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SAT
Scholastic Achievement Test
For:
College
Type:
Paper-based
Length: 3 hours 45 minutes
Sections:
3
Reading-
67 questions; 70 minutes;
score 200-800
Math- 54
questions; 70 minutes; score 200-800
Writing-
49 questions plus 1 essay; 60 minutes; score 200-800
Fee:
$47 (in US)
Total score: 400-2400 (sum of the
three section scores)
When given: Offered 7 times a year (January,
March, May, June, October, November, and
December)
Where to take: Nearest test center
Score available: In
17-19 days
Take more than once?
Yes
Cancel score? Yes, if done by 11:59 pm on the
Wednesday after test
Subject
tests: 1 hour tests in 20 subjects specific to English,
History, Mathematics, Science and Languages. These are taken
separately from the SAT.
Preliminary Scholastic Achievement Test (PSAT): Shorter version of
SAT, usually taken as practice
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ACT
American
College Testing
For:
College
Type:
Paper-based
Time at test center: 4 hours and 15
minutes (5 hours if taking Writing Test)
Sections:
4 or 5
English-
75 multiple choice questions; 45 minutes;
score 1-36
Mathematics- 60 mcq; 60 minutes; score 1-36
Reading-
40
mcq; 35 minutes; score 1-36
Science-
40
mcq; 35 minutes; score 1-36
Writing
(optional)- 1 essay; 30 minutes; score 1-36)
Fee:
$33 ($48 with Writing test)
Total score: 1-36
(average of the section scores, not including Writing Test)
When
given: Offered
6 times a year (February, April, June, September, October, and
December)
Where to take: Nearest test center
Score available: In
as soon as 16 days, but sometimes up to 8 weeks
Take more than once?
Yes
Cancel score? Yes, if done by noon Central Time on the Thursday
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GRE
Graduate Record Examination
For: Graduate school
Type:
Computer-based (where available; paper-based otherwise)
Sections:
3
Verbal Reasoning-
30 questions, many multiple choice; length
30 minutes; score 130-170
Quantitative Reasoning- 28 questions, many multiple choice; length
45 minutes; score 130-170
Analytical Writing-
2 essays (analyze an "Issue" and analyze an "Argument"); 45 minutes and 30 minutes
respectively;
score is an average of the two and ranges from 0-6
Fee:
$160 (in US)
When given: Year round, by appointment
Where
to take: Nearest test center
Score available:
Within 15 days
Take more than once?
Yes
Cancel score? Yes, at end of test |
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GMAT
Graduate Management Admission Test
For:
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Type:
Computer-based
Length: 3 1/2 hours
Sections:
3
Quantitative-
37 multiple
choice questions; score 0-60
Verbal- 41 mcq; score 0-60
Analytical Writing-
2 written assignments (analyze issue and analyze
argument); 30 minutes each;
score is an average of the two and ranges from 0-6
Fee:
$250
Total
score: 200-800
When given: Year round, by appointment
Where
to take: Nearest test center
Score available:
Within 20 days
Take more than once?
Yes
Cancel score? Yes, but before leaving center |
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LSAT
Law School Admission Test
For:
Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD)
Type:
Paper-based
Length: 3 1/2 hours
Sections:
6
5 multiple choice sections, 35 minutes each
1 writing sample, 35 minutes
Questions: 100-102 total;
3 types-- Reading Comprehension, Analytical Reasoning, Logical
Reasoning
What's
scored: 4 of the 5 multiple choice sections; writing sample is not
scored, but is sent to school
Total score: 120-180
Fee:
$139 (in US)
When given: 4 times per year
Where
to take: Nearest test center
Score available: Within 3 weeks
Take more than once?
Yes
Cancel score? Yes, within 6 days of taking test |
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MCAT
Medical College Admissions Test
For:
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Type:
Computer-based
Length: 4 1/2 hours
Sections:
3
Physical Sciences (52 multiple choice questions; 70 minutes;
score 1-15)
Verbal Reasoning (40 mcq; 60 minutes; score
1-15)
Writing Sample (2
essays; 30 minutes each; score is 1-6 and is an average for the
two essays)
Biological Sciences (52 mcq; 70 minutes; score 1-15)
Fee:
$235 (in US)
Total score: sum of the four section
scores; maximum 52
When given: Offered 22 times a year
Where
to take: Nearest test center
Score available:
Within 30-35 days
Take more than once?
Yes
Cancel score? Yes, at end of exam |
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US
universities with both law and med schools In
the United States there are 200 ABA approved law schools and
134 LCME accredited medical schools. The following 80
universities boast both. |
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Baylor
Boston
Case Western Reserve
Columbia
Cornell
Creighton
Drexel
Duke
Emory
Florida International
Florida State
George Washington
Georgetown
Harvard
Hofstra
Howard
Indiana
Louisiana State
Loyola
Mercer
Michigan State
New York
Northwestern
Ohio State
Pennsylvania State
Saint Louis
Southern Illinois
Stanford
State U of New York Buffalo
Temple
Texas Tech
Thomas Jefferson
Tulane
U of Alabama
U of Arizona
U of Arkansas
U of California, Davis
U of California, Los Angeles
U of Chicago
U of Cincinnati |
U of Colorado
U of Connecticut
U of Florida
U of Hawaii
U of Illinois
U of Iowa
U of Kansas
U of Kentucky
U of Louisville
U of Maryland
U of Miami
U of Michigan
U of Minnesota
U of Mississippi
U of Missouri (Columbia)
U of Missouri (Kansas City)
U of Nebraska
U of New Mexico
U of North Carolina (Chap. Hill)
U of North Dakota
U of Oklahoma
U of Pennsylvania
U of Pittsburgh
U of South Carolina
U of South Dakota
U of Southern California
U of Tennessee
U of Toledo
U of Utah
U of Vermont
U of Virginia
U of Washington
U of Wisconsin
Vanderbilt
Wake Forest
Washington U in St. Louis
Wayne State
West Virginia
Yale
Yeshiva |
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Source: Cross reference of
ABA and LCME data |
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Comparing
schools
Colleges can be rated
and compared using a variety of insightful statistics. The most reliable way of locating data on a school is by visiting its official website.
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Criterion
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Statistic |
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| General institutional |
Years in existence |
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Enrollment |
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Highest degree awarded |
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Number of degrees offered |
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Student teacher ratio |
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Average class size |
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| Faculty |
% fulltime |
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% with doctorate |
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% tenured |
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Average salary |
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Average hours
teaching per week |
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| Acceptance |
Number of students accepted annually |
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% of applicants accepted |
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Average high school class rank |
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Average high school GPA |
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Average
standardized test score |
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| Retention and graduation |
Freshman retention rate
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Graduates per year
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Graduates as % of student body |
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| Student body |
Male-female ratio |
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Average age
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International
student percentage |
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% of students by ethnicity/race |
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% of students who are full-time |
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% of students living
on campus |
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| Library |
Number of books |
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Number of subscriptions |
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| Entry requirement
weighting |
High school record |
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High school class rank |
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Recommendations |
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Standardized test scores |
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Essay |
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Interview |
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Extracurricular activities |
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State residency |
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Work experience |
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Community service
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| Cost |
Tuition and fees |
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Room and board |
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Books
and supplies |
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| Financial aid |
% of students receiving aid |
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Average amount received |
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Average % of total expense covered |
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| After graduation |
% of graduates employed
after 6
months |
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Average starting salary of graduates |
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Student placement budget per graduate |
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US test dates
Registration
deadlines in parentheses (regular, late)
2012
May
May 5 SAT & Subject Tests (4/6, 4/20)
June
June 2 SAT & Subject Tests (5/8, 5/22)
June 9 ACT (5/4, 518)
June 11 LSAT
(5/8, 5/18)
September
September 8 ACT (8/17, 8/24)
October
October 6 LSAT (9/4, 9/14)
October
6 SAT & Subject Tests
October
27 ACT (9/21, 10/5)
GMAT and GRE are computer-based tests and
are available year-round, by appointment.
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| Selected
college guide books
The Insider's Guide to the
Colleges
Yale Daily News /
St. Martin's Griffin / June 2010 /
1024 pages / ISBN 0312595581
This compendium is unique in that much of its content is contributed by students.
It attempts to give unvarnished assessments of campus life at some 330
US and Canadian colleges. Additionally, it provides a variety of
statistics and a quiz you can take to help match yourself with a
compatible institution.
How to Get Into the Top Colleges
Richard Montauk and Krista Klein /
Prentice Hall / August 2009 /
640 pages / ISBN 073520442X
If you have your eyes set on attending a tier one US college, this
book will probably provide interesting reading. It analyzes the
admission requirements of forty "premier" colleges as well
as the three American service academies. It provides examples of
successful essays, recommendations and interviews and gives worthwhile
advice on how to "self-market". A favorite feature of the guide
is its collection of applicant case studies. These
include feedback from actual admissions directors that pinpoint
application weaknesses and ways to improve them.
The Yale Daily News Guide to Succeeding in College
Shaheena
Ahmad / Kaplan Publishing / June 1997 /
208 pages / ISBN 0312595581
This venerable guide
mixes practical academic
advice with suggestions for doing well in the other areas of college
life. A
highlight is the section on writing papers. In all, there are a
multitude of "how to's", including how to work with
professors, handle partying,
get along with your roommate, and so on.
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MBA
basics
The purpose of the
MBA degree is to provide a comprehensive view of how
businesses work. Students are exposed to all of the
common business specialties and come to see the ways the functions
are interrelated
and dependent on each other for success. Upon gaining an
MBA, graduates are not only more sensitive to the teamwork
needed in organizations, they are also better prepared for
executive leadership.
Most programs
include the following core courses.
Accounting-
examines different types of financial information and
demonstrates decision-making
methods for using it.
Management
Science- explains scenario modeling and the employment of
algorithms to reach optimal outcomes.
Economics-
explores the narrow (micro) and broad (macro) forces that
affect the production and consumption of a company's output.
Statistics-
applies probability theory to define uncertainty and reduce
its impact.
Finance-
provides an overview of raising and employing capital to meet the needs of
a business.
Organization-
delves into the human element of business and the effect that
organizational structure has on behavior.
Marketing-
teaches an appreciation of the research, development and
promotion necessary to offer successful products.
Production-
surveys various planning and scheduling techniques used to achieve
manufacturing goals such as increased efficiency or on time
delivery.
Information
Management- covers mapping the informational needs of a
business and employing technology to meet them.
Business
Strategy- explains the importance of identifying an
organization's proper direction and the planning needed to
navigate it.
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| Know before
you go
American higher
education has a well deserved reputation for innovation. Each year
hundreds of new programs are introduced, many of which
entail avant garde learning approaches that attempt to
streamline the academic experience. While such
programs can seem attractive, it is important to verify that
both they and the schools which offer them are properly
accredited.
Without accreditation,
the value of your degree will be diminished. So it is
worth some time to learn
more about the accrediting process
and to check the status of any program you consider.
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| Your
resources vs. college expenses
Before committing to a program there is nothing more
important to
evaluate than your finances. That's because no matter what you
choose to study or where, painful consequences will follow if you
find you cannot keep up financially.
The answer is to perform detailed
analyses before making decisions. Add all the resources you
expect to have per
year (wages, savings, allowance, gifts, loans, stipends, etc.). Net out any taxes.
Then itemize your estimated annual expenses. Include everything you
can think of that
will cost money, and make realistic appraisals.
Also, be sure to account for cost of living differences.
You can work up your numbers using this calculator:
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