Should i retake the SAT?

mathprof63
Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:07:45 +0000

You are in a highly competitive international pool for universities which are reaches even for those with close to perfect SAT scores (Columbia, Cornell). And there are many of those from India. The CR and writing scores are at the low end for some of the universities you listed - yes - even for engineering. Check collegedata.com to see the middle 50% of the scores at those universities. AT UCB, engineering is impacted - so the overall UCB data may not pertain to engineering.
You may be a match at Georgia Tech or NYU. I suspect they will be full pay for you - they like international students for the dollars they bring in. If you are aiming for Columbia or Cornell, then those reading scores will need to come up.

Also, can your family afford to be full pay at a US university?