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analytical writing score 4.5, the percentile is 80. Would this compensate my verbal score?

You are right that it is not a very challenging thing after you memorize all those words, but when school starts I will have a lot to do; thesis, additional research projects, assistantships etc. That is the reason why I did not want to add another thing to study and work for in the list. But I mean, I want to get into a good school so.. there isn't anything else to do at this point I guess. Back to studying

Well, I do have a poster presentation but no publications yet. It is really boring to study all those words and memorize them but I think I will need to try once again. Even in Rutgers University which is not a top university I guess, the average verbal score was 160.

Hi again, So today I took GRE, my verbal score is 154 and my quantitative score is 163. Writing is not available yet. Do you think that I should enter GRE again in order to increase my chances? P.S. I added Northwestern, University of Rochester, Cornell and Rutgers University to my list.

I will be taking the GRE on 7th August. I will send my scores to schools if they are good enough, however I'm not sure about the cut-off scores of the PhD programs in Psychology. I would really appreciate if you could enlighten me with the minimum GRE scores that the schools accept.

Hi, First of all, thank you for responding. My school is definitely equivalent, so no problem there. By the way, do you have any idea about the "safety" schools? I think it would be better for me to apply for a few schools that would definitely accept me. As there are too many schools in the U.S. I get lost while searching online

Thanks everyone for the helpful comments

Hi, I'm an international student. My major is Psychology and I will apply to Social Psychology Ph.D programs in the U.S. this Fall. Until now I have a CGPA of 3.88, and I am also doing a minor in Communication I have 2 research experiences each consisting of more than one studies and will have 2 more research experiences including my senior thesis this Fall. I also have 3 work experiences and I am doing a volunteer work. Additionally I did a research assistantship, helping one of my professors and had an experience as a teaching assistant for one course. I applied for the GRE exam. However as I am an international student I do not think that I will have 160+ in the verbal section. I looked at a few schools for the GRE requirements and although they mentioned that there is no minimum grade, the average of students admitted to the programs had around 160 in verbal section. Do you think that having a low verbal grade on GRE would affect my chances even if I have a TOEFL grade of 100? What would you recommend me to do in the mean time? Should I contact the professors or the schools before applying? As there is an application fee for each school I have to know which schools would definitely not accept me. Moreover, I also need fellowships to pay for my tuition. So far the schools I have listed include UCLA, UCSB, Berkeley, University of Michigan, I am also going to add a few schools more but I would love to hear your recommendations. My research interests include gender studies and close relationships. Should I do a masters in Europe before applying to U.S. for PhD programs or do you think that my experience is sufficient to be qualified for these schools?