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<p>I think that this is misleading in the case of Suleyman. For starters, he DOES understand English and, if we look at his CC posts, has made incredible progress in his writing. Fwiw, our universities are plenty of international students who could not break a 500 on the SAT CR, and anyone has a fair chance to even meet one as a TA! To understand how schools admit foreign student, it might be useful to check the GRE scores for Master and PHD applicants … this will lead one to understand how subscores are used. </p>
<p>In my eyes, while it would wonderful for Suleyman to boost his CR score to the upper limit of his ability (from 450 to 550), I do not see how a score around 500 could jeopardize his applications. Adcoms should be able to account for his background, and understand how hard he worked to score so much higher than most people who were born in this country.</p>
<p>Suleyman, give it one more shot, but start concentrating on the remaining part of your journey. There are parts of the application process that are very important.</p>