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This Writing Assessment is used by graduate schools to evaluate your
writing skills. The AWA section has two essay questions evaluated by GRE essay graders (usually graduate students). Each of the
two essays require a completely different strategy
- Present Your Perspective on an Issue (45 minutes)
Present your opinion on a controversial issue.
- Analysis of Argument (30 minutes)
Analyze the reasoning in an argument and find its logical
flaws.
GRE Update: These topics will be changed over the next year. We will update our course when the changes are finalized and provide additional tips and strategies. 800score membership lasts one year, so you will get all the updates when the format changes included with your course.
Students tend to under-prepare for the AWA section. This is ironic, because
it is the one GRE section where a small amount of preparation can make
a large difference on test day. You don't want an embarrassing AWA grade
coming up in a graduate school interview.
To beat the AWA, you must learn how to write in a highly disciplined
and concise manner.
Be particularly concerned with structure. Clearly divide your essay into the introductory paragraph, two to three content paragraphs and a conclusion. Our Essay Guide includes sample essay templates to help you with this.
Save it for your blog. The Issue essays are often fraught with political implications, but don't go on a political rant or a long diatribe about your own opinions. Also, try not to delve too deeply into your own personal life. Be restrained when writing your essay and keep it professional and balanced. When we interviewed GRE essay graders about their biggest complaint, they asked us to tell you: please save it for your blog.
Use transitional phrases such as "first", "therefore" and "because" to help the computer identify concepts between and within the paragraphs.
Be a conformist. Overworked GRE graders may not be in the mood to appreciate your eccentric humor or poetic inspiration. Don't be annoying. Play it safe.
Clearly state your critique in the Analysis of Argument essay. The Analysis of Argument question will show you an essay loaded with logical fallacies, such as the unwarranted assumption or fallacy of equivocation.
Know the essays and how to answer them. The Essay Section Guide shows you all of the approximately 500 actual GRE essay questions and 20 selected sample answers to those essay questions. This will give you a feel for the essay questions and how they should be answered.
Practice, Practice, Practice. Try to do the essays in the 30-or 45-minute time frame. Always practice under timed conditions on a computer or take our practice timed essays for grading. 800score.com has graded thousands of practice essays since 1999 through our Essay Grading Service. The Essay Section Guide is based on information from our own experience grading essays and interviews with GRE essay-graders.
Order the 800score GRE Prep Course to access Chapters 2 through 6
of the Online Prep Guide.
Chapter
1: Analytical Writing Basics
- Analysis of Issue: how to tackle it.
- Analysis of Argument: how to identify logical fallacies
commonly used in essay questions, such as the unwarranted
assumption or the fallacy of equivocation.
- How international students should prepare for the essay
section.
- 10 Most Common Errors: In the thousands of essays we have
graded, 10 errors consistently recur.
Chapter 2: How to Structure Your
Essays
- Pace schedules for both essay types so that you get everything
done on time.
- Templates for both essay types to help structure your
essays.
Chapter 3: How to Write Effectively
- Basic rules of grammar that you must know.
- How to write effective and concise arguments.
- Writing drills and exercises to test your writing skills.
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5. Answers to the Real Essay Questions
- See all of the 400 real essay questions beforehand.
- Read up to 20 sample answers to essay questions.
Use these to get an idea of how to write your essays.
6. Application Essay Writing
Guide (New)
- 50-page guide about writing application essays to graduate
school programs. Learn how to write an appealing application
essay, explain your past failures and highlight your career
successes.
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Take sample timed essays
and send them in for grading.
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