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The Application Process: A Timetable and Checklist

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Preparing Successful Applications

Registering for the Admissions Tests
If you are planning to enroll at a university in September (fall semester), take any relevant tests no later than January in the same year, and preferably earlier. Find out whether you need to take the GRE General Test, a GRE Subject Test, the GRE Writing Assessment, the GMAT, or some other admissions test.

If English is not your native language, register to take the TOEFL. As with the academic admissions tests, make sure your test results reach universities before their deadline dates. If you believe that you qualify for a TOEFL waiver, contact universities directly and well in advance for further details. At least one to two months before the test dates, find out about test preparation materials and any other help you may need. Your EducationUSA information and advising center can give you further information.

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