University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

Graduate School Resources

Thinking about graduate school? Looking for some information about graduate degrees/programs?

Here are some helpful internet tools and websites to assist with your graduate school search search process:

Program Searches

• Business Schools/MBA Programs - Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) provides general information regarding pursuit of a graduate business degree and a searchable database of 500 MBA programs worldwide; requires user to complete "user profile" www.gmac.com
• B-Schools - Business Week Online's Instant MBA Search; search results link to Business Week Online's profiles, survey data, and Q&As with admissions,placement financial aid directors http://bwnt.businessweek.com/2000_mbasearch/index.asp
• GradSchools.com www.gradschools.com
• Law School Ranking - Law School Admissions Council article on Law School Deans speaking out on "rankings" http://www.lsat.org/LSAC.asp?url=lsac/deans-speak-out-rankings.asp
• MBA Explorer www.mbaexplorer.com
• Find MBA: MBA programs worldwide http://www.find-mba.com/
• Medical Schools - Association of American Medical Colleges - links to medical schools arranged alphabetically and geographically;also links to medical school admissions offices www.aamc.org
• Petersons's http://iiswinprd01.petersons.com/GradChannel
• U.S. News & World Reports - rankings of graduate and professional programs www.usnews.com
• Listing of US MD/PhD programs: www.aamc.org/research/dbr/mdphd/programs.htm

Admission Tests/Preparation

• Dental Admission Test(DAT) www.ada.org/prof/ed/testing/dat/index.asp
• Graduate Record Examinations(GRE) www.gre.org
• Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) http://www.mba.com/mba/TaketheGMAT
• Medical College Admissions Test(MCAT) www.aamc.org/students/mcat/
• Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) www.lsat.org
• Educational Testing Service www.ets.org
• Peterson's - overview of GRE,GMAT,LSAT,MCAT,TOEFL;leads to downloadable test prep materials iiswinprd01.petersons.com/GradChannel/
• Test Prep Services
  • Kaplan:www.kaptest.com
  • The Princeton Review:www.review.com
  • Test Masters:www.testmasters180.com
  • Temple U.Continuing Ed:www.temple.edu/conted/
  • University Test Prep:www.universitytestprepserv.com

Admissions Process/Essays

• Essay Writing gradadmissions.about.com/education/gradadmissions/
• Medical School Application Process- StudentDoctor's overview and guidelines on applying to medical school and more studentdoctor.net

Financing

• FAFSA - U.S. Department of Education FREE Application for Federal Student Aid Web Site www.fafsa.ed.gov
• FastWeb - scholarship database that requires completion of a profile www.fastweb.com
• FinAid www.finaid.org/otheraid
• GradLoans - U.S. Department of Education FREE Application for Federal Student Aid Web Site www.gradloans.com
• GrantsNet:Funding Opportunities for training in the Biological and Medical Sciences www.grantsnet.org
• International Education Financial Aid www.iefa.org