MeredithH

GRE Scores: Quant-161 (86th percentile), Verbal-163 (93rd percentile) I am applying for a PhD in Economics and trying to go to some top programs. However, shortly before the beginning of this semester and taking the GRE, I was drugged, sexually assaulted, and hospitalized by a random stranger at a bar. I tried to take the GRE anyways, but needless to say this event has affected my ability to concentrate and my general motivation. Sitting through a 4 hour and 30 minutes test under normal circumstances is no easy task. My quant scores is not horrible, but it is below the 90th percentile, which is what I needed. I am unsure of whether or not to explain my situation to graduate schools, perhaps it will just make me look weak and like I am trying to pull some sympathy card. Opinions? Suggestions?