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Thatβs OK. Thatβs bound to happen when youβve been working on a task for more than four months (or in some cases, even 12 months!*). In an ideal scenario, you should complete your standardized tests after shortlisting the universities and before beginning the application, so that your GRE preparation doesnβt collide with writing the SOP.