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Key takeaways   The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is a standardized exam required by most medical schools in the United States and Canada.   It tests your knowledge of biology, chemistry, and physics, as well as your critical thinking and reasoning skills.   The MCAT takes about 7.5 hours to complete on your scheduled MCAT test date.  …

Key takeaways  The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is a standardized exam designed for business school admissions.  The GMAT Focus Edition has 54 questions with a 2-hour 15-minute time allotment.  The exam covers three areas: quantitative reasoning, verbal reasoning, and data insights.  GMAT test scores range from 205 to 805, with each section carrying equal weight.  Most successful …

Every undergrad student faces this dilemma after they graduate—should they start job hunting right away so they can start earning and pay off their debt, or should they go to grad school? There’s an ongoing debate: going to grad school means taking on more debt, but advanced degrees will help you earn substantially more money than …

Key takeaways:   The four most common grad school exams are the GRE, GMAT, MCAT, and LSAT.  Some fields require specialized exams like the DAT for dental school or the OAT for optometry.  International students applying to U.S. grad programs typically need to submit proof of English proficiency.  Not all grad schools require entrance exams since some programs have shifted to test-optional or holistic admissions.  Starting your test prep …

If there’s one thing you should NOT do the summer before your senior year in high school it is procrastinating on your college prep. The truth is you cannot afford to put it off any longer. Senior year of high school can get pretty hectic with only small windows of time to work on your …

May 1st is the National Candidate Reply Date or College Decision Day, which are both fancy ways of saying that you need to tell a college you plan to attend their school by the first of May. Ideally, you should send in your acceptance notice far before College Decision Day, just to ensure everything goes …

Most future college students have to accept or decline a college’s offer of acceptance by May 1st, which is known as National College Decision Day. There are some exceptions, so it’s important to read all documents, emails, and literature that come from your school. As you start receiving acceptance letters, you may feel like you …

You’ve received acceptance letters from multiple colleges and now it’s time to select one from among these. This is no easy decision. Every college is sure to have some features that drew you to applying to them in the first place. Now it’s time to select that one college where you will spend your next …

While it is absolutely critical to know which factors to take into consideration when making your final college choice, it is just as important to know what factors should not influence your final college choice—at least, not solely or even having a big influence. Listed below are factors that shouldn’t influence your final college decisions: …

The college search process is long and grueling, as is the college prep process, the college application process, and the college selection process. It can be very tempting to look at your acceptance letters and just pick and option already, so you can finally take a well-deserved break and stop stressing over it. However, a …