Applying to an English/Linguistics program... pretty sure I bombed the written component.

[genesis:)]

Greetings from Texas, 

I'd like your opinions on whether or not bombing the written portion of the GRE will significantly affect my application. I'm pretty sure it will, but I'd like to know whether it's worth taking again. I'm a good writer but I can not write under time constraints to save my life

[rainbowpink]

Depends what you mean by bombing it. I felt like I wrote garbage, but my score came out okay. If it's at least a 4.0 I'd say don't even worry about it (I don't know about lower scores).

You'll have to submit a writing sample with your applications, and that is way more important. If you have a decent writing sample I wouldn't worry. 

But if the score was really bad (like below 3.0) and you have the time and you're sure you can do better (sometimes we only learn how to handle the exam after we've experienced the actual thing), you can take it again just so you won't stress over whether a low score is going to hurt you.