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Re: low score in awa
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28 Apr 2015, 12:47
Hi there,
Partly depends on what schools you are targeting and some other things in your profile, like your GPA, and work experience. But here's my quick take -- a 720 overall is a competitive score. Your Quant and Verbal scores are both strong too and demonstrate that you can handle the core business school curriculum. The AWA is typically not as important as the Quant / Verbal but it is still an indicator of how you'll be able to handle the writing component of the work in business school. Are you a native English speaker? If not, then scores below 4.0 are a concern. Is it possible for you to retake? Or perhaps take a business writing course? If you decide to apply with a 3.5, it's likely they'll pay extra attention to how well your essays are written too, so that's something to consider as well.
Let us know if we can help with anything else and keep us posted on how you decide to move forward!