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Graduate School Advising

Considering graduate school? Gong to graduate school is a huge investment of your time, money, and energy, so it is important to make sure going to graduate school makes sense for you at this time. How do you know? Try answering the following questions:

  • Why do you want to go to graduate school?
  • What do you want/hope to get out of the earning an advanced degree?
  • What are your personal/professional goals and how will graduate school help you achieve those goals?
  • Why is graduate school the most appropriate "next step" for you at this time?

If you weren’t able to provide sound answers these questions, you are probably not ready to pursue a graduate or professional degree.

If you were able to provide sound answers these questions, we recommend the following:

  • Get advice from faculty in the academic fields you are considering for graduate study;
  • Visit with a CCS career advisor to discuss how graduate school can help you achieve your personal and professional career objectives;
  • Meet with your academic advisor to make sure you are on track to graduate;
  • Prepare to take the appropriate graduate school entrance exam(s) – GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, etc.;
  • Download our Guidelines for Applying to Graduate School handout to assist you with planning the school selection and application process.

Helpful Online Resources

101 TOP College, University, and Scholarship Web Pages - Offers tips on preparing for graduate entrance exams, as well as a listing of schools, programs, scholarships, and financial aid sources.

Advantage Testing Austin - Provides one-to-one tutoring for the LSAT, GMAT, and GRE, provided by full-time tutors who will cater to your schedules and particular goals.

AMCAS online - Association of American Medical Colleges' website, which has their new AMCAS-E application on their site.

American Universities Home Pages – A list of universities offering undergraduate and graduate programs.

ASHA Graduate School Guide - The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Graduate School Guide for institutions of higher learning which offer graduate degree programs in speech-language pathology and/or audiology.

Educational Testing Service - Provides information about GRE, GMAT and TOEFL.

FastWeb.com - Provides a scholarship search engine.

FinAid - Links to financial aid information; online financial aid guide.

GMAT Online - A site with information on how to prepare for the exam, truths and myths about MBAs, profiles of MBA programs, and financial aid.

GRE Online - A site where you can register for the test, get study tips, and take a practice exam.

Graduate School Application Essays - Hosted by The Writing Center of Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute.

Graduate School Guide - A database you can search by location and academic subject as well as a question and answer section on applying to graduate school.

Grad Schools.com - Allows you to search for programs by university name or by academic subject; has information on financial aid and an interesting section on distance learning.

Kaplan - Offers advice on preparing for the GRE, MCAT, GMAT, and LSAT, and information on several grad school subjects ranging from admissions to international programs.

JobTrak Guide to Graduate School - Provides information about graduate schools and the application process.

Law School Admission Council (LSAC) - A nonprofit corporation whose members are 201 law schools in the United States and Canada and is best known for administering the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).

Peterson’s Education Center - A comprehensive site for education and career information and advice. Offers a wide variety of information on numerous graduate school topics.

The Princeton Review - Contains advice on preparing for graduate school entrance exams, as well as tips to help you select the right school.

U.S. News and World Report Graduate School Rankings - Ranks graduate schools, including medical, law, business, engineering, and education programs.

UT Learning Center Graduate Exam Services - Preparation materials, classes and advising for UT students.

UT Library Online - Maintains an online collection of over 4000 catalogs from two-year, four-year, and graduate schools; click on "CollegeSource Online" to search by size, tuition, cost, state, degree, and major.

UT Graduate School - A site containing everything you could possibly want to know about applying to graduate programs at UT.

Yahoo! Universities and Colleges - Search for Web sites and information about colleges and universities around the world.