The GMAT AWA test is designed to evaluate your ability to think seriously and to communicate your ideas. The Analytical Writing Assessment section of the Graduate Management Admission Test consists of two 30-minute writing tasks.
- Analysis of an Argument.
- Analysis of an Issue
The GMAT test expects you have to complete the Analysis of an Issue in the first 30 minutes and take another 30 minutes to complete the Analysis of an Argument. The topics are presented sequentially one at a time. You cannot either exceed the time limit for a section or carry forward extra time at the end of one essay and use it for the remaining essay.
The scores that you get in the GMAT AWA section are independent of the scores that you receive for the objective type questions of the GMAT test. While you are graded on a scale of 200 to 800 in the GMAT Test based on your performance in the objective questions asked in section 3 and Section 4, you will receive a score that ranges from 1 to 6 for your performance in the AWA section. 6 represents a very high proficiency in the GMAT AWA section.
Most candidates who take the GMAT test do not practice sufficiently for the GMAT AWA test. Though, it does not affect your scores that you receive out of 800, a good score in the AWA section of the GMAT will be an added advantage when you apply to the B Schools.
