On the passenger side rearview mirror, you've seen this: "objects in mirror are closer than they appear." Well, there are major changes brewing for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test that go into effect August 2011. So if you are planning a graduate school application Fall 2011 or Spring 2012, you'll need to be careful about your planning and study strategies, depending on when you take the GRE. I'll update you here on the key changes to consider, but for more complete information, I highly recommend you check out http://ets.org/gre/revised_general/scores/ for the most up-to-date information. Most of the information in this article is courtesy of the Educational Testing Service (ETS): http://ets.org/gre/.