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Xdarthveganx, I'll pm you more specificcs. 4.0 major gpa, 3.96 cum gpa, and 3.97 grad gpa. Scrabble2 said it exactly right, GRE scores won't necessarily help you, but it can definitely hurt you.

I had a score of 157v and 141q, came from outside of sociology, and got into the number 1 program in the country with probably one of the best funding packages you can get. I only took the test once and it was a huge gamble that paid off for me. I can say that I'm definitely an aberration and luckily for me, my program recognized that my ABYSMAL GRE scores weren't indicative of my potential. With that said...DO retake the GRE. Nobody likes it and not everyone will do well, that's the reality. But even if you don't do well the second time around, at least it would have shown the adcomm that you tried. If I were to go back, I'd probably retake it, even knowing that I'm going to bomb it since I never do well on standardized tests. Best of luck to all those applying and retaking the GRE, I share your pain!