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Best Resources for Graduate Students
We are piecing together all the great graduate school resources and information we can find. Check back often as resources are added constantly. Also, we provide many articles tailored to help you prepare, succeed, and thrive both in and after graduate school. Explore these great resources below.

Exam Help

Getting into graduate school requires one if not several SAT like exams depending on your graduate program. The best example is the Graduate Record Examination or GRE. There are resources available, again just like the SATs, in order to help you study and do well in these exams.

GRE Exam

GRE test preparation and scheduling. The GRE exam is required for admissions to many graduate schools.

LSAT Exam

Information on the LSAT exam, which is required for law school programs.

GMAT Test Preparation

Information and scheduling for the GMAT exam. Required for many graduate business programs such as the MBA.

Writing Resources

Writing is more important than ever in graduate school. Whether it is writing your personal statement for your grad school application or writing papers and research reports for your program, the skills required are great. Here are some of the best graduate school resources when it comes to writing. Many are free resources, and they will help you develop best practices and strategist that will make you a better writer. 

Online General Writing Resources

University of Maryland Writing Resources

Discipline specific writing resources that include samples and examples helpful to graduate students. It also provides guidance resources for specific type of writing such as literature reviews.

Purdue University Online Writing Lab

Houses free writing and instructional resources open to everyone. Robust set of writing tools and examples for not just graduate school purposes but for all writing.

Harvard Writing Center

Writing tips and strategies for a broad range of writing tasks. Many guides for specific writing examples that are helpful for new graduate students.

University of North Carolina Writing Center

Resources to help students become stronger and more skillful writers from graduate school research papers to general real-world writing

Writing Tools for Graduate School Work

Grammarly

Powerful writing add-in that checks grammar and writing style all for free. Pro versions provide additional writing help perfect for thesis editing.

Google Technical Writing

Technical writing resources for developers and coders. Helpful resources for documentation development and source code management.

Citation Machine

Citation Machine helps students and professionals properly credit the information that they use. Cite sources in APA, MLA, Chicago, and Harvard for free.

Finding and Getting a Job

Beginning your career can be tough. Here are some resources that help you find a job, get a job and keep a job once you have your graduate degree.

Places to Find Jobs

HigherEdJobs

Listings of jobs in higher education. Includes both academic and staff related positions at various levels.

Chronicle Vitae

Higher education jobs at universities and colleges across the world.

Minority PostDoc

MinorityPostdoc.org publishes postdoctoral & professional job/opportunity advertisements for all employment sectors: academia, industry, government, non-profit, etc.

Diversity Jobs

Companies with jobs dedicated to diversity hiring.

Science Careers

Careers for science focused graduates or those interested in the science related fields.

U.S. Government Jobs

Job opportunities for recent graduates in the federal government.

After College

A.I. powered job curation for college graduates

Resume Writing Help

University of Miami Resume and Cover Letter Help

Resources for writing resumes and cover letters with examples.

University of Buffalo Resume Tips

Guidelines and resources for building a resume.

Interview Help

50 Common Interview Querstions

50 Common job interview questions and how to answer them effectively.

Interview Tips from the University of North Georgia

Tips for a Successful interview. Simple and straightforward things you should do in any job interview.

Additional Learning Opportunities

Whether you are still in graduate school or have finished, these resources allow you to pick up additional skills or learn something that may interest you outside of traditional college. You can take individual courses, earn certificates, or acquire specializations all to improve you skill set for the real world.

Online Learning

Udacity

Udacity has special offers worldwide to help anyone learn important, higher paying job skills.

Coursera

Build skills with courses from top universities like Yale, Michigan, Stanford, and leading companies like Google and IBM.

Foreign Language

Babbel

Learn a new language to help your career expand in an international business world.