Colleges and Universities || How-tos || Rankings || Education Abroad || Admissions Exams

Reference resources on these topics are available on the 2nd floor of McHenry Library on Reference Tables 15 and 16. Included are books, pamphlets, catalogs and CD Roms that provide information about colleges (including college catalogs), majors, educational tests (GRE, CBEST), and education abroad programs.

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES:

CollegeNet Apply to select colleges online. Also search for colleges, scholarships, and information about financial aid, and other resources.

CollegeSource Online Online catalogs for over 20,000 colleges. (UCSC only)

Google's University Search Narrow your search to a specific school website. Try it for things like admissions information, course schedules, or alumni news.

GRADSCHOOLS.COM Find graduate schools programs by subject or geographically.

Web U.S. Universities by State Links to the Websites of U.S. colleges.

HOW-TOs:

Advice for Undergraduates Considering Graduate School: http://dlis.gseis.ucla.edu/people/pagre/grad-school.html

How to write a successfull statement of purpose: http://www.fulbright.co.uk/eas/studyus/postgraduate/statement2.html

McHenry Library Reference Collection, Table 15:

• Accounting to zoology : graduate fields defined.
  LB2371.A33 1987
• Applying to competitive graduate and professional schools...
  LB2371.4.R44 1991
• Beyond the ivy wall : 10 essential steps to graduate school admission.
  LB2371.4.G74 1989
• Graduate admissions essays : what works, what doesn't, and why.
  LB2366.2.A84 1991
• The real guide to grad school : what you better know before you choose ...
  LB2371 .R43 1997

RANKINGS:

College and University Rankings Provides links to a variety of ranking sites. Also includes cautionary advice, and a bibliography of resources that contain rankings as well as resources about rankings, with links to online artices when available.

SCI-BYTES: What's new in research A feature of ISI Essential Science Indicators Web product, SCI-BYTES provides a sampling of on-going research tracked by ISI-ESI as well as their rankings of journals, institutions, etc. by impact.

USNEWS.COM Education

EDUCATION ABROAD:

IIE Passport (Institute of International Education) Search for information on U.S. education abroad programs.

UCSC Education Abroad Program Provides links to information about EAP, including requirements, application, deadlines, financial aid, etc.

ADMISSIONS EXAMS:

CBEST: California Basic Educational Skills Test

Graduate School Exams

CD-ROM Tutorials at McHenry Library:

• Powerprep: preparing for the GRE general test. Powerprep software
• Cambridge Review GRE CAT (Computer Adaptive Test) Tutorial