Should I retake GREs?? (770 math / 420 verbal)

Test Preparation
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<p>i'm applying to four (maybe five) schools for MS/PhD in electrical engineering...MIT, CMU, RPI (where i did undergrad in EE with a 3.2 GPA), Purdue, and maybe UMass Amherst...</p>

<p>i didn't really prepare at all, yet i had pretty bad test-anxiety during the exam...especially during the math...i wanted the 800 really badly bc i'm really good at math and got an 800 on the SAT math back in HS...but i was being too careful and ended up not having enough time to finish the last question and i guessed it incorrectly...also i solve AIME / occasional USAMO type of problems for fun in my spare time and found myself treating GRE math questions like AIME questions...</p>

<p>so yeah...should i retake to raise my verbal score for the aforementioned schools??...also is it pretty stupid to feel bummed out about the 770??</p>

<p>also why was there two verbal sections, and only one math section?? (not that i'm complaining...the math to me is like a tight rope walk where i'm under constant pressure to not **** up)...</p>

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<p>If you’re going to worry about it, just retake it. I also think you probably want to get your verbal above 500. I have test anxiety also, particularly with math, and IMO having one score already will help you be less worried when retaking. </p>

<p>One of the verbal sections was experimental and didn’t count for your score.</p>

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<p>I would retake it. It sounds like you could do better on both sections with another try.</p>

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<p>yeah i already posted this in the SAT section bc i couldn’t find the GRE section…where one guy said it would be a good idea to retake…so i think i will retake it…</p>

<p>is there a way to tell which section is experimental??</p>

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<p>Not unless they tell you, no. On mine, they told you which one was experimental, but if they want more authentic results, they won’t.</p>