Mattk87

I know they are officially good for like 5 years, but I also know that the school will want them as new as possible and some won't take ones older than 2 years. I am planning on taking the GRE this fall but was wondering would a score be seriously accepted if I applied a year later?

Well, Social Psych I certainly hope im not trying to "use" the professors as a way to get into grad school, but maybe that is what I am doing in a way. I would take classes that interest me and would be applicable to what I want to study (military history), and at the same time just try to make more of an effort to interact with the prof. I just didn't start seriously feeling like grad school was a route I wanted to go, until my last semester or so of undergrad, and therefore I don't feel like have prepared LORs and writing samples together as well as I could/should have. I have noticed some programs allow you to take graduate classes without formally pursuing a degree, and a certain amount of hours can be counted toward a degree once you have been accepted. Would this be a preferable way for someone who is worried about having enough qualified reccomendations. Oh and btw I am going for Masters and then possibly PhD. Sorry if some of these issues are elementary, but I'm just starting to delve into all this grad school stuff and its pretty complex!

Ok I have graduated with a degree in history in may and want to get some letter of recommendations, the only problem is I didn't really plan a lot while I was an undergrad about going to grad school. The end result is I never really forged connections with any of my professors, so I am worried about getting a letter of reccomendation. I have contacted one of my professors from my class last semester where I had to write a research paper. He agreed to write me a letter of reccomendation so that is one down. However, I am really not comfortable going back and asking any of my other professors. While I got As in their classes I never really went to their office and got to know them. I have been thinking about taking a couple extra college history classes (preferably where you have to write a research paper) with the goal of specifically building a relationship with the professor and then asking for a letter of reccomendation. Is this a worthwhile strategy? Do your letter of reccomendations have to be from when you were persuing your undergrad degree?

Just wondering what everyone is planning to do? I myself am not sure if I want to teach... but it might be a fall back for me.

Ok I am thinking of going to grad school. I graduated in May and I want to get the ball rolling as soon as possible. It seems after looking online you can schedule to take the GRE about any time you want, so I was wondering for all those who have taken the GRE how long would you suggest a person would want to study for it, and would you reccomend just taking the normal GRE or a specialized one?