Resources
How Do I Choose a School? (UC Berkeley)
How to Choose the Right Graduate School (Peterson's)
7 Critical Steps to Find the Right Grad School (US News & World Report)
Questions To Ask When Speaking With Professors at Prospective Graduate Schools (Peterson's)
Find the Graduate School That's Right for You - Program Database (PhDs.org)
Find a Grad School - Search Engine (Princeton Review)
Find a Grad School - Search Engine (Peterson's)
Finding the Right Fit
First Generation Students and Students of Color
On Mentoring First Generation and Graduate Students of Color (MLA)
"I'm First" Videos (I'm First)
From First-Gen College Student to First-Gen Grad Student (Inside Higher Ed)
Statements of Purpose and Personal Statements
Personal Statement vs. Statement of Purpose – What’s the Difference? Is there one? (Peterson's)
How to Write a Great Statement of Purpose (UC Irvine)
Steps to Success: Writing a Winning Statement of Purpose for Students in STEM Fields (UCLA)
Writing the Graduate School Statement of Purpose (Prinction Review)
Writing the Personal Statement (UC Berkeley)
Curricula Vitae and Resumes
Curricula Vitae (CVs) versus Resumes (UNC Chapel Hill)
Resumes and CVs - Curriculum Vitae (Columbia)
Writing the Curriculum Vitae (Purdue OWL)
CVs (MIT)
General Application Information
Standarized Tests
Letters of Recommendation
Graduate School - Letters of Recommendation (UC Berkeley)
Graduate School Applications: Requesting Recommendation Letters (Purdue OWL)
Tips for Requesting Letters of Recommendation (Cornell)
Confessions of a Professor: How to Get A Great Letter of Recommendation (Or Not) (Brandeis)
Graduate School Admissions Exams: Lots of Letters (About Education)
GRE (GRE Official Site)
Taking on the GRE Test (Princeton Review)
GRE Test Prep (Kaplan)
About the LSAT (Law School Admissions Council)
Sample LSAT Test Questions (Peterson's)
About the LSAT (Princeton Review)
The GMAT Exam (GMAT Official Site)
GMAT Test Prep (Princeton Review)
GMAT Test Prep (Kaplan)
Taking the MCAT Exam (AAMC)
MCAT Test Prep (Kaplan)
MCAT Test (Peterson's)
Graduate School Application Timeline (Princeton Review)
Grad School Timeline (Peterson's)
Funding and Scholarships
McNair Scholars (USD)