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Too late? No. Easy? No. Whats the undergrad? Are you generally 'school-smart'? High grades and high gre? Have you published anything (this is a strong indicator of future ability to perform research and understanding of how academia operates)? This becomes much easier if you have a strong math background or a related undergrad (econ) as well. What subfield are you interested in? You need some reason for the adcom to accept you over other people that have PS degrees, research interests, good GPAs and solid GREs.

I disagree with the answers above that were given with no qualification. Do not submit a diversity statement unless you actually add diversity. If you're a middle class white male, they'll think you are a total 'you-know-what' and quite shameless. Not cool.

OP- You should certainly retake if you can swing the money and your score is likely to improve. However, these scores will certainly not disqualify you from admission. In fact, Iowa explicitly says they look for 70% in both, or a much higher score in one to compensate for a lower in the other (i.e.- your scores). For the programs you are applying to, these scores will not be the deciding factor. The rest of your application is more important.