How horrible are my GRE scores? 145 V, 154 Q

[PolSciStud]

Hi, I wanto to apply to various Ph.D's in Political Science (UCLA, UCSD, USC, UCI, UCSB, PITT) but I don't know how horrible are my scores to be accepted in those universities.

My GRE scores are:

145 V

154 Q

I also have an horrible TOEFL of 88 

I'm going to take the TOEFL again in november and I am also planning to take again the GRE.

 

Help, please

Edited October 12, 2018 by PolSciStud

[PeterTutorsGRE]

What tripped you up on the verbal? There should be some easy strategy changes you can make.

[PolSciStud]

I was very nervous when i took the test. In fact, I got better scores in the samples.

Additional facts:

I scored 3.5 in AW.

My GPA is 4.0.

¿Could this compensate in some way my low verbal grade?

 

Thanks