I took the GRE for the first time a few months ago. I got a 4.5 on the AW section and I know I could probably score a 5.5 if I took the test again. My worry is that if I take the test again, I won't score as highly on the other sections--particularly the quant section. Sometimes I hear that schools only look at your highest scores on each section from the tests you've taken, but is this really the case? They get all of the scores together; I don't see how they could ignore a later score that turned out to be lower. For the programs I am applying to (Health Policy/Economics PhD programs), the score they are most interested in is definitely the quant score.
I appreciate everyone's comments. Thanks in advance