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Graduate School

Are you wondering:

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  • If graduate school is right for you?
  • If you should attend graduate school now or later?
  • Which graduate school to choose?
  • How to prepare for graduate school?

Career Services can assist you with the graduate school process, including application, entrance examinations, reviewing graduate school essays, and practicing medical, law, and graduate school interviews. Stop by (CC322) or call (651.638.6460) to make an appointment.

Graduate School Links

The Graduate School of Bethel University

Bethel's graduate school offers a growing choice of master's, certificate, and licensure programs - and a doctorate - in fields from communication and education, to nursing and organizational leadership.

Bethel Seminary

Bethel Seminary offers six master of arts degrees, a master of divinity degree, a doctor of ministry degree, and four certificates.

Graduate School Handouts

 

Admission Essays

Entrance Exams

Test Prep

Medical School

School Search Sites

 

Writing Grad School Admission Essays

The Writing Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Helpful hints in a one-page format on how to write your grad school essay.

Accepted.com - Click on your area of interest either medical school, MBA, law, or graduate school. Good general information on how to write statements for each type of graduate degree. We do not recommend that you hire them to edit your statement, as Career Services will do this for you for free!

Top Graduate School Essay Writing Mistakes You Must Avoid - Create a more-impressive grad school essay by using these suggestions from Peterson's Graduate Schools.

Grad School Entrance Examinations

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) - All you need to know about registering for and taking the GRE.

Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) - Computerized tests are available at computer test centers year-round. Call 1.800.GMAT.NOW (462.8669) to schedule an appointment.

Law School Admission Test (LSAT) - Application deadline: approximately 40 days prior to test date. For an application, check out this Web site or contact: Law School Admission Council 661 Penn St., P.O. Box 2000 Newtown, PA 18940-0998; 215.968.1001; Email: LSACinfo@LSAC.org

Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) - For application and schedule of tests, click on the above link or contact: MCAT Program Office P.O. Box 4056 Iowa City, IA 52243; 319.337.1276; FAX: 319.337.1122.

Test Preparation

Get Prepped - help on LSAT exams

GRE Guide - Free information and free practice tests.

GRE Test Prep

Kaplan offers complete preparation for entrance exams for secondary school, college, graduate school as well as English language and professional licensing exams.

Knewton has developed an adaptive learning engine that customizes the GMAT prep or LSAT prep specifically for each person. Prep courses are provided via live video online classrooms and on-demand videos.  Bethel students can get a $50 discount by using the following promotional codes - BETHEL-LSAT and BETHEL-GMAT.

LSAT Test Prep

MyGRETutor.com offers online GRE practice tests, tutorials, hundreds of free practice questions, and a vocabulary tutor. The website keeps track of students' progress and adjusts to their ability. Accounts are free and available to anyone.

Test Prep Practice offers free practice tests as well as other information


Test Prep Review provides study guides as well as free online practice tests.


The Princeton Review provides access to free practice online tests.

Medical School Web Sites

Northeast Association of Advisors for the Health Professions - Information about applying to med school such as the medical school application process, interviewing at med schools, financial considerations, information on financial aid, pre-matriculation programs, post-baccalaureate programs, summer programs, M.D./Ph.D. programs, foreign medical schools, early acceptance options, and medical school curriculum.

Association of American Medical Colleges  - Click on Student & Applicant information. Various information on admissions into medical school, financial aid, and students and residents programs.

GoMedicalSchool.com - provides information on prerequisites, required tests, choosing schools, applying, what to expect as a student, etc.

Medical School.com - The online medical school information resource. Lists a wide range of medical school programs which are located throughout the world. Also, hundreds of articles, tips, facts, and links pertaining to medical school programs as well as a wealth of other medical school related information.

School Search Sites

AllAboutGradSchool.com  provides a comprehensive geographic directory of graduate schools in the United States along with test preparation information and recommended books.

Graduate Guide  - Search by school name, major, or state. A compilation of grad school profiles. Request grad school applications and brochures online by Email address.

GradSchools.com  contains index of university home pages. Also many links to helpful sites, applicant guides to admission, and ability to search grad schools by major.

Graduate-Schools-USA.com - Search Graduate Schools and Degrees in the US with the option to order free brochures, viewbooks and applications.

Masters in Education Guide - Search for programs by specialty, degree or state.  Also included are articles, resources and certification requirements

Peterson.com - Search listings of graduate schools by masters degree or doctorate degree, by graduate program, or by institution name.

Princeton Review  - Grad school profiles and lists of course schedules. Various college, law, medical, and business homepages also listed here.

U.S. News Grad School Page - Database of 230 occupations to help in career search. Also contains outlooks on specific occupations. Lists grad school rankings and tips/software on grad schools.