Blog Archive Mission Admission I Did Well on the GMAT, but My AWA Score Is Low!

Blog Archive Mission Admission I Did Well on the GMAT, but My AWA Score Is Low! Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. You completed a GMAT prep course, studied hard, and finally “nailed” the exam. However, you later learn that your score on the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA), the essay portion of the GMAT, is  low. Should you panic? In short, the answer is no. Although we have always encouraged business school candidates to do the best they can on the AWA, the truth is that we have never been told by an admissions officerâ€"nor, as far as we know, has a candidate ever been told in a feedback sessionâ€"that the AWA score is a factor in a school’s decisions. Generally, the AWA is not used  to evaluate  candidates but to detect fraud. If, hypothetically, you had  tremendous  difficulty expressing yourself via the AWA essays but wrote like a Pulitzer Prize winner in your application essays, the school would get suspicious and begin to compare the two. Not to worryâ€"the schools are not punitive and are not acting as fraud squads. Your AWA essays are expected to be unpolished, so no one will seek out your file if you did your best in both areas. However, if an  enormous discrepancy arises between the two, the AWA serves  a purpose. So, if you did well on the GMAT and have a low AWA score, that is unfortunate, but it will not be  the  difference in a school’s decision about your candidacy. Rest easyâ€"as long as you truly did write both! Share ThisTweet Mission Admission Blog Archive Mission Admission I Did Well on the GMAT, but My AWA Score Is Low! Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. You completed a GMAT prep course, studied hard and finally “nailed” the exam. However, you then learn that your score on the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA), the essay portion of the GMAT, is  low. Should you panic? In short, the answer is … no! Although we have always encouraged business school candidates to do the best they can on the AWA, the truth of the matter is that we have never been told by an admissions officerâ€"nor, as far as we know, has a candidate ever been told in a feedback sessionâ€"that the AWA score is a factor in a school’s admit/reject decisions. Generally, the AWA is not used  to evaluate  candidates but to detect fraud. If, hypothetically, you had  tremendous  difficulty expressing yourself via the AWA essays but wrote like a Pulitzer Prizeâ€"winner in your application essays, the school would get suspicious and begin to compare the two. Not to worry, the schools are not punitive and are not acting as fraud squads. Your AWA essays are expected to be unpolished, so no one will seek out your file if you did your best in both areas. However, if an  enormous discrepancy arises between the two, the AWA serves  a purpose. So, if you did well on the GMAT and have a low AWA score, that is unfortunate, but it will not be  the  difference in a school’s decision about your candidacy. Rest easyâ€"as long as you truly did write both! Share ThisTweet Mission Admission Tags: GMAT Blog Archive Mission Admission I Did Well on the GMAT, But My AWA Score Is Low! Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. You have taken a GMAT prep course, studied hard and finally “nailed” the GMAT. However, you soon learn that your score on the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA), the essay portion of the GMAT, is  low. Should you panic? In short, the answer is no! Although we have always encouraged candidates to do the best they can on the AWA, the truth of the matter is that we have never been told by an admissions officerâ€"nor, as far as we know, has a candidate ever been told in a feedback sessionâ€"that the AWA score was a factor in a schools admit/reject decision. Generally, the AWA is not used  to evaluate  candidates, but to detect fraud. If, hypothetically, you had  tremendous  difficulty expressing yourself via the AWA essays, but wrote like a Pulitzer Prizeâ€"winning writer in your application essays, the school would get suspicious and begin to compare the two. Not to worryâ€"the schools are not punitive and are not acting as fraud squads. Your AWA essays are expected to be unpolished, so no one will seek out your file if you did your best in both areas. However, if an  enormous discrepancy arises between the two, the AWA serves  a purpose. So, if you did well on the GMAT and have a low AWA score, that is a shame, but it is not going to be  the  difference in the schools decision about your candidacy. Rest easy.as long as you truly did write both! Share ThisTweet Mission Admission Blog Archive Mission Admission I Did Well on the GMAT, But My AWA Score Is Low! Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. You completed a GMAT prep course, studied hard and finally “nailed” the GMAT. However, you soon learn that your score on the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA), the essay portion of the GMAT, is  low. Should you panic? In short, the answer is no! Although we have always encouraged business school candidates to do the best they can on the AWA, the truth of the matter is that we have never been told by an admissions officerâ€"nor, as far as we know, has a candidate ever been told in a feedback sessionâ€"that the AWA score is a factor in a schools admit/reject decision. Generally, the AWA is not used  to evaluate  candidates, but to detect fraud. If, hypothetically, you had  tremendous  difficulty expressing yourself via the AWA essays, but wrote like a Pulitzer Prizeâ€"winner in your application essays, the school would get suspicious and begin to compare the two. Not to worryâ€"the schools are not punitive and are not acting as fraud squads. Your AWA essays are expected to be unpolished, so no one will seek out your file if you did your best in both areas. However, if an  enormous discrepancy arises between the two, the AWA serves  a purpose. So, if you did well on the GMAT and have a low AWA score, that is unfortunate, but it will not be  the  difference in a schools decision about your candidacy. Rest easy as long as you truly did write both! Share ThisTweet Mission Admission Blog Archive Mission Admission I Did Well on the GMAT, but My AWA Score Is Low! Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. You completed a GMAT prep course, studied hard, and finally “nailed” the exam. However, you later learn that your score on the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA), the essay portion of the GMAT, is  low. Should you panic? In short, the answer is no. Although we have always encouraged business school candidates to do the best they can on the AWA, the truth is that we have never been told by an admissions officerâ€"nor, as far as we know, has a candidate ever been told in a feedback sessionâ€"that the AWA score is a factor in a school’s decisions. Generally, the AWA is not used  to evaluate  candidates but to detect fraud. If, hypothetically, you had  tremendous  difficulty expressing yourself via the AWA essays but wrote like a Pulitzer Prize winner in your application essays, the school would get suspicious and begin to compare the two. Not to worryâ€"the schools are not punitive and are not acting as fraud squads. Your AWA essays are expected to be unpolished, so no one will seek out your file if you did your best in both areas. However, if an  enormous discrepancy arises between the two, the AWA serves  a purpose. So, if you did well on the GMAT and have a low AWA score, that is unfortunate, but it will not be  the  difference in a school’s decision about your candidacy. Rest easyâ€"as long as you truly did write both! Share ThisTweet Mission Admission Blog Archive Mission Admission I Did Well on the GMAT, But My AWA Score Is Low! Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. You completed a GMAT prep course, studied hard and finally “nailed” the exam. However, you soon learn that your score on the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA), the essay portion of the GMAT, is  low. Should you panic? In short, the answer is no! Although we have always encouraged business school candidates to do the best they can on the AWA, the truth of the matter is that we have never been told by an admissions officerâ€"nor, as far as we know, has a candidate ever been told in a feedback sessionâ€"that the AWA score is a factor in a schools admit/reject decision. Generally, the AWA is not used  to evaluate  candidates, but to detect fraud. If, hypothetically, you had  tremendous  difficulty expressing yourself via the AWA essays but wrote like a Pulitzer Prizeâ€"winner in your application essays, the school would get suspicious and begin to compare the two. Not to worryâ€"the schools are not punitive and are not acting as fraud squads. Your AWA essays are expected to be unpolished, so no one will seek out your file if you did your best in both areas. However, if an  enormous discrepancy arises between the two, the AWA serves  a purpose. So, if you did well on the GMAT and have a low AWA score, that is unfortunate, but it will not be  the  difference in a schools decision about your candidacy. Rest easy as long as you truly did write both! Share ThisTweet Mission Admission