V149/Q168 need advice

[jarcl_123]

I am an international student and plan to apply for engineering program.

Should I retake GRE? This is a first time I took GRE.
In my opinion, this score is not good enough to apply for top universities such as UIUC or UMich because of a very bad verbal score.
However, I feel okay with this score because the day before I took the test, I just got only V139 Q167 from Powerprep.

I read from some forums that the universities focus on my math score rather than verbal score but I feel worried.

I just studied around 3 weeks.
The book that I read was
1. Barron book (Not finished)
2. 5lb Manhattan (Not finished)
3. Flashcard from Manhattan. (Finished)
4. ETS book (Finished)

Can you give me an advice?
Thank you

[tommywallach]

We really aren't an admissions service; I can't say anything about particular programs or score minimums. Everything depends on the details of your application (Recommendations, work experience, etc.). That said, yes I do think it's true that the majority of engineering programs focus on your quant score. I would simply ask their admission department. Give 'em a call!

-t