Top 10 CS Schools: Which GRE Score to Send?

Graduate School
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<p>I'm applying to MS programs for computer science, primarily the top 10 schools (Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, Berkeley, etc.). I've recently taken the GRE (for a total of twice now) and gotten my scores back.</p>

<h1>1: 165Q (91%), 156V (70%), 5.0AW (93%)</h1>

<h1>2: 170Q (98%), 157V (73%), 4.0AW (54%)</h1>

<p>Most of these schools will only look at the scores from one test date. I'm worried the AW for #2 is too close to the cutoff, but V and Q are better. Which one should I report on my application, #1 or #2? Should I send both of them and list the superscore on my CV?</p>

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<p>Since you are applying to the Masters program, the admission requirements are likely not as stiff as for the Ph.D. program. If your Q and V scores are significantly above the minimum on both tests but the AW is marginal on test #1 and the school explicitly says that they put a significant weight on the AW score, then submit #2. However, in my experience, more weight is given to the Q and V scores than the AW as long as it meets a minimum standard. In that case test #1 is a better choice.</p>