Graduate Record Exam (GRE):
www.gre.org
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test is designed to provide graduate schools with common measures for comparing the qualifications of applicants. The exam measures verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing skills that have been developed over a long period of time. Data shows that scores on the GRE General Test consistently predict graduate school students' grades and performance. In addition to an admission criterion, schools often use GRE scores to determine eligibility for merit-based grants and fellowships, as well as teaching and research assistantships. Many programs, especially those at large state schools, establish cutoff points for GRE scores to limit the application pool, while others use GRE scores to directly determine how much financial support you receive.
Law School Admissions Test (LSAT):
www.lsat.org
The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a half-day standardized test required for admission to all law schools that are members of the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). It provides a standard measure of acquired reading and verbal reasoning skills that law schools can use as one of several factors in assessing applicants. The test is administered four times a year at hundreds of locations around the world. Many law schools require that the LSAT be taken by December for admission the following fall. However, taking the test earlier—in June or October—is often advised.
Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT):
www.mcat.org
The Medical College Admissions Tests (MCAT) is a standardized multiple choice examination used by medical school admissions officials to predict future success. The MCAT is designed to test your problem-solving skills, critical thinking abilities, and writing skills, as well as your knowledge of basic science concepts. The test consists of four and three quarters hours of multiple-choice testing, plus one hour devoted to a writing sample. With all of the administrative details and three breaks, taking the exam can last for more than six hours. The MCAT is primarily a thinking exam, testing your thought processes, as well as your knowledge of science. You will have to know the basic, fundamental concepts of physics, general chemistry, biology, and organic chemistry.
Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT):
www.mba.com/
The Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) is created and administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Admissions officers use the GMAT to measure academic ability. In fact, ETS data has shown that GMAT scores are consistently good, though imperfect, predictors of academic success in the first year of business school. GMAT scores are also used by admissions committees as a useful guide in comparing the credentials of candidates from widely varying backgrounds. The exam itself measures general verbal, mathematical, and analytical writing skills. It does not test business competence nor specific subject knowledge.
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL):
http://www.toefl.org/
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) measures the ability of nonnative speakers of English to use and understand North American English as it is used in college and university settings. Scores on the test are required by more than 4,300 two- and four-year colleges and universities, professional schools, and sponsoring institutions.
