Retake the GRE?

[mwc5558]

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I just got my scores for the GRE. I received a 158V and 157Q but only a 3.5W. Should I retake the GRE? I really don't want to retake the test since I don't feel like my writing will get much better. Also, out of the 4 schools that I'm interested in, only 1 school has a 4.0W minimum. My GPA is also a 3.92. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

 

[kdhdpt]

I just got my scores for the GRE. I received a 158V and 157Q but only a 3.5W. Should I retake the GRE? I really don't want to retake the test since I don't feel like my writing will get much better. Also, out of the 4 schools that I'm interested in, only 1 school has a 4.0W minimum. My GPA is also a 3.92. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

Personally, I wouldn't retake the test. You did really well on both sections and there are tons of schools that would take that into account along with your GPA. But if you feel as though it would increase your chances by all means retake it, I've seen where people had lower scores/GPA than you with your same writing score and still get in.

 

[steveyk]

Just email all those programs and ask them what they think. Your only concern is your writing score. chances are, the programs you're applying to won't look into that too much since your Q and V scores along w your GPA is above avg