Retake only one section of GRE/ leave others blank and get "no score"

[flmad]

I'm wondering if anyone has every tried to retake only one section of the GRE by exiting out of the other 2 sections.

I did well on verbal and math (720v, 700q) but I got a 3.5 on writing. It says on the GRE website that if you just exit out of a section without answering any questions it will show up on your score report as "no score". I don't want to retake the v and q, but I want to raise my AW score because I'm applying to pretty competitive programs (for French lit) and I'd hate for that to be a deal-breaker.

Does anyone know anything about getting a "no score"?

Thanks.

[cunninlynguist]

No score likely means no score, literally. I really wouldn't advise it - given that many programs don't pick and choose from each test you've taken, they generally accept results as a whole.

It's not worth $160 to amend an AW score that isn't disastrous to begin with, IMO. Your verbal score is excellent and the AW portion isn't nearly as important to admissions. Write a solid SOP and if applicable, provide a good writing sample, and that should eliminate any potential concerns about an underwhelming AW score (and besides, the recent mean is 3.8; your score isn't irreparably bad by any measure).

You'll be fine - I wouldn't worry about it.

[eco_env]

the recent mean is 3.8

that doesn't sound right to me- I got a 4, and it was in the 45th percentile, which must mean that the average is slightly higher than a 4 (this was in Sept).

[flmad]

Wouldn't the score report show the scores from my first test date as well as my second test date? You can't only send the scores from one testing session if you take it multiple times, right?

I also read that the national mean for AW is 3.8. Somehow 3.5 is only 26th percentile!

[kaykaykay]

Universities usually do not really pay attention to AW scores. If in doubt ask them , often they will say so too.