Career Guide: College Funding, Tests & Application

Applying for College & Test Preparation

For books on school admission, use UW Libraries Search (link below) with keywords such as:

school admission criteria
graduate work admission
business schools
law schools admission

UW Libraries Search
Find books & multimedia in UW Libraries & Summit & find articles in selective databases.

Gale Presents: Petersons Test Prep
Covers college and vocational school programs, preparatory tests, and financial aid sources and requirements. No off campus access for practice tests.

The College Blue Book
Guide to thousands of 2-and 4-year schools in the U.S. and Canada. Provides detailed descriptions, degree programs offered, scholarships, and occupational education programs.
Perfect Phrases for Business School Acceptance
The Best Business Schools' Admission Secrets
Federal Student Aid Website
US News & World Report: Graduate School Rankings (website)

Related Guides

Prospective Graduate Student Resources

Graduate School Funding Sources

Grad School Test Information & Preparation

Links are to individual organizations administering these tests. Practice test materials are available at these sites both for free and for a fee.

GMAT (Graduate Management Admissions Test)
The official website of the GMAT.
GRE (Graduate Records Exam)
GRE Subject Tests
Examples of tests for: Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology; Biology; Literature in English; Chemistry; Mathematics; Computer Science; Physics, Psychology. Not all graduate programs require subject tests.
GRE - Preparing for the GRE Exam
Free GRE guidelines provided by OnlineMastersPrograms.org. Some ares are fee-based.
LSAT (Law School Admissions Test)
MCAT (Medical College Admissions Test
Testing & education reference center (Practice Tests)
Databases of colleges and vocational schools, programs, and the latest preparatory tests as well as financial aid sources and requirements. Off campus access unavailable for practice tests.