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Weird bug in the AWA section in the GMAT

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Weird bug in the AWA section in the GMAT [#permalink] New post   11 Sep 2017, 12:30
Hi All! I took the GMAT this past weekend and during my AWA section, my essay started to type in Japanese. Has this happened to anyone? I got no good resolution from GMAT about this and apparently this is under review for what the resolution will be.
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Re: Weird bug in the AWA section in the GMAT [#permalink] New post   11 Sep 2017, 15:06
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WHAT?! That sounds like a mistake in the keyboard settings on the computer you were using. But that's completely bonkers -- I've heard of tons of glitches on the test, but that's a brand-new one.

Don't be afraid to be pushy with GMAC on this. In theory, they should offer you a retake for free. Were you happy with your quant and verbal scores, or were you planning to retake anyway?
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Re: Weird bug in the AWA section in the GMAT [#permalink] New post   12 Sep 2017, 04:49
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ryansc wrote:
Hi All! I took the GMAT this past weekend and during my AWA section, my essay started to type in Japanese. Has this happened to anyone? I got no good resolution from GMAT about this and apparently this is under review for what the resolution will be.


hey ryansc ,

Sorry, but your post made me laugh. How can this happen?

I believe they will give you fee waiver or something.

Do let us know what happens.

Thanks.
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Re: Weird bug in the AWA section in the GMAT [#permalink] New post   13 Sep 2017, 23:44
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Interesting! Thanks for reporting.... what did you type? Anything? Did you end up taking the Q&V portion of the test?
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Re: Weird bug in the AWA section in the GMAT [#permalink] New post   15 Sep 2017, 10:44
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Thankfully the glitch happened on the last sentence of the essay. Bummer I wasnt able to finish the rest of the essay. I figured it was just one sentence so I just took the test anyways. Was super pleased with my score. I also just got my score back and it looked like my essay score was aok! Overall 760 with 50Q/42V and a 6 on the AWA.
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Re: Weird bug in the AWA section in the GMAT [#permalink] New post   17 Sep 2017, 08:23
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ryansc wrote:
Thankfully the glitch happened on the last sentence of the essay. Bummer I wasnt able to finish the rest of the essay. I figured it was just one sentence so I just took the test anyways. Was super pleased with my score. I also just got my score back and it looked like my essay score was aok! Overall 760 with 50Q/42V and a 6 on the AWA.

Whoa, congratulations on the killer score!

And now we know the secret: type the last few lines of your AWA in Japanese, and really good things will apparently happen. ;)

Now you don't even need GMAC to give you a free retake, but I'm still curious to see how they resolve it. Congrats again, and good luck with your applications!
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