Hello everyone, So I am getting ready to submit about eight applications, but am hesitating on a few of them because I feel I may not be competitive enough. I have an overall GPA of 3.75 (hopefully increasing after this semester by .03), but my GRE scores are horrendous. I got 148 on the Verbal, 145 on Quant and 3.0 on the writing section. It is extremely frustrating because I studied for over a month and did not even improve my scores the second time around (writing section may have improved, but it has only been 5 days since I took the exam). I'm just a terrible standardized test taker! Aside from the GRE and GPA, I am in the Speech and Hearing Honors Program and am currently completing my Honors Thesis over the reliability of the Discourse Comprehension Test (DCT) and its usage with persons with aphasia (PWA). I am also the advocacy coordinator of Operation Smile - IU's student chapter, and a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success and NSSLHA. The schools I am applying to/highly considering are Purdue University, Indiana University (currently attending), University of Illinois - Champaign, University of Cincinnati, University of Memphis, St. Louis University, Portland State University, and University of Louisville. Because of my low GRE scores, I am thinking that Purdue, IU, and University of Illinois are going to reject me immediately so I am contemplating whether I should even apply. I would really like to go to Portland State University because I am very interested in their Neurolinguistics lab. I think my overall credentials are competitive in comparison to their average applicants and admitted students. However, my GRE score is 2 points below their average range (295-335), so that is giving me anxiety. I would greatly appreciate advice from people who have similar credentials and have been admitted into grad programs already (especially the ones I listed)! Other helpful advice is welcome as well! Thanks!!