AWA GRE Score

[kate9696]

Hello! I recently took the GRE and I got a 157 in Verbal and a 151 in Quant. My AWA score was pretty low with a 3.5. I also have a 4.0 undergrad GPA. I was wondering if it is worth retaking the GRE to improve my AWA score. I don't want to retake it, but if it will make or break my acceptances into schools for Speech I will. I just want some opinions. Thank you!

Edited August 14, 2018 by kate9696

[Jordyn_M463]

I would honestly not bother paying to take it again. I don't know how much they look at AWA scores but I would say all your other scores/grades would outweigh one lower score. If you are really worried, it couldn't hurt taking the test one more time just to see though.

[kate9696]

16 minutes ago, Jordyn_M463 said:

I would honestly not bother paying to take it again. I don't know how much they look at AWA scores but I would say all your other scores/grades would outweigh one lower score. If you are really worried, it couldn't hurt taking the test one more time just to see though.

Thank you so much for the input I appreciate it!

[soontobeslp2018]

10 hours ago, kate9696 said:

Hello! I recently took the GRE and I got a 157 in Verbal and a 151 in Quant. My AWA score was pretty low with a 3.5. I also have a 4.0 undergrad GPA. I was wondering if it is worth retaking the GRE to improve my AWA score. I don't want to retake it, but if it will make or break my acceptances into schools for Speech I will. I just want some opinions. Thank you!

A 3.5 isn’t that bad, standardized writing isn’t really comparable to day to day writing. I personally wouldn’t retake it if those were my scores. Use your personal statement as a place to show off your writing skills.

[kate9696]

40 minutes ago, soontobeslp2018 said:

A 3.5 isn’t that bad, standardized writing isn’t really comparable to day to day writing. I personally wouldn’t retake it if those were my scores. Use your personal statement as a place to show off your writing skills.

Yes I agree. It’s definitely not indicative of my writing ability. Thank you so much for the input!