Which GRE scores should I use?

[meteora]

Hi all, 

XXX/154/4.0 XXX/160/3.0. I have exactly same verbal scores for both tests. 

Some people said AWA scores really did not matter. Should I use the second one? 

Edited December 7, 2015 by meteora

[reasonablepie]

This depends somewhat on how you want to profile yourself. If you have a weak record on quant skills, the second set is going to help you, and if your writing sample and such are strong the AWA score won't matter much. If you have really good quant skills elsewhere but are worried about your writing, the opposite applies. On balance, I'd say the second set is probably better, but it's not straightforward.