(DISMAL) GRE Score Question and Boston College

To make you feel better, it's easier to bring up the score in Quantitative section and Verbal section! I have studied for months but couldn't bring up my Verbal up over 500.

I don't think they place that much weight on your GRE scores. Several of my classmates at BC would joke about how poorly they had done on the test, but they were strong in other areas and were accepted. It's only one small part of your total application. I wouldn't lose sleep over it.....

By all means overnight your essays. You definitely won't get in if you don't complete your applications. The letter of recommendation thing can be so frustrating. Can you reach this person by phone or do you have a back up? I don't think they'll put you in the "do not accept" pile as of Monday if you don't have that last LOR, but I'd get it in ASAP.
Don't get too hung up on what BC says about scores. On paper, I never should have been accepted. My GRE scores were in the 500s, but my undergrad GPA (from the 80s) was barely a 3.0. My MBA GPA (from the 90s) was about a 3.3. However, I had to retake several prerequisites and I got all As in those. I had some great work experience, had wonderful recommendations, and wrote two outstanding (BC's words, not mine..lol) essays that were personal and from my heart. Despite not being the best candidate grade-wise, I was accepted to all three programs I applied to. So, it's not all about grades, or GRE scores. It's about the applicant as a total package.