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  • Diverse Populations
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• Graduate School Planning
• Workshops and Instruction
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• About the CRL

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Library Catalog

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  *For a list of all books in the Career Resources Library, search by Non-LC call number and enter "CRL."
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Related Resources

• Career Education Center -- Simmons career counseling
• CareerLink-- Simmons online recruiting
• CA$H -- Simmons work study and on-campus jobline
• Alumnet Professional Connections
• School of Management Library -- additional career and business resources at Simmons
• Study Abroad Office

Application, Essay, and Admissions Test Information

About: Guide to Graduate School Admissions
http://gradschool.about.com/cs/generaladvice/a/guide.htm

About: Graduate School Admissions 101
http://gradschool.about.com/od/admissionsadvice/a/overview.htm

Grad School Planning Timeline
Geared towards working professionals, this guide walks you through application tasks the year before you plan to attend.
http://www.petersons.com/gradchannel/file.asp?id=910&path=gr.gs.planning&sponsor=1

Graduate School Application Time Line
Provides a month-by-month task list.
http://fastweb.monster.com/fastweb/resources/articles/index/101702

Admissions Essays
Writing tips and advice for applying to graduate and professional programs.
http://www.admissionsessays.com/

Getting In
Excerpts from Getting In: An Applicant's Guide to Graduate School, as well as other graduate school links.
http://www.gettingintogradschool.com/

Educational Testing Service
http://www.ets.org/

GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test)
http://www.mba.com/mba/TaketheGMAT

GRE (Graduate Record Examination)
http://www.gre.org/

Kaplan
A commercial test preparation service.
http://www.kaplan.com/

MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)
Information from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/

Miller Analogies Test
http://harcourtassessment.com/haiweb/Cultures/en-US/dotCom/milleranalogies.com.htm

Princeton Review
A commercial test preparation service.
http://www.princetonreview.com/home.asp

Simmons Links to Curriculum Vitae Resources
http://my.simmons.edu/libraries/collections/career/resumes.shtml#cv

Writing Your Graduate Admissions Essay or Personal Statement
Common questions, points to consider to get you started, etc.
http://gradschool.about.com/od/essaywriting/

Career Resource Library Links to Writing Letters of Recommendation (for faculty and staff)
Share this URL with faculty when you ask them to write you a letter!
http://my.simmons.edu/library/collections/career/recommendations.shtml

Selected books available in the Career Resource Library:
• Graduate School: The Best Resources to Help You Choose, Get In, & Pay
• Real Life Guide to Graduate & Professional School
• Real Guide to Grad School: Humanities & Social Sciences – Note: This book includes excellent profiles of each field. Highly recommended.
• How to Write a Winning Personal Statement for Graduate and Professional School
• Graduate Admission Essays – What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why

Specific Program Information

Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Sciences
Business
Dentistry
International Programs
Law
Medicine
Veterinary Medicine

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Page updated: June 7, 2006