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General, multi-field | business | law | medicine | veterinary medicine | test prep | financial aid | books

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General, multi-field

• AllAboutGradSchool.com
  - Directories of business, engineering, law, medical & online graduate programs, plus more.
  - Test prep and financial aid info.
• GradSchools.com
  - Search graduate programs by subject.
  - Search graduate programs by graduate school.
• GradSchool.com - applying tips
• GraduateGuide.com
  - Search by school and/or academic subject and/or state.
• Graduate School Essays
  From The Writing Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
• Peterson's Graduate & Professional Schools
  - Get started, find a school, prepare for tests, pay for school.
• Princeton Review
  - Explore schools and careers, improve test scores, find scholarships and aid.
• Princeton Review > Grad schools and careers
• U.S. News & World Report Graduate and Professional School Rankings

Business

• MBA.com
• MBA.com > apply effectively
• MBA.com - see GMAT information
• MBA.com > paying for your MBA
• Princeton Review > Business schools and careers

Law

• Law School Admission Council
• Law School Admission Council - see LSAT information
• Law School Admission Council > financial aid for law school
• Princeton Review > Law schools and careers

Medicine

• Princeton Review > Medical schools and careers
• StudentDoc.com - medical school rankings
• StudentDoc.com - medical school admissions
• StudentDoc.com - are your MCAT scores competitive?
• StudentDoc.com - financial aid and student tax info
• U.S. News Complete Guide to Medical Schools

Veterinary Medicine

• Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC)
• Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) > Students & Admissions > Scholarships
• Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS)

Test prep

• ETS.org - Educational Testing Service Network
  - GRE, GMAT information, and more.
• Kaplan test prep / info
  - Includes Law, Business, Graduate, Medical, Dental, Nursing, Pharmacy, Education, Optometry
• Princeton Review
  - Business / GMAT
  - Law / LSAT
  - Medical / MCAT
  - Graduate / GRE
• Test Prep Review.com
  - Overview info about standardized tests, how they are timed, why they are given, etc.
  - How to prep for standardized tests; review-style questions.

Financial aid

Career Services does NOT specialize or have expertise in the area of financial aid. You should consult the financial aid or scholarship offices of schools you wish to attend. These resources are listed for information only because financial aid questions often go hand-in-hand with choosing schools and applying.

• AllAboutGradSchool.com
  Financial aid resources.
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Association of University Women (AAUW)
  Fellowships, grants, awards.
• Financial Aid from the U.S. Department of Education: The Student Guide
• GradSchools.com - Financial aid info sources
• GraduateGuide.com - Financial aid info
• Petersons.com - Financial aid resources
• The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid (FinAid.com)
• Virginia Tech Graduate Funding Opportunities

Books

• In the Career Resource Center we have a library of print publications related to graduate and professional school that you can view during office hours.