Should I apply Early Action or Regular Decision

<p>I have low test scores and by the time I retake the SAT and ACT, I will not be able to receive my scores in time in order to apply for early action, so what would be my best bet.</p>

<p>I live in North Carolina and I am an African-American. I go to a school based on engineering and biotechnology and have taken four engineering classes (Digital Electronics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Principles of Engineering) and they are all AP weighted and I got B's in all of them if this means anything. I am interested in majoring in Business Administration and getting a JD in graduate school.</p>

<p>I am not interested in engineering after taking the classes at my school, but with the rise of engineering and technology firms in the United States, I should have a chance of getting some job in business after college.</p>

<p>Currently a Junior
Played 2 years of Varsity football
Member of the key club (Community Service Club)
Taking dual enrollment (community college) courses in high school (Junior & Senior Year) and I have gotten only A's and B's in the classes from Forsyth Tech
I will be the SGA Senior Class President
Taken 2 AP classes, but I plan to take 4 more my senior year
List of AP's I have taken or will be taking - Psychology, US History, Statistics, Environmental Science, US Goverment & Politics, and Comparative Government & Politics, plus my engineering classes are AP weighted
I have an internship at Wake Forest Baptist Health this summer.
Have over 200 hours in Community Service</p>

<p>SAT Scores:
Reading: 480
Math: 560
Writing: 530
Overall: 1570</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.17
Weighted GPA: 3.94</p>

<p>ACT Score: 24</p>

<p>Class rank is in the top 30%</p>

<p>Finally my parents are divorced and I am confused on which one needs to claim me on their taxes for financial aid. My dad is a Superior Court Judge with a 100k+ salary and my mother is a nurse with a less than 75k salary. Which one would be more beneficial for college.</p>