Career Services - Graduate School Resources

Presentations

• August 2013: "Graduate School as a Foundation to Your Career", presented by Peter D. Hanson, DVM, Ph.D., DACVS, Head of R&D and Medical Affairs, Abbott
• September 2013: "Portfolio Library: Networking Narratives & FAQs", presented by Cyndi Lynch, Director, Fellowships and Professional Development, Graduate School, Purdue University

• Purdue Animal Sciences Graduate Program
• Find the Graduate School That's Right for You (PhDs.org)
• GradSchools.com
• US News Best Graduate Schools

Admissions: GRE & Personal Statements

• Crush the GRE (GoGrad.org)
• Deciphering the GRE: Grad School Admissions and the New GRE
• Examples of Successful Personal Statements (Purdue OWL)
• Higher Education Resource Hub
• GMAT Guide (GoGrad.org)
• GRE
• The New GRE - Frequently Asked Questions - The new GRE launched August 1, 2011
• GRE Study Guide (Discover Business)
• GRE Tutorials and Practice Tests
• Inside the TOEFL (GoGrad.org)
• Kaplan
• Personal Statement Do's and Don'ts
• Personal Statement Resources
• Peterson's Guide
• Princeton Review
• Quick Test-Taking Strategies to Raise Your Test Score - Archived Webinar from the Princeton Review (requires Java)
• Timeline for Applying to Graduate School (Scientista post)
• Writing the Personal Statement (Purdue OWL)

Finding Funds

• www.scholarships.com
• www.fastweb.com
• www.finaid.com
• www.estudentloan.com
• FAFSA: Apply for Aid 

Jobs With M.S. or Ph.D.

• Academic Keys
• ASAS Career Center​
• Chronicle of Higher Education
• Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) 

Job Application Resources

• Curriculum Vita (CV)
• Curriculum Vitae (MIT)
• CV Tips
• CV's and Resumes - Graduate Students (Purdue CCO)
• Science, Math and Engineering Career Resources (PhDs.org)
• Sciencejobs.org Career Resources (academic vs. industry, resume tips, etc.)
• Writing the Curriculum Vitae (Purdue OWL)