A Quick Guide to Writing the AWA Issue Essay on the GRE

In this video, GRE expert, Mason, shares some techniques that will help you score a 6 on the GRE Writing section's AWA Issue Essay:

00:00 - Mason introduces himself and the GRE Writing section
00:38 - Step 1) How is the AWA Essay different from the Argument Essay?
02:16 - Step 2) Pay close attention to the prompt
03:25 - Step 3) Set aside 3-5 minutes for brainstorming
05:43 - Step 4) Meet your AWA best friend: Structure
06:46 - Step 5) Write your introduction
08:53 - Step 6) Write your body paragraphs
11:17 - Step 7) Write a concession paragraph!
13:17 - Step 8) If you have time, write a short conclusion
14:31 - Step 9) Read, read, read, write, write, write

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[ITS_KCM]

I went from a 3.5 (according to Princeton Review) to a 5 on the actual GRE after implementing these exact steps. Thanks, Mason and Magoosh!

[thejavaman]

Ahh, Your humor is such a breath of fresh air.

[johnguillen]

I am not a strong writer and feel like this portion will get my nerves going.

[parisajurabchi]

Hi Mason. How can I learn more about sentences structures and words sets to make my writing more advanced?

[AbhisekPanigrahiCovariant]

Can someone please tell me the music at the end ?

[michaelshammo]

Hi Mason, awesome video! Thank you. I'm curious, what would be better if you had an extra 2-3 minutes at the end of the section: Using extra time that you have to write a conclusion? Or checking over what you have written for any grammatical/spelling mistakes? What is more important to your score?

[rahultangsali]

Should the concession paragraph be one of the body paragraphs, i.e 2 body paragraphs for supporting the thesis statement, and 1 body paragraph for concession?
Or should it be a separate one, thus becoming 1+3+1+1=6 total paragraphs instead of 5?

[tehminerza]

thanks! that was a perfect video, especially for me remaining 15 days for exam

[atchyuthbolem]

Can we use concession to one of the body paragraph ?

[L.Akshay-xy]

Do we have to type in essay or write ?

[saurabhshubham]

Thank you for the correct India's map ☺️

[umeshprasadsingh]

unique suggestions for writing issue essay.

[gladiskurian]

Hi, Mason,could you guide me how to increase my GRE score