awa score

[s_meriam]

how much time should you spend on studying/writing for awa part...is it a major score that you should not ignore or should you focus on verbal and quant first and then spend a few weeks on awa...

[milkvincent]

Originally Posted by s_meriam

how much time should you spend on studying/writing for awa part...is it a major score that you should not ignore or should you focus on verbal and quant first and then spend a few weeks on awa...

I actually think that the AWA score is the most important score because almost all areas of study require good writing techniques so that you can effectively convey your research results or your ideas in your area of study.

[gre2009]

I think it depends on what field you're going into and what focus is heavier - math or verbal? Recently I called a unversity to discuss their GRE score acceptances and I was surprised to find that the dean (?) of the department said verbal scores were more important. I'm a science major and really expected him to say that math mattered more, but I'm sure its all different depending on the university. Give the schools you're interested in a call. Only they can tell you want is more important...it really helps.

I didn't really study for the AWA at all and got a 5.0. That was actually the worse writing I ever wrote for GRE too...I left the test center dejected because I thought I really screwed up the writing. I took the exam 2 other times and knew that I wrote better, but I ended up canceling (because of math score) so I never saw the official score.