Time it takes for ETS to report scores

[kush391]

I am planning for MS in CS, for fall '12.
In India, CS GRE happens once. This year, its on Nov 13 for which I am a bit short on preparation and was therefore, thinking to give it the next year.
I have a doubt here regarding the clashing of dates. Please let me know the time it takes for ETS to report the AGRE scores back. I guess the apping for '12 would start by mid dec '11 which means there'll only be a month's gap between the AGRE and my apping.

Thanks
Kushagra

personal statement:**
about me and my resume:i am a 4th yr CS grad from bits pilani (reputed indian college, sometimes ranked #6). My cgpa is average around 7.9 which converts to 3.18/4.00. I have done a few projects, have some recos from reputed profs and 1550 on GRE. And by the time I apply, I woould have an year's work ex.
So, as the profile is average (or max av+), I wish to boost it with a AGRE. please evaluate my chances and let me know the importance of a cracking AGRE score.

[kush391]

Anyone please..

[CalmLogic]

This is a common question. In a nutshell, no one has ever had a problem that we know of. And I don't anticipate there being a problem.

Frankly, the big issue is just getting a score that is decent, like even 50th percentile can be quite hard. And trust me, the exam is just as hard as ever.

[kush391]

Well, I am a noob in terms of CS GRE. But just as a curiosity, can a 90.something percentile help in the application or CS GRE is just out of vogue these days for MS admissions. (I saw one of your posts suggesting CSGRE arent as important as they used to be in early 90s. )
Thanks.

[CalmLogic]

Anything at or above 80th percentile means you are good enough for at least GA Tech, IMHO. Though a 80th percentile wouldn't guarantee admission to GA Tech, such a score would seem strongly correlated with admission to GA Tech.

Anything at or above 90th percentile will almost definitely boost anyone's profile for MS admission, no matter how good the profile already is or where you are applying to. But getting 90th percentile is very, very hard. Even for most people who already have a MSCS, they still wouldn't be able to get 90th percentile. That's why it's often recommended in this forum that people who already have a good CS background focus on research experience instead.

And at Rugters, even 50th percentile may help for admission to their MSCS program. In the Admit Profiles (first link in my sig), Rutgers historically seems to like anyone with even a decent, average score on the GRECS.