Should I Retake GRE for IR Masters?

<p>Just got my official scores:</p>

<p>Verbal: 580
Quant: 720
AW: 4.5</p>

<p>I consider myself to be pretty balanced between quant/writing, and was therefore hoping for better scores on the verbal and AW. My practice tests were putting me around 650 for verbal and 750 quant. Is it worth retaking? I think I can do better on everything, but there is always risk involved. Plus, I'm not really sure if there's much more prep than I can do compared to last time - aside form a bit more work on vocab and maybe figuring out exactly what they're looking for on the AW. Basically just hoping that the cookie crumbles a bit more in my favor this time. Never dipped below 580 on verbal in any practice tests. </p>

<p>Applying to Tufts - Fletcher, Georgetown - SSP, Michigan - Ford School, U Denver - Korbel. Intended focus is development econ and security studies. </p>

<p>Thanks in advance for everyone's help!</p>

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<li>Aaron</li>
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