<p>if i'm going to be a junior at college this year and want to attend graduate school immediately after graduation, when should I aim to take the general GRE and the subject GRE examinations? Moreover, by when should I register for them? Also, is the review course for the GRE worth taking? My brother found the LSAT prep course useful but seemed to think a GRE prep course wouldn't be.. thanks.</p>
<p>The GRE scores are good for five years, so you have time to study for the general, take it, and then study for and take the subject. Remember that some fields don't require the subject GRE, even if the test exists.</p>
<p>I wouldn't bother with the review course. The vast majority of people don't gain anything from it - you should be fine with review books. I believe the books most recommended on here for the general GRE are Barron's (they have an excellent word list) and Word Smart (as a supplement, but not absolutely necessary). Also be sure to go through the ETS prep materials - their PowerPrep simulation is very good.</p>
<p>Remember also that the GRE's math section is not that hard - a little review should be fine. The verbal section is a killer - study that vocab!</p>
<p>Hi, I just took the GRE last week and I am a rising senior in college. I am not sure if I am going to apply to go straight to grad school (have to decide soon!), but the best time to take it would probably be in the summer before your senior year. I did not use a review course, I just used the Barron's book mentioned above and the Kaplan book. Studying the vocab in Barron's helped me immensely -- I think I saw at least 6 or 7 of the words I didn't know before Barron's on my exam. That may not sound like a lot considering I studied over a thousand words, but I think it was worth it.</p>
<p>jeez! relax! there's still 4 years left till graduation!</p>
<p>what a keener!</p>
<p>Actually, if you read the posts you would see that I'm graduating this coming May and the OP is graduating in less than 2 years.</p>