Hi everyone!I really need some advices. I am applying a Phd in IR or CP. The problem is that my GRE writing score is too low (3.5, 26%), though an over 1400 of the other sections. So I am thinking to give some reasons for it in my SOP. However, I am not sure whether it will be helpful: on the one hand, my advisor told me that most programs of states' universities in political science usually require an above 50% writing score. That means, my application is very possible to be directly washed out even before any one have read my SOP and reasons in it. If so, it will make little sense whatever I explain. On the other hand, if my SOP could be read by some one, that may means they don't pay too much attention on GRE initially. Yet my explanation in SOP then may take their attention back to this disadvantage of me. Nevertheless, in some cases found from gradcafe, they did this. So, I am wonder whether it will be helpful or more probably counterproductive if I do some explanation.
Ask for your advices! Thanks very much!