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AWA Score from GMAT Write

by james_dennis Sun Jun 20, 2010 5:53 pm

I just finished the GMAT Write exercise and received a 5 on the Analysis of an Argument portion and a 4 on the Analysis of a Conclusion section. Had this been the actual GMAT and assuming I received the same scores above (from both human and computer), what would my final AWA score be? I believe the MGAT AWA Online Lab said the scores were average and then rounded up? Would that be a 5.0? Thanks

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Re: AWA Score from GMAT Write

by StaceyKoprince Mon Jun 21, 2010 3:56 pm

They are averaged, yes, but then they are rounded up to the nearest half-point increment. So your average would be 4.5.

You're good on analysis of an argument. Take a look at the feedback for Analysis of an Issue and see what you can do to improve a little bit there. If you can get that one up to 4.5, then your overall average will be 5!
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