When To Take GRE?
By HSB On April 6, 2009;
GRE Exam Score is mandatory if you are planning to get admission into good university in US. But, its will always be a tough decision to decide when to take GRE. Before you decide to take GRE Exam, it takes lot of thinking and discussion with friends and family members, if you want to study in US. Some students take GRE and then decide if they want to go to US and some students make up their mind they definitely want to go to US and prepare for it. But, ultimately you got to take GRE Exam.
When to Take GRE Exam
There are many factors that has to be taken into account before you can decide to register for GRE Test date. Education Testing Service (ETS) has made the GRE registration process very straight forward. So, GRE Test registration should be least of your concern.
- How strong is your Analytical Ability
- How good are you is your Verbal Skills
- Did you take any practice GRE test to see how much you can score with your current skills
- Do you want to study in US in Fall Semester ( Aug/Sep) right after completing Bachelors Degree (Apr to May)
- Do you want to study after taking 1 semester break and attend Spring
After you decide on above factors, then based on that you can decide when to take GRE.
US University Deadlines
Basically, you have to reverse engineer the time frame after you know answers to above said factors. Fall semester starts in August/September months. Schools in US have varying deadlines. Most of the students think all the Universities will have similar/same deadlines to send application package. But, that’s not true. There are 1000’s of Colleges and Universities in US. Every single college have different deadlines. There is no single database to find the University deadlines. You have to spend long time browsing within college website to find the deadlines.
Some schools have deadline in Nov of previous year for Fall semester that starts in Aug of following year. Some schools accept applications till late May. So, it really depends on the university.
When to Take GRE to Attend Fall and Spring Semester
There will be two separate article with timeline that will help you decide. There s previosu article that explains about when to Take GRE, but in next 2 article, you can get more detailed information.
- When to Take GRE Exam for Fall Semester
- When to take GRE Exam for Spring Semester
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- Best Time to Take GRE General Test
- When To Take GRE Exam For Fall Semester
- “I’m Planning To Take GRE Test Again in January”
- When to Apply for Fall 2010
- ‘I Scored 1490 in GRE, but I’m Confused’ – Anand
hello sir/mam
This s malathi.i am doing my BE currently 8th semester.i planned to persue my higher studies in US for spring in biomedical Instrumentation.when is the correct time for me take GRE
Above article answers your question. Not sure what you don’t understand about when to take GRE.
sir, now i m stding in 4th b tech now i want 2 write gre can u plz give me the details when i have 2 write and what is the process
Sir,
I’m currently completing my F.Y.BSC ( COMPUTER SCIENCE). So, I want to know that when I should give my GRE and TOEFL. Want to know that what are the requirement for getting Scholarship.
Hello Sir/Ma’am
I am pursuing BE with aggregate 71.. I am in 6th sem currently and want to know when will be the correct time for taking a GRE date.. I’m planning to take date in May 2010…but confused a bit..i want scholarship too..so plz help me out..
I’ll complete my BE in apr/may 2010. Im willing to register for gre. Please recommend me a suitable date for registering.
hi sir/madam
i am seshu dheeraj pursuing my btech (computer science engg).
i would like to know whether the universities in US will provide finanical aid during spring season
if so please provide me with some universities
thanking u
hello sir/madam,
I am doing final year B.E now.I want pursue MS in US.what should i do?
hello sir/madam,
i have completed Btech in biotechnology this year i.e. june 2009 and im planning to give GRE in Feb 2010.
i want to do an MBA in biotechnology. could you please suggest some good univ for it and the criteria for scholarships in those univ??…
i want to do ms in vlsi i done my BE in 2009 is it best to take gre in june 2010
i have not yet prepared well for october which is the best date for me kindly send me dates to register for gre then for toefl
hi,
i have almost two months to prepare for my GRE exam. Please suggest some study plan to score better.
@Reet – Refer to articles within GRE Page and GRE Category. It has all the tips and study plan.
Hi,
I am BE in IT and have an experience of 1 year. i have now decided to pursue my MS from USA. I want to take my GRE date but i think i am late. could you please suggest me when should i take my GRE date at its latest? i was planning to make it as November 1st week. Also, could you help me with admission deadlines for major good universities?
is it good to write gre in nov for fall intake..i can apply to any univ i wish know…or else will take a month before in october…pls suggest me….
Hi Im taking my taking my toefl test on aug 2nd what could be the best time to take GRE for to get admission in Jan 2010!!
please suggest me a date and if it less time please suggest me preferable books to reach good score!!
Hi Sailaja,
As per taking GRE so as to get admitted in Spring2010 (Jan) you will have to check with the universities. Every university has its own final date for accepting the applications.
But on an average for Fall10 as per my knowledge u should take GRE on or before 15th Sapt.
I hope this may help u.
In the 2nd last sentence i have incorrectly written Fall10, instead of Spring10.
Sorry for that
Hi,
I’ve completed B.E in 2008 and want to do MS in computer science with scholorship so is it ok to take GRE in August-09 for spring 2010 admissions
hi,
my dream is to study in us im doin my final year BE COMPUTER SCI ENGG i will finish my course apr/may 2010 but i feel i hav less time to prepare to write my gre exam this sep/oct to join fall intake im aiming o score high marks i feel i need time i thought i would go in spring intake
1.is it advicable?
2.is there scholarship in spring in take?
3.when do u advice me to take ?
4.what are the disadvantages in spring intake
Hi,
I’ve completed B.E in 2008 and want to do MS in computer science with scholorship so is it ok to take GRE in july-09 for spring 2010 admissions?
Hi there,
I have completed my Engineereing and having a 2+ job experience.
Right now I am in US on my H4, that is dependant visa.
I am planning for Spring 2010!
I just have started with my preperations and I am confirtable to give GRE in 3-4 months. That is August/Saptember 1st week!
I haven’t fixed the date yet!
Will it be ok to appear GRE in Aug/Sapt 09 for Spring2010?
If No, then suggest me a date, for Spring 2010!
If Yes, when should I submitt applications to Universities? That is deadlines and all.
@Megha – Do you plan to attend school near the place you live? If so, check the school’s website for admission deadline for domestic application.
Hye thanks for your reply!
But if the area is not a concern, what will you suggest?
Also can you suggest me a non technical, i mean managorial course for doing MS?
I am having computers as engineering background!
So something related to that?
Hello sir/madam
I am doing BE and currently in final sem with aggregate 70.3..
I want to take admission in JAN 2010…so by what time i should give gre….
And also i want scholarship….pls help me out…
Try to take GRE and TOELF by June 2009. Score above 1300 will increase your chances of getting Scholarship.