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GMAT AWA preparation 10 Aug 2006, 12:28
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I need to have at least 77% score on AWA to secure an admission. Last time I took GMAT, I only socre 35%. A long way to go.

Could you please answer following questions:

1. Where can I find more score 6 sample essays?
2. Where I can find essay score service so I can monitor my progress?
3. Any other suggestions to improve my AWA score?

Thanks,

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GMAT AWA preparation 10 Aug 2006, 13:05
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Although I don't have answers for the first two questions, the material attached is what I have for AWA.
Note that I don't know if the AWA essays in the attached documents are "6.0" material...

Attached is a document with a bunch of topics for AWA (analysis + issue). There are more than a 100 topics for each.
This will serve as a guideline for your prep for AWA. The first is the list of topics with essays. The second is a generic description of analysis and issue eassays and good construction ideas.
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GMAT AWA preparation 10 Aug 2006, 14:10
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"Google search" is the best way to go about it, if you need more sample essays. When I prepared for my AWA, I found so much useful information on the internet. Plus, if go thru GMATClub posts, there are many quality discussion threads regarding GMAT AWA section.
Good Luck!
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GMAT AWA preparation 10 Aug 2006, 15:30
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Don't use a service.
I'll critique your essays for free.
Three time 6.0 here.
If you like what I do, send me a beer in the mail or something.


https://www.gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=31981
https://www.gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=32643

Also are you sure its 77%? Cause the breakdown is 74% for a 5.0 ... there is no 77% score. If you mean better than 77%, you need a 5.5
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I suck at AWA too. To help me prepare for the exam I bought a book from Amazon, it's from ARCO and it has responses to all 230 possible topics. Only $5 (used).
Hope this helps.
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The key to AWA is to adhere to a good structure for your essay. I recommend:

- Intro
- 3 paragraphs (make each about a supporting point/example)
- Conclusion

The biggest dangers are (1) you don't plan at all and just start writing (take first 5 minutes to write an outline!), or (2) you don't finish and don't write a conclusion.

Otherwise, you might want to throw in some stuff about recent events, references to books, etc. I found that reading the Wall Street Journal and other newspapers was good preparation for me for the last 1 month before the test. The Economist was useful too. Basically just making sure my mind was active and used to reading QUALITY writing, since I had been out of school for 6 years.

If you take the online FREE practice test from Princeton Review, then you can pay like $5 to get one of their people to grade your essays. Best GMAT deal out there. I did this, and got a 5 on the essays. I thought they really sucked, but the person pointed out that I needed to "have a conclusion for full marks" and that made me realize it was more important to get the essays finished than to make them perfect.

The result? Got a 6.0 on AWA on real test. And my essays were far from perfect. So, the key (like the rest of the GMAT) is to learn to work the system and give them what they want....

Good luck!

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