<p>@bookwormtail,</p>
<p>If you read through the ETS guide to the GRE and the information they give to those people who are allowed to request score reports (ie. universities, fellowships, etc.) you’d see they have special considerations for foreign students, especially those whose first language is/may not be English. They even have statistics on comparative scores depending upon nationality. </p>
<p>In the long run, a Princeton Review study book for the GRE that I got says, in slightly more words, that the GRE is not a test of intelligence or knowledge, but rather a test of the particular skill of taking standardized tests. Don’t let the scores bring you down, and if you MUST, address any shortcoming in your personal statement. Just don’t forget that positive spin.</p>