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GMAT online: now or when AWA is available?

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GMAT online: now or when AWA is available? [#permalink] New post   11 May 2021, 12:43
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Hello everyone!

This is my first post (although I have been reading for a long time!!), so apologies in advance if I'm doing something wrong.

I have been planning to take the online GMAT next week (I already booked it and took time off work) in the current format (which is the one without the AWA section) but I recently realized that if I do it a few days later I will be able to do it with the new version, which includes the AWA.

My question is - does it matter? Could my application be negatively impacted if I don't have the AWA score? Especially since I'm taking the exam so close to the new GMAT online launch. I have asked some of my target schools and they have all replied saying they accept the online GMAT exam scores even without AWA, but still, I'm worried somehow it might still hurt me when adcoms are making the decision.

Obviously there is financial and logistic implications if I were to move it (+ would have to prepare the AWA).

Does anyone have any advice? I'm quite stressed out about this so thanks in advance if anyone finds some time to help me out! :)
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GMAT online: now or when AWA is available? [#permalink] New post   11 May 2021, 12:46
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Welcome to GMAT Club and good luck on your test net week.
It does not matter. You can take with or without AWA.

nightblade354 has confirmed it with 7 AdCom members on Video ;-)





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Re: GMAT online: now or when AWA is available? [#permalink] New post   11 May 2021, 12:53
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No, you can go ahead and take the current version of the online GMAT. As it is, AWA scores don't really matter to schools. They can get a sense of whether you can write, from your application essays. AWA scores are, in some cases, reviewed to see whether the same person has written the essays. But mostly, as long as you have a score which makes it seem like you'd be able to write in b-school - you're good (read - even if you don't have an AWA, it doesn't matter).

More relevant factors for you might be whether you need that extra break and whether being able to pick the section order matters. Bumped my score by 40 points.

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Re: GMAT online: now or when AWA is available? [#permalink] New post   11 May 2021, 13:20
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marve, welcome as a longtime lurker. I recommend you R.E.L.A.X: relax. You are safe taking the online, sans AWA. As BB posted, I recently did two videos with admissions directors from a handful of T-15 programs. The consensus is simply, because the business school application process is holistic and takes into account a myriad of factors -- among them your essay, that you will not be penalized in any way. Focus on doing the best you can on your exam!
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Re: GMAT online: now or when AWA is available? [#permalink] New post   11 May 2021, 21:40
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Hi marve,

Since the At-home GMAT has been an option for the last year, Business Schools clearly do not care whether your application includes an AWA Score from the GMAT or not. In lieu of having that additional data, it's certainly possible that a particular School or Program might want to interview you or have you write an additional essay - but it's incredibly unlikely that your acceptance/rejection from a particular Program would rest on whether you had an AWA or not. Covid-19 has forced a number of adjustments both to how individuals apply to Business School and how the Schools themselves accept applicants - and the AWA is a small, relatively minor aspect of the traditional application 'package.' This is all meant to say that if you have a strong GMAT Score and a strong Overall profile, then you should apply to any Business Schools that interest you.

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Re: GMAT online: now or when AWA is available? [#permalink] New post   13 May 2021, 06:04
Thank you so much everyone! Your replies were very helpful. I feel completely calm now about going ahead with the exam and not being penalized for the lack of AWA. Such a relief :)
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