do schools even consider the IR and AWA sections if they dont factor into score?

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Fml. I keep ending up with 700 overall score but got 8 on IR and 6 on AWA all three times I took it.

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Im the same boat. fricken quant

Yes. If they are low, (especially AWA for non-native English speakers) it can be serious trouble for your app. High scores won’t help that much though.

I scored 2 or 3 on the IR and still got into H / S (overall good but not extraordinary GMAT). I would still sufficiently prepare for for both sections (1-3 days max) but be more relaxed about it since they obviously excuse lower scores from time to time here.

Same, got a 4 on IR but it wasn’t an issue

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