My scores are 170 verbal, 163 Quantitative and 4.0 Analytical Writing.
I'm applying to do anthropology in:
UC Davis, UCLA, U of Washington, Stanford and Harvard.
Obviously the big problem is the writing score (49% below). I have got a good writing sample and the score's really not representative of my writing but it is what it is. My question is should I retake? I've already booked onto another test and I have a good 3 weeks to prepare for it so I think I could get a better score, but then I risk getting a lower verbal and I've been told that the analytical writing isn't as important anyway. Basically I really don't want to have to go through all the revision, travel and stress of testing again if I don't have to. Also by the time I've retaken and the scores are reported the deadlines for all the programs will be up, but then maybe that's not such a big deal because they don't really look at applications till after the Christmas break anyway.
Any advice?
