Hi everyone,
I am in a great dilemma whether I should take the GRE test again, and looking forward to your very precious advice.
First, my background:
I am currently pursuing my master degree in English Literature, and I would like to apply for comparative literature programs in the top 20s or so. My undergraduate GPA is ok , though perhaps not very remarkable; the master GPA is higher, something like 3.7.
I have recently taken the GRE General test, and got both 170s for the V and Q. However, what is very troubling is that my AWA was only 4.0, as I did not have much time to prepare for it.
Therefore, I am trying to figure out which is a better choice, to keep the V&Q but accept the somewhat poor AWA, or to give another shot, given all the uncertainties?
Could any one kindly inform me what role the AWA plays in the application process? Or maybe I could save the time to write a better Writing Sample to make up for the AWA?
Really looking forward to your precious input. Thanks a lot in advance.
Eric