Although the GRE Writing Assessment contains two discrete essay-writing tasks, a single combined score is reported because it is more reliable than either task score alone. The score reported will represent the average of the scores for the two essays.

The statements below, for each score level, describe the examinee’s performance on the GRE Writing Assessment—that is, the overall quality of writing demonstrated across both the Issue and the Argument tasks. Because the GRE Writing Assessment assesses "analytical writing," critical thinking skills (the ability to reason, marshal evidence to develop a position, and communicate complex ideas) weigh more heavily than the writer’s control of fine points of grammar or the mechanics of writing (e.g., spelling).

SCORE LEVELS 6 and 5.5
Sustains extremely insightful, in-depth analysis of complex ideas; develops and supports main points with logically compelling reasons and/or highly persuasive examples; is well focused and well organized; displays excellent use of language, with effective sentence variety and precise vocabulary; demonstrates superior facility with sentence structure, grammar, usage, and mechanics with few, if any, errors.

SCORE LEVELS 5 and 4.5
Provides generally insightful analysis of complex ideas; develops and supports main points with logically sound reasons and/or well-chosen examples; is generally focused and well organized; displays fluent use of language, with generally effective sentence variety and appropriate vocabulary; demonstrates good control of sentence structure, grammar, usage, and mechanics with few, if any, errors.

SCORE LEVELS 4 and 3.5
Provides competent analysis of complex ideas; develops and supports main points with relevant reasons and/or examples; is adequately organized; displays sufficient control of language to convey meaning with reasonable clarity; demonstrates satisfactory control of sentence structure, grammar, usage, and mechanics, but may have occasional minor errors.

SCORE LEVELS 3 and 2.5
Displays some competence in analytical writing skills, although the writing is flawed in at least one of the following ways: limited analysis, development, or organization; weak control of language, sometimes resulting in vagueness or lack of clarity; or numerous errors in sentence structure, grammar, usage, or mechanics.

SCORE LEVELS 2 and 1.5
Displays serious weaknesses in analytical writing skills. The writing is seriously flawed in at least one of the following ways: lack of analysis, development, or organization; serious and frequent problems in the use of language; or numerous intrusive errors in sentence structure, grammar, usage, or mechanics—that is, errors that seriously interfere with meaning.

SCORE LEVELS 1 and 0 .5
Displays fundamental deficiencies in analytical writing skills, resulting in incoherence. The writing is fundamentally flawed in at least one of the following ways: content that is confused or mostly irrelevant to the assignments; little or no development; or severe and pervasive errors—that is, errors that result in incoherence.

SCORE LEVEL 0
The examinee’s performance cannot be evaluated because the responses do not address any part of the assignments, are merely attempts to copy the assignments, are in a foreign language, or display only indecipherable text or no text whatsoever.

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