<p>When is the lastest I should take the GRE, if I am applying for the Fall 2013 semester graduate school? Is October too late? Should I get it done in August? I just want to study as long as I can.</p>
<p>Don’t put it off until the last second, its probably a good idea to get as much studying done as you can and then take it around August (maybe Sept. if you haven’t started studying already), that way you can take it again if you don’t score as well as you would have liked.</p>
<p>I plan on applying for fall 2013.</p>
<p>I started studying a few weeks ago and have already scheduled the test for mid September.</p>
<p>I wanted to give myself study time, but i didn’t think over studying would be a good idea either.</p>
<p>Find a way to gauge your abilities now. I think if you buy the GRE book from ETS it comes with a test you can take. From there, you can figure out how much studying you’ll need to do. </p>
<p>I think you’re doing the right thing studying now before school starts.</p>
<p>I, too, am applying for Fall 2013.</p>
<p>I decided to take it Monday, August 13 - two days before class starts. </p>
<p>I’m not sure if you start school in August or September, but I’d recommend doing it when school is NOT in session. When I tutor kids for the ACT, I always advise them to take it in June so that studying for the ACT does not conflict with studying for their classes. </p>
<p>If you feel you have enough time to study before school starts, I suggest you go ahead and sign up for a date that’s just a couple days prior to the start of the fall semester. However, if you feel that there is an insufficient amount of time for you to study between now and the time school starts, I recommend taking it in December or January while Christmas break is underway. </p>
<p>If my August score is not what I want it to be, I’m going to retake it during October (fall break) or January, just before school starts again. More than likely I’d do January considering I’d have about 3-4 weeks to study.</p>
<p>If I were you, I’d try to establish a baseline by taking a practice test so that I could see how much my score needs to improve so that I’m on par with the scores at my prospective schools. This will help you determine how much time you need to study and, subsequently, help you in answering your own question.</p>