<p>If your writing score is not bad. Good for you. </p>
<p>As for your question:</p>
<p>There used to be a time(almost 5-6 years ago) when the top universities were sort of lenient with low verbal scores for internationals. Ever wondered why that happened? It was because the general trend among the international applicant pool was such.</p>
<p>The situation is very different now. It's almost the opposite. You will find a lot of internationals with near perfect SAT scores. So now the general trend is that of high scores. So when colleges see lower verbal and writing scores - they don't quite view it in the same light as they did earlier. And why should they? They have no shortage of better people. People, who aren't expecting leniency on account of being international students.</p>
<p>Face it, times have changed. </p>
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