If you're serious about going to graduate school, Career Development can help. Scan the information we provide here, then make an appointment with a Career Development counselor to discuss your plans. We look forward to chatting with you! As always, additional information is available at the Career Development Office.

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Testing	Graduate school testing dates and links to test sites.
Checklist	A list of things to do before heading to grad school.
Grad Fair 2009	Participating schools with links.
Applying	The application process, from start to finish.

General Information About Graduate School	Searching For Graduate Schools
Essay Writing	Information on GRE and LSAT Exams
Letters of Recommendation	Financing Your Education
Scholarship Information Graduate Assistantship Information	GU Admissions - Financial Facts and Policies for Graduate Students

~Video available for viewing in the Career Development Office~
Donald Asher, Career Expert, presents Getting into Highly Competitive Graduate Schools
Topics included in the video are:
How to identify your target school
How to manage your references
How to research schools and then actually use the information
How to write a winning essay
How to avoid common errors
How to get key people on your side.

General Information About Graduate School

CDES Graduate and Professional School Guide

Grad School Tips Free information for students considering graduate school.

Searching For Graduate Schools

General Information

All About Grad Schools Provides a comprehensive geographic directory of graduate schools in the United States along with test preparation information & recommended books.

Alphabetical listing of Pennsylvania colleges and universities.

American Colleges Directory A listing of American universities granting bachelor or advanced degrees.

The College Central Network The Rochester Area Career Development Association Virtual Graduate School Fair is now available through The College Central Network. It is LIVE and open to all students.

Distancestudies.com Provides comprehensive information on distance education programs in Canada and the US.

Distance Education and Training Council Washington DC-based organization that tracks and accredits distance learning programs.

Educational Directories Unlimited Provides access to Gradschools.com, Gradschoolfairs.com, Studyabroad.com, and the Institute of International Education.

Get Educated is an adult-education and distance learning resource center created by the Lifelong Learning consulting firm of Waterbury, Vermont, and maintains a database of online universities.

Get Recruited A website for students who wish to be "recruited" by graduate and professional schools.

GradSchools.com Comprehensive online resource for graduate schools and graduate program information.

GradSource.com Comprehensive source of information. Provides access to over 1000 grad schools including contact information and websites, admissions information, and related resources on test prep, applications, financing, and employment.

Graduate School Guide Includes testing and financial aid information.

Graduate Schools USA Search for almost all graduate schools and degrees in the USA with the option to order free brochures, viewbooks and applications.

Peterson's Education Center is one of the best sites on the WWW for information on graduate schools. You can do searches by program, or just visit specific schools that interest you. We have the text version in the Career Development office as well. You'll find that either tool is an excellent source of information.

PH.D.Org Especially (but not exclusively) for science, math, and engineering.

The Princeton Review Includes testing and school search information.

US News & World Report ranks graduate programs. Check out the latest rankings , organized by program.

Business Programs

American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business For specific business graduate programs.

MBA Degree Hunter

Law Programs

Internet Legal Resource Guide Comprehensive resource of information concerning law and the legal profession.

The University of Pittsburgh's Pre-Law Planner Guide to help you prepare for law school, assist in the law school admissions process, and provide information regarding life in law.

Medical Programs

American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine - Gather info, download applications, or complete web-based applications.

StudentDoc Medical Student's Resource Guide

Nursing Programs

RN to MSN Lists all the accredited Masters in Nursing programs for RNs.

Become RN Lists all the accredited Direct Entry MSN and Second Degree/Accelerated BSN programs, for non-nurses looking to get into the nursing field.

Psychology Programs

APA Education Directorate is run by the American Psychological Association and is for anyone seeking info on graduate programs in psychology.

Pursuing Psychology Graduate School Information Page . Sampling of sites that provide information on preparing for and applying to graduate school.

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Essay Writing

Writing the Personal Statement From the Career Center at the University of California, Berkeley.

Graduate School Essays From the Writing Center at Rensselaer.

Writing a Personal Essay for Graduate and Professional School From the writing center at Colgate University.

Information on GRE and LSAT Exams

The Princeton Review

Kaplan Online

GRE Online

2009 Raw Data Law School Rankings

No. 2, inc.

Educational Testing Service

TestPrepPractice.net

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Letters of Recommendation

Hanover's 8 Steps to a Good Letter of Recommendation

How to Receive an Unenthusiastic Letter of Recommendation

Getting a Good Letter of Recommendation

Letters of Recommendation

Financing Your Education

estudentloan.com - Information on types of aid, eligibility, and applying for aid.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Financial Aid Info Links

Graduate Fellowships Database

Law School Application Aid - Information about financing law school; links for scholarships, loans, FAFSA, etc.

Peterson's Guide to Financial Aid

Scholarship Information

Graduate Scholarships - Search Sites

www.finaid.org Comprehensive collection of information about student financial aid.

www.fastweb.com Find money for college - free scholarship search.

http://scholarships.fatomei.com/ Lists competitive and prestigious awards for college, graduate school and postgraduate study.

www.scholarships.ed.ac.uk The University of Edinburgh Postgraduate Scholarships for students from the USA.

Science Scholarships

www.grantsnet.org Resource to find funds for training in the sciences and undergraduate science education.

http://www.aauw.org/fga/index.cfm American Association of University Women - Funding sources for women in graduate study.

http://www.hertzfndn.org/index.html Hertz Foundation - For applicants in the physical sciences.

http://www.hhmi.org/grants/ Howard Hughes Medical Institute Grants - For applicants in science education and research.

http://www.nsf.gov/ National Science Foundation - Funding for research in science, engineering, education, social sciences. Click on funding.

http://www.atmos.anl.gov/GCEP/ US Dep't. of Energy - Fellowships for biological and environmental research.

http://www.gemfellowship.org/ The National GEM Consortium - Promotes the participation of underrepresented groups in post-graduate science and engineering education and the technical workforce.

Other Scholarships

http://www.EastWestCenter.org - East-West Center's Graduate Degree Fellowship Programs for degree study at the University of Hawaii.

http://www.marshallscholarship.org/ Marshall Scholarships - for graduate study in the United Kingdom.

http://www.theihs.org/ Institute for Human Studies - For applicants in the liberal studies, film, and creative writing fields.

http://www.studyabroad.com/forum/rotary/rotary.html Rotary Foundation - For international studies, foreign language applicants.

http://www.coro.org/ Fellows programs in public affairs.

http://www.jcu.edu/psychology/fulbrigh.html Fulbright Fellowships - Funding to study and do research in a foreign country.

http://www.jamesmadison.com/ James Madison Fellowships - For studies in American history, political science, government.

http://newhouse.syr.edu (click on Special Programs) Newhouse Fellow Program for Minorities - Master's level fellowship and internship program in newspaper journalism for members of underrepresented groups. Only those who have not majored in journalism on the undergraduate level are eligible.

http://www.ppiaprogram.org/ The Public Policy and International Affairs Program - For those seeking careers in public affairs.

http://www.cdsintl.org/fromusa/bosch.htm Robert Bosch foundation - Graduate study in Germany.

http://www.rhodesscholar.org/ The Rhodes Scholarship - For study at Oxford University.

http://www.woodrow.org/ Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship foundation - For applicants in the field of humanities/liberal arts.

http://www.gmsp.org/ The Gates Millennium Scholars - Established in 1999 to provide outstanding African American, American Indian/Alaska Natives, Asian Pacific Islander Americans, and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to complete graduate studies in mathematics, science, engineering, education, or library science.

http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsjavits/index.html Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program - designed to assist students of superior ability to pursue studies leading to a doctoral and Master's of Fine Arts (MFA) in related fields of the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

http://fulbright.state.gov/ U.S. Student Fulbright Grants - provide full travel and living expenses for six to nine months abroad to students interested in conducting research outside the United States.

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