Previous article When to Take GRE gave an introduction of factors that have to be considered before deciding to take GRE. After you have made decision to attend Fall semester, following will be typical time line to take GRE Exam and apply for Fall semester, but you can take GRE even before 1 year and also multiple times, if you are not satisfied with the GRE Exam Score.
GRE Exam Date – Fall Semester
For example, lets assume you plan to apply for Fall 2010. So, this is how the time line should look like
- Before August 2009 – Start preparing for GRE
- August 2009 – Take GRE Exam and TOEFL Exam
- September 2009 – Browse Universities, Prepare documents
- October 2009 – Create some 20+ universities you plan to apply, prepare applications documents
- November 2009 – Decide on schools to apply ( 5 to 10, maybe more)
- December 2009 – Send applications by Dec first week.
- January 2010 – Contact professors
- February 2010 – Keep checking application status
- March 2010 – You will start hearing about admission decisions
- April 2020 – Admission Decisions and I-20 will be sent out
- May 2010 – Prepare for F1 student visa, book dates
- June 2010 – Visa Interview
- July 2010 – Learn to cook
- August 2010 – Fly to US in 1/2ned week of August
Above time line is not hard and fast rule. But it should give you general guideline for Top tier schools. But, if you like your applications to be considered for financial aid, its better to apply early. Some schools have 2 separate deadlines. One for financial aid and one regular admission deadlines. So, they will consider applications received before Financial aid deadlines for scholarship.
Some schools have single deadlines. It can vary from Nov 2009 t0 May 2010 for Fall 2010 semester. But, for international students most of the universities will have deadlines before March/April. They have to process your application and then send I-20.
Late Applications for Fall Semester
There are many questions answered here regarding applications deadlines and when to apply for Fall Semester. Here’s some of the previously answered questions related to submitting college admission applications to Fall Semester
- Which is Better – Fall or Spring Semester Admission?
- Can I apply for Fall Semester in March?
- Took GRE in January, Can I still apply for Fall Semester?
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am planing to join in aug 2010 can i take gre exam in the mnth of march/april
Sir, i am a final year electrical engineering student. I plan to write my gre by dec 15 2010 for fall 2011 admissions. Can i get financial aid within this time? What is the deadline for submitting the applications for aid? What are the best universities to apply for MS in electrical engineering?
sir, i am doing my final year engineering in ece. i plan to write my gre by dec 2010 for fall 2011 admissions. Is this time enough for me to get financial aid when i apply for universities? i heard we must finish submitting the applications for aid. please help. what are the best universities for masters in electronics?
I agree with what Brijesh has said Sir, pls can u equally provide a draft on when to take the exams as you did for Fall Semester 2010 for Spring 2011..we would really be grateful
Spring Semester 2011
Can you please provide us draft plan for Spring Semester 2011 the way you provided above for Fall Semester? This is really useful.
When to Take GRE To Attend Spring Semester 2011?
this is an incredible article.
i feel i wasted money on a counselor.
hiiiii i am taking gre test on feb 16th. Is it possible to apply for fall 2010?
Is it possible to get financial aid? plzzzzzzzzzz suggest me
hello sir,i took my gre last month but got a low score.am planning to take the test again at the end of jan.can i take test in jan and still apply for fall semester.please reply for my query.
Thanq
Reply to your question is posted at http://www.happyschoolsblog.com/gre-test-again-in-january-second-time/
Hai…i m planning 2 write gre n toefl in december 2009 2nd week…so can i get admission fr gud US universities if i get gud score in both..?plz help me
Can apply for German universities in February?
hello sir,
my gre score is 920,(+3 years of experience in very good org.)
some of my friends are saying it is very low score so i want to write GRE again, is it right? is this true that they will make average of both score?
please suggest me and clear my confusion.
praveen
Hii can u plz suggest me when i should appear in GRE exam to get admission in spring 2010. Also tell which are the universities in US having spring intake for MS in Computer Science with Scholarship.
Most of us have the same query, if you give the similar time line for spring. it ll be great.
I would to apply too in spring incase i don get through the fall, my score is 1110 and have applied to san jose state university for MS in computer science.
On the other hand the chair of computer engineering responded favorably, but as i saw the course description its mo0re of electronics.
How different is software engineering and computer science?
I have responded, sent the application packet neatly, toefl-100.
Hey,
I am in a major fix here.. I am applying for Fall 2010 for my masters to universities in the USA. My applications are on track and will be sent in time for the deadlines. However, due to some other exams that I have lined up in October-November, I am compelled to push my GRE..such that my GRE score will probably reach the universities a week after the deadline is past.. Is that alright? Is the GRE score counted as a part of the application?
Thanks for all the help..
Regards,
SB
hi can u tell me which are the US univ have spring admissions for MS in pharmacy..when is the deadline to post the application for spring more over when should i take my gre if i want to apply for spring..
Sir
I am rahul tripathi and have completed my engineering in electrical and electronics in july 2009 and just after that got enrolled in a good gre coaching institute.Now i wish to take my gre exam in mid of october 2009.so please help me with the following ques:-
1)getting a call from any of the applied universities means that i’ve got full scholarship
2)I have played cricket for 5 years and won represented state with many laurels so will it help in any way?
3)in any case how can i get a full waiver
please help me out
Cricket will not help you much in US Universities. Other games like Basketball, Tennis, Baseball will help you a bit. You will have to be a Premium Member to get answers to other questions. Read more details about joining Premium Membership Club – http://www.myhappyschoolsblog.com/premium-course-contents/
Would writing the GRE exam in jan 2010 be too early if i want to apply for fall semester 2011?Would I still be able to use the score reporting feature at the end of the exam?or can that feature only be used by those who want to apply for admission in 2010?
hii can u plz suggest me wen i shud appear in GRE exam to get admission in spring 2010. Also tell wich are d univ in US having spring intake for MS in pharmacy(pharmaceutics/pharmacology etc.)with nominal fees.
hi i like ur blog and i’d like to be friend or well i might need to ask some question about financial aid for intl student