my top choices. Everyone has different experiences and opinions about it, but the AWA just didn't matter that much for me.

Unless the AWA score is below a 4.0, then I wouldn't worry about it - especially with a 710. The verbal and quant sections are so much more important. Just do well on the application essays and you should be fine.
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710 Gmat score but AWA score 4 08 Mar 2011, 07:11
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This is a valid use of the optional essay on applications.
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