Should I retake the GRE?

[chetanxavier]

I spent about a week of preparation and received a score of 155V/162Q/4.5AW. I'm looking into the top 20 statistics masters programs and maybe 1 or 2 middle range CS programs in the US. My GPA is 3.3 and I double majored in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics. I'm at the point of obtaining decent letters of recommendation from some of my professors. But I'm worried that my lack of research and not high GRE scores will negatively affect the adcom's decision. Would it make little to no difference in my application if I were to increase my V to 160 and Q to 165? I'm not too sure how competitive the masters programs in statistics are.

Edited January 28, 2014 by chetanxavier

[bsharpe269]

Wow my stats are really similar to yours: 3.3 undergrad gpa, gre: 157V, 161Q, 4.5. my undergrad is in math and I'm getting my masters in bioinformatics. If it helps you make a decision, I'll be retaking my gre before applying to phd programs in biophysics. I'll also be taking the math subject test to help with the sort of low undergrad gpa. With a bit of studying g, I think I can get an awesome score to help my application.