Education/Testprep
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Princeton Review is arguably America's best test preparation company, with over 70,000 students taking its courses to crack the plethora of admission tests.
Its homepage asks a simple question: So you want to… go to college, go to a B-school, go to a grad school, be a doctor, be a lawyer, get a career. All a surfer has to do to have this query answered is follow the link of his choice. From test prep to the latest books and software, from financial aid to discounts and gifts, the site has it all.
The highlight of the site is the online testing section, which allows students to get themselves acquainted with the computer-adaptive style of the GRE, GMAT, etc.
Registration is free, and you have the option to leave tests midway and resume later. The test interface is almost identical to the actual examination interface and could be of immense help for those taking the adaptive tests for the first time. |
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Here's a site to bookmark for all competitive students. The mother of sites on educational testing, you can go to GRE, GMAT, AP, SAT, TOEFL, The Praxis series through this site. There are FAQs for students, parents and educators.
www.ets.org/scams.html is a must for all students going in for financial aid. If you don't want to be a victim of fraudulent financial companies, go through the tips. You can even write to the relevant bureaus listed there for more information. Other than that, there's career guidance, list of colleges and universities, sample questions and all other expected stuff. Their CareerMosaic feature at http://www.ets.org/career.html is a formidable guide for global job opportunities. |
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More than just a site, what you log into, here, is a reputation! Hosted by a company that has served over three million students through its test prep courses, Kaplan is a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company, which enrolls over 150,000 students annually for its live courses at 1200 locations worldwide.
The site is a storehouse of information about test preparation, schools, colleges, financial aid, etc. Law students can prepare for their LSAT; while others can inspect links on medicine, accounting, nursing, GRE, admission strategies and what have you.
PreMed Edge is a free e-mail newsletter that brings you admission tips, job interview questions and the Yale Daily News Guide to succeeding in college. Check out other interesting links on planning campus visits, the Kaplan College Search Engine or scan the College Comparison Worksheet. |
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It has all that is required: registration, sample questions, fees, scores available by phone... Also, a free information bulletin with all the relevant information that can be either downloaded or ordered online, fee reduction for students outside the US of A and Canada. NAFSA's handbook for international students is an overall guide for an outsider (http://www.toefl.org/tnafsain.html). It helps in selecting an institution or program, applying for admission, obtaining visas, budgeting finances, adjusting to a new environment after leaving homeland... the entire gamut of a student's problems. For researchers of the English language this is a veritable goldmine with a lot of material waiting to be downloaded or ordered under www.toefl.org/rrpts.html |
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The official Graduate Record Examination Programmes site is a boon for students preparing for studies abroad. It also has a lot for educators. Links on every page and information encompassing all that one wants to know about GRE, how they function, evaluate. Also sample questions, test strategies, test prep workshops...
The GRE-at-a-glance links cuts down on valuable browsing time. Information (for both computer and paper based tests) about test time, registration, fees, refunds, test structure, scores, etc is just a click away. One thumbs-up feature is the section that provides information for GRE test takers with disabilities. Selectable background and foreground colours, zoomtext, additional testing time, braille or enlarged print format and several other facilities are available. The search option on the home page allows one to look for specific information. |
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| The Law School Admission Council conducts the LSAT, which is the standard test for admission to US law schools. You can register for the test, choose a college, browse through some tips and order some preparatory material. |
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A neatly designed site with colourful buttons and highlights, it grabs your attention immediately. Go to Site Index to pick the category of required information. There are briefs available on MBA programmes, financing (they have 24-hour customer service and over-the-phone credit pre-approval), etc. The linked pages are crisp and short. GMAT Store uses scrolls to give you a list of analytical assessment writing for GMAT. An enchanting concept of a shopping cart allows you to order your preference from the listed books. A schedule of GMAC events is available, giving the dates and places of MBA Forums, PhD projects. Though it covers most of the questions one might want to ask about GMAT, the information remains curiously terse. |
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A site for students preparing for various courses like IIT, CAT, medical entrance, IIX etc. Online classes are offered here. |
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It has all that is required: registration, sample questions, fees, scores available by phone... Also, a free information bulletin with all the relevant information that can be either downloaded or ordered online, fee reduction for students outside the US of A and Canada. NAFSA's handbook for international students is an overall guide for an outsider (http://www.toefl.org/tnafsain.html). It helps in selecting an institution or program, applying for admission, obtaining visas, budgeting finances, adjusting to a new environment after leaving homeland... the entire gamut of a student's problems. For researchers of the English language this is a veritable goldmine with a lot of material waiting to be downloaded or ordered under www.toefl.org/rrpts.html |
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