Yucca1

Thank you very much for your post!! I really appreciate your advice!! After reading your posts, I decided not to take GRE any more. My concern is writing score. I took GRE about 1.5 year ago and my writing score was 4 (it is my highest score). I am thinking about submitting a short letter to ask them to consider this score when they determine my performance on writing section. I hope this is not a bad idea...

I thought that programs would see only the highest score (one of the prep book said so...) Sorry, I meant "I thought that programs would take only the highest score"

Smalglife, thank you very much for your reply. I thought that programs would see only the highest score (one of the prep book said so...) Do you think schools will see me as a less compatitive candidate if I ask them about low GRE score? Thank you.

Hello, I need your advice. I took GRE yesterday (Verbal 570, Quantitative 690). I made a big mistake with writing section and I think I will receive 3 or 3.5. I have already taken GRE six times in last two years and I don't know if I should take it again. I am planning to apply to PhD in applied linguistics (I am not a native speaker of English, but I received my MA from US institution) Please give me some advice. Thank you very much!