Should I submit my GRE scores? 170V / 167Q / 4.5W, CS PhD

[merritt]

I'm applying to top CS PhD programs (CMU, UW, Stanford, Berkeley, etc), for which the GRE is optional this year due to COVID. From what I can tell, most of these programs have an average score of 168/169 Q. Do you think submitting my scores would help or hurt my application?

[spamhaus]

UMass Amherst has a student-run PhD Applicant Support Program. This program provides 1-on-1 support for underrepresented applicants, as well as a webinar which is open to all. The webinar will be held on Monday, November 23rd at 11am EST (details at the above link).

Note that a number of schools are running similar programs this year, including MIT, Stanford, CMU, Brown, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, UW, and UT Austin. Though I think UMass Amherst is the only one additionally holding a webinar that is open to all applicants. Also note that the deadline for many of the programs has already ended, but you can still apply for support from UMass Amherst students until Dec 4th.

Good luck with your applications this year!

[Coldboy]

That is terrific score. If I were you, I would definitely submit these scores. All the best!

[lemon-cmd]

Yeah..., 99% of applicants wish for such a score.

[lemon-cmd]

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[lemon-cmd]

Any idea on how does the school determine if one is underrepresented? Since I am an immigrant with parents making on the lower end of income and I was recently naturalized, would I be underrepresented? I am only asking for others to know if they qualify in the future.