Yeah, I had a similar problem:
PS: 13
VR: 8
BS: 12
WS: R
A 33R is pretty consistent with my practice tests. Luckily, those were my best scores ever on both BS and PS, but an 8 on verbal is pretty low for me. I usually got a 10 or 11, and generally had at least a passage left. On the real thing, I actually did finish the whole section, so I am shocked about the 8. Before seeing my scores, I probably would've guessed that verbal would be my highest. But, I don't know if there's really much we can do. I've read on a few posts that regrades are never effective on multiple choice sections (by never, I mean never in the history of the MCAT). Still, it might be worth a try, especially considering that I don't know how valid those posts are.
That said, I do have some encouraging news. My brother's father-in-law used to be the dean of a med school. So, we called him and asked him about my scores. Initially, he said that the verbal would hurt me at some schools, but that there are also some schools who would probably just look at the total (I was inquiring about top 20 schools, btw). Since he's been out of the admissions for awhile, he called up some of his friends at different medical schools (though I'm not sure which ones). Apparently, they told him that in the last few years, there was a movement to look for balance in the scores, so verbal was of equal importance to sciences. However, they said that there is a shift now back to emphasis on the sciences with verbal holding a lesser importance. Again, I'm not sure which schools he called or how much less importance verbal holds, but hopefully this bodes well for us. Good luck, everyone.
