Just recieved full online score report; I had 800V 800Q, but somehow, a 4.5 in AW. I really, really was expecting a full-on 6. During prep times I had one set of essays marked by Princeton Review's essay review, and it was 6s across the board. On the day of the exam, I also feel like I wrote solid essays; it wasn't like I was nervous and just crashed through the first section. I studied social sciences in undergrad and did a lot of researching and writing, with a couple papers presented at major conferences too.
I am wondering if anyone had experiences with regrades, is asking for a regrade is worth it? Can someone please share some experiences? Also, if this is the AW score I have, will it significantly hurt my chances? I am applying to a political science PhD program, and will generally go for the big names (Harvard, Stanford, etc). I heard social sciences and humanities take AW scores fairly seriously, and I even heard that some schools consider the writing score more important than the other two scores. Is it true, and would it be a good idea to prepare for a retake? Thanks for all the help!
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Just recieved full online score report; I had 800V 800Q, but somehow, a 4.5 in AW. I really, really was expecting a full-on 6. During prep times I had one set of essays marked by Princeton Review's essay review, and it was 6s across the board. On the day of the exam, I also feel like I wrote solid essays; it wasn't like I was nervous and just crashed through the first section. I studied social sciences in undergrad and did a lot of researching and writing, with a couple papers presented at major conferences too. I am wondering if anyone had experiences with regrades, is asking for a regrade is worth it? Can someone please share some experiences? Also, if this is the AW score I have, will it significantly hurt my chances? I am applying to a political science PhD program, and will generally go for the big names (Harvard, Stanford, etc). I heard social sciences and humanities take AW scores fairly seriously, and I even heard that some schools consider the writing score more important than the other two scores. Is it true, and would it be a good idea to prepare for a retake? Thanks for all the help! ]
