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 So, you want to go to Grad School?
 

University Career Services can help! Here's how:

View University Career Services' Preparing for Graduate School workshop PPT

  • Individual consultation and assistance with preparation for graduate and professional school, which may include researching graduate school programs, writing personal statements and navigating the application process.
  • University Career Services highly recommends that students seek the advice of their faculty advisors and academic departments in the graduate school process.
  • Pre-law students are strongly encouraged to attend our Law School Fair, where representatives from various law schools will be present to answer questions, give helpful advice, and orient students to the Law School environment. Phi Alpha Delta, the Pre-Law Fratenity is also a great resource. This year's Law School Fair was held on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 from 4pm-7pm in the Rinker Fieldhouse. Over 45 law schools attended. Visit University Career Services for recruiter contact information.
  • Pre-med/pre-health students, see the Biology Department website for more details. Pre-Med students should visit the Health Professions advising site: http://www.stetson.edu/artsci/prehealth/index.php
  • Stetson's Grants and Fellowship Resources http://www.stetson.edu/artsci/home/grants.php

GRADUATE SCHOOL - HELPFUL LINKS:

The duPont-Ball Library offers excellent Grad School resrouces http://www2.stetson.edu/library/

Not sure which grad program you should choose? Click on these recommended links:

 

www.gradschools.com

www.JobWeb.com

www.petersons.com

www.princetonreview.com

www.usnews.com

www.gourmanreport.com

www.graduateguide.com

Graduate School Resources (USC)

 

 

HELP WITH TEST PREPARATION:

  • Stetson's Counseling Center is a testing site for LSAT, GRE, and MAT
  • Stetson Office of Continuing Education offers resources for test preparation
  • Stetson's duPont Ball's Testing & Education Reference Center provides FREE practice tests.

    To reach the Testing and Education Resource Center: Go to the Library’s database page: http://www2.stetson.edu/library/, Scroll down the alphabetical list along the right-hand side and click on Testing and Education Reference. You can narrow your choices by school name, location, tuition, major, average G.P.A. of incoming freshmen, religious affiliation, and other criteria. It also includes information on:
    -financial aid
    -scholarships
    -individualized
    FREE practice tests such as the LSAT, GMAT, GRE, MCAT, etc.
    -study preparation eBooks for many exams


    Need more information on testing sites, how to register, and practice tests?
GRE: Graduate Record Examination
GMAT: Graduate Management Admission Test
LSAT: Law School Admissions Test
MCAT: Medical College Admissions Test
MAT: Miller Analogies Test

 

HELP WITH PERSONAL STATEMENTS:

Each of the websites below offers free advice on personal statements, and also fee-for-service editorial services for all types of grad school programs. Remember that you can set up an appointment with University Career Services to have your personal statement critiqued.

 

Do's and Don'ts

SAMPLES

www.accepted.com

 

Purdue University: Writing the Personal Statement

Berkeley U of CA: Graduate School Personal Statement

GRADUATE SCHOOL ESSAYS: RPI

Graduate School Personal Statements

For Pre-Law Students:

Go to The Pre-Law bulletin here for more information.

Thinking about Law School? Visit this helpful link:
LAW SCHOOL ADMISSION COUNCIL: THINKING ABOUT LAW SCHOOL?

  • American Bar Association To access the Pre-Law student tool kit from this website, click on Career Resources hot button, then ABA Career Counsel, then Pre-Law Toolkit.
  • Donhaue & Grolman Take a virtual law school course and ask lawyers questions.
  • The Law School Admissions Council You can register for the LSAT online and access lots of other useful information.
  • Top Law Schools.Com This site offers information on every subject of interest to pre-law students. Examples include interviews with law school deans, articles that provide in-depth profiles of law schools, an overiew of all current law school rankings and advice on writing the law school personal statement.

(Thanks to the University of Arizona's pre-law program for these links)



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