monsterbash

Thank you both very much! I completely recognize how stupid it is for me to call anything from 2007 "old." Like I said before: this is a totally silly question, but one that's been nagging me nonetheless. Thanks again!

Preface: this is in all likelihood a really stupid question! I took the general GREs in September 2007. I applied unsuccessfully to PhD programs this past season and I'm waiting till Fall 2011 to give it another go, which means that my scores will be just over four years old by the time I apply and about four-and-a-half years old by the time anyone sees them. (And, if I make it in anywhere, they'll have just expired soon after I begin in 2012.) So they'll still be valid for the application deadlines, but I'm wondering if they're still acceptable or if newer scores (say under three years) are strongly preferred? Do ripened scores "look worse" than newer ones? I've looked on the websites of most of the schools that are on my list, and so far I'm just seeing instructions that call for valid scores: no other age limit. But especially after seeing the post about Rutgers's stipulations, I just worry that other schools might also not be too keen on older scores even if they do accept them. Thank you all so much.