Planning for graduate or professional school
Finding and choosing a school and program | applying | entrance tests
Below:
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.
Planning for grad or professional school
Should you go?
Five Qs to ask yourself.
Events
Graduate & professional school info & test prep.
Pre-professional school advisors
Career Services advising
For help on your decision-making and reviewing personal statements.
Where VT grads go to graduate & professional school:
- Post-Graduation Report tells what VT B.A. & B.S. grads do after graduation.
- See Grad / professional school attendance by major.
- About the report; choose a year to view.
Can I find a VT alumna/us at a school I'd like to attend?
- Maybe.
- See VT Career Link - alumni who have volunteered as networking contacts. Log in and search by "schools attended."

