Should I retake the GRE? Please help

[MH2]

Hi,

Universities: HKS, WWS, SIPA, Georgetown, Ford, Fletcher

Course: MPA/MPP

GRE Score: 1st attempt: 161V 157Q 2nd attempt: 152V 163Q

Low GPA in Bachelors, 3.6 GPA in Masters

Work ex: Quant heavy work ex for 2 years in the corporate sector

8 months work ex in a large public policy think tank in a developing country. 

Should I be worried about my GRE score?

I don't think I will get any college this year. I will most probably reapply next year. Should I retake the gre?

[Guest SIPA_MPA18]

No, your scores are more than competitive. As long as you nail your essays, you seem to be very competitive. My scores were lower than yours and I was accepted Early Action...it's all about how you sell yourself to SIPA and SIPA to your future.

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On 12/26/2015 at 5:11 PM, mpp2016 said:

No, your scores are more than competitive. As long as you nail your essays, you seem to be very competitive. My scores were lower than yours and I was accepted Early Action...it's all about how you sell yourself to SIPA and SIPA to your future.

I agree with this OP. The GRE is not everything and your scores are competitive.

[Trisha94]

Your scores are good enough for MPP (at least at Georgetown). They do tend to look at analytical and quant more than verbal, so you're set.