152, 59% on GRE verbal.. Should I retake?

[ghostar]

Hello everyone, 

 

I unfortunately received a score of 152 (59%) on my GRE Verbal section. How much impact will this low score have on my overall application? Is it worth retaking?

Also, I wonder if there is anything such as an "implied minimum" for the Verbal score (i.e. as long as the score is above some threshold, the admission committee doesn't care what it is). 

 

FYI, I got 170 on Quantitative and 4.5 on analytical writing, and my GPA is 3.6 (major 3.9).

 

[Whisky-with-a-Y]

Lord, I didnt know you could get that high on the Quant portion. What schools, or levels of schools are you applying to? If it were me, I would not take it again. That quant is so high and I think the writing is decent enough to offset the verbal. Also, the verbal isnt too horrible. I think it is more important to show you can write, which a 4.5 means you did better than around 80% of the other test takers. I think if you wanted to attend the top schools it might matter a little; a very little. I think GRE scores are some of the least important aspects of an application and yours are pretty great even with the 59%. I wouldnt take it again.