PizzaCat93 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 (edited) Do Top-20 PS departments usually care about one's AWA score on the GRE? I am not a bad writer at all, but I don't do well with writing these formulaic essays for standardized tests. Both my SAT and ACT writing scores were not all that great, back in high school. I'm taking the GRE this week and have not prepared for the AWA at all. So, should I panic? Edited July 4, 2015 by CarolineMarie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperstreet Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 no. 4.5 for me. still got into a CHYMPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
law2phd Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 (edited) Good programs have a minimum cutoff somewhere just above 160/160/4.0. Substantially beating the cutoff will not grant you extra credit. Panic only if you cannot reach those scores. Edited July 5, 2015 by law2phd rwillh11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PizzaCat93 Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Thanks to both of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddle Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 No. I got into Yale with a 4. Your performance on that test is not indicative of your ability to write at a high level. They have your SOP and in some cases a writing sample... These are much more important measures of your academic writing skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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