Which GRE scores to send!? Please help!

[cb1214]

Hi everybody! I am currently applying to MPH programs, and am confused about which set of GRE scores to send (well, not about which, but whether or not to send both):

1st try - 160V (85th percentile), 148Q (32nd percentile), 4.0W (56th percentile)

2nd try - 158V (79th percentile), 154Q (56th percentile), 4.5W (85th percentile)

I'm so frustrated with myself, because all this time I believed I could "super score", the way we did with the SATs way back when. But, since I either have to send both or just the second one, I'm not sure what would look better. I was obviously happier with my first verbal score than my second, but I REALLY don't want schools to see the abominable quant score from my first attempt (the reason I retook the test in the first place). 

Has anyone discussed this with grad school advisors or career center faculty? I graduated college last year so I don't have easy access to these resources. From my understanding, it really varies depending on the specific school, but I'm afraid to ask admissions myself because I don't want them to know I have this dilemma (silly, I know).

Any help would be appreciated!!

[elsewhere123]

Given that a lot of MPH programs seem to value a decent quant score, in my humble opinion I would say go with the second score.

Your verbal is almost the same, but the difference in the quant is significant. I've been to a few MPH info sessions for different schools, and I hear a lot of the admissions officers say that they want to see higher quant scores than most people are sending in.

Hope this helps!

[cb1214]

Hi!

Thanks for the reply - that is what I ended up doing!