What is the Analytical Writing section like?

The Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) of the Graduate Management Admission Test® (GMAT®) is designed as a direct measure of your ability to think critically and to communicate your ideas. The AWA consists of two 30-minute writing tasks—Analysis of an Issue and Analysis of an Argument.

The issues and arguments presented on the test concern topics of general interest related to business or a variety of other subjects. A specific knowledge of the essay topic is not necessary; only your capacity to write analytically is assessed.

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The analytical writing section is a new section of the GRE General Test introduced beginning in October
2002 that tests your critical thinking and analytical writing skills. It assesses your ability to articulate and
support complex ideas, analyze an argument, and sustain a focused and coherent discussion. It does not
assess specific content knowledge.
The analytical writing section consists of two separately-timed analytical writing tasks:
• a 45-minute "Present Your Perspective on an Issue" task
• a 30-minute "Analyze an Argument" task
You will be given a choice between two Issue topics. Each states an opinion on an issue of broad interest
and asks you to discuss the issue from any perspective(s) you wish, so long as you provide relevant reasons
and examples to explain and support your views.
You will not have a choice of Argument topics. The Argument task presents a different challenge from that
of the Issue task: it requires you to critique a given argument by discussing how well reasoned you find it.
You will need to consider the logical soundness of the argument rather than to agree or disagree with the
The two tasks are complementary in that one requires you to construct your own argument by taking a
position and providing evidence supporting your views on the issue, whereas the other requires you to
critique someone else's argument by assessing its claims and evaluating the evidence it provides.

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