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Postgraduate
Entrance Qualification Exams for USA and International
Colleges
(GRE,
GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, etc)
Here you
will find details about the most common entrance
tests to post graduate schools in the U.S.A. and Canada (also
Australia for the LSAT). We give an outline of the tests
and links to training materials and pre-test exams.
| You
should note that, unless you have
completed your undergraduate degree in the
U.S.A., Canada, the UK or Australia, you
will be required to complete the TOEFL
Exam for entry into a postgraduate school. |
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Graduate
Records Exam (GRE)
In order
to assess the widely varying levels of undergraduate
degree education and to create a "more or less"
level playing field for applicants, most graduate schools
in the U.S.A. and Canada, and to a lesser extent in the
UK, require applicants to pass multiple choice tests,
administered by ETS in Princeton. The percentage weight,
universities assign to these tests vary from school to
school. But, on average, they make up 25% of the decision
factors given to your total application submission. If
your scores are low, they are likely to be given a much
greater weight. The same applies if your scores are very
high.
| GRE
- Test - Graduate Records Exam - The Standard
Test for Postgraduate Entrance |
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GRE General Test is accepted at more than
3,200 graduate and business schools as
well as departments and divisions within
these schools. Peterson and
Kaplan offer on line tests
(about $20.00) as well as test
manuals for about $35.00 that
will give you training and a good chance
to score highly. Graduate
programs and business schools use GRE®
scores to evaluate your readiness for
graduate-level work. The GRE
General Test measures verbal reasoning,
quantitative reasoning, critical thinking
and analytical writing skills
that are not related to any specific
field of study.
- Analytical
Writing — Measures
critical thinking and analytical
writing skills, specifically the
test taker's ability to
articulate complex ideas clearly
and effectively
- Verbal
Reasoning — Measures
reading comprehension skills and
verbal and analogical reasoning
skills, focusing on the test
taker's ability to analyze and
evaluate written material
- Quantitative
Reasoning — Measures
problem-solving ability, focusing
on basic concepts of arithmetic,
algebra, geometry and data
analysis
To
register for taking the GRE apply here
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There are three main providers of
training and test manuals: Peterson,
Kaplan and Barron's. They are all at the
same level and to select the one you want, has
more to do with, whether you like their layout,
than with the quality of the training material.
Peterson and Kaplan also offer, against payment,
on line tests that you can use. If you
have not been educated (high school
and/or undergraduate) in the U.S.A. or
Canada, these training materials are
highly recommended, since they familiarize you
with the types of tests you will come across,
when you will be completing postgraduate courses.
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Test
Training Manuals and CD-ROM's for the GRE
There
are numerous training manuals from different suppliers.
Here are just a few that we have tested and found
useful.You can also find flash cards and similar training
means.
| GRE
- Test - Training Manuals and Courses from
amazon.com |
Graduate
Management Admission Test (GMAT)
If you
want to enter a business school, you have to take the
GMAT. It also has a verbal and mathematical part like the
GRE. Applicants to business schools come from different
countries, cultures, academic backgrounds, and levels of
work experience. Using the GMAT exam gives admissions
professionals a consistent, objective measure of skills
above these application variables. The GMAT exam is given
under standard conditions around the world, with the
highest level of security, to ensure that scores are
comparable across applicants.
| GMAT - The
Test to Enter Business School |
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Peterson's
GMAT Practice Tests. ($19.95) You get
three full-length tests that help you
determine exactly what you still need to study.
The Peterson practice tests are computer
adaptive, which means they adjust to your skill
level after each question, just like the actual
GMAT.Test manuals for about
$37.00 that will give you training and a good
chance to score highly. The
GMAT exam, developed by the Graduate
Management Graduate Admissions Council,
is the assessment for graduate business school
candidates. It was designed by business schools
to measure the skills shown to help graduate
business students succeed in the challenging
curriculum. A computer-adaptive exam that
assesses Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical
Writing skills developed over time, the
GMAT is a valid and reliable predictor of success
in graduate business school. The cost for
the test is US $250 - (2010).
GMAT
test appointments are available six days a week,
but testing centers set their own hours to meet
local and regional needs. Secure, standardized
testing centers deliver the test in 94 countries
around the world.
To
register for taking the GMAT apply here
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Test
Training Manuals and CD-ROM's for the GMAT
There
are a number of publishers offering
training manuals for this test. Kaplan, Peterson
and Barron's are again amongst them. But there
are others as shown below. Training manuals which offer a
CD-ROM are preferable, since this is a computer based
tests and, unlike for the GRE, there is no longer a paper
based test.
| GMAT-
Test - Training Manuals and Courses from
amazon.com |
The
Law School Admission Test (LSAT)
The Law
School Admission Council (LSAC) is a nonprofit
corporation whose goal is to provide the highest
quality admission-related services for legal education
institutions and their applicants throughout the world.
More than 200 law schools in the United States,
Canada, and Australia benefit from LSAC's
services, which include the Law School Admission Test
(LSAT).
| LSAT - The
Test to Enter a Law School |
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Peterson's
LSAT Practice Tests. ($19.95) Work
through two full-length online tests, identify
your strengths and weaknesses, and focus your
study time exactly where you need it.Test
manuals for about $18.00 that will give
you training and a good chance to score highly. The LSAT
is a half–day, standardized test measuring
some of the skills considered essential
for success in law school. The reading
and comprehension of complex texts with accuracy
and insight, the organization and management of
information and the ability to draw reasonable
inferences from it, the ability to think
critically, and the analysis and evaluation of
the reasoning and arguments of others. The
test consists of five 35–minute sections of
multiple–choice questions. Four of
the five sections contribute to the test taker's
score. These sections include
- one reading comprehension
section,
- one analytical reasoning
section, and
- two logical reasoning
sections.
The
unscored section typically is used to pretest new
test questions or to preequate new test forms.
The placement of this section, which is commonly
referred to as the variable section, varies for
each administration of the test. The LSAT is
scored on a scale from 120 to 180, with 180 being
the highest possible score. A 35–minute
writing sample is administered at the end of the
test. LSAC does not score the writing sample, but
copies are sent to all law schools to which a
candidate applies.
(LSAT)
four times a year at designated centers
throughout the world.
Register
here for the LSAT and
various other services of the LSAC.
Source:
Law School Admission Council, Inc.
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Test
Training Manuals and CD-ROM's for the LSAT
Kaplan
and the LSAC probably offer the best training manuals for
this test
| LSAT-
Test - Training Manuals and Courses from
amazon.com |
The
Test to Enter a Medical School - (MCAT)
| MCAT - The
Test to Enter a Medical School |
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The Medical
College Admission Test (MCAT) is a
standardized, multiple-choice examination
designed to assess the examinee's problem
solving, critical thinking, writing skills, and
knowledge of science concepts and principles
prerequisite to the study of medicine. Scores
are reported in Verbal Reasoning, Physical
Sciences, Writing Sample, and Biological
Sciences. Medical colleges consider MCAT
exam scores as part of their admission process. Almost
all U.S. medical schools require applicants to
submit MCAT exam scores. Many schools do not
accept MCAT exam scores that are more than three
years old.
The
costs for taking the test is $230.00 (within the
USA, Canada) and $295.00 at international sites.
To
apply for the MCAT test, register here
Source:
AAMC
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Test
Training Manuals and CD-ROM's for the MCAT
| MCAT-
Test - Training Manuals and Courses from
amazon.com |
TOEFL
(Test of
English as a Foreign Language)
If
you have not completed your undergraduate degree
in the U.S.A., Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New
Zealand, or at an English speaking University in South
Africa, you will be required to take the TOEFL test.
The TOEFL®
test is the most widely accepted
English-language test in the world. No matter
where, in the USA and Canada, you want to study, the
TOEFL test can help get you there. It is also a
lot easier than the British equivalent, administered by
the University of Cambridge.
More
institutions accept TOEFL test scores than any other test
scores in the world — more than 7,000
colleges, universities and licensing agencies
in more than 130 countries.
There
are two types of tests and you can apply to either of
them.
| Type
of Test |
What
the Test does |
Costs and other
Information |
TOEFL®
iBT
Internet-based Test (iBT) |
The TOEFL
iBT measures how well you read,
listen, speak and write in English and
use these skills together in the university
classroom. For example, you might read a passage
or listen to a lecture, and then write or speak
about what you learned. |
From $150 to $250 depending
on the country |
TOEFL®
PBT
(Paper based Test) |
The TOEFL
(PBT) Paper-based Test
(PBT) measures how well you read, listen
and write in English. Writing skills are measured
with the TWE® (Test of Written
English™), which
everyone takes as part of the TOEFL
PBT. Measure Your
Speaking Skills with the TSE®
(Test of Spoken English™)
The
TSE (Test of Spoken English) measures
how well test takers speak in English and is
available to anyone who needs scores for college
admission or certification in a professional
field. The test is used for employment, graduate
assistantships, licensure, and certification
purposes (nursing, medical etc).
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Not available in every country.
The costs depend on the country: $160 for
the TOEFL PBT and $160 for the
TSE You should note that the
TSE Tests are in all places outside the
USA and Canada only given four times a
year. Generally the dates are sometimes in the
middle of
- August
- October
- January
- March
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Here are
some books that will help you prepare yourself for tests
in general. The problem with many of these books is that
they teach you how to learn something for a test, not for
life or your professional career afterwards. These books
have their use, but whether it is about real learning, is
quite another question. You buy these directly from
amazon.com
| Books and Studyguides for
Learning Strategies |
This is only a very small selection of all
the specialist books about learning strategies that you
can get from amazon.com. They will ship your books
anywhere, for a reasonable price.
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