Hi Neo94,
I’m glad you reached out, and I’m happy to help. So, although IR and AWA are scored separately from and considered less important than quant and verbal, schools still do care about your IR and AWA scores in the sense that if you score very low in those sections, it’d probably be a red flag on your application.
The good news is that you can master AWA without a significant amount to prep. Furthermore, IR contains components of both verbal and quant, so if you can master those sections first, you should be able to prep for IR fairly easily.
Feel free to reach out with further questions.
Good luck!