Graduate School Admissions Exams

	Who?	What?	Where?	When?	Price?	Kept On File?
GRE (Graduate Record Examination) General Test	Masters & Doctoral programs in arts & sciences	General skills (verbal, quantitative & analytical abilities)	Prometric Test Centers	Computer-based = offered year-round; can only be taken once a month & up to 5 times in a 12-month period	$115 (fee waivers are available)	5 years

Helpful Website(s):

· http://www.gre.org/ttindex.html (General information)

· http://ftp.ets.org/pub/gre/14614.pdf (Sample General test)

GRE Subject Test

(same)

Knowledge in your specific field

Specified test centers

Offered only a few times per year (usually 3)

$130 (fee waivers are available)

5 years

MAT (Miller Analogies Test)

Masters & Doctoral programs in arts & sciences

100 analogies *broad knowledge of English language, literature, philosophy, history, etc. will be useful

Controlled Test Centers (CTC) on many campuses nationwide

Offered year-round

Call a CTC for the test fee

5 years

Helpful Website(s):

· http://www.milleranalogies.com (General Information)

· http://www.matexampracticetests.com/ (Practice tests)

	Who?	What?	Where?	When?	Price?	Kept on File?
GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test)	Masters & Doctoral programs in management and business (MBA)	Verbal, mathematical, & analytical writing skills *does not test specific business knowledge	Test centers	Offered year-round; the computer-based test can be taken once a month up to 5 times in a 12-month period	$250	5 years

Helpful Website(s):

· http://www.mba.com/mba/TaketheGMAT

· http://www.mba.com/mba/TaketheGMAT/ToolsToHelpYouPrepare/TestPreparation/TestPreparationfortheGMATin2006.htm (Free test prep software)

LSAT (Law School Admission Test)

Law Schools

Reading comp., analyzing complex material, organization & management of material, persuasive writing skills

Participating test centers

Offered only 4 times per year; typically cannot take the LSAT more than 3 times in a 2-year period

$115

5 years (differs by school; some require a new test score after 3 years)

Helpful Website(s):

· http://www.lsac.org/LSAC.asp?url=lsac/about-the-lsat.asp (General Information)

· http://www.lsac.org/LSAC.asp?url=lsac/download-forms-guidelines-checklists.asp (Sample Test)

	Who?	What?	Where?	When?	Price?	Kept on File?
MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)	Medical Schools	Problem solving, critical thinking, writing skills, knowledge of science (biology, chemistry, & physics)	Participating test centers	Offered twice per year in a limited number of U.S. cities with limited seating available; students should take the MCAT 18 months before applying to medical school	$200	Valid for 3 years (differs by school; some require a more recent score)

Helpful Website(s):

· http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/start.htm (General Information & Sample Tests)

DAT (Dental Admission Test)

Dental schools

Reading comp., quantitative reasoning, natural science,& perceptual abilities

Prometric Test Centers

Offered year-round

$170

Indefinitely

Helpful Website(s):

· http://www.ada.org/prof/ed/testing/dat/index.asp (General Information)

	Who?	What?	Where?	When?	Price?	Kept on File?
PCAT (Pharmacy College Admission Test)	Pharmacy programs	General academic ability and knowledge of science	A select few test centers in each state	Offered 3 times per year (Jan., June and Oct.,)	Online application fee: $85; paper application fee: $99

Helpful Website(s):

· www.pcatweb.info (General Information)

· http://harcourtassessment.com/hai/Images/dotCom/pcatweb.info/sample.pdf (Sample Questions & Answers)

OCAT/OAT (Optometry Admission Test)

Optometry programs

Natural sciences, reading comp., physics, & quantitative reasoning

Computerized testing

Twice per year; usually in February and October; take test well in advance of expected enrollment; *at least 1 year of college with courses in biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, and physics required to take the test

$135

Valid for 2 calendar years

Helpful Website(s):

· http://www.opted.org/info_oat.cfm (General Information)

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