UMD Career Services

General Links:

http://depts.drew.edu/career/students/grad/

Graduate School information compiled by Drew University.

http://mncis.intocareers.org

A comprehensive career and educational planning guide to help all Minnesotans explore their options. It includes assessments which identify job titles, information on a variety of occupations, and educational and training options.

http://www.accepted.com

This site gives advice on how to write essays, personal statements, resumes, and cover letters.

http://www.collegejournal.com

Articles that give tips and advice on resumes, interviewing, job searching,salary info, graduate school, and financial aid

http://www.cs.umd.edu/~oleary/gradstudy/node2.html

This website includes everything you wanted to know about graduate school. Gives tips and advice on if graduate school is for you, how to get accepted, and your career path afterwards.

http://www.gradschool.about.com

Everything you want to know about graduate school! Preparation, finding the right graduate school for you, writing recommendation letters/essays, financial aid, and information on grad school testing.

http://www.gradschools.com

Search for graduate schools by subject or search programs by graduate school. Other links direct you to information on different grad schools. Create your own profile to send to schools of your choice.

http://www.gradview.com

Information on graduate schools such as finding the right school for you, test preparation, advice on getting into graduate school, financial aid, and what to expect in graduate school.

http://www.gre.org

Information on the GRE test such as what it entails, how to prepare, and on-line registration.

http://www.iseek.org

Minnesota based Internet system for educational and employment information.

http://www.lsat.org

Law school information and advice. How to register for the LSAT, links to different Law schools, and financial aid resources.

http://www.mba.com

This site helps students through the process of taking the GMAT, from deciding on an MBA to getting accepted and how to pay for it.

http://www.petersons.com

College planner for students and parents. Preparing to get into college, what parents need to know, information on graduate school, and information for continuing education.

http://www.princetonreview.com/home.asp

This site provides help to students exploring colleges and graduate schools. It also provides links to tests to help students prepare for college and/or graduate school. Financial aid advice is also provided.

http://www.rollins.edu/careerservices/graduateschool/graduateschooldecision.htm

Graduate school tips and advice. Deciding on going onto graduate school, admission to different graduate schools, and how to pay for it.

http://www.schoolguides.com

A great guide in helping students prepare for college. Find out what you need to know on how to get accepted to college, searching different colleges, how to prepare for it, and searching for a major. Also provides information on graduate school.

http://www.usnews.com

The publisher of U.S. News and World Report has produced one of the most outstanding guides to educational information on the Web. Dedicated sections of this site focus on college, community college, graduate school, e-learning, and financial aid; and each is filled with quality news, information, and resources. USNews.com also lists the annual rankings of colleges and graduate schools.

http://www.west.net/~stewart/pssample.htm

Great tips and advice on how to write personal statements and essays for graduate school. Also provides sample essays for M.A. program, Law school, and B-school.

http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/apessay.html

Tips and guides on how to write essays for graduate school to help you get in.