Hi
So I'm a foreigner applying to graduate school. I've just finished my GRE, got V164 Q160, which is OK I guess. I don't know the AWA, but it would probably be 3.5-4. Which isn't good.
The reason is simple, I'm dyslectic - actually dysgraphic, which means that no matter what I do I have spelling mistakes. I can write "dog" in eight different wrong ways in the same paragraph, and I won't notice it. In real life, it doesn't really matter, as the spellchecker finds most of the mistakes, but in the GRE, I'm unable to go beyond 4, from the scoreit it is clear that most of the lost points are for spelling. Now, If I get a 3.5, I'll do the test again (right?), but if I get a 4. is it worth it to do it again? The other scores aren't that bad, and it is a lot of money.
Should I address it in the personal statement, explaining my predicament? My dyslexia affects almost only my spelling skills, I read like the devil and can write well (as long as I have a spellchecker). But if I address it, won't it hurt my chances? I can see why people be biased to learning disabilities in higher learning...
I have a good writing sample, and I have exchanged emails with some of the professors (but I'm not sure they are all on the committees) `and worried that the difference between the away score and the other writing would seem odd to them.
So should I try the GRE again?
Should I mention it in my statement?
Should I inform King Babar that he is but a colonialist propaganda? (a question is not worth answering if it doesn't include Babar :))
Thanks
Amir