Finding and choosing a school and program | applying | entrance tests

Below on this page:

• General guides, multi-field
• Business
• Law
• Medicine
• Veterinary medicine
• Test prep, a.k.a. graduate admissions tests or entrance exams
• Financial aid
• Books

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DISCLAIMER: Career Services does not own or maintain the websites listed below, and we have no control over their content. We provide links as a service to Virginia Tech students. Links to sites external to the Career Services website open in a new browser window.

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
• ETS.org - Educational Testing Service Network
  - GMAT information, and more.
• Kaplan test prep / info
  - Includes Business, etc.
• Princeton Review
  - Business / GMAT
  
• More test prep info below

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
• Kaplan test prep / info
  - Includes Law, etc.
• LSAT Exam Practice Tests
  - Website is a free resource provided by the Graduate Educational Information Services (GEIS); it has no affiliation with the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) and is not endoresed by the LSAC.
• Princeton Review
  - Law / LSAT
• More test prep info below
• Pre-law at Virginia Tech: events, test-prep, scholarships and discounts, and other excellent opportunities and resources. See "announcements," which does not have a distinct URL, so alas, I cannot link you directly to that good content.
• See Pre-professional school advising, clubs, resources for Pre-Law
• TRIALS: Training and Recruitment Initiative for Admission to Leading Law Schools
  Residential scholarship (fully funded; zero cost of participants) program that helps talented and motivated college students of modest means gain admission to the nation’s leading law schools; rigorous five-week summer course enhances opportunities for students of underrepresented backgrounds by bolstering their skills and focusing their goals.

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
• Kaplan test prep / info
  - Includes Medical, Dental, Nursing, Pharmacy, Optometry, etc.
• Princeton Review
  - Medical / MCAT
  
• More test prep info below
• See Pre-professional school advising, clubs, resources for Pre-Med, Pre-Dent, and more

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)
• See Pre-professional school advising, clubs, resources for Pre-Vet

Test prep and info

• Schedule of tests administered on the Virginia Tech campus by the Cook Counseling Center
  Some, not all, grad or professional school admission tests are administered on or near the Virginia Tech campus. You'll still want to use the additional sources below for test prep and for other test locations and dates.
• ETS.org - Educational Testing Service Network
  - GRE, GMAT information, and more.
• GRE Test Prep | greprepinfo.com
  - Free resource provided by the Graduate Educational Information Service (GEIS), which develops and maintains educational websites to enhance student outcomes and promote academic excellence; no affliliation with ETS which offers the official GRE exams.
• Kaplan.com test prep / info
  - Includes Law, Business, Graduate, Medical, Dental, Nursing, Pharmacy, Education, Optometry
• LSAT Exam Practice Tests.com
  - Website is a free resource provided by the Graduate Educational Information Services (GEIS); it has no affiliation with the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) and is not endoresed by the LSAC.
• Princeton Review.com
  - 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.
• Testmasters.net
  - Fee-based services. Specializes in LSAT prep. Also provides GMAT and GRE prep courses.

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.