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Graduate
School Information
GRADUATE
SCHOOL CAMPUS VISITS
Download The UNC Asheville Career Center's
Graduate School Planning Guide
GRADUATE SCHOOL PLANNING TIMELINE
HELPFUL GRADUATE SCHOOL WEB SITES & QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN RESEARCHING PROGRAMS
TEST
PREPARATION WORKSHOPS are offered through UNC Asheville's Extension
and Distance Education Office throughout the school year. The Graduate
Test Prep Coordinator on-campus is Nancy Williams in the Asheville Graduate
Center, 828-250-2353,
nwilliam@unca.edu. Vist the
Extension and Distance
Education website for details on GRE, LSAT, and Effective Teacher Training
Prep Courses.
Online Degree
Programs & Accreditation Questions
For a comprehensive source of webpage links, go to Ramsey Library's Graduate
School Resource Guide.
Peterson's
Education Center Helps you locate grad schools. A
wealth of information on education, jobs and careers.
Gradschools.com
Online resource to help you locate graduate schools. Searchable by
program and/or region.
The Princeton
Review Explore schools, careers, scholarships, and aid
options
Yahoo's
List of U.S. Universities
U.S.
News Graduate School Rankings
MBA
Explorer Access to 200 graduate business school web
sites. Help with financial aid, GMAT information and online
registration
College Horizons Preparing Native American students for college
and graduate school
Graduate
Degree Fairs for the Public Good from idealist.org
GRADUATE SCHOOL
RESUME and CV WRITING
Sample
Graduate School Resume
Information on writing a
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Resume
Basics Writing Guide
GRADUATE SCHOOL ESSAY WRITING
12 Tips for writing
your essay
Preparing to
write your graduate school essay
Drafting your
graduate school essay
Completing
your graduate school essay
GRADUATE SCHOOL FUNDING RESOURCES
Nationally Competitive Fellowship Programs & Other Funding Opportunities
- Compiled by North Carolina State University
Outside Funding Resources
- Compiled by the University of Minnesota Graduate School
External Grants and Fellowships - Compiled by Binghamton
University, State University of New York
Graduate Fellowships and Grants - Science, Math, and engineering
resources - Compiled by phds.org
Externally Funded Fellowships - Compiled by the University
of Texas at Austin
Graduate Assistantships related to Environmental Studies and
Biology - Compiled by Texas A&M University's Department of Wildlife
and Fisheries Sciences
Test Administration
Registration booklets for the following nationally-administered tests are
available in the Career Center.
TESTING INFORMATION
The Asheville Graduate Center
administers the GRE (subject only) and LSAT tests on campus.
For questions, contact the Asheville Graduate Center, Nancy
Williams, 250-2353 or
nwilliam@unca.edu. Please note that the Asheville Graduate
Center does not register students for the tests. You may
register online through
ETS for the GRE subject tests and
LSAC for the LSAT.
Visit the
Extension and Distance Education Website to view current
information on test preparation courses.
GRADUATE RECORD EXAM (GRE)
The general exam is currently administered via computer only. See
additional details in the registration booklet or call the Prometrics Testing
Center locally at 828-253-4224 (31 College Place Building D, Suite
107 Asheville, NC 28801). Computerized GRE also administered at ASU's
Computer-Based Testing Center.
Download FREE GRE PowerPrep Software here. Please note this software
is also downloaded on a Career Center computer if you prefer to practice in the
Career Center.
LAW SCHOOL ADMISSION TEST (LSAT)
Dowload a FREE LSAT sample test here. Please note this sample test is
also downloaded on a Career Center computer if you prefer to practice in the
Career Center.
GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION TEST (GMAT)
Computer-adaptive testing only
Call 800-GMAT-NOW
Or in Asheville call 828-684-8602 for the
Pearson Professional
Centers at One Town Square Boulevard, Suite 350, Asheville, NC 28803-5007
Download FREE GMAT Prep software here. Please note this software is also
downloaded on a Career Center computer if you prefer to practice in the Career
Center.
MEDICAL COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TEST (MCAT)
Download practice MCAT tests here (note there is a $35 fee per test)
KAPLAN TEST PREP AND ADMISSIONS offers FREE practice tests on campus each
semester, generally in October and February. Visit the
Kaplan Practice Test
website for details. The
Career Center Calendar of Events will also list the upcoming practice test
dates. Kaplan also offers test preparation courses for the GRE, LSAT,
MCAT, GMAT and more.
PRINCETON REVIEW
Offers test preparation courses for the GRE, LSAT,
MCAT, GMAT exams. In addition, you will find extensive information on graduate,
law, business and medical schools & admissions, testing, and financial aid
information. Runs discussion groups on various topics about getting into
college. Purchase books and software resources.
MILLER ANALOGIES TEST
(MAT) Information regarding the MAT and free practice questions can be
downloaded from this site.
LEARNING
LIBRARY EXPRESS
Provides an interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial
course series designed to help students and adult learners succeed on academic
or licensing tests. Students will get immediate scoring, complete answer
explanations and an individualized analysis of their test results. Included are
practice tests for the Praxis, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT and many others.
Visit the
Learning Library Express (Choose College Students and then Graduate School
Entrance Exam Preparation). Please call the library research desk
(251-6111) for questions or more information. UNC Asheville
students will register with their student ID. Community members and UNC
Asheville alumni can access the database by obtaining a password from a local
public library, visiting NC
Live and searching for Learning Library Express.
On-line Reference Management
Collect transcripts, letters of recommendation and examples of your work in one
place and allow organizations you specify to pull documents up instantly
on-line. Log on to RefererenceNow.com.
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