Graduate School
Exploration | Business & Law | Medicine | Psychology | Scholarships & Financial Aid | Testing | Vermont Web Links | Other Web Links | Software Resources
Books And Web Sites
Search our catalog online at http://www.vsac.org/LibrarySearch. Patrons may borrow books either by coming to the Resource Center in downtown Winooski, or by making an interlibrary loan request through their local school or public library.
Exploration
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The College Board Book of Majors (2009) |
Call # 378.73 CEEB |
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Graduate School Companion (2007) |
Call # 378.155 Diffley |
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Guide to American Graduate Schools (2009) |
Call # 378.73 Doughty |
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Making a Difference College & Graduate Guide (2007) |
Call # 378.73 Weinstein |
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Peterson’s Graduate Schools in the U.S. (2009) |
Call # 378.73 Peterson |
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Peterson’s Perfect Personal Statements: Law, Business, Medical, Graduate School (2004) |
Call # 378.1 Stewart |
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U.S. News and World Report: America’s Best Graduate Schools (2008) |
Call # 378.73 USNews |
Business and Law
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How to Get into the Top MBA Programs (2005) |
Call # 378.1 Montauk |
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Peterson’s MBA Programs 2006 (2005) |
Call # 378.73 Peterson |
Medicine
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Essays that Will Get You into Medical School (2003) |
Call # 610.7 Dowhan |
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Essays that Worked for Medical Schools: 40 Essays that Helped Students Get into the Nation’s Top Medical Schools (2003) |
Call # 610.71 Jones |
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Getting into Medical School: A Strategic Approach (2008) |
Call # 610.73 Lofftus |
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U.S. News & World Report Ultimate Guide to Medical Schools (2004) |
Call # 610.71 Fischman |
Psychology
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Applying to Graduate School in Psychology: Advice from Successful Students and Prominent Psychologists (2008) |
Call # 150.71 Kracen |
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Careers in Psychology: Opportunities in a Changing World (2007) |
Call # 150.23 Kuther |
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Graduate Study in Psychology (2008) |
Call # 150.23 APA |
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Insider’s Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology (2008) |
Call # 150.71 Norcross |
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Scholarships and Financial Aid
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501 Ways for Adult Students to Pay for College (2006) |
Call # 378.3 Tanabe |
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1000 Best Smart Money Secrets for Students (2005) |
Call # 332.024 Fowles |
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Paying for Graduate School Without Going Broke (2004) |
Call # 378.3 Diffley |
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Peterson’s Getting Money for Graduate School (2002) |
Call # 378.3 Peterson |
FastWEB bills itself as “the Internet’s largest free scholarship search."— www.fastweb.com
Finaid's financial aid site for graduate school provides helpful information — www.finaid.org/otheraid/grad.phtml
College Board has a scholarship search that uses information from its Annual Survey of Financial Aid Programs — http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp
Cornell University's Graduate School Fellowship Database lists hundreds of fellowships from non-Cornell sources — www.gradschool.cornell.edu/?p=132
Graduate Assistance in Areas of Need (GAANN) provides fellowships through academic departments of colleges and universities to help graduate students obtain degrees in areas of national need — www2.ed.gov/programs/gaann/faq.html
VSAC’s Scholarships pathfinder offers additional scholarship resources.
Testing
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Barron’s GRE, Graduate Record Examination (2008) |
Call # 378.1662 Green |
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Cracking the GRE (2008) |
Call # 378.1662 Lurie |
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Kaplan GMAT Premier Live Online (2009) |
Call # 378.1662 Kaplan |
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Kaplan GRE Exam Direct (2009) |
Call # 378.1662 Kaplan |
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McGraw-Hill’s LSAT (2009) |
Call # 340 MGC |
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The Official Guide for GMAT Review (2003) |
Call # 378.1662 ETS |
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Web site — www.ets.org/gre
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) Web site —www.mba.com/mba/thegmat
Law School Admission Test (LSAT) Web site — www.lsac.org
Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) Web site — www.aamc.org/students/mcat/start.htm
VSAC’s Testing pathfinder offers additional resources.
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Vermont Web links
The following Vermont schools offer graduate degrees:
Bennington College — www.bennington.edu/go/graduate
Castleton State College — www.csc.vsc.edu/academics/graduateprograms.htm
Center for Cartoon Studies — www.cartoonstudies.org/index.php/programs
Champlain College — http://extra.champlain.edu/master
College of St. Joseph — www.csj.edu/graduate-students
Goddard College — www.goddard.edu/programs
Green Mountain College — www.greenmtn.edu/grad_programs.aspx
Johnson State College — www.jsc.edu/AdmissionsAndAid/GraduateAdmissions/default.aspx
Lyndon State College — http://lyndonstate.edu/ProspectiveStudents/GraduatePrograminEducation/tabid/551/Default.aspx
Marlboro College — http://gradschool.marlboro.edu
Middlebury College — www.middlebury.edu
Norwich University — http://graduate.norwich.edu
Saint Michael’s College — www.smcvt.edu/graduate
SIT Graduate Institute — www.sit.edu/graduate
Springfield College of Human Services, St. Johnsbury — www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/3B3C5CCD3FF10C1545256BBA002C404B/2CB6E0BA16DE08E645256BD6002DF707?OpenDocument
Union Institute & University — www.myunion.edu/about/locations/montpelier/index.html
University of Vermont — http://www.uvm.edu/~gradcoll
Vermont College of Fine Arts — www.vermontcollege.edu
Vermont Law School — www.vermontlaw.edu
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Other Web Links
GradSchools.com offers a search for graduate programs, distance learning programs, graduate school fairs, and testing information — www.gradschools.com
Peterson’s offers an excellent search for graduate schools and a wealth of other resources (click on “Advanced Search" for more detailed search options) — www.petersons.com/graduate-schools.aspx
Association for the Support of Graduate Students offers help for students writing thesis papers — www.asgs.org
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Software Resources
VT Guidance Central is a web-based, personalized, self-guided program that provides comprehensive career, college, and education planning tools
You can use VT Guidance Central as a tool to:
- explore career possibilities
- plan the training you need for specific careers
- search for colleges/universities that fit your desired criteria (e.g., location, size, programs/majors, activities, costs)
- learn about financial aid options
- and much more!
Visit the VSAC Resource Center in Winooski to utilize other assessment, career, and education planning software tools.
Contact Us
Compiled by: VSAC Resource Center, Updated: 11/10/11
The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. was established by the Vermont General Assembly in 1965 to help Vermonters obtain the information and financial resources they need to pursue their education goals beyond high school.
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