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I am applying to PhD and MA programs in political science. I have the following GRE scores (2 attempts) but I am uncertain which I should send. Test #1: 168 Verbal (98%-tile) / 154 Quant. (56%-tile) Test #2: 162 Verbal (90%-tile) / 157 Quant. (68%-tile) The numerical gain in the test #2 with the better quant. score is less than the numerical loss of the verbal score. Yet the average of the *percentiles* (something listed in the FAQ of a number of programs) is higher in test two (average of 79%-tile versus average of 77%-tile). Does anyone know how admissions committees assess GRE scores (numbers versus percentiles)? Thanks.