Career Development Office - Graduate & Professional School

General Resources

Admissions Process/Essays

• Essay Writing
  • gradadmissions.about.com/education/gradadmissions/msubessay.htm
• Medical School Application Process
  • aamc.org
  • Association of American Medical Colleges: Resources for Future Physicians

Financing

• FAFSA
  • www.fafsa.ed.gov
  • U.S. Department of Education FREE Application for Federal Student Aid Web Site.
• FastWeb
  • www.fastweb.com
  • scholarship database that requires completion of a profile
• FinAid
  • www.finaid.org/otheraid
• GradLoans
  • www.gradloans.com
  • U.S. Department of Education FREE Application for Federal Student Aid Web Site.
• GrantsNet
  • www.grantsnet.org
  • Funding Opportunities for Training in the Biological and Medical Sciences
• International Education Financial Aid
  • www.iefa.org

Program Searches

• Business Schools/MBA Programs
  • www.gmac.com
  • Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) provides general information regarding pursuit of a graduate business degree and a searchable database of 500 MBA programs worldwide; requires user to complete "user profile"
• American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
  • www.aacom.org
  • The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine supports and assist the nation's osteopathic medical schools, and serves as a unifying voice for osteopathic medical education.
• B-Schools
  • http://bwnt.businessweek.com/2000_mbasearch/index.asp
  • Business Week Online's Instant MBA Search; search results link to Business Week Online's profiles, survey data, and Q&As with admissions, placement, and financial aid directors
• Education
  • mastersineducationguide.com/
• GradSchools.com
  • www.gradschools.com
• BusinessDegreesOnline.com
  • www.businessdegreeonline.com
  • Directory on the web (over 46,000 total programs) of both online and campus-based business degree and certificate programs.
• Law Schools
  • http://www.lsac.org/
  • links to law schools via the Law School Admissions Council's website
• Law School Rankings
  • http://www.lsac.org/
  • Law School Admissions Council article on Law School Deans speaking out on "rankings"
• MBA Explorer
  • www.mbaexplorer.com
• Medical Schools
  • www.aamc.org
  • Association of American Medical Colleges - links to medical schools arranged alphabetically and geographically; also links to medical school admissions offices
• Peterson's
  • http://iiswinprd01.petersons.com/GradChannel
• U.S. News & World Reports
  • www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/beyond/bchome.htm
  • rankings of graduate and professional programs

Admissions Tests/Preparation

• Dental Admission Test (DAT): www.ada.org/prof/ed/testing/dat/index.asp
• Graduate Record Examinations (GRE): www.gre.org
• Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT): www.gmat.org
• Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT): www.aamc.org/students/mcat/
• Law School Admissions Test (LSAT): www.lsat.org
• Educational Testing Service: www.ets.org
• Peterson's
  • iiswinprd01.petersons.com/GradChannel/
  • overview of GRE®, GMAT®, LSAT, MCAT, TOEFL; leads to downloadable test prep materials
• Test Prep Services
  • Kaplan: www.kaptest.com
  • The Princeton Review: www.review.com
  • Test Masters: www.testmasters180.com
  • Temple U. Continuing Ed: www.temple.edu/conted/
  • University Test Prep: www.universitytestprepserv.com
  • Parliament Tutors: www.parliamenttutors.com
  • Varsity Tutors: www.varsitytutors.com