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The Analytical Writing Assessment is how business schools evaluate your writing skills. The AWA section has two 30-minute essay questions. One essay is the Analysis of Issue,swheresyou state your opinion on an issue .. The second is the Analysis of Argument,swheresyou analyze the reasoning in an argument. The two essay types require completely different strategies. How the E-rater Is Used Before February 1999, two human graders would grade your essays. If they disagreed, it went to a third grader. Under the new system, a human and the E-rater will grade your essay. If the human and E-rater agree on a score, thats the grade your essay will receive. If they disagree, a second human will grade the essay to resolve any differences. The computerized grading system pressures human graders to follow the E-raters strict standards. Human graders are aware that there is a computer double-checking their work, and they are more likely to follow the E-raters strict grading parameters. How to tackle the Analytical Writing Assessment Students tend to under-prepare for the AWA section. This is ironic because it is the one section on the GMATswheresa small amount of preparation can make a huge difference on test day. You dont want the issue of your embarr assing AWA grade coming up during a business school interview. To beat the AWA, you must learn how to write in a highly disciplined and concise manner. | 
