won't get you into ivy

what about u of michigan ann arbor?

I know peeps who got into Ivy with less than that, but with rockin' portfolios and letter of intent...

I have a very strong portfolio, but I'm also a little worried about my referals as I didn't have a close relationship with any of my undergrad profesors.

if there's anything else in your application that isn't great, retake those GRE's. One weak link can be forgiven- multiple weak parts get tossed in the bin.

both scores are reported to the school I believe though

I can't remember what my scores were but they were around 70th percentile and I got into a couple of ivys

with a GPA of 3.0

i got a 660-Q 560-V 4.5-A
GPA-3.9
What do you guys think, I have a pretty good portfolio, and should have good letter of rec.

Ivy material?

We all know the only numbers that matter are bodyfat percentage, bench press max and squat max.

for arch. are they more interested in your quant than verbal score?

Maybe for undergrad/SATs, but to get a graduate degree you should be required to do a certain amount of research, as well as a thesis, so they should be quite interested in verbal and writing scores as well. I think they give you a bit of a break on it if you are an international student or for some other reason english is not your first language, though. Anyways, don't be too depressed that your verbal is lower than your quant, as I seem to remember the average scores for verbal being around 100 points lower than the average scores for quantitative.

I'd still re-take it though, since you said your recommendations may not be outstanding either.