I just took my GREs this evening and am quite disappointed. I got a 760 Q and a 460 V, and I would assume a 5 or so on the AW. I did better on virtually every one of my practice tests on verbal, (I was averaging around a 520 and scored as high as 600) but I totally bombed it today and have no time to re-take the test (application is due November 1st). I know that the GREs are pretty much pass/fail and that the other components of my application are more important, but is my verbal simply too low to be considered? Here is a rough overview of my situation:
Program Applying for: MS in Scientific Computing -- NYU
Education: BA in Statistics (minor in Math) from Hunter College with a 3.83 GPA (3.95 professional). I've transferred a few times due to personal reasons but have never had a cuml GPA below 3.8 or a professional GPA below 3.95 at any of them.
GRE: 760 Q, 460 V
Research: I was a research assistant to a social work professor and am currently collaborating on a publication but it will not be ready by the time of my application. I was also a research assistant as part of a summer internship for the national center of education statistics but no publications.
Work: For the last 9 months I have worked at NYU in a studio that provides statistical support to researchers across the campus (both student and faculty). Patrons are typically from more qualitative backgrounds seeking lower level assistance but I have been involved with a few bigger projects as well. I also have a little statistical article submitted for publication for their next issue of Connect (the school's ITS-supported magazine). I will stay a full-time employee if accepted and be a part time student.
Recommendations: They should be solid. I used most of them for my position at NYU and HR raved about them after I was hired, and the other is from my supervisor at NYU who fully supports me.
Overall I feel like may have an upper-hand on some applicants because I am only applying to be a part-time student with no funding (I get tuition remission) and because if I am enrolled in the program it will have a direct effect on NYU's research community due to my job (ie: it's basically career development), however it is hard not to be skeptical. Clearly my GRE verbal score is my biggest concern so I hoping that someone may be able to shed some light on how low a native english speaker can get away with.
Thanks!