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Graduate and Professional School Resources

Hearing our office title, “Career Services,” you might think that our resources and services are only useful to those students who plan to enter the workforce upon graduation. This would be a misconception! Career Services has resources to support you in your graduate and professional school search and application process.


While faculty are often your primary source for support, visit Career Services for admissions testing information and study materials, assistance in preparing a timeline to manage the application process, directories of top programs, and books related to writing personal statements. You may also need many of the same tools as students seeking employment: professional resume/vita, application and interview performances are all critical to your success.

General Information and Resources – Set up an appointment to discuss application timetables, questions, concerns, and options.  Stop by Career Services in Hazelrigg Student Union, call 461-7400 or email kgraviette@hastings.edu to schedule a visit.  Hours are 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

  • Hastings College Academics Pre-Law Web Pages – Considering law school, check out suggestions from the College’s Pre-Law Committee.
  • Internet Resources – The Internet provides detailed information on graduate schools, test preparation, the application process, writing admissions essays, and seeking financial aid.  You will find links to graduate school directories below.
    • Gradschools.com – (Searchable database containing descriptions and contact information for graduate and professional programs and international study)
    • Peterson’s Guides to Graduate and Professional School – (Directory that allows a search by program/location, name of university, and keyword. Links to program web pages at colleges and universities are included.)
    • The Princeton Review – (The Grad Program Search offers searchable information about a diverse range of graduate programs, including basic information about the field of study, degree information, and questions to ask when choosing a program.)
    • The Association of American Medical Colleges – (Provides an overview of the medical admissions process and offers a directory of medical school programs that are searchable by location.)
    • Links to Law Schools – (from the Law School Admissions Council)
    • Web U.S. Universities – (Alphabetical list leading to links to US college and university home pages)
  • Career Library – Graduate School Directories:
    • Peterson’s Graduate & Professional Programs
      (also available in Perkins Library)
    • Graduate Programs in Humanities
    • Graduate Programs in Psychology
    • Graduate Programs in Social Sciences
    • Health Professions Education Directory
    • MBA Programs
    • Official Guide to ABA Approved Law Schools

Graduate School Essays, Vitas and Applications – Career Services can provide advice on preparing vitas (an academic resume), writing essays, and completing applications. We can also serve as an extra set of eyes, proofreading and critiquing your application materials.

  • Career Library – Application / Financial Aid / Success Strategies
    • Graduate School Tips and Timeline
      (Free handout from Career Services)
    • Graduate Admissions Essays
    • How to Write a Winning Personal Statement
    • Essays that Will Get You into Medical School
    • Perfect Personal Statements
    • Getting Money for Graduate School
    • Free Money for Graduate School
    • Preparing for Graduate Study in Psychology
    • Law School Survival
    • Law School Without Fear
    • So You Want to Be a Lawyer
    • Medical School Admissions
  • Internet Resources
    • Accepted.com – (Contains writing tips and samples essays for business, graduate school, medical, and law school applicants; contains useful free information and additional fee-based services)
    • GradSchools.Com Student Information Center – (Includes a Graduate School Application Handbook and a free online course, Application Essay Writing 101)
    • Graduate School Application Essays – (Contains advice from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Writing Center on developing application essays.)
    • GradView.Com – (Comprehensive site that offers tips about applying to, getting in, and surviving in graduate school; also has overview of admissions tests)
    • Interview Feedback – (Great resource for students preparing for medical school interviews from StudentDoctor.Net.  Contains reports from students who have completed their medical school interviews, including a tough questions response.)
    • Preparing a Vita – (From #1Resume Writing Tips and Resource Center)
    • Writing Your Curriculum Vita – (Guide from About.com)
    • Successful Interviewing – (Tips for the graduate school interview from the CalPoly.)
    • Preparing Your Portfolio – (This site, developed by the New York Foundation for the Arts, provides articles and resources for prospective artists, including articles on art school portfolios. You must register to view the site.  Use “portfolio” in the search box to find the resources, but look at the internship and job information as well.)
    • Grants in Graduate Studies – (The GIGS database, maintained by New York University, includes grants from government, international, corporate, and private funding agencies.)
    • FinAid – (Offers free information about financing your education, including links to FastWeb Scholarship Search, “unusual” scholarship links, and links to prestigious scholarships and fellowships.)
    • Applying to Graduate Programs in Psychology – (Step-by-step suggestions for investigating and making application psychology graduate programs, including building professional-looking applications, writing personal statements, and preparing vitas.
    • Introduction to Graduate School in the Visual Arts – (Information from ArtSchools.Com)

Entrance Examinations – Many graduate and professional programs require either a general admissions examination or an examination for the specific disciple.  Following are links to the web sites of the test publishers.  Sites usually contain information about registration, exam content, format, and preparation.  Link to a detailed summary of this year’s testing calendar as it relates to Hastings College here.

Test Preparation

  • College Resources – Faculty often offer suggestions or study sessions for preparing to sit for graduate and professional school admissions examinations.  Talk to your advisor or to Career Services about potential test prep opportunities.
  • Learning Express Library – HC’s Perkins Library offers this online database that provides online practice tests for the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, and PPST.  Tutorial courses are available for improvement of math, writing, and reading skills.  You can register as a new user on any campus computer.
  • Career Library Resources – You may check out test preparation books from Career Services in Hazelrigg Student Union.  Materials are available for the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, PCAT, GRE-Biology, GRE-Chemistry, GRE-English in Literature, GRE-Psychology, and the Miller Analogy Test.
  • Internet Resources – You will find that there are many resources you can use as you begin preparing to take your entrance examination.  Most tests provide information online at their official websites, containing test dates, types of questions, timing, and most other questions about test details. Some will even provide practice examinations.  Additionally there are many fee-based test prep programs. The resources below are free and provide test taking strategies in additional to sample and practice test. TestPrepPreview.Com – (DAT, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, OAT, AND PCAT)