godot Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Hi folks, I got my official GMAT score report a couple of days back(20 June, 2006), and I was pleasantly surprised to find that I had scored 6.0 on the AWA section. I had not practiced for this a whole lot -- just attempted all the essays/issues for the practice tests I took in the last week or so -- hence I wasn't really sure how I would do on the real GMAT for this section. It probably doesn't matter either way, given that schools rarely look at the AWA scores, but it was nice to know that I did not do egregiously badly in this section. I am not sure if this post will have anything new to add to all the different things that have already been explained here, but here are the details anyway. For the analysis of argument section, I think the most useful approach for me was to treat the argument as a CR question and use the approach one would normally use when answering CR questions, namely: - Identify the assumptions made in the argument and point out the flaws in that argument (and there are almost always going to be flaws) - Determine if the reasoning used in the argument is valid or not (it's almost always going to be flawed, usually because the argument goes too far or generalizes too much or something similar) - Try to point to specific details in the argument which are incorrect and need to addressed before the argument can be considered valid, and mention how to resolve these problems. What details would you expect a good argument to have. - If the argument uses results from some sort of survey, you can almost always argue -- legitimately -- that the sample space for the survey is too small, and that there's no reason to believe that what holds for the group surveyed will be true in general. - It's also useful to point out that correlation is not the same as causality. I did not end up using this in my essays, but it's a useful argument to remember. - Finally, as has been pointed out in many places, leave the first and the last paragraphs for the end. The first paragraph should be an executive summary of what you are going to say, and the last paragraph should wrap things up nicely, providing a good framework for the whole essay. Both of these things are best done at the end. The analysis of issue question is far more open-ended, which is both good and bad. It's good because you can defend any point of view as long as you reason it out properly, but it often requires taking a more balanced approach, and might therefore require a little more time to organize your thoughts. Here's what worked for me: - The first thing I did was to write down any point, either for or against, which was relevant to the issue. You need about three good points on either side to be able to defend your stand. - Next, I evaluated which side of the issue made more sense to me, and started writing out the essay using the points I had compiled in step 1 which strengthened my argument. - After I had elaborated on all the points in favor of my argument, I tried to address everything that I felt could be used against my opinion. This is probably a good thing to do, since it shows that you have thought things through. Typically, the points against your argument make sense only under extreme conditions or assumptions, hence if those assumptions/conditions are listed explicitly, the opposing argument is likely to be weakened. - Finally, I wrote the first and the last paragraph, exactly as I did for the the analysis of argument question. I hope this is useful in some way for other people preparing for the test. I have only one thing to say about this section of the GMAT: don't sweat too much on this part of the test. It's relatively straightforward, and as long as you organize your thoughts properly, and write with as little ambiguity as possible, you will be just fine. Good luck for the GMAT! Cheers, Manu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stucco005 Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Congrats on finishing the GMAT! Thanks for the information as well, it will prove useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekybiz1 Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Thanks for the information. Does this mean you did not use any fixed template? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekybiz1 Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Hey...! I scored a perfect six with AWA as well... I certainly used a template but am not able to find it right now. So, I have just attached a practise issue and argument that I had written then. Note that my issue and argument on G-day was slightly different from the format I have used in attached document. In the G-day essays, I used examples more extensively (as per advice from TMians) and tried to explain-comprehend rather than just mention (as per explanation in OG 11). Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarya Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Hey...! I scored a perfect six with AWA as well... I certainly used a template but am not able to find it right now. So, I have just attached a practise issue and argument that I had written then. Note that my issue and argument on G-day was slightly different from the format I have used in attached document. In the G-day essays, I used examples more extensively (as per advice from TMians) and tried to explain-comprehend rather than just mention (as per explanation in OG 11). Cheers! [clap]well written [clap] This shows why u scored 6 in AWA...especially effective use of key words, idioms and organization all look very pro. Nice and crisp paragraphs and such short and sweet essays...leave readers with crave for more from author...Not sure of e-rater though ;) Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nivlem Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victor.sequeira Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 thats a great one guys keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaTum Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Hi Geekybiz1, I am a test taker from Bangkok. I need to improve my AWA score. I am unable to view your sample because the number of my posts is not enough. Could you please send me directly? santi.krab@gmail.com Thank you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Point Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Hey...! I scored a perfect six with AWA as well... I certainly used a template but am not able to find it right now. So, I have just attached a practise issue and argument that I had written then. Note that my issue and argument on G-day was slightly different from the format I have used in attached document. In the G-day essays, I used examples more extensively (as per advice from TMians) and tried to explain-comprehend rather than just mention (as per explanation in OG 11). Cheers! So regarding the examples...How extensively should they be described?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmatgoal Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Can you send templates in the email? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aoao Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Amazing! :tup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayd2010 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Good stuff :tup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnair Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 can someone send these samples to maheshnair_2003@yahoo.co.in... can't download it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lhomme Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 great stuff. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsam2008 Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 HI Could someone please mail the attached templates to surkhi6@gmail.com Thank You Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhargava9 Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 please could you mail the attachments to me as i am intrested in them......my mail id is bhargava9@gmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherio Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I can't download Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolkams Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 could someone mail the templates to me please? koolkams@hotmail.com thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shivo.Shivo Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Good Job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywonka14 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 thats great! Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moron Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 can someone send the attachments to samirankarmakar@gmail.com ? I can't download them..thnx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercoolgirl Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 can't download the files. could anybody please forward it to caub007@hotmail.com. thank you in advance! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaceyall Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 could someone also email them to me at provo03 at gmail dot com. thanks so much! btw, i'm taking it saturday (3 more days, so asap would be awesome) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econ_phd_2009 Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 interesting ! congratulations for your awesome AW score . although this is not the place for asking your quant and verbal score, still i'm a bit interested to know that. please let us know about your quant and verbal score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econ_phd_2009 Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 geekybiz1 ..as i'm new here at TM and I have not sufficient post to download your file ..please do me a favor .send it to my mail account : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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