TsarandProphet Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Hi guys, I am planning to apply to Ivy-League programs in history, and my V and Q scores are 161, which I guess is quite low for the Ivies, but my writing score is 6. I wonder if my writing score will make up for the kind of low verbal score or not. Does anyone have any insight on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SherpaPrep Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 You should check each programs averages specifically. However, in my experience the writing score is often the least important part of an applications package. It's impressive, but it won't move the needle. Best, Tae@SherpaPrep P.S.- I'm a GRE instructor and Application consultant for a prep company in DC with 10+ years experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_Charge_by_the_foot Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 I'm with sherpa, check the average of the program. You want to aim for those at a minimum. On top of that, a perfect score on any of the sections is impressive and will raise an eyebrow, however, the sections that matter most is Verbal and Quant. Note, some school don't even publish their writing scores. You could, perhaps, mention it in your SOP, but I don't think that's a place to discuss any negatives. Depending on the program (and its average), I'd probably just retake it. For example, my AWA score is the only consistent score during all THREE of my sittings for the GRE... I bet yours wont waiver much, if at all, between 5.5-6.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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