Is it a good idea for me to retake the GRE?

[Rote]

Hi everyone,

I'm applying for PhD in the U.S (Fall 2011). I really appreciate if you could take a look at my profile and give me some advices on whether I should retake the GRE.

I just finished the GRE and I blew it: 370V, 800Q, waiting for my writing score, but my expectation is 4 or 5.

I am so disappointed with my verbal score.

Anyway, here is my background.

- 3.34 GPA (undergrad in Computer Engineering)

- Finished my master degree from the same department within one year.

- 2 years working experiences as a programmer.

- done some research during my undergrad and master on speech recognition, natural language processing, AI, and data mining.

- published a paper in an international conference, which is considerably the best in its field.

- TOEFL iBT: 100 (Reading 25, Listening 27, Speaking 20, Writing 28)

I am looking at the top 20 schools and a few top 10 schools for a PhD in Machine Learning (e.g. CMU, Cornell, Berkeley, UC Irvine, USC, Stanford, etc.)

My GRE scores worry me because I am an international applicant. Should I retake the GRE?

Thanks for reading this.

Edited August 10, 2010 by Rote

[Strangefox]

370V is too little even for an international student. I would retake it.

[2xM]

Ditto.

[balderdash]

Definitely retake if you're thinking top 20, even if you're an international student.