Considering Graduate School & General Tips

Should I Go?

• Should You Go to Graduate School? (About.com)
• The Back-to-School Decision (Kiplinger.com)

Graduate Program Search

• Graduate programs at Mizzou

Applying

Timeline, Application Components, Interviews, Visiting

• How to Apply at Mizzou
• Peterson’s Graduate Planner
• About.com Guide to Graduate School Admissions

Personal Statements & Application Essays

• “Personal Statement – Statement of Purpose” (GREexplorer)
• “All About the Graduate Admissions Essay” (About.com)
• “Admissions Essay Central” (Vault.com.)
• “Writing Essays for Applicants” (Cornell University)

Letters of Recommendation

• “How to Write a Letter of Recommendation” (GREexplorer)
• “The Letters of Rec Too?” (Accepted.com)
• “How To Get a Letter of Recommendation” (About.com)

General Entrance Examinations

• Mizzou’s entrance exam policy
• “Admission Tests: What they are and who needs to take them” (Study in the USA)
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Resources
  • “ GRE – Graduate Record Examinations” (ETS)
  • “How To Guide to the GRE” (About.com)
  • “Prepare for the GRE” (majortests.com)
  • “The GRE and Prep Courses” (Princeton Review)
• Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) Resources
  • “The GMAT Exam” (Graduate Management Admission Council)
  • “GMAT Test Review” (Admissions Consultants)
  • “GMAT Tips: The Numbers Game” (BusinessWeek)
  • “The GMAT” (Princeton Review)
  • “Prepare for the GMAT” (majortests.com)

English-Language Proficiency Examinations

• Mizzou’s English-language proficiency policy
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Resources
  • “The TOEFL Test – Test of English as a Foreign Language” (ETS)
  • “Free TOEFL Test Preparation Exercises, Online Course Material” (Learn4Good)
  • “ Raise Your TOEFL Score” (Princeton Review)
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS)